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Cities take actions to exit energy poverty
These innovative practices & projects will inspire you!
This month, you might have read our article on the ingredients for a local strategy against energy poverty (find it here if you have not!). […]
Mannheim – where citizens are empowered to experiment and innovate
About methods and spaces for social innovation
Until now, 2.5 million households living in the city of Mannheim and in neighbouring municipalities are getting power from the coal-fired power plant Grosskraftwerk Mannheim. […]
Breaking the poverty cycle
Ingredients for a local strategy against energy poverty
As the number of people in energy poverty rises – even more since Covid is around – solutions are urgently needed to help them find […]
“We are the cities we make”: Get free passes for the Smart City Expo World Congress
Thanks to a partnership, Energy Cities is offering its members free passes for the Smart City Expo to be held on 16-18 November, in Barcelona and online.
Smart City Expo World Congress is an international event for the smart city sector, a key meeting point for experts and leaders of the world’s […]
“It can feel to people like everything is against them.”
Interview with Prof. Dr. Lucie Middlemiss about energy poor and why they should be involved in policy-making
On cold days, fierce winds blow through poorly insulated windows in Leeds. It travels through the over hundred high-rise buildings built in the 60s’ and […]
Green Cities Forum: advancing inclusive transitions
When talking about Climate Neutrality, the Cities of TOMORROW speak the same language
For a whole week, Brașov hosted the Green Cities Forum, to show its commitment to a carbon-free future The Green Cities Forum welcomed an International […]
Navigating between tech firms and farmers
Cork's leap towards the future
In the very South of Ireland, there is this small but buzzing port city of Cork. The City Council and the County Council are leading […]
What is transport poverty and how can cities address it?
It’s easier to become transport poor than energy poor
What happens when fuel prices go up? When old cars are not allowed to run? What happens to those who cannot afford these changes? The […]
Getting a grip on the grid: Energy communities in Germany and France
Academic insights on the challenges and opportunities for energy communities to access the grid
We know the immense potential that community energy has for delivering a just transition. That is why we regularly share good examples and encourage municipalities […]
What I learned this summer… or “the State of the European Dis-Union”
Policy op-ed by Claire Roumet
Yesterday, 15 September, the President of the European Commission was returning to deliver the now traditional State of the Union. This year’s address highlighted the […]
The greatest brainstorming of our time
Energy Cities' president calls for a societal and ecological renaissance
September is normally that time of the year where you get back to your heavy routine after having enjoyed a relaxing holiday break. In my […]
An urban heating network puts Lille at the heart of the ecological and energy transition
Supplying the heating network with energy recovered from waste: a local, sustainable energy source
Since late 2020, the heating network of the European Metropolis of Lille (France) has been supplying domestic hot water and heat to public facilities such […]
