Cooperation
City administrations who welcome new ideas, whether they come from within or from external stakeholders, are more likely to be successful in moving the energy transition forward. Energy Cities share their knowledge, expertise and vision with citizens, businesses, peers and national policy-makers. We support partnerships, twinnings and trans-national cooperation on a broad range of energy matters.
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Help us shape the future of the Covenant of Mayors movement
Until 15 September, all local and regional governments across Europe are invited to influence the developments of the Covenant of Mayors through an online survey.
New handbook on citizen finance out!
Step-by-step guidelines on energy cooperatives and crowdfunding
Governing energy transitions in cities
Join our energy transition learning relay!
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Accelerating Condominium Energy Retrofitting
Nearly zero energy retrofitting in 17 condominiums
Accelerating Condominium Energy Retrofitting
“Energy Expert” training, a real multi-stakeholder approach in Tampere
Accelerating Condominium Energy Retrofitting
CoachCopro, the approach developed by the Paris Climate Agency
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Cities and civil society as allies for the energy transition in the EU and US
Lessons for successful civil society engagement
When it comes to efforts to address complex global challenges such as climate change, it is clear that a transatlantic partnership is needed as a prerequisite for any viable solution.
Climate-mainstreaming municipal budgets
Taking from fossil fuel economy to reinvest in local sustainable communities
This guidebook aims to address the lack of awareness of the role of public finance in the energy transition within municipal administrations. It does so in anticipation of declining local budgets, raising the question of how cities can efficiently channel finances to achieve their climate goals.
It contains a collection of examples and tools, which can help local authorities align their expenditure and investments with the Paris Agreement objective.
Local energy and climate roadmaps
Five city vision for 2050
Planning for 2050 is happening now in European cities. These examples show how cities are redefining urban climate and energy governance and citizen participation in designing an ambitious mid-century future, and will hopefully inspire European leaders to design together with their citizens Europe’s Paris-proof energy transformation by 2050.
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Renewable energy partnerships
Renewable community energy engagement
At present, many local governments in Europe are eager to support their citizens in getting renewable energy projects off the ground or in taking a […]
Zero Carbon Cities
New climate change targets in line with the Paris Agreement
The ‘URBACT Zero Carbon Cities project’, is led by Manchester. Seven european cities are involved in this projetct : Bistrita (RO) Frankfurt am Main (DE) […]
