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While much of climate legislation is agreed upon in national capitals or by international bodies like the EU, most of these laws are implemented in cities.

This means that local and regional governments need the right staff, with the right expertise, to ensure measures are achieved on time and to budget. However, cities often need help attracting and affording staff with the necessary skills to realise diverse climate legislation.

According to a 2022 study, some 214,000 new local employment positions will be needed to enact the EU’s 2030 green targets, at a cost of around €16 billion per year.

In a recent letter, several European city networks call on newly re-elected EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to change how local governments are financed, arguing there is a need for “an urgent rethink of Europe’s funding of cities and regions”.

Claire Roumet from Energy Cities, a local government network and a signatory to the letter, joins The Urban Report to discuss how local governments are funded, the difficulties cities have in attracting staff, and the future of climate policy from an urban perspective.

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