Citizen engagement

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.

At this year’s annual forum in Valencia, we dove deeper into the topic of Citizens’ Assemblies, exploring the strengths and challenges of this exercise

Did you know that heating and cooling account 50% of Europe’s energy demand and 80% of household energy consumption? Energy Cities’ Annual Forum, held in […]

Planet Earth is begging us to respect its boundaries. Some cities are already running out of water, even in wintertime. Energy prices have soared. Urban […]

This is the story of humans who find common ground in the heat transition. It’s a wonderful example and it gives hope in times where […]