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Housing Rights: A goal still out of reach

Housing Rights: A goal still out of reach

Budapest, Verona, Lille and Nantes Metropolises share issues and solutions for public housing and ask to be supported by the new EU Housing Commissioner

Urban planning & Vision
Lifestyle & Behaviour
European policies
Policy measures
Sufficiency
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Fair economies

17/12/2024

From Spain to the Netherlands; from Italy to Ireland and Portugal, people are taking to the streets to make their anger heard: housing prices are […]
News
Empowering cross-sectoral collaboration for more sustainable cities

Empowering cross-sectoral collaboration for more sustainable cities

A new training will build bridges between the Social Sciences & Humanities, and sustainability policy

Cooperation
Climate neutrality
Local governments
Policy measures
Education
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Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

15/11/2024

How can cities develop socially innovative solutions to advance their climate transition? A free course for researchers and policy professionals has just been released.  The […]
Advocacy
Reduce Resource Use For A Fairer, Cleaner, And More Resilient Europe

Reduce Resource Use For A Fairer, Cleaner, And More Resilient Europe

Together with other 13 associations, we sent a briefing to the new MEPs urging them to take action

Lifestyle & Behaviour
European policies
Resilience
Quality of life
Decarbonisation
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Fair economies

07/10/2024

“Emphasises that addressing resource scarcity requires reducing the extraction and use of resources and an absolute decoupling of growth from the use of natural resources.” […]
News
Ads-free streets: let’s give public space back to citizens

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

Urban planning & Vision
Quality of life
Decarbonisation
Climate neutrality
Local governments
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Fair economies

27/08/2024

If we have regulations for tobacco and alcohol ads, why don’t we have one to limit the promotion of fossil fuel products and services? Why […]
News
Are EU countries following the “no-net-land take in 2050” recommendation?

Are EU countries following the “no-net-land take in 2050” recommendation?

Despite non-binding targets, some countries and regions are taking action to limit urban sprawling

European policies
Quality of life
Agriculture
Green spaces
Policy measures
Fair economies

02/05/2024

In 2011, the European Commission announced the objective of ‘no-net-land take in 2050’ as a recommendation to preserve soil, protect biodiversity, and enhance everyone’s quality […]
News
Global policy report: What future for the global food system?

Global policy report: What future for the global food system?

The report suggests which actions to implement to create economic benefits for all and improve everybody’s quality of life

Sustainable food systems
Policy measures
Food systems

10/02/2024

In what is perhaps the most ambitious study on food systems to this day, the Food System Economic Commission (FSEC) brought together an interdisciplinary cohort of leading scientists […]
News
EUCityCalc: the new webtool to empower local authorities

EUCityCalc: the new webtool to empower local authorities

Supporting cities in making informative policy choices to achieve climate neutrality

Urban planning & Vision
Climate neutrality
Local governments
Policy measures
Local governance

09/02/2024

In their efforts to contribute to a more sustainable future, cities often face the hurdle of having insufficient information to appropriately assess their respective pathways […]
News
Unveiling Euphemia, where stories are traded to feed the future

Unveiling Euphemia, where stories are traded to feed the future

During the Energy Cities Forum in Modena, we embarked on a journey to discover how food policies can shape sustainable urban transformations

Lifestyle & Behaviour
Sustainable food systems
Quality of life
Agriculture
Citizen engagement
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Food systems

14/11/2023

Calvino’s invisible city of Euphemia is a unique marketplace. In addition to goods and services, people trade also stories. You do not come to Euphemia […]
News
Welcome Cascais to Energy Cities’ network!

Welcome Cascais to Energy Cities’ network!

We look forward to working with Ambiente Cascais on carbon neutrality and innovation projects

Mobility
Renewables
Urban planning & Vision
Lifestyle & Behaviour
Emissions reduction
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Fair economies

08/11/2023

Energy Cities is glad to welcome a new member: Ambiente Cascais! Cascais is a charming coastal town located on the western coast of Portugal, near […]
News
One composting opportunity per citizen…

One composting opportunity per citizen…

And other tangible targets for more sustainable food systems in your city

Participative governance
Sustainable food systems
Agriculture
Citizen engagement
Local governments
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Local governance
Food systems

26/09/2023

Get inspired by some tangible targets for your city related to food and agriculture, inspired by citizens' assemblies, local pacts, and other projects across Europe.

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REDI4HEAT

REDI4HEAT

Supporting the implementation of key EU legislations on heating and cooling
REDI4HEAT

Heating and cooling represent almost 50% of the EU energy demand and 80% of the energy consumption in households. Yet, it accounts for 40% of […]

NECPlatform

NECPlatform

Strengthening multilevel governance in national energy and climate policies
NECPlatform

The NECPlatform project, funded by the first LIFE-Clean Energy Transition call of 2021, aims at supporting six EU Member States (Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Italy, Portugal, and Romania) transition to climate neutrality by setting-up and managing permanent multilevel Climate and Energy Dialogue (CED) Platforms in line with Article 11 of the Energy Union Governance Regulation.