How to make the most of your climate budget and drive city-wide progress?
When climate budgets are tight, every action that is implemented has to deliver results.
Our report shows what climate actions deliver the best cost-benefit ratio based on real-world data from 63 cities. This will help you prioritise the right climate actions for your city.
Download the municipal climate action cost-benefit report
Ambitious climate goals, modest budgets
Cities are under pressure to deliver ambitious climate goals. But there is no clear data on what actions actually pay off. We analysed the results of 24 climate actions across 63 cities from 2019 to 2030 and show where the biggest financial cost-benefits were achieved, so you can prioritise what works.
Cost-benefit data from cities like yours
This report shows where those cities saw the biggest cost-benefit financially.
Whether you're planning energy upgrades, greener transport, or a retrofit programme, this report gives you:
- Median cost-benefit data for each action
- Full cost breakdowns: capital, operating and co-benefits
- Effective climate actions you can implement to support smarter, faster decision-making
What’s inside the guide?
✅ Analysis of 24 climate actions with median return-on-investment (ROI) data through 2030
✅ Data from 63 cities showing what worked, where, and how
✅ Full financial picture including capital costs, operating costs, co-benefits, and emissions savings
✅ Stakeholder insights for cities, utilities, healthcare providers, and citizens
✅ Tips to prioritise high-impact initiatives, even with limited resources
A climate action that pays off big
Cities that invested in improving public bike infrastructure are seeing a cost-benefit ratio of up to 5:1 — not just in reduced emissions, but also in health benefits and lower traffic congestion.
This is just one example of how targeted, data-driven climate actions can deliver real, measurable impact for your city’s budget and community.
See how the other climate actions performed
About Kausal
We want to help cities and local governments address the earth’s biggest problems and become forces for positive change. We’re building the most powerful and easy-to-use tools for creating climate action plans, monitoring and reporting on progress, and forecasting future emissions.
Together we can turn climate goals into actions.
Questions? Contact Sonja Maria Ignatius at sonja-maria.ignatius@kausal.tech
