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Transforming an Economic Commercial Area into a Sustainable Commercial Area
Developing sufficiency within companies
In December 2015, the City of Frankfurt launched the ‘Sustainable Commercial Area’ project, involving over 400 companies in an area of 15 hectares. This model project received […]
Making community energy a reality in your city
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 […]
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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 […]
EU funding opportunities
For cities engaged in local transitions
The EU has many funding sources and initiatives available to cities. They have their own focus, operational guidelines and requirements. This is a brief rundown of each of those programmes to help cities access the help they need in building a decarbonised, decentralised and democratised
future.
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 […]
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?
