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

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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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Not built for this: Heatwaves are exposing the limits of Europe’s preparedness

Not built for this: Heatwaves are exposing the limits of Europe’s preparedness

The extreme pressure of recent heatwaves on our cities and people should ring alarm bells at national and EU levels.

Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Food systems

15/07/2026

Europe's cities need long-term vision and planning to adapt to extreme heat. To make it happen, they need sustained support from national governments and the EU.
Advocacy
Cities and regions call for a place-based EU budget with an open letter to the EU leaders

Cities and regions call for a place-based EU budget with an open letter to the EU leaders

The Local Alliance has sent a letter to the EU leaders urging them to ensure that cities and regions remain central to EU investment.

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

15/06/2026

As negotiations on the EU’s next long-term budget enter a crucial phase, mayors and local leaders from across Europe are urging national leaders to ensure that cities and regions remain central to EU investment.
News
Food is a collective security matter

Food is a collective security matter

The French expert Stéphane Linou explains how food systems have been an overlooked policy area for too long, even though they are very much interlinked with other areas, including geopolitics.

Lifestyle & Behaviour
Sustainable food systems
Quality of life
Food systems

04/06/2026

Over time, food has been confined to kitchens, recipe books, and gastronomic salons. Yet it constantly escapes these boundaries. It slips under doors, enters town […]
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?

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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 […]