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Ready to ditch your car?
Feedback on and evaluation of the operation “I ditch my old banger” in Grenoble
In late 2017, during several months, over 200 residents of Grenoble took part in the “I ditch my old banger” operation jointly led by the […]
Four solutions to make European cities bicycle-friendly
A guest article by Alberto Vela of the European Cyclists' Federation
In this guest article Alberto Vela of the European Cyclists’ Federation looks at how European policy makers have set their sights on the bicycle during the […]
A Climate Pact for Luddites
How the Green Deal’s most ambitious element connects everything - including Zoom calls, Ada Lovelace and Frans Timmermans
“Jim, you’re on mute.” “We can see you talking Jim, but we can’t hear you.” “I’ll send Jim a message that he hasn’t turned on […]
4 Steps to Building a Renovation Wave
Key lessons from renovation pilot projects in Europe
The Renovation Wave is the key pillar of the Green Deal. If successful, it can transform Europe’s environmental performance, drastically improve the health and well-being […]
Two fights at a time: Cities’ combined responses to the sanitary and climate crises
Local actions for a greener & healthier future!
After almost 3 months, most European cities are now slowly coming out of lockdown, trying to instil some “normality” back into their citizens’ life. At […]
Innovative solutions for a low-carbon city
The results of the MOLOC Project
MOLOC, “Morphologies Low Carbon”, is a European project co-funded by the Interreg Europe Programme. It is led by the City of Lille and includes the […]
Laundry, Sufficiency and the Climate Pact
Why a sufficiency-first approach to the Green Deal is needed for cities
I have two little boys and in our family photos they look like little angels. They are not. They are little savages. They fight, throw […]
No more business as usual – planning a low carbon Cities & Citizens Energy Forum
4 greener ways to welcome you
2020 will be a very important year for Energy Cities: not only we are turning 30, but we are also organising the first Cities & […]
Booming bike use in Brussels as European Mobility Week kicks off
Cycling commuters have doubled in Brussels in the last five years
Cycling in Brussels has been surging in popularity the last few years with 16% more cyclists in 2018 compared to 2017 and an average 13% […]
Energy Cities goes to Marseille
A breath of fresh air at 40 degrees
It happens to everyone: sometimes, we focus so much on projects, policy files and deadlines that we forget to breathe, look around, and talk with […]
Ecological transition means changes (everyday life + approach)
Policy brief by Claire Roumet
Yes, this equation seems strange – maybe even a little absurd. It’s a summary – a very condensed one – of the response given by […]
The youth revolution
Policy brief by Claire Roumet
I am not very fond of articles flaunting their author’s personal life. Yet, what I will remember from this January is the day my daughter […]
