Local governments

The battle for the European budget is in full swing

How cities are decarbonising their heating systems for healthier communities

Cities and towns share their heat decarbonisation journeys through the Cities Heat Detox Campaign.

Funding climate action in cities

Grenoble shows us how to meaningfully involve citizens in the transition

Grenoble’s Citizen Convention for the Climate as an inspiring case of local climate assemblies

Citizens’ engagement for effective food strategies 

A TANDEM webinar explored the different approaches France and Germany are implementing to promote a more sustainable and healthier alimentation

Ads-free streets: let’s give public space back to citizens

Vice-President Philippe Guelpa-Bonaro shares with us Lyon Métropole’s experience in reducing advertising

Citizens’ Assemblies: no one said it was easy, but it’s worth it

Insights from Local and EU-Level Citizens’ Assemblies Shared at Our Forum in Valencia

We are energy addicts who need rehab

During “Resource-wise cities: Rethinking our need”, Heidelberg, Lyon, Riga, and Vitoria-Gasteiz explored the necessity to consume less and shared inspiring sufficiency best practices

The Cities Heat Detox: a new campaign shedding light on heat decarbonisation in cities

The Covenant of Mayors launches a new campaign focused on detoxifying cities’ heating and cooling systems.

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

Citizen participation remains a key challenge