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Heating Tallinn Beyond Gas

Aare Vabamägi on Tallinn’s transition towards emission-free district heating

27/05/2026

Tallinn, European Green Capital 2023, shows how a long-term climate vision can quickly translate into real progress on heating decarbonisation. The city aims for climate neutrality […]

News

Europe’s Heat is Under Threat

Why cities are leading the fight for clean, secure, and affordable heating: Making Heat Safe

Energy efficiency & Buildings

19/05/2026

Yet in 2026, how we heat our buildings sits at the intersection of some of Europe’s most pressing challenges: energy security, climate change, social equity, […]

News

Learn how to develop bankable projects to finance your transition

New e-learning course on the Local Transitions Learning Centre: Financing Schemes and Enablers for energy transition

18/05/2026

How to transform your city’s climate goals into serious, bankable projects to successfully finance your local transition? Achieving climate neutrality at the local level requires […]

News

Urban planning and education – A key ingredient for cool cities

From local planning gaps to smart heat pump solutions, cities are advancing integrated approaches to cooling despite limited national support.

Fossil-free cities HUB

Fossil-free cities

15/04/2026

On 9th April, Energy Cities organised a new session of its Community of Practice on sustainable cooling, with a clear goal: to discuss the challenge of creating livable cities in a hotter climate. In 2025, two initial sessions were held, and the insights gathered were integrated into a Policy Paper titled “How Are Cities Answering the Call for Fossil-Free Cooling?” The […]

Advocacy

A secure and resilient EU energy system? Local stakeholders can help!

Through fossil-free flexibility and decentralised production

09/04/2026

Local stakeholders play a key role in providing fossil-free flexibility, for a more secure and affordable energy system, bringing them to the centre stage of Europe's energy independence.

News

Industries and big investors first!

Policy Op-ed

Energy democracy

European policies

Decarbonisation

19/03/2026

Energy prices are soaring, bills are too… again. The President of the European Commission summed up the stakes before the European Parliament: we must urgently […]

Media

Europe’s heating and cooling dilemma: Can district energy deliver?

Heating & Cooling

Decarbonisation

Fossil-free cities

18/03/2026

The DH synergy hub workshop shows why district heating must bridge policy ambition, local planning gaps and a trillion-euro investment challenge.

News

“Since our services are free of charge, the funding from the region and local governments is crucial.”

Interview with Didier van Severen, General Manager of Homegrade - the One-Stop Shop of Brussels-Capital Region

Energy efficiency & Buildings

03/02/2026

In European cities, residential buildings account for about 31% of total GHG emissions (according to the 2023 Covenant of Mayors assessment). The sector represents a […]

Interviews

How can smaller municipalities punch above their weight in the energy transition ?

Interview with Mayor Charalampos Liolios and his colleague Evangelia Zisopoulou, Domokos (Greece)

Energy efficiency & Buildings

Decarbonisation

Local governance

29/10/2025

In this episode we’re heading to Central Greece, to the municipality of Domokos. Domokos with its 9000 inhabitants won the Covenant of Mayors award for its very own "detox" project.

News

Zero Together: Dublin’s initiative to engage the local community in the green transition

Learn from the Irish capital and discover more inspiring cases by enrolling in "Transition Management: a process for co-creating transformative change"

28/10/2025

At the end of the day, municipalities themselves are responsible for only 5 to 15% of their city’s emissions. A truly ambitious city is one […]