Making Heat Safe
Heating our cities responsibly, free of gas
Across Europe, around 72% of building heating still depends on fossil fuels, mainly on gas. This dependence is increasingly difficult to justify.
Two-thirds of Europe’s imported gas is burned simply to heat or cool buildings and industry, tying everyday comfort in our homes and workplaces to volatile global fuel markets. In a world marked by geopolitical tensions, price shocks and worsening climate impacts, relying on gas for heating exposes communities to unnecessary risk: unstable prices, insecure supply and harmful emissions.
Moving our cities’ heating away from gas is no longer simply an environmental ambition. It’s a matter of basic responsibility: securing reliable, affordable, and clean heat for everyone. Across the continent, cities are leading the way, driving the transition to clean, socially just heating and cooling.
But who, really, is behind this transition?
Municipal staff, energy planners, and local utility teams are working on the frontlines of the heat transition, as quiet defenders of Europe’s energy independence, safeguarding what matters by :
Yet cities cannot achieve this alone – political, regulatory, and financial support from EU and national governments is essential to scale local successes and meet Europe’s energy, climate, and social objectives.
Clean, affordable, and secure heating is possible thanks to the people making it happen every day.
Get inspired, they are already standing for a resilient and safe urban future
Are you a defender of your city’s heat security? Become a Heat Hero now!
Fill in this survey and join the movement!
Energy Cities’ #MakingHeatSafe campaign seeks to raise awareness at EU level of the work happening at local level to secure Europe’s heating tomorrow – one that is clean, affordable and reliable.
The campaign aims to connect tangible local projects and needs with Europe’s current priorities, advocating for better recognition of local actors in the EU’s heating and cooling policy.
At its core, the MakingHeatSafe campaign highlights the very human experiences driving the heat transition on the ground.
Through the survey below, you have the opportunity to be featured as a heat hero. A pin will be displayed on our interactive map. In addition, you can share an anecdote that illustrates your experience with the clean heat transition and the concrete actions you are taking to move away from gas.
If you would like to share more through an interview article and/or a case study, please contact our team: Eva Lopes and/or Allison Le Corre
