Ready4NetZero – Long-term Climate-Neutrality Strategies in Towns and Cities

Project

To address the above-mentioned challenges, the project offers various hands-on approaches. It provides written guidance on how to forward on the path to climate neutrality, as well as practical capacity-building activities, such as webinars, workshops, a study visit and an international conference. This equips municipal staff with the necessary knowledge, skills, and connections to develop and implement long-term climate neutrality strategies, involving the energy sector (energy utilities and consumers), transportation sector (transportation utilities and users), construction sector (construction companies, housing cooperatives and associations) and educational sector. 

Furthermore, the project kick-starts concrete actions in eight pilot cities in Croatia, Hungary, Poland, and Romania to directly contribute to the implementation of climate protection measures at a local level and inspire other EU cities to follow. Among others, the pilot actions may include joint, bottom-up development of visions for reaching climate neutrality by 2050, mapping and involving stakeholders considered key drivers of the energy transition and developing roadmaps towards reaching net zero. The pilot will be supported by the knowledge gained during the study visit in Germany and the training events for the local decision-makers, staff, and civil society. The widespread media campaign will help to broadcast the project activities on a wider scale.