Here you will find more information about climate-neutraility, what it means for you and your city, as well as information about how NetZeroCities works to help get you there!
Introduction from main website
Discover the cities involved in the EU Cities Mission
Publications from the NetZeroCities website
An introduction to the Portal
Innovative approaches over a two-year programme
Frequently Asked Questions
Cities replicating and learning from the work of Pilot Cities
The Climate Transition Map offers you a journey to climate neutrality, supporting you every step of the way with your climate transition
Aligning people, actions and investments to achieve climate neutrality
Understanding the challenge from different perspectives and learning from the past
Ways to support change using multiple levers
Planning, implementing and monitoring your actions
Building the shared knowledge and capabilities necessary to support change at speed
Embedding and maintaining good practice
The NetZeroCities Learning Hub offers EU-specific learning programmes in local languages, supporting public administrators, researchers, civic organisations, policymakers, consultants and changemakers.
It provides systemic, peer-to-peer and collaborative approaches, alongside practical tools and evidence-based cases, to support the transition to urban climate neutrality and help navigate complex systemic change.
Learn at your own pace
Join a group to explore your climate transition in focused ways.
Make meaningful connections across our community, share posts on the social feed to keep connected with others making sustainable change in their community!
Learn how each country engages in a Mission
See all cities registered on the NetZeroCities Portal
Social feed
Explore groups to join or start your own
Explore events or create your own
See all users on the NetZeroCities Portal
Chat with all users on the NetZEroCities Portal
The NetZeroCities Portal hosts many tools to support your work, now and into the future.
Explore all tools through the overview page or dive straight in.
Explore all tools at a glance
Data dashboard exploring Mission Cities' progress
EU climate neutrality initiatives and projects
Technical solution portfolios for greater impact
Explore Social Innovation Actionable Pathways
Find the right funding for your projects
Technical decarbonisation solution (factsheet) finder
Balıkesir is a diverse and strategically located city in western Türkiye, stretching between the Marmara and Aegean seas. With a landscape that includes coastlines, agricultural land, forests and growing urban centres, the city experiences a mix of Mediterranean and continental climate conditions. Rising temperatures, drought, wildfires and pressure on water resources are becoming increasingly significant challenges across the region.
Balıkesir’s economy is closely connected to agriculture, industry, energy production and tourism, making climate action relevant across multiple sectors. The city is working to balance economic development with the protection of natural ecosystems and the transition towards more sustainable infrastructure and resource use.
The municipality has been developing actions focused on renewable energy, sustainable mobility, waste management and environmental protection, while also strengthening climate adaptation and disaster resilience. Given its large territory and varied geography, coordination between urban and rural areas is an important part of the city’s approach.
Climate action in Balıkesir is shaped by the need to connect environmental resilience with regional development. Through collaboration with local stakeholders, public institutions and businesses, the city is building a pathway towards climate neutrality that reflects both its economic strengths and the environmental pressures facing western Türkiye.
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