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21 Jun

Workshop

Brussels, Belgium

EUSEW 2023 – The untapped potential of sufficiency to meet EU climate goals

Sufficiency is the missing pillar of the Energy Union for a just and ambitious transition toward climate neutrality. Therefore, in the context of the energy […]

22 Jun

EUSEW 2023 – Climate Neutrality needs concerted action: why is multi-level governance the solution?

This session will focus on the imperative to embed local authorities and stakeholders in the update of these strategic plans and will share the different multi-level dialogue practices implemented in some of the EU Member States.

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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.
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The revision of National Energy and Climate Plans: an opportunity to bring local and regional governments to the national stage  

The revision of National Energy and Climate Plans: an opportunity to bring local and regional governments to the national stage  

Changing the governance of energy and climate policies in six EU countries, one dialogue at a time

European policies
Climate neutrality
Local governments
Policy measures
Local governance

05/05/2023

Six countries are seizing the opportunity of the revision of National Energy and Climate Plans to redefine how energy and climate policies are governed in their countries. See what they are doing to bring local governments to the national stage.
News
RePowerEU: The time has come to deploy the transition in territories.

RePowerEU: The time has come to deploy the transition in territories.

Cities have a multitude of specific needs in order to deploy the transition within the territories.

Climate neutrality
Society
Local governments
Policy measures
Local energy
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Fair economies

16/03/2023

Growing anger, depleted public services, deteriorating social benefits, increasingly limited purchasing power, battles over water and water sharing, and a persistent sense of not being […]
Advocacy
Beyond mere implementation: Policy design principles for local energy and climate agencies

Beyond mere implementation: Policy design principles for local energy and climate agencies

Policy brief to design local energy and climate agencies

Policy measures
Local energy
Local governance
Fossil-free cities

14/03/2023

In the spirit of the French definition, local energy and climate agencies should be agencies of “partnership and territorial engineering”. Using the territory as a […]
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
Ukrainian cities’ call to the Energy Cities network: You can support access to energy

Ukrainian cities’ call to the Energy Cities network: You can support access to energy

Today a call from Ukrainian cities in the Energy Cities network.

Cooperation
Energy savings
Society
Crisis management
Local governments
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Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

15/12/2022

The issue of access to energy is crucial this winter, all over Europe. Power cuts, difficulty or even impossibility to heat our homes… The energy […]
Advocacy
Paving a smooth path for ambitious transitions in cities

Paving a smooth path for ambitious transitions in cities

Policy recommendations for the EU and National Governments to facilitate transitions at the local level

Participative governance
Climate neutrality
Local governments
Policy measures
Local governance

23/11/2022

The following policy recommendations target EU and National decision-makers, to urge a revision of legislative frameworks that reflect supporting roles for cities in transition.
News
“It is important that scientists and creative people sit together.”

“It is important that scientists and creative people sit together.”

Science talk with Andrea Bigano from the Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change

Participative governance
Energy efficiency & Buildings
Finance & Divest
Energy democracy
Policy measures
Local governance
Fair economies

16/11/2021

How much space is really given to science in policy-making nowadays? And what formats work best for scientific communication to create interest and engagement?

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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.