City Oberhämer in Vienna: Climate protection in the focus of the fifth trilogue meeting

City Oberhämer in Vienna: Climate protection in the focus of the fifth trilogue meeting

Stadtberhäugter von Zurich, Hamburg and Vienna will meet for the fifth trilogue of the three metropolises on June 11th and 12th, 2025. In this context, the city president of Zurich, Corine Mauch, the first mayor of Hamburg, Peter Tschenscher, and Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig discuss a variety of topics from climate protection to renewable energies to technology development and health infrastructure. OTS comprises.

A central point of the program on Wednesday is the visit to the large heat pump in Simmering and the waste disposal project "Waste2value". The modern Floridsdorf Clinic will be visited on Thursday, while a modernization program of the Viennese hospitals is also presented. Ludwig emphasizes the importance of international cooperation on coping with global challenges such as climate change, energy supply and inflation and names a advance to create an EU residential building commissioner.

international cooperation in focus

Corine Mauch and Peter Tschentscher support Ludwig in the demand for more intensive international cooperation. Mauch emphasizes the active partnership between the cities, while Tschentscher emphasizes the parallel strategies of the social democratically guided city regulations. The exchange in trilogue format promotes discussions about major urban projects and the associated challenges, which was already discussed in the previous meetings in Hamburg, Vienna and Zurich. BMZ emphasizes that climate-friendly, safe and affordable urban mobility is crucial for access to work, health care and education.

The Trilog in Vienna offers an important platform for the city leaders to discuss progress, challenges and possible solutions. In particular, the topics of climate protection and social justice are the focus to sustainably improve the quality of life in the partner cities.