Energy democracy
These are exciting times for local energy ownership. Breaking with precedent, cities, citizens and local entrepreneurs prove (often jointly) that they can be socially responsible energy producers and distributors. That is why Energy Cities defend and spread remunicipalisation strategies and help energy communities emerge Europe-wide.
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“Behind the words” episode 1: The Climate Pact
Policy op-ed by Claire Roumet
Plymouth: citizen-led approaches to municipal retrofit
A lasting relationship built between City Council and residents
Addressing our inconsistencies in order to meet the challenge
Policy op-ed by Claire Roumet
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Munich’s multi-stakeholder alliance
Engaging citizens for energy-efficiency
Citizens’ Solar Power Plant
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Democratic transition factory
Involving citizens in Europe's energy transition
In this study, we identified cities with pioneering participatory initiatives. The objective is to highlight innovative practices to understand the evolution of the role of cities and the modifications of the dynamics between players. Similarly, we seek to understand what implications these new practices have for energy transition policies and what lessons can be learned from them.
Blockchain and energy transition
What challenges for cities?
The opportunities and potential issues of blockchain technology for local authorities will be addressed. We will also look ahead to determine whether and when mass use of this technology at the local level could be viable.
Local energy ownership in Europe
An exploratory study of public initiatives in France, Germany and the United Kingdom
The debate on local energy governance involves a multitude of concepts whose content is not always very clear. Notions such as “re-municipalisation”, “devolution”, “ownership” or energy “democratisation” have become strong symbols, rallying cries for a more political and local vision of the energy transition.
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mPOWER
Municipal action, public engagement: routes to local energy ownership
When it comes to managing the energy transition the need for municipally-owned energy has never been clearer. In recent years we have seen some successes of local energy ownership. However, the sharing of these experiences has been limited, and they have tended to remain local and specific.
