[FOR DOWNLOAD] The Climate Innovation Readiness Navigator for Cities and Local Governments (BETA).xlsx

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8	THE CLIMATE INNOVATION READINESS NAVIGATOR FOR CITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BETA VERSION - released 13.10.2025
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13	For instructions on how to use this tool please refer to the Technical Note
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16	For the best experience, please use this tool on a desktop. Mobile functionality is limited.
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42	About the Climate Innovation Readiness Navigator
43	The Climate Innovation Readiness Navigator (CIRN) is designed to guide cities and local governments along their climate action journey through assessing their readiness to adopt climate innovation. It helps them: • Rapidly assess readiness for adopting and scaling innovative climate solutions. • Identify priorities to fast-track climate innovation and overcome common barriers. • Accelerate action through strengthened cross-sector partnerships with government, business, academia, and communities. CIRN is built on a structured methodology that draws on: 3 Pillars: The core dimensions of climate innovation readiness. 9 Influencing Factors: The drivers within each pillar that shape a city’s capacity for innovation. 36 Indicators: Detailed measures that provide a clear picture of strengths, gaps, and opportunities.
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57	How to use this tool
58	This tool has been developed by ARUP in collaboration with the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) to provide a practical entry point for cities to assess their innovation readiness. The spreadsheet serves as both a data entry and visualization tool, enabling rapid assessment of city performance across the 36 indicators. The outputs highlight where a city is already strong and where more effort or partnership is needed. Cities and local governments can use this tool to: 1) Enter relevant data aligned with the CIRN indicators. 2) Visualize their results to identify readiness gaps and opportunities. 3) Inform decision-making and prioritize areas for climate action Important Note: This version of the tool has been modified by the University of Melbourne and Ironbark following an assessment conducted in June 2025, for testing with a research focus group in August 2025. It remains a Work in Progress Draft and should not be considered the final product of the Navigator.
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72	Content of the step-by-step tool tabs
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77	Introduction	Indicator overview	Tabular overview of the CIRN indicators and 54 assessment metrics.
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79	CIRN Tool	Govern the Transition	Data entry form for the indicators and assessment metrics under the Govern the Transition pillar
80		Generate New and Novel Ideas	Data entry form for the indicators and assessment metrics under the Generate New and Novel Ideas pillar
81		Adopt and Diffuse Innovations	Data entry form for the indicators and assessment metrics under the Adopt and Diffuse Innovations pillar
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83	Data Visualisations	Table View	Table view of scores across all three pillars.
84	Data Visualisations	Radar Chart	Radar chart of scores across all three pillars.
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87	Disclaimer: The CIRN is intended as a diagnostic support tool only and should not be considered definitive. The outputs are for guidance purposes only. Neither the GCoM Secretariat, the University of Melbourne, nor Ironbark Sustainability hold any responsibility for any subsequent activities, decisions, and/or actions taken based on the content within this tool.
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