The NetZeroCities project (NZC), has opened a Call for Twin Cities.
The NetZeroCities (NZC) project is a four-year project designed to help cities overcome the current structural, institutional and cultural barriers they face to achieve climate neutrality by 2030.
The Twinning Learning programme is based on a hands-on approach of sharing knowledge from the pilot cities to the Twin Cities, while also enabling a peer-to-peer learning framework, allowing the pilot cities to also learn from the Twin Cities’ experiences.
NZC is a four-year project designed to help cities overcome the current structural, institutional, and cultural barriers they face to achieve climate neutrality by 2030. The NZC Twinning Programme, a component of the NZC project, is a tailored learning programme for knowledge sharing and transfer of good practices between selected NetZeroCities Pilot Cities and successful Twin applicants, which will be selected under the present call.
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. The programme is based on a practical knowledge sharing approach from Pilot Cities to Twin Cities, while also enabling a peer learning framework, allowing Pilot Cities to also learn from Twin Cities’ experiences.
The Programme is made up of three modules, namely “Getting started”, “Co-creating” and “Capitalising”.
NetZeroCities’ will organise an information webinar on Thursday 18 April 2024, 14h00-15h15 (Brussels time) so that potential applicants can receive guidance and support for the Call as well as ask all questions to the Twin Cities team regarding the Cohort 2 Open Call.
Local authorities (from small, mid- and large-sized cities, metropolitan areas, districts, any other public administration linked to the city) based within EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries, who are non-Mission Cities, i.e. cities who are not listed among the 112 cities participating in the EU Cities Mission, and who are not already Twin or Pilot Cities, can apply.
Support is based on the applicant city demonstrating an existing climate neutrality commitment before or by 2050, in the application process.
Twin Cities should ensure adequate human resources and time (a minimum of 12 hours per month) to engage in the 20-months Twinning Learning Programme and assign between 1-2 (recommended) city representatives per Twin City, with at least a proficiency level of B2 English.
For any questions contact us at hello@netzerocities.eu.