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NetZeroCities Seasonal School: Fuelling Climate City Contract Implementation

Ella Morgan2025-02-06T15:38:06+01:00December 16th, 2024|

17 Mission Cities representatives gathered in Madrid for the fifth edition of the NetZeroCities Seasonal School, hosted by consortium partners Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Politecnico de Milano from 27 to 29 November. This event focused specifically on the implementation phase of Climate City Contracts (CCCs), supporting cities as they move from planning to accelerated action on their climate goals. The Seasonal Schools are a key part of the NetZeroCities Capability Building Programme, offering Mission Cities tailored support throughout the various phases of their CCCs. These outline cities’ climate strategies, including Commitments, Actions, and Investment Plans, [...]

Expert support focused on stakeholder mobilisation in Umeå: Request for Proposals (Updated)

Ella Morgan2025-01-08T15:16:36+01:00December 4th, 2024|

Update (08 January): The submission deadline was postponed to 22 January 2025, with the implementation deadlines postponed accordingly (details below). Update (20 December): A document with responses to questions from interested parties has been added as an annex to this RfP. Deadline: 22 January 2025 (23:59:59 CET) Through the NetZeroCities City Expert Support Facility, NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC are requesting quotations for expert support focused on stakeholder mobilisation – answering the question: How can Umeå municipality practically and effectively facilitate multi-actor climate action? Responding to this question entails the explicit intent to explore strategies that do not always involve the municipality [...]

Support with implementation of Sustainable Energy Community in Liberec: Request for Proposals (Updated)

Ella Morgan2024-12-20T16:46:23+01:00December 4th, 2024|

Update (20 December): A document with responses to questions from interested parties has been added as an annex to this RfP. Deadline: 8 January 2025 Through the NetZeroCities City Expert Support Facility, NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC are requesting quotations to provide technical, legal and administrative assistance for the implementation of a Sustainable Energy Community (EC) in the city of Liberec, associated to the Department of Energy Management (creation of the legal-administrative entity). About the request City of Liberec wants to act as a facilitator for the creation of the EC. To that end, the city council of Liberec, specifically its Department [...]

Process planning, facilitation and managing change services for Lahti: Request for Proposals (Updated)

Ella Morgan2025-01-08T15:16:18+01:00December 4th, 2024|

Update (08 January): The submission deadline was postponed to 15 January 2025. The implementation deadlines remain intact. Update (20 December): A document with responses to questions from interested parties has been added as an annex to this RfP. Deadline: 15 January 2025 (23:59:59 CET) Through the NetZeroCities City Expert Support Facility, NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC are requesting quotations for support for the City of Lahti in process planning, facilitation and managing change to accelerate the transition to climate neutrality. About the request Lahti is an EU Mission Label city in Southern Finland with a population of 120,000. The city has been [...]

Demolition for innovation: Uppsala is building back greener

Ella Morgan2025-05-21T09:54:36+02:00November 29th, 2024|

Author: Elisa Abrantes Stories from Pilot Cities: Uppsala is a participant in the Pilot Cities Programme, an EU grant-funded programme that focuses on exploring and testing pathways to rapid decarbonisation over a two-year period. Demolition for innovation: Uppsala is building back greener What can tearing down a building teach us about circularity? In Uppsala, Sweden, they are showing that lessons from practical experience are invaluable. The city administration is using demolition and renovation projects as real-world laboratories to explore circular construction methods. From steel to concrete, the building blocks that make up the city will be [...]

Changing attitudes to beat the heat in Limassol

Ella Morgan2025-05-21T09:54:39+02:00November 26th, 2024|

Author: Elisa Abrantes Stories from Pilot Cities: Limassol is one of the 112 cities participating in the EU Mission to deliver 100 climate-neutral and smart cities, and the Pilot Cities Programme – a component of the Mission that focuses on exploring and testing pathways to rapid decarbonisation over a two-year period.   Changing attitudes to beat the heat in Limassol The Mediterranean island of Cyprus marks the EU's eastern extreme, so far east that it sits geographically in West Asia. Where scorching summers are becoming the new norm, the country’s second largest city, Limassol, is increasingly confronted [...]

Calling all cities who want to learn from the 112 Mission Cities and reach climate neutrality!

Marion Gonzales2024-12-09T10:23:06+01:00November 15th, 2024|

NetZeroCities is offering new peer-learning opportunities with Mission Cities and access to online resources to all cities in Europe and Horizon-associated countries who want faster progress on climate action. And no matter whether you’re already pursuing ambitious climate targets or have just begun to explore the possibilities, let’s connect! Get inspired by Mission Cities! As part of the EU Cities Mission, the Mission Platform managed by NetZeroCities is supporting 112 Mission Cities selected by the European Commission as they strive to reach climate neutrality by 2030. Building on this work, we are now offering unique opportunities for peer learning with [...]

Coal Roots, Green Shoots: How Velenje is balancing an industrial past with a clean future

Ella Morgan2025-05-21T09:56:27+02:00November 14th, 2024|

Author: Barbara Jarkiewicz Stories from Pilot Cities: Velenje is one of the 112 cities participating in the EU Mission to deliver 100 climate-neutral and smart cities and the Pilot Cities Programme – a component of the Mission that focuses on exploring and testing pathways to rapid decarbonisation over a two-year period. Once built around coal mining, Velenje—one of Slovenia's sunniest and greenest cities—is transforming to achieve climate neutrality. The city has committed to phasing out coal by 2033 but will have to reconcile its industrial heritage with the demands of a sustainable future. Read here about how it is testing [...]

Capacity-building expertise for Guimarães: Request for Proposals

Ella Morgan2024-12-09T11:21:59+01:00November 13th, 2024|

Deadline: 4 December 2024 Updated 26/11/2024 Through the NetZeroCities City Expert Support Facility, NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC are requesting quotations for a capacity-building expertise on economic and financial modelling for innovative energy systems and nature-based solutions, Guimarães. About the request The subject of this service tailored to the city of Guimarães’s needs involves the provision of expert mentoring and guidance to local human resources (aimed at key experts from the Climate Transition Team including the Landscape Laboratory of Guimarães (LLG) and Municipality Staff) for the development of sustainable and effective business models aligned with public procurement processes. The service provider is [...]

Powering Change: Liberec’s Path to Community Energy

Ella Morgan2025-05-21T09:56:23+02:00November 6th, 2024|

Author: Elisa Abrantes Stories from Pilot Cities: Liberec is one of the 112 cities participating in the EU Mission to deliver 100 climate-neutral and smart cities and the Pilot Cities Programme – a component of the Mission that focuses on exploring and testing pathways to rapid decarbonisation over a two-year period. Affordable, clean, renewable energy. Lower energy bills. Reduced energy poverty. More green jobs. Europe’s Mission Cities see these as critical benefits of their energy transition, which not only help cities prepare for a future in which fossil fuels must be phased out but ensure that sustainable energy will be available [...]

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