11th Climate Star competition
Shining a light on local success stories
Showcasing positive stories, bringing examples of success to the fore, honouring municipal ambitions – that's what our Climate Star competition is all about. The Climate Star competition recognises the impressive and creative solutions of Climate Alliance members from across Europe.
In 2025, we have honoured innovative and sustainable role model projects in local climate protection and climate adaptation for the eleventh time. We were accepting applications from 26 August to 15 November 2024. The winners of the 11th edition of the Climate Star competition were honoured at a gala ceremony in the City of Wiener Neustadt (AT) on 8 May 2025. Explore their inspiring examples online, via dedicated project videos as well as in the Climate Star brochure!
Climate Star Gala impressions: Press photos | Gala impressions | Photo point
Climate Star winner impressions:Climate Star brochure | Winner videos
Climate Star winners
Category 1: Up to 10,000 inhabitants
- Brand-Nagelberg, Austria: Climate-ready music centre – brass music goes green
- Gallneukirchen, Austria: Sustainable living initiative
- Wiener Neudorf, Austria: Our community, our climate
Category 2: 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants
- Amstetten, Austria: Amstetten Main Square – a place for people
- Baden, Switzerland: Old becomes new – a city on a retrofit mission
- Bettembourg, Luxembourg: Where sustainable innovation leads the way
- Gleisdorf, Austria: Gleisdorf's traffic lifeline
- Križevci, Croatia: An energy and climate centre for the energy transition
- Maintal, Germany: More space for trees
- Ratingen, Germany: Working together to expand renewables
- Riedstadt, Germany: Empowering citizens – climate-friendly retrofitting
- Újpest (IV. District of Budapest), Hungary: Fostering resilience for a district worth living in
Category 3: Over 100,000 inhabitants
- Aachen, Germany: Bringing a funding programme into people's living rooms
- Den Haag, Netherlands: Banning fossil fuel ads
Category 4: Municipal networks
- Galicia, Spain: How an entire regions is taking climate action
- The Melk-Scheibbs Circular Region, Austria: Packaging-free initiative
The Climate Star competition and the awards ceremony are jointly organised by Climate Alliance Lower Austria and Climate Alliance Europe with the support of the Province of Lower Austria.
