Fossil-free districts & buildings

Ensuring our energy system’s stability through diversified local renewable energy sources, strong energy public services & improved energy efficiency & sufficiency.

what are the hubs ?

We, at Energy Cities, are driven by a desire to strengthen the role and skills of local governments. The hubs are the community spaces that help us achieving our target impacts and goals by:

  • activating local leaders to deliver living spaces that are accessible to everyone
  • empowering local communities to decide on their own future
  • inspiring a learning community of cities engaged in future proofing their economies

join the hubs !

Our members are diverse cities and local organisations.
Hubs membership is totally free!

There are no conditions to join other than the ambition and the commitment to share experiences.

Register here

Hub coordinator

Nicolas Raimondi
Nicolas Raimondi
EU Policy and Project Management

About the hub

Are you willing to reduce your municipality’s energy needs? Are you looking for ways to develop heat planning and use local heating and cooling sources efficiently while involving citizens and stakeholders? Are you developing support mechanisms to foster deep renovations and positive energy districts? Then the Fossil free districts and buildings Hub is for you!

Together, we will coordinate efforts to improve financial, technical, and human capacities for cities. We will explore local and national legislation as well as public actions to trigger the energy system’s decarbonisation, while putting in debate the questions of governance, energy public services and ownerships. Through this, we will support cities in choosing the best local energy mix and decarbonising their built environment.

Discover our learning offer!

Upcoming events All events

02 Jun

Workshop

Brno, Czechia

How can innovation help cities overcome crisis? Housing, energy and sustainability: The examples of Munich and Prague

The workshop will focus on cities interested in advancing the transition to climate-neutrality with insights from the ASCEND Lighthouse city of Munich and the Multiplier […]

08 Jun

webinar
The MFF & You: what the Parliament wants from the new EU budget

Join us for the next episode of our webinar series on the MFF. This time, we will join forces with the other networks of the Local Alliance. We will focus on what is the current state of the negotiations, the Parliament’s position in the negotiations, and the political cleavages between and with Council and Parliament.

09 Jun - 11 Jun

summit
Euroheat & Power Congress 2026

To achieve a fossil-free heating and cooling sector, district heating and cooling networks will need to supply at least 55% of Europe’s heat demand by […]

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Heating Tallinn Beyond Gas

Heating Tallinn Beyond Gas

Aare Vabamägi on Tallinn’s transition towards emission-free district heating

Heating & Cooling
Renewables
Emissions reduction
Quality of life
Decarbonisation
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Fossil-free cities

27/05/2026

Tallinn, European Green Capital 2023, shows how a long-term climate vision can quickly translate into real progress on heating decarbonisation. The city aims for climate neutrality […]
News
The events not to miss in June to shape Europe’s transition and sustainable cities

The events not to miss in June to shape Europe’s transition and sustainable cities

Read our selection

Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Fair economies

26/05/2026

From the European Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels to the Les Assises européennes de la transition énergétique in Dijon, and the New European Bauhaus Festival in Brussels, June will feature a series of key events for local energy and climate transitions.
News
Europe’s Heat is Under Threat

Europe’s Heat is Under Threat

Why cities are leading the fight for clean, secure, and affordable heating: Making Heat Safe

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Heating & Cooling
Renewables
European policies
Decarbonisation
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Fossil-free cities

19/05/2026

Yet in 2026, how we heat our buildings sits at the intersection of some of Europe’s most pressing challenges: energy security, climate change, social equity, […]
Advocacy
European Parliament backs cities and regions in EU budget negotiations

European Parliament backs cities and regions in EU budget negotiations

Local Alliance welcomes Parliament’s position on future National and Regional Partnership Plans

European policies
EU funding
Budget
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

18/05/2026

The European Parliament’s draft report on National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) backs a stronger role for cities and regions in the next EU budget, calling for better local involvement, stronger cohesion policy and place-based investment.
Advocacy
WhatsEUp? The Parliament supports local authorities’ requests, but the job is not finished

WhatsEUp? The Parliament supports local authorities’ requests, but the job is not finished

While the overall alignment in the interim report, some fundamental changes are still needed. And the Council must approve them

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

07/05/2026

The Parliament approved its interim report on the EU budget, choosing its negotiating position, welcoming several Local Alliance’s requests. Will the Council do the same?

Projects All projects

MUSE DHC

MUSE DHC

coMmUnity-led actionS for Efficient District Heating & Cooling
MUSE DHC

The MUSE DHC project (coMmUnity-led actionS for Efficient District Heating & Cooling), funded by the LIFE programme, aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of Europe’s heating […]

Support Service for Citizen-led Renovation (CLR)

Support Service for Citizen-led Renovation (CLR)

Empowering Citizen-led renovation!
Support Service for Citizen-led Renovation (CLR)

Residential buildings remain among the most energy-intensive sectors, with space heating alone accounting for over 60% of household energy consumption in the European Union. Despite […]

EUREKA

EUREKA

European URban Exchanging Knowldge on climAte neutrality
EUREKA

Project context Cities take up 4% of the EU’s land area, but are home to 75% of the EU population and consume up to 80% […]

SPARKLE

SPARKLE

Sustainable Planning And Resilience Knowledge Learning Environment
SPARKLE

SPARKLE – Sustainable Planning and Resilience Knowledge Learning Environment is a pioneering programme that develops the capacities of over 600 Local and Regional Authorities (LRA), […]