Mission Climate-Neutral City — TIKS (Mission Klimaneutrale Stadt — TIKS)
Funds Austrian city pilots advancing climate-neutral urban systems and practical implementation.
TIKS 2026 — Mission Klimaneutrale Stadt is Austria's flagship urban-decarbonization research and innovation call, co-funded by the Klima- und Energiefonds (Klimafonds) and the Bundesministerium für Innovation, Mobilität und Infrastruktur (BMIMI). The call carries a total budget of €20 million and is open from May 13, 2026 (12:00) through October 1, 2026 (10:00). It is the 2026 successor to the for…
Urban technologies, system innovations, and pilot demonstrations for climate-neutral cities in Austria, plus R&D services for climate-damage quantification and energy storage and flexibility in city districts.
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