Citizen engagement

Lyon’s Climate Assembly of Civil Servants is an inspiring example of how to use the model of citizens' assemblies to engage and empower your city's administration to tackle climate issues.

How can we fulfill the Green Deal? From clean energy to circular economy; from efficient renovations to sustainable food systems, cities around Europe are designing […]

This is not a “best of the year” article. But with all of us being very busy non-stop, it is possible that you may have […]

Vibrant historic urban areas are essential for a city to thrive, but many cities are confronted with problems linked to the abandonment and neglect of […]

Learn from concrete experiences of local citizens' assemblies on climate, reinforcing public participation and enhancing policymaking.

November 2024 marks Trump’s return to power. A reflection of the ‘Trumpification’ of the world. Every territory is affected; it’s a global epidemic, accompanied by […]

Thanks to our projects and the activities carried out within Energy Cities’ Community Energy Hub, we recently had the opportunity to talk with some of […]

Get inspired by Grenoble Alpes Métropole’s Citizen Convention for the Climate, an example of meaningful citizen participation in climate planning at local level.

How can we support a short production and distribution food line?   How can we encourage fairer and healthier food consumption?  As guests of the last […]

Ugo and Franjo are working on building the first community-owned ground-mounted PV installation on the island. But as the Croatian law still makes it very difficult to register and run an energy community, they do so through an energy cooperative that has this special feature of including two municipalities as members. This is quite unique in Croatia and uncommon in the EU.