First EU mission cities receive climate plan stamp of approval

The first 10 cities under the European Union’s 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities mission have successfully completed their 'climate contracts'.

The cities have received an ‘EU Mission Label’, which the European Commission said acknowledges their ambitious plans to achieve climate neutrality by 2030 and also opens up avenues for accessing public and private funding to support these efforts.

The cities are Sønderborg (Denmark), Mannheim (Germany), Madrid, Valencia, Valladolid, Vitoria-Gasteiz, and Zaragoza (Spain), Klagenfurt (Austria), Cluj-Napoca (Romania), and Stockholm (Sweden).

The Climate City Contracts outline their vision for climate neutrality and are accompanied by action...