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1. Climate and energy · 19 OCT 2026

   Amsterdam wins EU LIFE support to turn green waste into biochar

   The European Commission listed the city's LIFE NATURECDR project among its new LIFE awards, with carbon credits tested as a funding source for urban greening.

   Facts and source

   • The City of Amsterdam's LIFE NATURECDR project turns urban landscaping waste into biochar, which locks away carbon.
   • Selling carbon credits from the biochar could open a new funding stream for urban greening.
   • Replication is planned in Barcelona and Berlin during the project.

   Source: European Commission, “New LIFE Project Summaries”

2. Regeneration and housing · 16 OCT 2026

   Amsterdam home-rental overnight stays in 2025 were 59% below 2019

   The city's annual tourism report shows hotel stays rising while nights booked in private homes through online platforms keep falling.

   Facts and source

   • An estimated 12.9 million unique day visitors and 10.1 million overnight visitors came to Amsterdam in 2025.
   • Hotels and hostels recorded 22.2 million overnight stays in 2025.
   • Overnight stays in private homes and rooms via online platforms fell 4% to just over one million, 59% below 2019.

   Source: Gemeente Amsterdam, Onderzoek en Statistiek, “Toerisme MRA 2025-2026”

3. Regeneration and housing · 8 OCT 2026

   Amsterdam statisticians forecast 1.08 million residents by 2050

   A new report from the city's research and statistics office tests several scenarios for births and migration and their effect on growth.

   Facts and source

   • The city's research and statistics office expects Amsterdam to grow to about 1.08 million residents by 2050.
   • The population will age in any scenario, while births in the city have fallen in recent years.
   • The report was presented at the office's symposium on 8 October 2026.

   Source: Gemeente Amsterdam, Onderzoek en Statistiek, “Een stad voor iedereen?”

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Projects we track

3 projects · 1 under way

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  Ground for Wellbeing (GfW), Tuindorp Oostzaan

  An EU Innovative Action in a subsiding polder neighbourhood that plans public space and its subsurface together to tackle flooding, mould and heat; it runs from December 2024 to May 2028.

  Budget EUR 4,986,925.12 (ERDF) Funded by European Urban Initiative (ERDF) Climate and energy

  Status checked 20 October 2026 · Source

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  Plejadensquare redesign

  Part of Ground for Wellbeing: paving will be replaced by planting so rainwater can soak away and the square stays cooler; the Amsterdam Noord district committee backed the design in February 2026.

  Funded by European Urban Initiative (ERDF) Climate and energy

  Status checked 20 October 2026 · Source

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  LIFE NATURECDR: biochar from urban green waste

  A LIFE preparatory project in which the city turns landscaping waste into biochar and tests carbon credits as a funding source for urban greening, with replication planned in Barcelona and Berlin.

  Funded by EU LIFE programme Climate and energy

  Status checked 20 October 2026 · Source

EU programmes and networks

• Eurocities Eurocities Member city ›
• European Urban Initiative · 2024 European Urban Initiative - Innovative Actions: Ground for Wellbeing Lead city of an Innovative Action (Greening cities) ›
• EU Cities Mission EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities Mission City ›
• Covenant of Mayors · 2009 Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy Signatory (2020 commitment) ›

From the archive

• City profile · April 2024 Amsterdam,Netherlands The Story of Urban Renewal and Community Transformation