An increasing number of municipalities have become facilitators more than regulators. They value their local stakeholders by giving them a permanent seat and by supporting emerging initiatives on the ground. What is needed to turn citizens and businesses into an institutional partner who co-decides a city's energy and climate policy? We defend governance that places local stakeholders at the heart of political decisions.
Join us for the TOMORROW Energy Transition Roadmapping Masterclass, an intensive peer-learning programme for elected officials, civil servants and civil society actors working on energy transition governance processes in (their) cities.
Zero Carbon Cities: Targeting Climate Change is an URBACT funded action planning network helping seven cities with the transition to Zero Carbon, led by Manchester […]
Take-aways from Energy Cities' Forum sessions on Future-proof governance
05/05/2022
Interview with Anne-Claire Urvoas (City of Brest) and Alejandro Gomez Gil (Valencia Clima i Energia)
26/04/2022
Setting up long-term local partnerships and trying out new participatory processes to transform local ecosystems
11/04/2022
Interview with Katie Harrington (Codema) and Jordi Peris Blanes (Valencia City Council)
31/03/2022
The importance of connecting local actors and creating the right entrepreneurial framework
08/02/2022
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 […]
This ambitious project will empower three city administrations to enable and inspire 500 new solar roof installations by 2024. The three participating cities are Poreč […]
Meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement and ensuring that Europe becomes the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, requires European cities to be in the […]
This project will help furthering the knowledge around the entrepreneurial opportunities and social benefits of a local energy market