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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Transforming an Economic Commercial Area into a Sustainable Commercial Area
Developing sufficiency within companies
Making community energy a reality in your city
Our Cooperation labs bring cities and citizens together
Liège is undergoing a process of democratisation, relocation and decarbonisation of its food system
Local production will meet 50% of the city’s needs while fulfilling ideal ecological and social conditions
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Community energy from scratch
Voices from the ECF collaboration lab
2020 was a tough year and never before has the need for local resilience and solidarity been stronger. One extraordinary means for increasing solidarity while […]
Urban commons and empowered cities
Nathalie van Loon, project leader on the commons at City Council of Amsterdam
This time we take a look at the democratic potential of the urban commons. The commons are those resources we all share and use like […]
“We have lost a lot of our capacity to cooperate.”
Tine de Moor, academic historian, University of Utrecht
Sometimes it’s good to look into history when we want to better see the future. That’s why we’ve interviewed the Belgian academic historian Prof. Tine […]
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One-stop-shop Riga
Covering 50% of the renovation cost with a municipal pilot fund
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Agenda for a transformative decade
Energy Cities' 2030 agenda
After decades shaping energy and climate policies for a decentralised, democratic and decarbonised energy system, the next steps for cities is to transform their entire […]
Success Stories from PROSPECT
Over the past months, almost 200 local/regional authorities and agencies got to exchange and learn about innovative mechanisms to finance their sustainable energy and climate […]
Community Energy
A practical guide to reclaiming power
The energy transition needs you Welcome to your community energy handbook. This is your go-to guide, packed with instructions, practical tips and resources, to build […]
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HUB-IN
Hubs of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the Transformation of Historic Urban Areas
HUB-IN promotes urban transformation and regeneration of historic urban areas (HUA) using as main catalyst the innovation and entrepreneurship, while preserving the unique identity of […]
Path2LC
Public Authorities together with a holistic network approach on the way to low-carbon municipalities
The overarching objective of the PATH2LC project is to support policy makers and public authorities at local level in the transition process towards a low […]
EUKI Living Streets
How experiment new forms of city life
Based on the experience gained by Ghent’s Living Streets and the lessons learnt from the EU funded project Living Streets, this new project will support additional cities from Croatia, Greece and Portugal to develop and implement their Living Streets concept.
