Policy Documents
Energy Cities advocates for EU and national legislations that enable cities and regions to be liveable and long-lasting places. We take a firm stand on topical energy issues and advise on ways to reconcile energy policies with local development priorities.
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EU Climate Action
The European Green Deal: How close to deliver genuine societal transformation?
The large-scale climate mobilizations of these past few years have not been in vain. The European Commission has finally recognized the magnitude – and urgency […]
EU Energy Efficiency Policy
Integrated building renovations can help to deliver a successful European Green Deal
A joint letter addresses the need for integrated building renovations
On the first day of Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission, 12 major European clean energy associations have joined forces, calling for a bold strategy concerning the renovation of the EU building stock to be part of the European Green Deal – with on-site renewables, energy efficiency, and smart energy solutions at its core.
EU Energy Efficiency Policy
Manifesto for a Mediterranean building renovation programme
Policy recommendations for efficient public buildings
The public and private stakeholders of the Efficient Buildings Community ask EU decision-makers and national public authorities in Member States to design policies that consider the six recommendations.
EU Energy Efficiency Policy
Level(s) – a tool to deliver a sustainable built environment in Europe
Built environment stakeholders call for integration of whole life carbon criteria into EU policy
Energy Cities has endorsed a vision document of the EU building and construction community to highlight the transformative potential that the EU Commission’s framework for sustainable buildings, Level(s), can play in delivering Europe’s environmental, social and economic goals.
EU Lending Policy
It’s time to stand firm and go Fossil Free
Fossil Free EIB Campaign calls on the EIB president to double down on bank's commitment to divest from fossil fuels
Energy Cities has co-signed an open letter of the Fossil Free EIB Campaign, which calls on EIB president Werner Hoyer to double down on the EU’s bank commitment to divest from fossil fuels.
EU Research & Innovation Programme
Mission innovation – climate neutral & smart cities
Activating the next-generation climate governance
Energy Cities welcomes the new mission-oriented approach proposed for the forthcoming Horizon Europe programme. The principles highlighted in the Mazzucato report echo the views of cities, whom to a great extent will be the “delivery arms” of Europe’s innovation.
EU Budget
LIFE programme 2021-2027
Energy Cities's recommendations for the clean energy transition sub-programme within the future LIFE programme
Energy Cities calls for the new clean energy transition sub-programme within the 2021-2027 LIFE programme to support governance changes, set citizen energy communities as a strategic priority and put in place an enabling administrative framework to fund local authorities’ actions.
EU Budget
Letter to EU Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen
Europe must use a climate neutral 2050 emissions target to be more ambitious in 2030 and cities must be involved at every step to succeed
This letter to the new EU President sets out Energy Cities’ priorities for ensuring a shared energy transition in Europe. By mobilising the entirety of the EU’s capabilities and incorporating detailed carbon budgeting to ensure that, on an annual basis, we are making the necessary emissions cuts, Europe can lead the rest of the world and show the way.
EU Research & Innovation Programme
Public consultation to shape the delivery of the EU Horizon Europe programme
How the new EU funding instrument should be structured to enable local authorities of all sizes to access it
Horizon Europe, the successor programme to Horizon 2020, will start in 2021 and distribute a budget of EUR 100 billion to research and innovation efforts across Europe. In the public consultation to shape the delivery of Horizon Europe, Energy Cities shares its views on how the new EU funding instrument should be structured to enable local authorities of all sizes to effectively access it.
National Policies
German Mayors call upon Chancellor Merkel for greater climate support and action
A joint letter by the presidents of Energy Cities, Climate Alliance and ICLEI
The presidents of Energy Cities, Climate Alliance and ICLEI call on behalf of German cities for greater climate support and action by the German government, as the number of municipal climate emergency declarations across Germany and Europe rises.
