Instruments for municipal climate action (IkKa)

Discussing goals and structuring planning processes for climate action measure requires a lot of time and resources at the local level. The German IkKa project, funded as part of the National Climate Initiative (NKI), wants to change this by increasing the efficiency of local climate action with targeted instruments. Together with a pool of 30 model municipalities, the project consortium is developing instruments for three key issues:

• What is "climate neutrality" and how can municipalities make this goal feasible? Together with experts and model municipalities, climate action goals are being discussed in focus group discussions and guidelines for their operationalisation are being formulated.
• How should and can climate protection measures be calculated in terms of their GHG reduction effect?
  In consultation with experts and municipalities, a uniform methodology is being developed that is agreed with municipal energy and greenhouse gas balances in accordance with the German BISKO standard. Building on this, an online tool, the Maßnahmen-Planer (www.massnahmen-planer.de), will be developed to enable municipalities to assess the GHG reduction of climate action measures and identify effective municipal options for action.
• What knowledge and support do municipalities need to start the process of a greenhouse gas-neutral administration?
  Numerous municipal administrations have set themselves the goal of becoming greenhouse gas neutral. The path to achieving this is challenging and can be divided into nine clearly definable stages. Practical tools are now available for municipal administrations for each stage. These can be used for orientation, independent processing or process support in order to successfully master the stages. The stage backpack was developed together with the project's pilot municipalities.

Climate Alliance is supporting the project together with ifeu Heidelberg and the Leipzig Institute for Energy. At least 30 pilot municipalities also support and are involved in the initiative. Within IKKa, Climate Alliance is responsible for defining the climate action goals, tool development and communication activities.  

Project funding period: January 2022 – December 2024
funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) as part of the "Innovative individual projects" via theNational Climate Initiative (NKI); funding code: 67KF0138C

Learn more

• Results report" Operationalisation of climate protection targets in a municipal context" (in German)
• "Methodology Report "Recommendations for the evaluation of measures in municipal climate protection" (in German)
• The Stage Backpack: Companion on the road to greenhous gas-neutral administrations (in German)

Want to learn more about the project? Contact Carsten Kuhn at c.kuhn(at)climatealliance.org.

Want to learn more about the Maßnahmen-Planer? Contact the Maßnahmen-Planer Team at info(at)massnahmen-planer.de