Manual or 'how to' guide for compiling the CCC 2030 Climate Neutrality Commitments according to the provided template.

This CCC Commitment Document Template gives Mission Cities a reference point when developing their core CCC commitments

Instructive structure for the 2030 Climate Neutrality Action Plan to be created as one of the three parts to the Climate City Contracts,

IP guidance, which will provide information to cities on how to develop each activity enlisted in the template.

Climate City Contract Iterations Guidelines

Iterations, Everything you need to know about CCC iterations

Diverse Perspectives on Climate Justice

This factsheet, as part of a wider series titled “CCC Highlights”, explores the types of barriers that the labelled cities identified as major obstacles to the implementation of their path to climate neutrality and, in particular, to the success of the planned measures set out in their action plans

This factsheet, as part of a series titled “CCC Highlights”, which explores the lessons learnt from labelled cities, looks at six inspiring examples of how European cities plan to transform their energy systems to achieve climate neutrality.

The CCC Highlights provide thematic information extracted from labelled Climate City Contracts. These CCC Highlights delve into the diversity of actors that signed the Commitments Document of the first cohort of labelled cities.

The CCC Highlights provide thematic information extracted from labelled Climate City Contracts. These CCC Highlights delve into the climate commitments and the barriers to achieving the climate neutrality goals of the first cohort of labelled cities.

This report provides an analysis of governance innovation and implementation across 15 European cities participating in the EU Cities Mission for climate neutrality.

This report provides a comprehensive comparative analysis of the Climate City Contracts (CCCs) from 23 European cities (the "Window 2" cohort) awarded the EU Mission's CCC label in early 2024.

This report assesses trends related to progress of the Climate-Neutral City Contract (CCC) process in EU Mission Cities.

The CCC as an Instrument for Climate Governance in European Mission Cities

The document provides an overview of the NetZeroPlanner model, which helps cities quantify their economic case for decarbonization by analyzing emissions reductions and associated costs

This document explains the use of co-benefits in the NetZeroPlanner tool

This document includes a detail explanation of NZP methodology​ behind Passenger transport levers • Freight transport levers • Buildings & heating levers • Electricity levers • Waste levers

This document includes a detailed review of the NZC Economic Model calculations and how they work to create an economic case analysis for cities.

Learn more about the upgrades and explore the new functionalities of NetZeroPlanner.

This guidebook describes how the use of simple and intuitive civic environment mapping tools

Why Economic Case Analysis for City Decarbonisation is crucial

From the land use planning perspective, urban green spaces or urban green areas are defined by Corine Land Cover classification[1] as “Areas with vegetation within or partly embraced by urban fabric.

Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are agreements that offer cities a way to guarantee a fixed price for clean energy or services

An Energy Performance Contract (EPC) is a contract where an array of services is agreed upon, and the provider of the services can guarantee that a minimum of energy savings or sustainability value will be achieved.

In this payment for ecosystem service (PES) modality, the scheme is implemented and coordinated at the national level.

NetZeroCities interactive map of learning resources

To effectively combat climate change and achieve climate neutrality, it's essential to define and implement the most advanced and innovative solutions.

Energy communities embody collective action towards renewable energy adoption, which is integral to achieving the EU’s climate-neutrality goals.

The problems cities face in mitigating and adapting to climate change are complex, rooted in technical, economic, financial, organisational, political, cultural, and social systems.

Financing new climate-friendly infrastructure: Term loans are ideal for long-term, sustainable projects such as energy renovations, green mobility, or climate adaptation measures.

Development-based land value capture (LVC) offers cities a powerful financing tool to unlock the increased land values generated by public investments and policy actions.

Financial resources can be made available to cities for climate action by participation in international or national emissions trading schemes (ETS)

A Concessional Loan is a loan that is offered on more favourable terms than a standard market loan.

Systematic support for scaling up climate action across NUTS-3 units in the EU

The Joint Research Centre has produced a collection of documents to help cities identify how to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

NZC CCC Action Plan Webinar Slides

Serves as a manual or 'how to' guide for compiling the 2030 Climate Neutrality Action Plan according to the provided template. It provides section-by-section descriptions, details and guiding questions on filling out the templates

Resource on how to integrate climate plans under the format of Sustainable Energy and Climate action Plans (SECAP)

The economic case is the foundation of a city’s decarbonization strategic plan as documented in the Climate City Contract (CCC).

