Finance & Divest
In response to the challenge of tight budgets, Energy Cities provide new innovative financing methods. The network also helps local authorities align their spending and investments with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. This is reinforced by more and more cities unveiling their plans to move out of investments in oil and coal projects. Finally, Energy Cities is pressuring EU institutions for city-targeted and climate-proof EU funding.
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Municipal Climate Partnerships as Green Motors for Europe
What EU and national policymakers need to do to boost climate action on the local level
Energy Cities endorses fossil fuels non-proliferation treaty
New global initiative to phase out fossil fuels and support a just transition
European City Facility opens second call with even more resources for cities
Get financial and technical support for your local sustainable energy investment plans!
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One-stop-shop Riga
Covering 50% of the renovation cost with a municipal pilot fund
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Guide to set up your own city facility
A practical guide on why and how we imagine that the EU City Facility model can be replicated
This document is a first practical guide on why and how we imagine that the EU City Facility model can be replicated at a regional, national or local level.
EU funding opportunities
For cities engaged in local transitions
The EU has many funding sources and initiatives available to cities. They have their own focus, operational guidelines and requirements. This is a brief rundown of each of those programmes to help cities access the help they need in building a decarbonised, decentralised and democratised
future.
Retrofit one-stop-shops: Study inventory of best practices
Extensive analysis of the existing energy efficiency services operators and long-term financing schemes
This report offers an in-depth analysis of different aspects of the existing retorfit one-stop-shop pilot models and the services they offer to homeowners. These features are presented with reference to the steps of the one-stop-shop “customer journey”.
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EU City Facility
Financial support and services to cities’ sustainable energy projects
The mission of the EUCF is to build a substantial pipeline of sustainable energy investment projects across cities in the EU, by providing targeted financial, […]
ORFEE
Office of Renovations and Financings for Energy Efficiency
The project aims to set-up a shared resource platform for third-party financing companies (STF) acting as One-Stop-Shops: The Office of Renovations and Financings for Energy […]
Zero Carbon Cities
New climate change targets in line with the Paris Agreement
The URBACT Zero Carbon Cities project, is led by Manchester. Seven European cities are involved in this project : Bistrita (RO) Frankfurt am Main (DE) […]
