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Green Deal 5 Years Later: Where do we stand?

Green Deal 5 Years Later: Where do we stand?

Energy Cities' and Eurocities' webinar to take stock of the initiative and discuss what it implies for cities

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Heating & Cooling
Renewables
Climate neutrality
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Fair economies

10/06/2024

In 2019, the European Commission launched its flagship initiative, the European Green Deal, to make the EU the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and transform […]
News
Dutch cities gain new powers to disconnect gas users and accelerate shift to district heating

Dutch cities gain new powers to disconnect gas users and accelerate shift to district heating

Citizen participation remains a key challenge

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Heating & Cooling
Quality of life
Decarbonisation
Citizen engagement
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Fossil-free cities

13/05/2024

The Dutch government recently passed the “Wet Gemeentelijke Instrumenten Warmtetransitie” (Municipal Heat Transition Instruments Act) as part of its national transition out of gas. To […]
News
EUSEW: Get ready for the 2024 edition!

EUSEW: Get ready for the 2024 edition!

Registration is open for the 2024 edition of the European Sustainable Energy Week.

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Solar energy
Energy poverty
Geothermal energy
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

30/04/2024

Register now to join online and in-person sessions during EUSEW 2024.
News
Better policies for healthy homes: sign up to the manifesto of local governments

Better policies for healthy homes: sign up to the manifesto of local governments

Join the pledge for municipal action combining health and energy poverty interventions

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Energy poverty
Fossil-free cities
Fair economies

12/03/2024

The WELLBASED Healthy Homes campaign wants to raise awareness amongst local leaders, councils, and communities about the impact that fuel poverty has on people’s health. […]
News
Standardised Smart EPC contract and tender documentation

Standardised Smart EPC contract and tender documentation

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Heating & Cooling
Energy retrofitting
Local energy
Smart buildings
Fossil-free cities

12/02/2024

The successful preparation and execution of Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) projects require the expertise and experience of project leaders representing a local authority. As technology […]
News
What’s EUp? A busy end of 2023 for the EU institutions

What’s EUp? A busy end of 2023 for the EU institutions

The latest EU policy updates your city should be aware of

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Renewables
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

16/01/2024

The end of 2023 was an incredibly busy period for the European institutions…and for Energy Cities policy team! Discover the most recent legislative developments of […]
Interviews
Dithering between state aids and self-driven action

Dithering between state aids and self-driven action

Interview with Ivan Simic, Managing Director of REA Sjever

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Urban planning & Vision
Local governance

18/12/2023

For this episode we traveled to Croatia: From Zagreb it takes between 1 and 2 hours by car to the much smaller towns of Koprivnica, Varazdin and Virovitica in the North-East of Croatia. This is where today’s guest, Ivan Simic lives and works. Ivan explained how communication with city leaders can be improved and why he wants citizens to get on a state aid rehab.
News
Europe’s leading climate cities need technological clarity – like no hydrogen in heating

Europe’s leading climate cities need technological clarity – like no hydrogen in heating

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Heating & Cooling
Decarbonisation
Fossil-free cities

15/12/2023

“From the Viennese perspective, achieving the energy revolution is crucial for achieving climate neutrality. But this is incredibly hard to do. It’s a very long […]
News
Exploring Isaura: Unveiling the path to a fossil-free future

Exploring Isaura: Unveiling the path to a fossil-free future

Isaura, Calvino's invisible city, provides a unique setting for cities to explore their transition from fossil fuels to renewables. In this fascinating journey, we dove into discussions and strategies that are reshaping our urban and district landscapes.

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Heating & Cooling
Decarbonisation
Fossil-free cities

07/11/2023

Isaura, a city imagined by Italo Calvino, is a place where the hidden secrets of an underground lake reveal how to disconnect cities from fossil […]
News
Coming soon: a European community of local one-stop shops for home energy renovation

Coming soon: a European community of local one-stop shops for home energy renovation

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Energy retrofitting
Energy savings
Decarbonisation
Energy poverty
Fossil-free cities

16/10/2023

Local one-stop shops for home energy renovation will soon have the opportunity to imagine and create their own European community of practice, that is, a […]

Projects All projects

EU Peers

EU Peers

Building the European community of practice for Integrated Home Renovation Services
EU Peers

Integrated Home Renovation Services (IHRS) offer holistic solutions for home renovations and are part of the enabling framework breaking barriers to renovation. The overall objective […]

ASCEND

ASCEND

ASCEND

Accelerating positive, clean energy districts (PCED) for cities’ transition towards climate neutrality and social justice across Europe The project’s overarching goals are to: make cities […]

SSH CENTRE EU

SSH CENTRE EU

Social Sciences and Humanities for Climate, Energy aNd Transport Research Excellence
SSH CENTRE EU

SSH CENTRE is a Horizon Europe project representing the cross-European Centre of Research Excellence for Climate-Energy-Mobility Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH). The project will engage […]

SHAPE-EU

SHAPE-EU

European Affordable Housing Consortium: Sustainable Housing for Social Impact
SHAPE-EU

The European Union has embarked on a challenging journey towards carbon neutrality. A promising approach is district renovation. Renovation at district scale reduces CO2 emissions […]