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On 27 February 2025, the third Hungarian workshop of the Ready4NetZero project was held in Tatabánya.
The meeting was attended by urban development and city management experts from the cities of Szeged, Tatabánya and Szentes, as well as representatives from HungaroMet Hungarian Meteorological Service Nonprofit Ltd. The professional guidance of the workshop was provided by Energiaklub Climate Policy Institute.
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The Ready4NetZero project is bringing real change to local communities through initiatives that promote sustainable mobility, pollution reduction and education for a greener future. Two cities in Romania, Gheorgheni and Râmnicu Vâlcea, have hosted pilot actions designed to inspire and demonstrate the positive impact of small, everyday changes.
Read more: Pilot cities in Ready4NetZero project: Taking concrete steps towards a sustainable future
The last national workshop organised as part of the Ready4NetZero project is behind us. This time, the event was hosted by the City of Cieszyn, which welcomed representatives of city offices from Dzierżoniów and Piastów on 12-13 December 2024. The topics of the third workshop focused on two themes: the development of blue-green infrastructure and energy management.
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The second Ready4NetZero workshop in Hungary was hosted by Szeged on 4 December 2024, the main topic was the selection of pilot actions. Each of the three pilot cities (Szeged, Szentes, Tatabánya) presented their pilot actions to be implemented in the framework of Read4netZero project, which will be concrete steps towards climate neutrality. Szentes is moving ahead with the development of geothermal district heating, Tatabánya is planning a corporate engagement campaign for green infrastructure maintenance and developemnt, while Szeged is likely to further exploit solar energy.
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Representatives from across Europe gathered in Chemnitz, Germany, for a study visit with the purpose of advancing knowledge, sharing best practices and fostering international collaboration on energy transition and climate neutrality. The event hosted participants from Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Romania, representing municipalities, energy organizations and institutes. Over two days, they explored innovative projects, exchanged expertise and engaged in interactive activities based on the Ready4NetZero Guide to Developing Local Climate Neutral Strategies.
On October 1, 2024, in Bucharest, the conference "Integration of the local perspective in the national strategies regarding Energy and Climate" was held. The event, organized by the OER Association, brought together representatives of local and national authorities, international experts and leaders in the energy sector. They looked at various solutions for the transition to climate-neutral and energy-independent communities.
The next national workshop organised as part of the Ready4NetZero project took place on 1-2 October 2024 in Siemiatycze. The event was attended by representatives from the city offices of Siemiatycze, Cieszyn, and Piastów, as well as representatives from the Municipal Sports and Recreation Centre and the Municipal Company in Siemiatycze.
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On 12 June 2024, the first national workshop organised within the framework of the Ready4NetZero project took place in Jadwisin for representatives of the participating Polish pilot cities. The workshop was attended by representatives of the city of Cieszyn, Siemiatycze and Piastów.
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On 11 April 2024, the first national workshop organised within the framework of the Ready4NetZero project took place in Szentes for representatives of the participating Hungarian pilot cities: Szeged, Tatabánya and the host (Szentes).
Representatives from Tatabánya, Szeged and Szentes explained how the topic of combating climate change is being addressed in the municipal election campaign (either not at all or marginally) and presented the main steps taken by the municipalities so far on this issue. In Szentes, the development of district heating based on geothermal energy is an important task with significant potentials, Tatabánya is proud of its public awareness and information campaigns, while Szeged has made good use of the Green City development programme, with large-scale public and green space improvements.
Read more: 1st national workshop in the framework of the Ready4NetZero project in Hungary