Climate budget training: Analysing costs & benefits, building scenario and interpreting results
This is the Module 4: Analysing costs & benefits, building scenario and interpreting results, of the Climate budget training course organised by UBC Sustainable Cities Commission together with the Climate-4-CAST project.
This module deepens climate budgeting by examining how to assess the financial costs and benefits of climate actions compared with business-as-usual scenarios. Participants explore different impact assessment methods used by cities of Tampere, Aarhus and Norderstedt, including cost-efficiency and cost–benefit analyses, and learn how these calculations are impacted by different scenarios. The module also demonstrates how results can be visualized and explained in an accessible way – ensuring that complex financial insights effectively support informed decision-making, with the Climate Action Decision Support (CADS) Tool developed in the Climate-4-CAST project.
Welcome to the online training on 7 May 2026, 9.00-12.00 CEST / 10.00-13.00 EEST:
Participation is free and we welcome all interested participants (especially from local, regional and national public authorities). Make sure to invite relevant colleagues!
Agenda: Analysing costs & benefits, building scenario and interpreting results | Climate budget training
Short overview of the Climate-4-CAST project and the training course
Donald Alimi, HafenCity University Hamburg
Olena Zinchuk, Union of the Baltic Cities Sustainable Cities Commission
Climate budgeting: approaches to action assesments
Kim Tatum, HafenCity University Hamburg
Climate Action Decision Support (CADS) Tool functionalities on scenario changes and visualization of results
Michael Mechenich, Kausal Ltd
Short break
Actions’ impact assessment methods and outcomes: city case examples
- Tampere, Finland, by Emmi Nieminen
- Aarhus, Denmark, by Anders Rosenstand Laugesen
- Norderstedt, Germany, by Toya Engel
M5 Practical training, matchmaking and mentoring exchange
Olena Zinchuk, Union of the Baltic Cities Sustainable Cities Commission