Official City4Climate information and materials
Project summary
City4Climate is developing a Digital Twin platform for Lisbon, Porto, and Guimarães to enable real-time climate governance. By using 3D virtual models that simulate emissions, air quality, and other key factors, the project helps cities make faster, data-driven decisions on the path to carbon neutrality.
Project summary
City4Climate is developing a Digital Twin platform for Lisbon, Porto, and Guimarães to enable real-time climate governance. By using 3D virtual models that simulate emissions, air quality, and other key factors, the project helps cities make faster, data-driven decisions on the path to carbon neutrality.
Fact sheet
Project Name: City4Climate – City Digital Twins for Climate Action
Duration: 2025 – 2026
Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
Coordinator: NOVA Cidade – Urban Analytics Lab, NOVA IMS
Challenge:
Urban transport and energy systems account for a significant share of emissions in Portuguese cities. Existing monitoring models are retrospective and often delayed, limiting cities’ ability to act quickly. City4Climate addresses this challenge by developing real-time digital monitoring and governance tools.
Objectives:
- Implement a Digital Twin architecture with real-time data, forecasts, and scenario simulations in Lisbon, Porto, and Guimarães.
- Enable replication and capacity building so that other cities can adopt climate digital governance models.
- Develop a scalable and interoperable framework aligned with European standards, integrating data, indicators, and governance processes.
Technology – What is a Digital Twin?
A Digital Twin is a 3D virtual model that integrates real-world data to simulate and analyze scenarios such as emissions, air quality, energy use, and mobility. It allows cities to test strategies virtually before implementing them, ensuring better-informed, data-driven decisions.
Expected Results:
- Real-time monitoring of emissions and climate indicators.
- Data-driven policy support for climate neutrality.
- Strengthened collaboration between municipalities, academia, and industry.
- A replicable model for other Portuguese and European cities.
Partners:
Ubiwhere | Tek Privacy | Municipality of Aveiro | Municipality of Porto | Municipality of Famalicão | Municipality of Lisbon | Municipality of Guimarães | Porto Business School | University of Aveiro | Lisboa E-Nova | Associação Porto Digital | AdEPorto | Devscope | CCG/ZGDV ICT Innovation Institute
Fact sheet
Project Name: City4Climate – City Digital Twins for Climate Action
Duration: 2025 – 2026
Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
Coordinator: NOVA Cidade – Urban Analytics Lab, NOVA IMS
Challenge:
Urban transport and energy systems account for a significant share of emissions in Portuguese cities. Existing monitoring models are retrospective and often delayed, limiting cities’ ability to act quickly. City4Climate addresses this challenge by developing real-time digital monitoring and governance tools.
Objectives:
- Implement a Digital Twin architecture with real-time data, forecasts, and scenario simulations in Lisbon, Porto, and Guimarães.
- Enable replication and capacity building so that other cities can adopt climate digital governance models.
- Develop a scalable and interoperable framework aligned with European standards, integrating data, indicators, and governance processes.
Technology – What is a Digital Twin?
A Digital Twin is a 3D virtual model that integrates real-world data to simulate and analyze scenarios such as emissions, air quality, energy use, and mobility. It allows cities to test strategies virtually before implementing them, ensuring better-informed, data-driven decisions.
Expected Results:
- Real-time monitoring of emissions and climate indicators.
- Data-driven policy support for climate neutrality.
- Strengthened collaboration between municipalities, academia, and industry.
- A replicable model for other Portuguese and European cities.
Partners:
Ubiwhere | Tek Privacy | Municipality of Aveiro | Municipality of Porto | Municipality of Famalicão | Municipality of Lisbon | Municipality of Guimarães | Porto Business School | University of Aveiro | Lisboa E-Nova | Associação Porto Digital | AdEPorto | Devscope | CCG/ZGDV ICT Innovation Institute
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Press contacts
Belén Zuazo | Communication Lead | mbelluscio@novaims.unl.pt
Press contacts
Belén Zuazo | Communication Lead | mbelluscio@novaims.unl.pt