Co-Creating Climate Neutral Cities with businesses, organisations and residents WEBINAR

26.2.2026 7.18

A climate-neutral city is built together with local stakeholders and communities. This webinar explores how collaboration with local businesses, organisations and residents can accelerate climate action in practice. Discover new ways to enhance social inclusion among residents and strengthen collaboration with local civil society and companies for more effective and community‑driven climate action. Cities of Espoo, Cluj-Napoca and Ljubljana will share insights from their Mission pilot activities.

 

Time: 10.3.2026 14.00 - 15.45 EET (13.00 - 14.45 CET)

Place: Teams (you will recieve a link to event after registration) 
 
Program: 

 

-Introduction and welcome – Karoliina Isoaho – Project manager, City of Espoo  

 

-How to increase social inclusion and participation in cities climate action - Otto Ikävalko, City of Espoo 

 

-Planetary Garden Field Station as an example of community-driven climate action space - Sofia Laine - Research Professor, The Finnish Youth Research Society 

 

-Cluj: Green.Digital.Resilient - City of Cluj-Napoca 

 

-Innovation Hub Mission 100 in Ljubljana - Lea Korva, City of Ljubljana 

 

- Espoo Clean Heat – Success Story of Espoo and Fortum’s long-term strategic partnership for true climate impact  - Elina Wanne & Tuomas Hytönen, City of Espoo & Fortum 

 

-Cities accelerating corporate climate action - Janne Rinne, Demos Helsinki