Core objective:

The Horizon Mapping exercise is a way to gather a bird’s eye view of everything that is going on in a city in the immediate, near-term and longer-term that has the potential to impact upon the city’s climate journey – and to quickly identify the shared opportunities and barriers, as well as the most salient gaps in the city’s approach. Sometimes, the surprises in this workshop are found in strange places – the elements on the horizon that might not typically be captured in a sweep of future policies and plans, for example.

What the workshop will deliver:

• Gaining a shared sense of perspective and common journey
• Being aware of salient gaps in planning and projects across fields of action and levers of change
• Understanding that some key influences come from unusual sources – which would be otherwise missed
• Recognising opportunities for influencing, as well as barriers to achieving climate neutrality
• Understanding how key stakeholders align across the city
• Beginning to appreciate the value of multi-lensed perspectives in city planning.

Support Needs Assessment Process (SNAP):

This canvas is part of the Support Needs Assessment Process (SNAP) - a suite of methodologies co-designed and developed by NetZeroCities Climate Neutral Cities Advisors, with wider support from specialists under NetZeroCities Platform to help cities navigate their journey towards climate neutrality.

For more information about SNAP see the SNAP Playbook.