30 Mar

Cities on the Frontline of the Energy Crisis: the Covenant of Mayors Europe 2023 Conference

The Covenant of Mayors EU Conference of 2023 will be an opportunity to reflect on local and regional governments' response to the energy crisis.

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REPLAY – Degrowth and the ecological limits of cities

REPLAY – Degrowth and the ecological limits of cities

Episode 6 of the series on sufficiency

22/03/2023

The degrowth movement criticized the phenomenon of metropolisation and attractiveness. Cities have been the terrain where this culture of growth has been materialized. How to […]
News
EU governments can hit the gas to empower municipalities in driving gas phase out…or miss the opportunity

14/03/2023

The EU member states have a choice: increase the risks of stranded gas assets, the cost of gas distribution and the expense of the energy […]
News
Getting to Climate Neutrality

Getting to Climate Neutrality

53 Pilot Cities Offer a Path Toward Transformation

01/03/2023

Fifty-three cities from across twenty-one European Union and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries have been invited to embark upon unprecedented climate action, through the NetZeroCities Pilot […]
News
Cities’ response to the energy crisis paving the way for Europe’s energy transition

Cities’ response to the energy crisis paving the way for Europe’s energy transition

How can the EU further support cities in their efforts to tackle the energy crisis while implementing the transition?

03/02/2023

This year’s Covenant of Mayors Conference on March 30, 2023, will focus on the local response to the energy crisis and how it is paving the way for Europe’s energy transition.
Publications
Stories of Change – Energy Cities’ Impact Report 2022

02/02/2023

“Staying on course for our mission amidst somuch turmoil requires a great deal of agility and humility, as we need to constantly recalibrate the tools, […]
Advocacy
More human resources in municipalities – where do we stand?

06/01/2023

With the #LocalStaff4Climate campaign, we aimed at raising awareness of the need for human resources and skills in municipalities to drive the energy and ecological […]
Advocacy
What’sEUp: Where are the structural measures to tackle the energy crisis?

14/12/2022

There are many legislative projects underway at the European level concerning the climate and energy transitions and almost all are struggling to be completed.
Advocacy
EU Mayors call for coordinated EU withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty

EU Mayors call for coordinated EU withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty

Mayors from 5 EU countries say ECT is obstacle to achieving ambitious targets

14/11/2022

Mayors from Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary and the Netherlands have sent a letter to EU leaders calling for a full and coordinated withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty.
News
A handful of (not so?) “crazy ideas” on how to make local one-stop-shops for home energy renovation thrive

13/10/2022

The impetus given to local one-stop-shops by local authorities and EU funding programmes  in their start-up phase is essential. But continuous support from all levels […]
Advocacy
What’s EUp? European energy policies facing the “perfect storm”

14/09/2022

All the forecast conditions have come together: record high energy prices, uncertain gas supplies due to the Russian war on Ukraine, dramatic drought limiting the […]