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Municipalities, local authorities and local public entities are the driver of the European sustainable energy transition. With tremendous potential to build comprehensive sustainable energy investment programmes, they also play a key role in pooling smaller projects into larger investment portfolios and in mobilising significant financial resources required for the energy transition. Learn more...

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The Clean Energy Transition Investment Forum 2026 (CETIF 2026) brings together practitioners, public authorities, businesses, and finance actors to share...

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The first cohort of 330 cities and local authorities supported by the European City Facility (EUCF) is planning for a combined €31 billion in investments...

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31.9 Billion Euros

The aggregated planned investment of the first 330 beneficiaries to develop investment concepts.

11,940 GWh/y in Renewable Energy Production

The aggregated ambition of the first 330 beneficiaries to develop investment concepts.

11 Million tonnes of CO₂ per year

The aggregated impact foreseen in reductions of CO₂ equivalent from the positively developed Investment Concepts of the first 330 beneficiaries to develop investment concepts.

15,332 GWh/y in Energy Savings

The aggregated impact ambition of the first 330 beneficiaries to develop investment concepts.

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"Thanks to EUCF, we managed to build a business plan with a full financial analysis to look deeply at which projects are the most profitable financially."
 

 - Clara Lassarat, Le Havre Seine Metropole

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"With EUCF we could work beyond our budgetary constraints."

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 - Riga Municipality, EUCF Impact Report

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"The EUCF has proven to be an easy-to-access facility supporting cities in reaching their climate targets."

 

- Anke Möllers, Coordinator, European City Facility

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"Central and Eastern Europe had the highest numbers of submitted applications across the first five calls."

 - Summary Report, Call 5