NetZeroPlanner is a powerful data-driven decision making tool that empowers city leaders to assess the impact of their Climate Action Plan and refine their roadmaps to ensure they meet decarbonisation goals.

Charges and pricing for public action and services refer to policy mechanisms where city authorities impose fees for the use of urban assets or services.

These funds allow cities to establish dedicated funds to finance climate-related projects, often leveraging private sector investment.

Energy service companies (ESCOs) deliver energy efficiency projects that are financed based on energy savings

Climate bonds can mobilize resources from domestic and international capital markets for climate change adaptation, renewables and other environment-friendly projects

This collection of systemic visualisations has been developed as a part of the NetZeroCities Design Your City’s Net Zero Strategy Online Planning Lab for Mission-minded cities to support municipal learners in understanding different areas of urban climate transition (e.g. governance and policy, action planning and MEL, technical solutions, financing, engagement, communication, and justice).

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of San Benedetto del Tronto, italy related to:

Two practical resources now available to help municipal teams plan smarter, invest better, and accelerate climate action:

Introductory Summary on Creating, implementing, and iterating your Climate Action Plan

What is a Climate City Contract Key ideas to deploy Climate City Contracts

This factsheet, part of a wider series titled “CCC Highlights”, explores the co-benefits labelled cities used to build their climate neutrality narrative beyond GHG emissions reductions and the indicators cities selected to evaluate the impact of their transitions.

In this page, you can find an overview of tools that cities can utilise for creating their action plan: NetZeroPlanner, Climateview, SuperUrbanity, Kausal and others

Slide deck for the CCC Iteration Information Sessions

Waste management decarbonization model assessing recycling, emissions, and economic impacts.

This case illustrates how the long‑standing collaboration between the Valencia Region and the City of València has created an integrated governance model that aligns regional and local powers to advance the València 2030 Climate Mission. It is useful for cities and stakeholders because it shows how coordinated mitigation‑and‑adaptation planning, shared climate governance, and strategic use of national and EU funding can accelerate climate‑neutral and resilient urban transitions.

Case study on how Barcelona co-create a climate plan with citizens

Łódź's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Zaragoza's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Zagreb's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Wroclaw's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Warsaw's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Vitoria-Gasteiz's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Vilnius's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Velenje's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Valladolid's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Valencia's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Umeå's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Turku's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Turin's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Trondheim's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Trikala's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Thessaloniki's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

The Hague's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Taurage's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Tampere's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Sønderborg's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Suceava's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Stockholm's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Stanvanger's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Sofia's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Seville's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Rzeszow's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Rotterdam's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Rome's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Riga's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Reykjavik's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Prato's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Porto's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Pécs's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Parma's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Paris's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Padua's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Oslo's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Nantes Métropole's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Münster's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Munich's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Miskolc's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Milan's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Marseille's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Mannheim's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Malmö's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Madrid's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Lyon's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Lund's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Ljubljana's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Lisbon's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Limassol's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Liepaja's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Liberec's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Leuven's Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Leipzig´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Lahti´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Lappeenranta´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Kranj´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Krakow´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Kozani´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Kosice´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Klagenfurt´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Kalamata´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Izmir´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Istanbul´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Ioannina´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Helsinki´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Helsinborg´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Heidelberg´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Guimarães´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Groningen´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Grenoble-Alpes Métropole´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Gothenburg´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Glasgow´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Gävle´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Gabrovo´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Florence´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Espoo´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Eindhoven & Helmond´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Eilat´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Dunkerque´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Dublin´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Dresden´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Dijon Metropole´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Differdange´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Cork´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Copenhagen´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Cluj´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Budapest´s Climate City Contract

Bucharest´s Climate City Contract

Bristol´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Bratislava´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Bordeaux Metropole´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Bologna´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Bergamo´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Barcelona´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Athens´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Antwerp´s Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Angers Loire Métropole Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Amsterdam Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Aarhus Climate City Contract and Action Plan

Aachen Climate City Contract and Action Plan