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Interviews

“Chimneys will be for nostalgics and for Santa Claus”

Detox City Mechelen and their people-centered heat transition

Heating & Cooling

Urban planning & Vision

Local governance

Fossil-free cities

13/05/2025

Mechelen has already started its heat journey a while ago. The goal? To switch to a renewable heat supply for all its buildings by 2050. But what political strategies, resources and players does it take to make such a municipal heat shift happen?

Media

Clean heating is the answer to Europe’s gas dependency weak point

Energy efficiency & Buildings

Heating & Cooling

Fossil-free cities

23/04/2025

Rolling out strategic net-zero technologies like heat pumps and geothermal energy will help Europe cut its over-reliance on gas imports from overseas, argue Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, a member of the European Parliament, and Mohamed Ridouani, Mayor of Leuven.

News

Towards 100% renewable cities: collaboration in action in Besançon

Discover how cities are turning ambition into action through clean heat strategies and community energy: insights from Energy Cities’ Annual Forum.

Energy efficiency & Buildings

15/04/2025

As the European Union sets its sights on becoming climate neutral by 2050, cities playing a central role in reimagining and implementing local energy systems […]

News

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

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 […]

News

What’s EUp in Heating and Cooling? Share your needs!

Let’s make sure you stay informed about the future of EU heating and cooling policies.

Heating & Cooling

European policies

Fossil-free cities

24/03/2025

2025 has been rich in EU policy initiatives. Within its first 100 days, the European Commission released the Competitiveness Compass, outlining the upcoming policy work. […]

News

Collaborating for 100% renewable cities

Discover innovative partnerships to develop renewable energy in cities and towns at our Annual Forum in Besançon.

Participative governance

Energy efficiency & Buildings

21/02/2025

In recent years, cities have taken significant steps to become more resilient, particularly in the way they are transforming their energy use. This transition to […]

Media

Vienna Embraces Heat Pumps to Ditch Russian Gas

Heating & Cooling

Fossil-free cities

“It’s a moonshot”, said Jürgen Czernohorszky, Climate City Councillor and Energy Cities’ board member “But our job is to come up with bold missions to […]

News

A 2025 focused on resilience

How we aim to shape EU policy landscape in 2025 for resilient local communities

29/01/2025

Cities, towns and villages are faced with increasing crises every day. Floods, forest fires, heat waves and droughts are multiplying, adding on to ongoing (and […]

News

Get ready for a successful heat detox in 2025

Among New Year's resolutions, there’s no better time than now to commit to healthy heating.

Heating & Cooling

Renewables

Tools & Capacity building

Decarbonisation

Climate neutrality

Fossil-free cities

20/01/2025

Across Europe, cities and towns are working to decouple their heating systems from fossil fuels to improve air quality, increase independence and reach climate goals. […]

News