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Time travel : Our letter to incoming EU Commission President
How to get to 2050 and succeed in 2030
September in Brussels is known as the ‘Rentrée’ when the crowds of lobbyists, commission employees, MEPs and so on make their way back to Brussels […]
Intracting, Green bonds, Citizen financing, EPC and much more, on the menu of PROSPECT next learning cycle
As many opportunities for local authorities to find out how to unlock resources for their local projects! Apply before 30 September!
The fourth and last H2020 PROSPECT learning cycle on innovative financing for local energy and climate projects, will start this November 2019, following an ongoing […]
German cities demand resolute action on climate protection, including higher CO2 cost, in a letter to Chancellor Merkel
Joint open letter from the presidents of Energy Cities, Climate Alliance and ICLEI
Energy Cities, Climate Alliance and ICLEI have called in a joint open letter on the German chancellor Angela Merkel to commit to resolute action on climate protection.
Women and energy
Can renewable energy communities contribute to the empowerment of women?
Women still remain underrepresented in the energy sector. Rosalie, trainee at Energy Cities, led an exploratory study to analyse if renewable energy communities manage to […]
European Investment Bank vows to divest from fossil fuels
New draft energy lending policy might turn the EIB into EU's first climate bank by end of 2020
In its draft describing the new energy lending policy published today, the European Investment Bank takes a big step for climate action. Will it be able to stick to its promise?
Is it a crime to be an optimist?
Policy brief by Claire Roumet
It could be the object of the philosophy test of school year 2018/2019 but it actually is one of the questions I’m most often asked […]
Join our free peer-to-peer learning modules on innovative financing
PROSPECT H2020 has launched its fourth and last call for applications. Don’t miss it!
Since 2017, PROSPECT enables the exchange of knowledge and experience between EU cities and regions, on innovative financing schemes for their local projects on energy […]
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 […]
Tools and information to improve energy practices in your city
Energy Cities’ new website: take a look around
It’s official: our new website is live. We are proud and happy to present the redesigned information hub of our network. For you, energy transitioners, […]
What’s EUp ? Showing, Sharing, Shaking
Energy Cities' EU policy intelligence bulletin
How to reach climate neutral cities? And what is the critical role of the EU in this process? Energy Cities’ members have a clear “3D” […]
All against energy poverty
A look back at the "Right to energy" forum
Coinciding with the European Union Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), the Right to Energy coalition organised a forum on 19 and 20 June to rally public […]
Transition cities: from black to green
There is life after coal!
Energy transition in coal mining regions is not a new issue, but lately, it has come up often in my newsfeed. I am sure you […]
