UBC SCC Annual report 2025
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UBC Sustainability Action Programme 2022–2030
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Union of the Baltic Cities – Sustainable Cities Commission
Union of the Baltic Cities Sustainable Cities Commission is one of the thematic Commissions of the Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC). Union of the Baltic Cities is a voluntary, proactive network mobilizing the shared potential of its member cities for democratic, economic, social, cultural and environmentally sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region.
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Introduction of the Climate Action Decision Support (CADS) Tool, developed to support cities on their path towards climate neutrality.
30th anniversary of sustainability cooperation
This year, the Secretariat of the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission is celebrating 30 years from its establishment in the City of Turku, Finland. This date was celebrated at the annual Commission meeting on 7 September 2026, which brought together over 60 city representatives to reflect on achievements and discuss priorities ahead.
The anniversary meeting celebrated its successes with the invited guests who have been at the core of the cooperation for many years:
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Brussels
This in-person workshop focuses on urban nodes and their new requirements. Two years into the revised TEN-T Regulation, the workshop brings together the POLIS Urban Nodes Taskforce and Access Working Group to take stock of where urban nodes stand in meeting their new obligations and what still needs to happen.
Brussels
How Local Leaders Turn Climate Ambition into Action
The Climate Budget Summit will bring together transformative trends from the city networks Union of the Baltic Cities and Eurocities, and local Mayors, decision-makers and practitioners driving the climate neutrality forward in their cities. With the moderation by HafenCity University Hamburg, we will link strategy, practice and research to examine how climate budgeting can support local climate ambitions!
UBC TALKS - Webinars about sustainability topics in the Baltic Sea Region
UBC TALKS is a series of webinars launched by the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission to discuss various sustainability topics in the Baltic Sea Region.
Regularly organized since January 2020, the webinars traditionally take place on the last Tuesday of the month, 9.30–11.00 CET.
