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08 Jun

Workshop

European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard, Brussels, Belgium

Green Deal 2.0: a renewed governance for the Green Deal

​​​After more than 2 years and a half since the launch of the Green Deal, having gone through the COVID crisis and being in the […]

21 Jun - 23 Jun

conference

Stuttgart, Germany

Urban Future Forum #UF23

Urban Future is a conference for experts, politicians, entrepreneurs, and leaders making cities sustainable. Hosted in a different city each year, thousands of CityChangers from […]

26 Sep - 29 Sep

conference

Strasbourg, France

The Placemaking Europe Week 2023

Creating better cities together Placemaking Week Europe is Europe’s founding and largest placemaking festival. In the spirit of collaboration and inspiration, over 400 practitioners meet […]

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How to get different levels of government to work together on climate and energy policies?

How to get different levels of government to work together on climate and energy policies?

Learning from best practices of multilevel governance worldwide

Participative governance
Climate neutrality
Local governments
Policy measures
Local governance

15/05/2023

Are you trying to get different levels of government to work together on climate and energy in your country? Find inspiration in successful examples from across the world that will help put your initiative on the right track.
Interviews
How to give birth to an energy cooperative?

How to give birth to an energy cooperative?

Participative governance
Renewables
Energy democracy
Community energy

28/04/2023

An energy cooperative never pops out of nowhere. Rather, it grows silently with motivated citizens putting their heads together and imagining how they can themselves produce renewable energy. Join me and my guest Chloé Verlinden to learn about some great ways for citizens to become energy producers, both on solar and offshore wind energy.
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Citizens and local authorities: converging views on local renewable energy projects?

Citizens and local authorities: converging views on local renewable energy projects?

Insights from the LIFE LOOP barriers and opportunities report

Participative governance
Renewables
Energy democracy
Community energy

05/04/2023

A brandnew report has been released, identifying the existing diverse capital of energy communities and presenting the current barriers and opportunities for the collaborative development of energy communities with municipal involvement. It's based on findings from a survey that targeted people involved in energy cooperatives or communities as well as local municipalities.
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Grafting cities: Cultivating our common future

Grafting cities: Cultivating our common future

Join Energy Cities Annual Conference in Modena!

Participative governance
Heating & Cooling
Renewables
Urban planning & Vision
Sustainable food systems
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Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

05/04/2023

Energy Cities will organize its annual conference in the city of Modena, in the framework of the Bio-architecture week, together with the city of Modena, the Energy […]
Advocacy
How can REPowerEU chapters make or break local transitions?

How can REPowerEU chapters make or break local transitions?

Deadlines & inspiration for the next National Recovery & Resilience Plans

Participative governance
European policies
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

03/04/2023

European Members States are currently drafting the REPower EU chapters of their National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). Soon, we will have 27 different plans […]
News
Get support to replicate Smart Cities and Communities measures

Get support to replicate Smart Cities and Communities measures

The second call for proposals for the Scalable Cities Action Grant is open

Participative governance
Tools & Capacity building
Smart cities
Local governments
Local governance

20/02/2023

The Scalable Cities Action Grant is a financial tool to support the replication of measures already successfully tested in Smart Cities and Communities projects. The […]
Publications
Systemic Changes in Governance. Equipping local governments for realising climate-neutral and smart cities

Systemic Changes in Governance. Equipping local governments for realising climate-neutral and smart cities

Far-reaching changes in governance tested by cities

Participative governance
Cooperation
Smart cities
Climate neutrality
Local governments
Local governance

13/02/2023

Making European cities climate-neutral and smart requires a huge paradigm shift and profound changes in current governance practices, to a considerable extent even systemic changes. […]
Publications
Stories of Change – Energy Cities’ Impact Report 2022

Stories of Change – Energy Cities’ Impact Report 2022

Participative governance
Energy democracy
Cooperation
European policies
Quality of life
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Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

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, […]
News
Launch of the EU Energy Communities Map

Launch of the EU Energy Communities Map

Whether you are looking for an overview of Europe's energy communities, willing to discover the energy communities around you, or part of an energy community yourself... This map is for you!

Participative governance
Renewables
Energy democracy
Citizen engagement
Economic models
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Community energy

30/01/2023

The European Commission’s Energy Community Repository has just launched its interactive map of energy communities in Europe. Based on an inventory created by the EU-funded […]
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5 new members, one shared ambition – building a sustainable and fair future

5 new members, one shared ambition – building a sustainable and fair future

Welcome on board

Participative governance
Cooperation
Lifestyle & Behaviour
Sustainable food systems
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems

04/01/2023

In the past few months, Energy Cities has welcomed five new members. Their initiatives paint a picture of their ambition, which is to build a […]

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FEEL

FEEL

Frugal cities through Energy Efficiency and Low-tech communities
FEEL

How can you do more with less? European public authorities have to meet increasing demands, but with less money. Thinking bigger, the problem is also […]

SSH CENTRE EU

SSH CENTRE EU

Social Sciences and Humanities for Climate, Energy aNd Transport Research Excellence
SSH CENTRE EU

SSH CENTRE is a Horizon Europe project representing the cross-European Centre of Research Excellence for Climate-Energy-Mobility Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH). The project will engage […]

LIFE LOOP – Local Ownership Of Power

LIFE LOOP – Local Ownership Of Power

We support cities and citizens in creating their energy community.
LIFE LOOP – Local Ownership Of Power

Developing support mechanisms for energy communities and citizen-led initiatives in sustainable energy

Energy Communities Repository

Energy Communities Repository

Energy Communities Repository

Launched by the European Commission, the Energy Communities Repository aims to support and monitor energy communities’ activities across Europe, within the framework of a just […]