Twinning learning programme
Cohort 5 (2026-2027)
Now entering its 5th cohort, the Twinning Learning Programme, under the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, has already supported 200+ cities across four cohorts to exchange experience, learn from peers, and replicate what works.
This new edition brings together two types of participants: Mission cities looking to accelerate their climate journey by engaging with peers who have already tested concrete solutions, and Mission-minded cities that have developed those solutions through an EU-funded partner project and want to keep the momentum going.
This cohort’s pairings were shaped through a city-led matchmaking process. Mission-minded cities came forward with tested practices and concrete solutions from their partner projects, and Mission cities chose the partner whose work best fitted their own local priorities and ambitions.
Cohort 5 brings together 16 Mission cities and 13 Twin cities across 11 pairings, each built around one of 10 partner projects. Starting September 2026, every match will exchange online, participate in two exchange visits, and co-develop a joint Action Plan.
