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New publication on the Climate City Dash 2.0 project.

Climate City Dash 2.0: How data and co-creation can advance urban climate protection

Cover of the publication „Climate City Dash 2.0: Datenbasierte Klimagovernance für Dortmund, Heidelberg und München“ © TU Dortmund
How Three Cities Are Making Climate Action a Joint Effort Through Data and Cooperation – Findings from CCD2.0 Published
To achieve climate neutrality in cities, the right technologies and measures are required, as well as new forms of collaboration, reliable data, and shared learning processes. In the project "Climate City Dash 2.0," climate dashboards were connected to participatory governance processes to support and study the achievement of municipal climate neutrality goals. The Social Research Institute of TU Dortmund University was particularly involved in stakeholder engagement and the development of data governance processes.

As part of the EU mission "100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030," the "Climate City Dash 2.0" (CCD 2.0) project supported the cities of Munich, Dortmund, and Heidelberg on their path toward climate neutrality by 2030. The goal was to create data-driven foundations for decision-making and cooperative governance structures for effective urban climate policy in the face of mounting climate-related challenges. 

The project centered on the further development and implementation of the digital climate dashboard "ClimateView," which integrates and visualizes emissions data, measures, and transformation pathways. This aimed to enable transparent, evidence-based management and establish a shared working basis for public administration, the business sector, the scientific community, and civil society. 

Despite a common methodological framework, the cities differed in their level of maturity and their use of the dashboard: Dortmund had been using ClimateView since 2021, focused on the business sector as a key lever, and piloted the AI-based "AI Intervention Library." Heidelberg integrated measures from external stakeholders into the dashboard and used the comprehensive overview to prioritize climate action measures. The City of Munich, which led the project, implemented the dashboard from scratch and simultaneously developed cross-organizational measures through a co-creative stakeholder process.

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