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EU Peers Summit 2025: How cities and regions are benefitting from One-Stop Shops!

Do you want to give access to ambitious, high quality, safe and simple energy renovation to all your citizens? Do you want to boost your […]

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How European cities are leading the clean heat transition

How European cities are leading the clean heat transition

Get inspired by innovative approaches to decarbonise heating and cooling

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Heating & Cooling
Renewables
European policies
Decarbonisation
Fossil-free cities

10/09/2025

Heating and cooling represent nearly 50% of the EU’s total energy consumption, much of which still relies on fossil fuels. To reduce this dependence, the […]
News
From policy to real change: the local implementation of the European Green Deal 

From policy to real change: the local implementation of the European Green Deal 

What local experiments reveal about the Green Deal, anchoring change in communities

Urban planning & Vision
Lifestyle & Behaviour
European policies
Emissions reduction
Quality of life
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Fair economies

27/08/2025

The European Green Deal is the European Union’s strategy to make the continent climate-neutral by 2050, transforming the way we live, work, and consume. While […]
Advocacy
Tackling the housing crisis for fairer, more liveable and resilient cities

Tackling the housing crisis for fairer, more liveable and resilient cities

5 recommendations by Energy Cities for a successful EU Affordable Housing plan

Urban planning & Vision
European policies
Quality of life
Decarbonisation
Society
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Fair economies

01/08/2025

Every day, local leaders witness the impact that the housing crisis has on their communities, from an increase in homelessness to the struggle – even […]
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Supporting democracy … without democracy!

Supporting democracy … without democracy!

Policy Op-ed

European policies
Local governments
Multilevel Governance

24/07/2025

That’s how I would sum up the European budget proposal presented on 16 July. The presentation of the budget structure came as a flood of […]
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What’s EUp: The latest news on heating and cooling

What’s EUp: The latest news on heating and cooling

Why local ambition needs clearer frameworks and stronger support from the EU

Heating & Cooling
European policies
Decarbonisation
Local governments
Multilevel Governance
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Fossil-free cities

15/07/2025

Local authorities are key players of the heating and cooling (H&C) transition. To better understand their needs, Energy Cities recently surveyed its members on their […]
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Bridging local and European agendas for the future of food

Bridging local and European agendas for the future of food

Energy Cities joined Slow Food’s Terra Madre Europe event to exchange on the role played by cities

Urban planning & Vision
Lifestyle & Behaviour
Sustainable food systems
European policies
Food systems

08/07/2025

As the European Commission prepares its vision for agriculture beyond 2027, we are at a pivotal moment to rethink the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The […]
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Who should lead the way now?

Who should lead the way now?

Policy Op-ed

European policies
Multilevel Governance
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

19/06/2025

The transition is underway across our regions. Yet, it feels somewhat like a motor in reverse. For decades, European policies have raised ambition, set precise […]
Media
Without cities and regions, the next EU budget is meaningless

Without cities and regions, the next EU budget is meaningless

European policies
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

20/05/2025

Joint Op Ed from Local Alliance Mayors: "The EU’s greatest challenges are also our local mandates".
News
Housing rights: Metropolis of Lille’s challenges and solutions

Housing rights: Metropolis of Lille’s challenges and solutions

The European Metropolis of Lille is calling for strong action to develop affordable housing without compromising the environmental commitments

Urban planning & Vision
European policies
Local governments
Sufficiency
Land use
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Fair economies

04/04/2025

 The European Metropolis of Lille needs to address a high demand for housing, 6,200 dwellings per year, in a very large area (672km2) that includes […]
News
European Energy for European Homes and Industry

European Energy for European Homes and Industry

The EU, member states and cities are stumbling towards agreement – even if they haven’t yet realised it.

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Heating & Cooling
European policies
Decarbonisation
Local governments
Fossil-free cities

25/03/2025

Geopolitics are forcing different levels of government (European, national and local) to see gas imports as Europe’s Achilles heel. The solution is European energy for […]