The third cohort of 24 Twin Cities from across Europe has been selected in January 2025 to join the Twin Cities portfolio and embark upon a learning journey towards climate neutrality.

Discover the Twin Cities

The selected twenty four cities, coming from across Europe, have been matched with a Pilot City or cluster of cities from Cohort 2 and Cohort 3 already innovating and piloting decarbonisation activities as part of the Cities Mission. See below the list of Twin Cities and the Pilot Cities they have been paired with.

City of Ghent

Paired with Antwerp’s LINK

Holbæk Municipality

Paired with Oslo’s PURE: Power-up a REnewable society

Town of Jakobstad

Paired with Reykjavik’s Piercing through Gridlocks

Communauté d’Agglomération de La Rochelle

Paired with Dublin and Cork’s Build Capa-cities

Heraklion Municipality

Paired with Angers Loire Métropole’s AMBITION

Reggio Emilia

Paired with Dortmund, Heidelberg, and Munich’s Climate City Dash 2.0

Municipality of Pescara

Paired with Leipzig and Dresden’s EnAct4CleanCities

Municipality of Treviso

Paired with Trikala’s City Climate Neutrality Hub with Intelligent Energy Management

Municipality of Haarlem

Paired with Sønderborg’s Zero Industry

Municipality of Tomar

Paired with Trondheim’s Carbon Capture Storage in Waste-to-Energy

Municipality of Medijana

Paired with Gabrovo’s NetZeroHero

Dos Hermanas

Paired with Athens’ Ascend: Athens Superblock

Bandirma Municipality

Paired with Communate Urbaine de Dunkerque’s Net-Zero Urban Industrial Growth (NZUIG)

Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality

Paired with Kosice & Bratislava’s Building Power (reducing building emissions and energy usage)

Menteşe Municipality

Paired with Elbasan’s Green and Sustainable Energy in Elbasan Buildings

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Paired with Helsinki’s Systemic Heat Shift (SHS)

NETZEROCITIES TWINNING LEARNING PROGRAMME

This 17-month programme facilitates knowledge sharing and the transfer of best practices between selected Twin Cities and those participating in the NetZeroCities’ Pilot Cities Programme.

Through practical knowledge exchange and peer learning, Pilot Cities share their experiences with Twin Cities, who, in turn, integrate these lessons into their own urban planning through an Action Plan after the learning cycle’s completion.