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Cities are industry catalysts, shaping competitiveness in the EU mobility market

Ella Morgan2026-10-14T15:00:48+02:00October 11th, 2026|

Authors: Joanna Trimble This year’s CIVITAS Forum showcased that cities are innovative test beds that drive continuous progress. As focal points for policy change and joint procurement, cities shape the markets of the future. As the EU looks at economic competitiveness, clean and efficient mobility will be critical, and cities can play an even larger role. Economic competitiveness is the top priority of the EU’s next long-term budget from 2028. And this year’s CIVITAS Forum in Thessaloniki drew into spotlight the paramount role cities play in cultivating economic innovation and decarbonisation in [...]

€2 million LIFT programme backs Bristol, Leuven and Aarhus to fast-track climate finance and solar innovation

Alina Giesler2026-10-07T14:50:07+02:00October 7th, 2026|

Authors: Barbara Jarkiewicz NetZeroCities has selected three European cities for the Leveraging Innovation and Financing for Transformation programme (LIFT), which will support cities in overcoming some of the practical barriers that stand between climate ambition and implementation. Bristol, Leuven and Aarhus will test new approaches to finance, community energy and solar deployment to advance climate action across the continent. Backed by a €2 million in total funding, LIFT is a short-term, implementation-focused programme designed for Mission cities that are ready to put innovative approaches into practice. Running from 28 September to 6 November 2026, it [...]

Support for the development of a framework for sustainable urban logistics within Bologna’s Limited Traffic Zone (ZTL)

Ella Morgan2026-10-07T12:10:15+02:00October 7th, 2026|

Deadline: 27 October 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Background The City of Bologna, as one of the cities participating in the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, has laid our an ambitious climate neutrality pathway through its Climate City Contract (CCC), setting out a comprehensive vision for decarbonising the city by 2030. Mobility and the shift towards low-carbon, sustainable transport systems represent a central pillar of this pathway. In support to these objectives, the NetZeroCities programme has been providing tailored technical assistance to Bologna through the City Expert Support Facility (CESF), with the overall goal of accelerating the transition towards [...]

Expert Support to the Community of Practice of Cities in Belgium

Ella Morgan2026-10-07T12:17:31+02:00September 30th, 2026|

Deadline: 21 October 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Background NetZeroCities, through Special Grant Agreement 2 (SGA2) Task 1.6, ‘Sub-European Peer-to-Peer Collaboration’, is actively working to provide tailored support in various national contexts. The aim is to provide additional support to cities, foster communities of practice between cities in each country, i.e. to strengthen city-to-city collaboration spaces at national level and thus help to reinforce national platforms. To achieve this, NZC has developed a country-specific support framework tailored to the unique characteristics and needs of each context. In Belgium, four public authorities are engaged in the EU Mission for Climate Neutral and [...]

Beyond global targets: Turkish cities reveal 5 key lessons for delivering local climate action ahead of COP31

Ella Morgan2026-09-24T13:19:31+02:00September 11th, 2026|

Authors: Barbara Jarkiewicz, Deniz Celik Bulgurlu, and Joanna Trimble Cities are where climate ambitions hit the ground running. Their innovation and leadership translate climate targets into real emissions cuts across every municipal system – how it powers and moves, how it builds and consumes. More than 20 Turkish municipalities compared their climate implementation experience, and the conversation kept returning to one place: the biggest barriers are no longer a lack of plans, but the institutional machinery needed to deliver them. They need effective governance, finance, sufficient capacity, reliable data and more to close the persistent gap between planning and delivery. “This is the work NetZeroCities is built for: giving cities the support, resources and tools to reach climate neutrality, and making sure what [...]

Expert Support to Facilitate the Community of Practice of Cities in Bulgaria

Ella Morgan2026-09-09T16:50:05+02:00September 9th, 2026|

Deadline: 01 October 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Background NetZeroCities, through Special Grant Agreement 2 (SGA2) Task 1.6, ‘Sub-European Peer-to-Peer Collaboration’, is actively working to provide tailored support in various national contexts. The aim is to provide additional support to cities, foster communities of practice between cities in each country to strengthen city-to-city collaboration spaces at national level and, thus, help to reinforce national platforms. To achieve this, NZC has developed a country-specific support framework tailored to the unique characteristics and needs of each context. The Cities of Gabrovo and Sofia are the Mission Cities from Bulgaria. Both were awarded the [...]

Expert Support to Facilitate the Community of Practice of Cities in the Republic of Croatia

Ella Morgan2026-09-04T17:16:11+02:00September 4th, 2026|

Deadline: 29 September 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Background NetZeroCities, through Special Grant Agreement 2 (SGA2) Task 1.6, ‘Sub-European Peer-to-Peer Collaboration’, is actively working to provide tailored support in various national contexts. The aim is to provide additional support to cities, foster communities of practice between cities in each country, i.e. to strengthen city-to-city collaboration spaces at national level and thus help to reinforce national platforms. To achieve this, NetZeroCities has developed a country-specific support framework tailored to the unique characteristics and needs of each context. In the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb is the only Croatian city participating in the EU [...]

The Invisible Engine Powering Europe’s Climate Transition

Anne-Charlotte Costabadie2026-09-09T10:27:30+02:00August 31st, 2026|

Author: Barbara Jarkiewicz Every day, cities generate extraordinary amounts of information. Buildings consume energy. Buses move through neighbourhoods. Heat networks respond to changing demand. For years, much of this information existed in separate systems, making it difficult to understand how one decision affected another. Today, cities are beginning to connect those pieces through an invisible tissue of digitalisation. Digital technologies are helping cities reveal hidden patterns, model and test pathways before investment, and monitor whether their climate strategies are effective. “Climate change doesn't respect sectoral boundaries. Heating decisions shift electricity demand, renovation [...]

Preliminary Market Consultation Notice to support Sofia’s Energy Transition

Ella Morgan2026-08-14T16:41:25+02:00August 14th, 2026|

Deadline: 03 September 2026 (17:00 CEST Time) How to Participate? The survey is web based and is available for completion and submission here. The completed form with the replies must be submitted through the platform no later than 3 September 2026, 17:00 CEST. In case of technical problems with the submission, the form can be downloaded and sent by email to (cesf@netzerocities.eu) by the deadline. For any clarifications on the survey, please do not hesitate to contact by writing to cesf@netzerocities.eu by 24 August 2026. Questions will be collated and added to the website. Scope The overall objective of the [...]

Expertise to support ClimaNET and its participating cities (Greek and Cypriot cities)

Ella Morgan2026-08-27T10:07:46+02:00August 10th, 2026|

New deadline: 14 September 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Please note that the deadline for submitting bids has changed and a list of questions and answers are published at the bottom of the RfP in the downloaded PDF file. Background ClimaNET (EGTC Clima Net Gr-Cy) is a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) established by seven Mission Cities: Athens, Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Kalamata, Kozani, Trikala, and Limassol (Cyprus). Registered in Greece and operating under the EU legal framework for EGTCs, ClimaNET provides a formal platform for cross-border cooperation between member cities on climate neutrality, urban resilience, and sustainable urban development. The organisation [...]

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