How are cities responding to the challenge of fossil-free cooling and rising heat?

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14 Jul - 15 Jul

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Athens, Greece

Scalable Cities Roadshow P2P Event in Nea Smyrni and Kifisia (Athens), Greece – Nature, mobility, and urban sustainability: European cities towards Climate Neutrality

This in-person event will focus on scaling up energy communities as a key tool to guarantee the right to energy and enable a fair, inclusive […]

16 Jul

webinar
Decarbonising heating and cooling in the EU: an analysis of national energy and climate plans

As the EU races to meet its 2030 climate goals, National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) are the backbone of strategic energy planning across Member States. […]

01 Oct - 03 Oct

conference

Catella Foundation, Milan, Italy

Driving Urban Transition Conference: Positive Energy Futures – From Local Positive Energy District Pilots to European Practice

Since the start of a dedicated ambition of the European SET Plan in 2018, the concept of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) has been positioned as […]

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How are cities responding to the challenge of fossil-free cooling and rising heat?

How are cities responding to the challenge of fossil-free cooling and rising heat?

Discover how European cities are dealing with the increased need of cooling while moving on the decarbonisation of their energy system

Heating & Cooling
Quality of life
Decarbonisation
Green spaces
Citizen engagement
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Fossil-free cities

03/07/2025

Imagine it’s a sweltering summer afternoon. You turn on the news and hear that yet another city has opened emergency cooling centers, offering residents a […]
News
Cities speak out for affordable and sustainable housing 

Cities speak out for affordable and sustainable housing 

Energy Cities gathered its board for a meeting with the European Commission on the housing crisis

Urban planning & Vision
Energy retrofitting
Resilience
Quality of life
Decarbonisation
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Fair economies

02/07/2025

How can the EU help cities tackle the housing crisis? Across Europe, prices are soaring, and finding an affordable apartment is becoming increasingly difficult.  Although […]
News
Learn how to lead your city’s green transition

Learn how to lead your city’s green transition

Planning the Energy and Climate Transition for Cities is a new free training aimed at upskilling public officers and professionals working in the climate and energy field

Urban planning & Vision
Emissions reduction
Quality of life
Decarbonisation
Climate neutrality
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Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

01/07/2025

A new, free training is now available on the Local Transition Learning Centre: Planning the Energy and Climate Transition for Cities. Designed for local and […]
News
Bring the Espresso Community energy course to your target group!

Bring the Espresso Community energy course to your target group!

New self-paced e-learning course for future national trainers

Renewables
Community energy

24/06/2025

This new self-paced e-learning course is designed specifically for people like you, from national organisations, who are passionate about community energy and convinced that local […]
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Who should lead the way now?

Who should lead the way now?

Policy Op-ed

European policies
Multilevel Governance
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

19/06/2025

The transition is underway across our regions. Yet, it feels somewhat like a motor in reverse. For decades, European policies have raised ambition, set precise […]