Call for Twin Cities Cohort 2
The Challenge
A second Call for Twin Cities is open until the 31 May 2024!
The Twinning Learning Programme is a 20-month programme for knowledge sharing and transfer of good practices between upcoming selected Twin Cities, and the Pilot Cities in Cohort 2 that were selected to join the NetZeroCities’ Pilot Cities Programme.
Twin Cities will be matched with the second cohort of Pilot Cities selected in January 2024. Working individually or as clusters, Pilot Cities are testing new approaches to a rapid climate transition within the Horizon Europe programme. Their work, and the transfer of their learnings to Twin Cities is a crucial part of accomplishing the EU Mission: Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities (“EU Cities Mission”), which aims for 112 cities to be climate neutral by 2030, and for all European Cities to follow suit by 2050.
Who can apply?
The call is open to:
- Non-mission cities: that are not yet part of the Twinning and the Pilot Cities Programme
- From EU countries & Horizon Europe associated countries
- Committed to climate neutrality before or by 2050
Background
The overarching objective of the Twinning Learning Programme is to foster lasting connections between cities facing similar challenges and sharing interests in different emissions domains on the road to climate neutrality. It will enable an accelerated transition towards climate neutrality across Europe, as Twin Cities will embed the learnings from Pilot activities in their local contexts, replicating solutions that work across multiple systems related to climate neutrality from buildings to waste, using various levers of change, including social innovation, governance, finance, and policy.