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Local Alliance warns: €86 billion EU Social Climate Fund at risk of mismanagement due to inadequate governance

Local Alliance warns: €86 billion EU Social Climate Fund at risk of mismanagement due to inadequate governance

New report highlights what’s at stake when national governments sidestep local and regional counterparts

11/12/2024

A new report from the Local Alliance reveals that vulnerable households in the EU are at risk of being underserved by the €86 billion Social Climate Fund (SCF) due to inadequate consultation of local and regional governments by national governments.
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Transformation agencies to involve local economic actors in the green and energy transition

04/11/2024

To meet their ambitious climate objectives, such as becoming climate neutral, several cities are developing new tools like local agencies to bring together and transform […]
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European cities should be able to contribute to Energy and Climate laws. This peer learning programme may make it possible.

04/11/2024

After two years of experimentation in six Member States, it’s time to share the conclusions with other countries and to support them in implementing permanent multilevel dialogues to work on national Energy and Climate laws.
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Joined up financial support from EU, national and regional funds for cities and regions are a must for achieving Europe’s social, economic and environmental objectives

10/09/2024

The European networks of local and regional governments, bringing their expertise in energy, mobility, waste, governance and citizen engagement, have written a joint letter calling for an urgent rethink of Europe’s funding of cities and regions.
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Why the EU and the Member States should bet on multilevel governance: Policy Brief

Why the EU and the Member States should bet on multilevel governance: Policy Brief

To implement the Green Deal and their national plans, the EU and Member States must work with local and regional partners

10/09/2024

The NECPlatform project underscores the importance of multilevel dialogues in the coming years, urging Member States and the European Commission to strengthen and more effectively implement the Governance Regulation.
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Missed deadlines and missed goals: why have local authorities been underestimated in the NECP writing process?

Missed deadlines and missed goals: why have local authorities been underestimated in the NECP writing process?

Three days after the deadline, only four out of the twenty-seven member countries have submitted their NECP final versions.

03/07/2024

Stakeholders involvement and permanent multilevel climate and energy dialogues are key to a virtuous NECP.
Advocacy
Local Alliance to the EU: stay the course on Green Deal implementation

Local Alliance to the EU: stay the course on Green Deal implementation

Letter from the new Local Alliance, eight leading networks of European cities and regions, to EU leaders on Green Deal implementation

15/04/2024

Eight leading networks of European cities and regions come together as the new Local Alliance to send a message to the EU on Green Deal implementation.
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Let’s celebrate!

Let’s celebrate!

15 years connecting local energy and climate action across Europe

11/02/2024

15 years since the first Covenant of Mayors ceremony, the initiative prepares for a new era in which implementation of the European Green Deal at local level will take centre stage.