NetZeroCities

About

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!

112 Mission Cities

Discover the cities involved in the EU Cities Mission

Information for: Researchers

Publications from the NetZeroCities website

Onboarding

An introduction to the Portal

Pilot Cities Programme

Innovative approaches over a two-year programme

Twinning Learning Programme

Cities replicating and learning from the work of Pilot Cities

Climate Transition Map

The Climate Transition Map offers you a journey to climate neutrality, supporting you every step of the way with your climate transition

1. Build a Strong Mandate

Aligning people, actions and investments to achieve climate neutrality

2. Understand the System

Understanding the challenge from different perspectives and learning from the past

3. Codesign a Portfolio

Ways to support change using multiple levers

4. Take Action

Planning, implementing and monitoring your actions

5. Learn & Reflect

Building the shared knowledge and capabilities necessary to support change at speed

Learn

Explore our Knowledge Repository to learn from technical resources, case studies and approaches to climate action that you can use to support your work.

You can also contribute your own resources and publications to strengthen knowledge sharing for all.

Knowledge Repository

Climate Neutrality Resource Search Engine

Focus on: Financing

Financial approaches for climate neutrality

Focus on: Social Innovation

People based solutions

Quick Reads

Key focus areas of NetZeroCities at a glance

Focus on: Impact Pathways & Monitoring

Indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of urban sustainability initiatives

Focus on: Systemic Approaches

Coordinated interventions across existing systems

Focus on: Citizen Engagement

Citizen and urban stakeholder participation

Focus on: Partnership and Policy

Policy and EU climate neutrality projects

Focus on: Technical Solutions

Define and implement advanced and innovative solutions supported by technology

NetZeroCities online course

Design Your City’s Net Zero Strategy: Online Planning Lab

Connect

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!

Cities

See all cities registered on the NetZeroCities Portal

Community Space

Social feed

Groups

Explore groups to join or start your own

Events

Explore events or create your own

User Directory

See all users on the NetZeroCities Portal

Chat

Chat with all users on the NetZEroCities Portal

Act

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.

Profile

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Module 1 - Spotlight Session 2: Shaping Climate Narratives

When: 23 September 2025 | 9:15 - 11:00 CET

Duration: 1 hr 45 min

Topic: climate narratives, climate communication

By the end of the module participants will:

Learn practical strategies for shaping climate narratives, drawing on real-world examples and relevant literature.
Acquire techniques for crafting engaging, impactful messages that resonate with diverse audiences.
Develop skills to structure and communicate coherent narratives tailored to specific target groups.

Who is this session for?

Anyone interested in shaping engaging climate narratives that resonate with diverse audiences and inspire meaningful action.

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