Green Deal Funding Alert - December 2024

Our monthly newsletter that keeps you informed about funding opportunities and initiatives that support sustainable development and the transition to climate neutrality.

For the year’s last edition of the Green Deal Funding Alert, we are bringing you exciting news about the EU Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities. This mission, which is aiming to achieve 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030, is now extending its support to all cities across Europe.Keep reading to learn more about the Cities Mission’s latest calls for funding and learning opportunities.

1. The EU Cities Mission Platform is offering peer-learning opportunities and access to online resources to all EU cities!

We are happy to tell you that the Cities Mission Platform is now expanding its support to all cities across Europe and countries associated with Horizon. This is a great opportunity for cities ambitioning to reach climate neutrality.

As part of the EU Cities Mission, the Mission Platform managed by NetZeroCities has been supporting 112 'Mission Cities' selected by the European Commission as they strive to reach climate neutrality by 2030. Building on this work, the Mission Platform is now extending peer-learning opportunities and access to online resources via the NetZeroCities Portal to all cities across Europe and Horizon-associated countries that are not part of the 112 Mission Cities but aim to advance towards climate neutrality.

This is a great opportunity to learn from the Mission Cities, drawing on their experiences and strategies to shape local approaches for climate neutrality, and to contribute to the broader European Green Deal goal of achieving a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. This includes access to peer-learning opportunities such as twinning programs and study visits with Mission Cities, as well as a suite of tools, resources and collaborative services through the NetZeroCities Portal.

These opportunities are open to cities at any stage of their climate-neutrality journey.

A dedicated helpdesk is available to help navigate the opportunities and tools available. To learn more, please follow NetZeroCities' step-by-step guide.

2. EU Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities – four new funding opportunities!

Take a look at this EU Horizon call for proposals specifically supporting the Cities Mission. The call will fund projects under four different topics to continue supporting cities in their climate neutrality transformation. 

The latest call offers a total of EUR 98 million for projects covering the following four topic areas: 'Rethinking urban spaces towards climate neutrality', 'Zero-pollution cities', 'Mobility management plans and behavioural change' and 'Integrated peri-urban areas in the transition towards climate neutrality'.

The calls target different types of projects, ranging from research to innovation and support actions – take a look and decide which opportunity suits your city best.

Apply now for the four EU Cities Mission calls. 

Deadline for applying: 11 February 2025 (17:00 CET)

Any questions? 

Please contact our Green Deal team at greendeal@cor.europa.eu. They will be happy to help.

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