Description

Enabling City Transformation 2 (ECT2) is a European Commission-supported cascade funding programme delivered by Climate KIC through the EU-funded NetZeroCities project. It helps designated Mission Cities move beyond experimentation by deploying, scaling and institutionalising innovations that address barriers to implementing their Climate City Contracts. The emphasis is on durable, policy-anchored delivery structures and evidence that other European cities can use.

Projects must select one primary challenge area: place-based heating and cooling, city-scale nature-based solutions, urban energy systems, city finance innovation, large-scale building retrofits and renovations, or decarbonising urban mobility and logistics. Supported work includes adapting and deploying enabling solutions, translating research into city delivery, building institutional capabilities, and strengthening collaborative governance and community participation. Replication, institutional adoption and just transition outcomes are central goals.