Deadline: 09 June 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Background In March 2024, the city of Aachen submitted its Climate City Contract (CCC) with a total of 134 commitments from the urban community actors. In October 2024, Aachen's CCC was awarded the EU Mission Label. This important milestone marked the beginning of the collaboration with the Climate City Capital Hub (The Hub)1 within NetZeroCities (NZC) and the finance experts responsible for Aachen. In October 2024, the Capital Hub kick-off took place in Aachen with the Aachen Transition Team, representatives from the NZC consortium and European Investment Bank (EIB). The Hub’s support services [...]

New deadline: 26 May 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) The proposal submission deadline has been extended and a list of Q&As is attached to the RFP document. 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 support structures for climate neutral cities (national platforms). To achieve this, NZC has developed a country-specific support [...]

New deadline: 14 May 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Background The City of Glasgow is implementing a Community Renewable Energy Framework (CREF), aimed at increasing the footprint of community-owned renewables in the city. The framework seeks to support communities as they implement community renewable energy projects from initial proposals to delivery, including consideration of persistent challenges that these projects encounter, such as finding suitable land, financing, connections, and navigating the planning process. Glasgow describes the Community Renewable Energy Framework as follows in the Climate City Contract: “This initiative aims to support increased generation of energy from renewable sources by identifying a [...]

Deadline: 18 May 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) The proposal submission deadline has been extended and a list of Q&As is attached to the RFP document. Background NetZeroCities, through 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 nation, i.e. to strengthen city-to-city collaboration spaces at national level and thus help to reinforce national ecosystems. To achieve this, NetZeroCities has developed a country-specific support framework tailored to the unique characteristics and needs of each context. In [...]

Deadline: 6 May 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) The proposal submission deadline has been extended and a list of Q&As is attached to the RFP document. Background In Sønderborg, Denmark, a growing interest in industrial decarbonization has led to the exploration of waste heat reuse among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). While many SMEs generate waste heat through various processes, these sources are typically small and fragmented. As a result, traditional assessments - focused on single processes - fail to present a conclusive business case for investment. There is a wish to change that by developing a holistic methodology that can [...]

Deadline: 24 April 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Background The Cities of Parma and Bologna are part of the Italian network of Mission Cities and have each developed their Climate City Contracts (CCCs) through large, collaborative coalitions involving universities, utilities, private-sector partners, civil-society organisations, research institutions, intermunicipal bodies, and the Emilia-Romagna Region. These alliances demonstrate strong political commitment and broad engagement, but they currently lack formal legal or institutional anchoring. As a consequence, they remain fragile, heavily dependent on voluntary participation, and exposed to political turnover, administrative restructuring, and fragmented mandates. Both cities are now entering a decisive moment: the shift [...]

Deadline: 4 May 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) The proposal submission deadline has been extended and a list of Q&As is attached to the RFP document. Background The City of Bergamo is working to strengthen both cultural and institutional engagement around its Climate City Contract (CCC), recognising that achieving climate neutrality requires a shared civic culture of responsibility and political accountability across generations. Young people are central to this effort: they are already influential within their families, schools, and communities, and must be supported not only to understand and adopt climate-positive behaviours, but also to contribute actively to shaping and monitoring [...]

New deadline: 24 April 2026 (23:59:59 CEST)BackgroundValencia is participating in the Climate Neutral and Smart Cities and the Adaptation Missions, seeking to leverage the synergies between these two Missions. Valencia promotes energy transition with a citizen-centred approach, providing guidance and support to deploy renewable energy, fight energy poverty, carry out energy-efficient building renovations (retrofitting), and more. Public schools, many of which are aging and energy inefficient, offer a significant opportunity to improve energy performance, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and enhance resilience to climate change. Additionally, schoolyards are often heavily paved and exposed to high solar radiation, exacerbating the urban heat island [...]

Deadline: 27 February 2026 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 NetZeroCities 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 [...]

Deadline: 13 January 2026 Please note that a list of questions and answers are published at the bottom of the request for proposals in the document below. Background In scope of the implementation of its Climate City Contract, Liepaja is taking a significant step towards energy independence, economic sustainability, and climate neutrality by 2030 with the establishment of its first energy community. Liepaja is in the early stages of developing a pioneering Energy Community aimed at enhancing energy independence, integrating renewable energy (solar), and deploying battery storage to optimize grid reliability and support vulnerable users. The project is further aiming [...]