Resource-wise & socially just local economies

Rethinking social & economic models based on local resources regeneration, ensuring societal solidarity & equity.

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 coordinators

Kinga Kovacs
Kinga Kovacs
Project Management & Overall Coordination
Thibaut Maraquin
Thibaut Maraquin
Project Management

Upcoming events All events

04 Oct

webinar
How do we make sufficiency desirable?

Changing cultures and organizations with Mathieu Saujot, coordinator Lifestyles in transition, IDDRI  Beyond being a widely used concept especially in political communication, sufficiency also means concrete […]

11 Oct

Workshop
Capturing alternative sources of funding & financing for sustainable energy and climate actions : insights and good practices from the Smart Cities Marketplace and SCALABLE CITIES initiatives

The Covenant of Mayors (CoM) is committed to providing guidance and advice to the CoM signatories on financing the development and implementation of their sustainable […]

13 Oct - 14 Oct

conference

Strasbourg, France

How much is enough? New paths to sufficiency in urban planning

Through 4 sessions held in Strasburg we’ll propose to municipalities concrete ways to promote a sufficiency policy in urban planning : an introductory discussion thematic […]

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Advocacy
What’s EUp? European energy policies facing the “perfect storm”

What’s EUp? European energy policies facing the “perfect storm”

European policies
Energy savings
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

14/09/2022

All the forecast conditions have come together: record high energy prices, uncertain gas supplies due to the Russian war on Ukraine, dramatic drought limiting the […]
News
Energy sufficiency and locally-owned energy production to strengthen energy security and social cohesion

Energy sufficiency and locally-owned energy production to strengthen energy security and social cohesion

Renewables
Energy democracy
European policies
Society
Energy self-sufficiency
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Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

09/09/2022

Open letter from Mayors to Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union Cc : […]
News
Cities, get support to develop and test local collaborative governance models to support your transition!

Cities, get support to develop and test local collaborative governance models to support your transition!

Submit your application to the European CrAFt initiative by 9 September

Participative governance
Cooperation
Lifestyle & Behaviour
Quality of life
Culture & leisure
Local governance
Fair economies

26/08/2022

The CrAFt (Creating Actionable Futures) platform help cities make their climate-neutral transformations beautiful, inclusive and sustainable. Running until 2025, CrAFt supports the implementation of the […]
News
Event in Amsterdam to hold city-focused session on long-term energy procurement

Event in Amsterdam to hold city-focused session on long-term energy procurement

Renewables
Community energy
Fair economies

10/08/2022

The war in Ukraine has reshaped European energy policy. And the new direction is clear – no more Russian energy imports by 2027, more and […]
News
Sufficiency and resilience at the heart of decentralised cooperation between Montpellier and Tlemcen

Sufficiency and resilience at the heart of decentralised cooperation between Montpellier and Tlemcen

‘Setting the table’ for cities to make progress with energy-climate initiatives

Heating & Cooling
Cooperation
Local governance
Fair economies

28/07/2022

‘Setting the table’ for cities to make progress with energy-climate initiatives If you are travelling through Provence this summer, perhaps you will see, as I […]

Projects All projects

PROSPECT+

PROSPECT+

Capacity building for cities and regions - from learning to action!
PROSPECT+

A capacity-building programme on innovative financing, by and for EU cities and regions

Smarter Together

Smarter Together

Smart and Inclusive Solutions for a Better Life in Urban Districts
Smarter Together

Smarter Together is a pilot project that aims at developing ICT solutions for the energy transition in urban areas. A special focus will be on residential housing renovation, production and consumption of renewable energy and mobility. Lyon, Munich and Vienna are the three leading cities in the Smarter Together project. Smarter Together is a Smart Cities project supported by the European Union in the framework of the Horizon 2020 programme.

POTEs – Ordinary Ecology Transition Pioneers

POTEs – Ordinary Ecology Transition Pioneers

Transition management
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 […]