Climate budget training: Climate actions portfolio and emissions data inventory
This is the Module 3: Climate actions portfolio and emissions data inventory, of the Climate budget training course organised by UBC Sustainable Cities Commission together with the Climate-4-CAST project.
This module focuses on building a robust climate actions portfolio grounded in existing strategies and supported by credible emissions data with an example from a national level climate inventory from Denmark. Participants learn how emissions baselines and action-level calculations are developed, including data sources and emissions factors, and how challenges are addressed in practice, with examples from Östersund, Riga and Bytom.
Welcome to the online training on 31 March 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: Climate actions portfolio and emissions data inventory | Climate budget training
Short overview of the Climate-4-CAST project, the training course and introduction into emissions calculations for climate budgeting
Donald Alimi, HafenCity University Hamburg
Olena Zinchuk, Union of the Baltic Cities Sustainable Cities Commission
Lessons from Danish Climate Inventory – municipal collaboration on emission methodologies
Anders Richter Lindén, Viegand Maagøe
Aarhus local climate actions, applied CO2 calculation models & lessons learned
Mads Bæk Pedersen, City of Aarhus
Short break
Building climate actions portfolio and emissions data inventory: city case examples
Östersund, Sweden, by Rasmus Vermum
Riga, Latvia, by Krista Pētersone
Bytom, Poland, by Robert Białas
Introduction to matchmaking and mentoring exchange
Olena Zinchuk, Union of the Baltic Cities Sustainable Cities Commission