The results of NetZeroCities Call for Pilot Cities - Cohort 3 (2024) have been announced and 25 cities are set to receive further EU support for innovative climate projects.
This third call provides over 14 million Euros in total in grants and hands-on support to cities.
The grants, awarded in packages of 500,000-600,000, 1 Million, or 1.5 Million Euros, will support Pilot Cities’ exploratory activities across 21 projects.
Pilot Cities will also receive direct support from city experts and have opportunities to learn from other cities for the two-year programme delivered by NetZeroCities, the consortium set up to support cities in the EU Cities Mission.
The selected cities, who will go through a formal Grant Agreement Process (GAP) to satisfy due diligence standards and receive expert support for improving the proposal, include: Izmir (Türkiye), Helsinki, Tampere (Finland); Munich, Dortmund, Heidelberg, Leipzig, Dresden (Germany); Brussels, Antwerp (Belgium); Gabrovo (Bulgaria); Reykjavik (Iceland); Sønderborg (Denmark); Angers Loire Métropole, Bordeaux Métropole, Communauté Urbaine de Dunkerque, City of Paris (France); Dublin, Cork (Ireland); Athens, Trikala, Kalamata, Thessaloniki (Greece), Elbasan (Albania), and Gothenburg (Sweden).
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