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
Waterford sits on Ireland’s south-east coast, where the River Suir meets the Atlantic. As the country’s oldest city, it combines a compact historic centre with a growing regional economy shaped by manufacturing, services, tourism and its port connections. Waterford has a mild maritime climate, but like many coastal cities, it is increasingly exposed to heavier rainfall, flooding risks and the wider impacts of climate change on infrastructure and daily life.
Climate action has become a central part of how the city plans for future growth. Waterford has set an ambition to become Ireland’s first carbon-neutral city by 2040, driven by concerns around transport emissions, energy use and the resilience of older urban areas. Rather than focusing on a single flagship project, the city’s approach brings climate goals into housing, transport, land use and public services, with the local authority playing a coordinating role across sectors and communities.
Current priorities include improving building efficiency, expanding walking and cycling routes, modernising public lighting and supporting cleaner energy use. Waterford also places strong emphasis on community participation, using local partnerships and neighbourhood-scale projects to make climate action visible and practical in everyday urban life.
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