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Sønderborg unleashes a domino effect, tipping industries one business case at a time
Author: Joanna Trimble In Denmark, Sønderborg is set to achieve a carbon-neutral energy system by 2029 – positioning the city as a green frontrunner in [...]
How Cities Are Rewiring Themselves for a Climate-Neutral Europe
Author: Barbara Jarkiewicz A decade ago, the energy transition seemed relatively straightforward. Replace fossil fuels with renewable energy, improve efficiency and emissions would fall. Cities now know [...]
Design Your City’s Climate Strategy: Join Our Free Online Planning Lab!
NetZeroCities, managing the Platform of the EU Cities Mission, is launching on 3 September 2026, the second edition of Online Planning Lab, a free, hands-on online course designed to [...]
Košice is orchestrating a new era of energy governance, from the boiler room to the living room
Author: Joanna Trimble Slovakia’s Košice – a European Capital of Culture – is an old city with fresh ambitions. Stirred to refashion energy governance, the city set out to establish dedicated energy teams, renovate municipal buildings, and tackle energy poverty – where heating, electricity, and hot [...]
Four Mission cities receive the EU Mission Label in Torino
Four Mission cities receive the EU Mission Label at the Cities Mission Conference: Delivering Europe’s Urban Climate Transition in Torino. Three Mission cities, Sarajevo Functional Urban Area, Elbasan, [...]
Turin welcomes over 100 European Cities, Climate Experts, Political and Business Representatives to Climate Action Meeting
More than 100 hundred cities from across the EU and beyond, including from Ukraine, will take their place with over 600 guests, including 23 mayors and deputy mayors, sustainability [...]
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