€32 million available for European city climate pilots

The Pilot Cities Programme is providing €32 million (US$32 million) in grants and support for European cities to test out climate strategies and solutions.

The call for proposals has been launched by the NetZeroCities consortium and is part of the EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030. Submissions are open to cities based in EU Member states or Horizon 2020-associated countries even if they’re not one of the selected mission cities.

Pilot cities will receive grants of €0.5 million, €1 million, or €1.5 million to deploy and scale up climate solutions, as well as expertise and support services.

The goal is for the pilots to turn cities into ‘test beds for climate neutralit...