Future-proof food systems & land policies

Exploring ways & strategies to boost the transition towards sustainable & resilient food systems.

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.

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Hub coordinator

Benedicte Weber
Benedicte Weber
Project Management

About the hub

Are you wondering how to accelerate the transition to sustainable and integrated food systems at local level? Or how can an integrated and effective urban food governance accelerate food systems transitions? Are you curious about the right instruments for cities to support alternative food initiatives and promote soil health and land regeneration? Then this Hub is for you!

Within this Hub, we will offer your city inspiration and exchange opportunities to foster cross-sectorial learning and cross-fertilise different policy areas, exploring ways and strategies to accelerate the transition towards sustainable & resilient food systems!

Discover our learning offer!

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Mayors call on the EU to match local responsibilities with the means to act

Mayors call on the EU to match local responsibilities with the means to act

Takeaways from the EU Covenant of Mayors Ceremony 2026 and follow-up letter to the Commission

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

21/10/2026

At the 15 October Covenant of Mayors gathering and in a follow-up letter to the European Commission, mayors warn that growing climate risks and energy price shocks are widening the gap between their responsibilities to protect citizens and the resources, powers and influence they need to act.
News
Next Annual Forum will be in Athens in April 2027

Next Annual Forum will be in Athens in April 2027

Save the date!

Energy democracy
Housing
Climate adaptation
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

13/10/2026

Our next Annual Forum will take place in Athens, Greece, on 14–16 April 2027.
News
Change is already happening, and it won’t stop

Change is already happening, and it won’t stop

Policy Op-ed

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

17/09/2026

What a summer! There is no need to list everything we have been through together over the past few months. The facts are not just […]
News
Surviving heatwaves, designing liveable cities 

Surviving heatwaves, designing liveable cities 

Summer 2026 is the coolest summer of the ones to come. Cities must get ready.

Food systems

16/09/2026

September 2026 Dossier: “How do we make sure people can safely live, work, walk and play here when it’s 40°C?” 
Advocacy
WhatsEUp? A progress update on the battle over the EU’s long-term budget

WhatsEUp? A progress update on the battle over the EU’s long-term budget

A look back at the EU budget battle so far, our push for a place-based budget, and what comes next

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

15/09/2026

When the European Commission unveiled its proposal a year ago, we took a first look at the battle ahead. Now, we take stock of the past year, what our advocacy has achieved, where the negotiations stand, and what comes next.

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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), […]

POTEs – Ordinary Ecology Transition Pioneers

POTEs – Ordinary Ecology Transition Pioneers

Gestion de transition
POTEs – Ordinary Ecology Transition Pioneers

The POTEs concept emerged simultaneously in two French regions – Franche-Comté and Bourgogne – in 2013 during the national debate on the energy transition, following […]