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For cities to achieve their decarbonisation, they need greater staff resources
Our recommendations for cities to realise their heating planning and implement decarbonisation projects
Cities’ employees are the architects of the local energy transition. The lack of human resources is currently one of the main barriers to the decarbonisation […]
The rehabilitation of building stock will be public-private, or not at all
Guest article by Jordi Salvador Culí, Municipal Auditor of Olot City Council (Spain)
It is clear that building stock, especially housing, requires structural changes in terms of accessibility, safety, and eco-efficiency. In Europe, many of these buildings date […]
What role for local authorities in the Recovery and the Renovation Wave?
Energy Cities’ analysis and suggestions for the next steps
Local authorities are essential actors of the Renovation Wave, a proper inclusion of the local level in the “Renovate” components of the National Recovery and […]
Energy Cities joins the New European Bauhaus initiative
What opportunities for cities?
The European Commission’s President Initiative the New European Bauhaus (NEB) has been on everyone’s mouth in Brussels since its launch at the end of 2020. […]
Meet municipal energy community trailblazers in the Balkans
How to renew cities with citizen-led renewable energy and building retrofits?
When it comes to energy communities and retrofits for renewables, there are common success factors across Europe, whether you look at experiences in EU member states or in the Western Balkans.
The missing “WHY” for energy efficiency
Recent survey collects insights from over 1,200 European experts
The Energy Efficiency Watch project presented the results of its new survey, bringing together the insights of over 1,200 experts on the progress in energy […]
Porto, more committed than ever to a fair energy transition!
The city will retrofit 3000 homes and is developing a renewable energy community to fight energy poverty.
The Portuguese city, together with its local energy agency – and Energy Cities member – AdEPorto, is living exciting moments with a new portfolio of […]
Baden Württemberg set on achieving its heating and cooling decarbonisation
In European cities, most of our energy consumption is used for heating and cooling. If cities want to reach their target of climate neutrality by 2050, they need to start planning how to phase out fossil fuels from heating and cooling now
… And this is what the German region of Baden-Württemberg is determined to do! The Länder recently required all its cities of more than 20 […]
Helsinki Energy Challenge outcomes: an artificial island, salt and a HIVE will help decarbonise heating
Key lessons include involving citizens, market forces and combining existing technology with local resources
The city of Helsinki organised an international projects competition to find future-proof solutions to heat the city and meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral […]
The heated debate on hydrogen in our cities
Hydrogen is often presented as a quick fix to get rid of fossil fuels from heating and cooling in cities. But is it really?
In last week’s Decarb City Pipes 2050 webinar, Lisa Fischer, Programme Leader atE3G discussed with cities the role that hydrogen can play in the decarbonisation […]
Almada keeps track of its 2050 climate targets
City spotlight during the Portuguese EU Presidency
The Portuguese city, which is looked after by its giant Cristo Rei statue, has one big target in mind since the COP15 in Paris: to […]
Higher efficiency + more renewables = lower emissions
Consultations on the European Commission’s Renewable and Efficiency Directives show the complexity behind a simple formula
The Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) need to become more ambitious if the EU is to achieve its objective to […]
