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

Julien Joubert
Julien Joubert
Project Management - Energy systems and planning

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.

Upcoming events All events

03 Dec - 11 Dec

NetZeroCities Online Discussion Groups

NetZeroCities has recently launched the Online Discussion Groups : for cities from European and Associated countries to connect and exchange knowledge with Mission Cities, on concrete climate actions around […]

18 Dec

webinar
Activate Your SECAP: Hands-on training on Energy Performance Contracting

Join us for Part II of the Covenant of Mayors ‘Activate your SECAP’ webinar series. We’ll explore Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) and how it empowers […]

21 Jan

conference

Brussels, Belgium

Fossil-free cities: blending public and private expertise & finance to implement SECAPs

Meet and be inspired by cities that have set their public lighting, housing and district heating & cooling on a climate-neutral trajectory thanks to their […]

08 Apr - 10 Apr

conference

Besançon, France

Energy Cities Annual Forum 2025

The city of Besançon, the place of birth of Energy Cities, will host our annual forum on the 8th, 9th and 10th April 2025. This […]

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Become the next host of Energy Cities’ Annual Forum!

Become the next host of Energy Cities’ Annual Forum!

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

04/12/2024

Applications are open to become 2026 or 2027’s host and make your city a referent in the green transition.
Interviews
“Housing, health, energy provisions: We need to connect a little bit more those things.”

“Housing, health, energy provisions: We need to connect a little bit more those things.”

Interview with Dr. Lucie Middlemiss and Beverley Searle, University of Leeds

Energy democracy
Lifestyle & Behaviour
Energy retrofitting
Fossil-free cities

04/12/2024

Since the energy crisis started a few years ago, we hear more often about energy or fuel poverty. But how often do we talk about the concrete challenges and also the coping strategies of the people affected by it? And what does it mean for people’s health when they live in very cold or very hot homes?
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From renewables to circular economy: so much to learn and debate at Energy Cities’ annual forum!

From renewables to circular economy: so much to learn and debate at Energy Cities’ annual forum!

5 journeys to weave connections between cities and citizens

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

20/11/2024

For our 2025 Annual Forum (8, 9 & 10 April 2025), we will bring participants from all over Europe to our member Besançon, a lively […]
News
Empowering cross-sectoral collaboration for more sustainable cities

Empowering cross-sectoral collaboration for more sustainable cities

A new training will build bridges between the Social Sciences & Humanities, and sustainability policy

Cooperation
Climate neutrality
Local governments
Policy measures
Education
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Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

15/11/2024

How can cities develop socially innovative solutions to advance their climate transition? A free course for researchers and policy professionals has just been released.  The […]
Webinar recordings
Involving citizens in community heating projects

Involving citizens in community heating projects

Discover the opportunities community energy can bring to local heating & cooling planning

Heating & Cooling
Fossil-free cities
Community energy

30/10/2024

On October 24th, Energy Cities and Rescoop.eu organised a webinar focused on how to engage citizens on heating and cooling. After an introduction on the […]

Projects All projects

ESCALATE

ESCALATE

ESCALATE

The ESCALATE Project aims to speed up Europe’s shift to clean renewable energy by helping cities across the EU plan for more energy efficient heating and […]

SPARKLE

SPARKLE

Sustainable Planning And Resilience Knowledge Learning Environment
SPARKLE

SPARKLE: Sustainable Planning and Resilience Knowledge Learning Environment is a pioneering capacity building program that will equip over 600 Local and Regional Authorities (LRA) with […]

EU Peers

EU Peers

Building the European community of practice for Integrated Home Renovation Services
EU Peers

Integrated Home Renovation Services (IHRS) offer holistic solutions for home renovations and are part of the enabling framework breaking barriers to renovation. The overall objective […]

ASCEND

ASCEND

ASCEND

Accelerating positive, clean energy districts (PCED) for cities’ transition towards climate neutrality and social justice across Europe The project’s overarching goals are to: make cities […]