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Local Transitions Learning Centre: Discover our rich learning offer!

Local Transitions Learning Centre: Discover our rich learning offer!

From urban regeneration to financing sustainable energy projects and much more - all the knowledge and tools you need to make your city futureproof

20/05/2025

Have you already explored our Local Transitions Learning Centre? A range of free courses awaits you, designed to help you effectively tackle pressing urban and […]
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El Gran Apagon

El Gran Apagon

Policy Op-ed

15/05/2025

El Gran Apagon is how the Spanish named the great blackout. I was in Seville that day, behind the wheel of a car on an 8-lane […]
Interviews
“Chimneys will be for nostalgics and for Santa Claus”

“Chimneys will be for nostalgics and for Santa Claus”

Detox City Mechelen and their people-centered heat transition

13/05/2025

Today we take you to Mechelen, a Belgian medium-sized town located right in between Brussels and Antwerp. Mechelen has already started its heat journey a while ago. The goal? To switch to a renewable heat supply for all its buildings by 2050. But what political strategies, resources and players does it take to make such a municipal heat shift happen? Ighor Van De Vyver may have some answers: Ighor belongs to the city's climate team.
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Urban agriculture: the example of Guimarães

Urban agriculture: the example of Guimarães

How the Portuguese town is working to ensure long-term food security and resilience

07/05/2025

Guimarães, a historic city in northern Portugal and Energy Cities’ member, is characterised by a mosaic of urban, peri-urban, and rural landscapes. In recent years, […]
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Local Alliance puts forth concrete recommendations for an EU budget fit for future

Local Alliance puts forth concrete recommendations for an EU budget fit for future

The eight networks jointly published three papers calling for a better reform agenda, shared governance and a place-based approach to competitiveness

06/05/2025

In response to the public consultation on the future EU budget, the Local Alliance publishes concrete recommendations calling for a bold realignment of EU spending priorities.