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Our Cooperation labs bring cities and citizens together
The second edition of Energy Cities’ European Cooperation Lab took place at the end of April with 3 city teams coming from Czech Republic, Italy […]
Liège is undergoing a process of democratisation, relocation and decarbonisation of its food system
Local production will meet 50% of the city’s needs while fulfilling ideal ecological and social conditions
Following an initial impetus from local stakeholders and citizens active in the Cities in Transition movement, the Liège City and province have been successful for […]
Meet municipal energy community trailblazers in the Balkans
How to renew cities with citizen-led renewable energy and building retrofits?
When it comes to energy communities and retrofits for renewables, there are common success factors across Europe, whether you look at experiences in EU member states or in the Western Balkans.
The missing “WHY” for energy efficiency
Recent survey collects insights from over 1,200 European experts
The Energy Efficiency Watch project presented the results of its new survey, bringing together the insights of over 1,200 experts on the progress in energy […]
Porto, more committed than ever to a fair energy transition!
The city will retrofit 3000 homes and is developing a renewable energy community to fight energy poverty.
The Portuguese city, together with its local energy agency – and Energy Cities member – AdEPorto, is living exciting moments with a new portfolio of […]
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Agenda for a transformative decade
Energy Cities' 2030 agenda
After decades shaping energy and climate policies for a decentralised, democratic and decarbonised energy system, the next steps for cities is to transform their entire […]
Local PACTs
How municipalities create their own COP21
Local green deals vs local COPs: this could be a teaser for this publication… However, it would be too narrow in comparison to the overview […]
Impact Report 2020
We will collectively make stories and not only tell stories
2020 will forever be remembered as the year of the pandemic –
there is no escape from that. But while the pandemic forced changes on Energy Cities, just as it did for our member cities,
we continued to deliver on our promise to democratise,
decarbonise and decentralise the energy transition.
ENERGY TRANSITION STUDY TOURS
Plan a thematic sightseeing with your colleagues through any of our member cities to get equipped with new strategic ideas for your own city. We prepare tailor-made programmes based on your expectations on whom to meet, what to see and learn. Energy Cities’ broad knowledge of European local actions and its network of players built over the last 30 years enables us to organise the perfect trip for your delegation of public servants or elected people.
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“Smart, yes, but there is a huge challenge related to data quality.”
Interview with Etienne Vignali, SPL Lyon Confluence
What once was a logistics and industrial site with a rather bad reputation has become one of Europe’s biggest urban renewal projects. Create thriving places without overshooting the ecological ceiling: how far is Confluence today from meeting this objective?
“Urban renewal is a very cooperative process, which has to be done together with the people.”
Interview with Stephan Hartmann, City of Vienna
Stephan takes us behind the scenes of an ambitious demonstration project in Vienna’s low-income district of Simmering. How is smartness being used to give more weight to the voices and interests of a city’s residents?
