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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

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 […]

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Travel to Thekla, where ongoing transformation defies destruction

As part of Energy Cities’ inspirational day in Modena, we invite our city leaders on a journey to the fictional city of Thekla to discuss the challenges and opportunities of our city’s tomorrow

Participative governance

Cooperation

Urban planning & Vision

09/10/2023

On October 18th, city leaders will have the chance to convene in the magical city of Thekla, a city undergoing constant construction, as it follows an ever-evolving blueprint designed by the stars in the night sky.

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Travel to Andria, where sky and city meet and evolve as one

As part of Energy Cities’ inspirational day in Modena, we invite you to journey to the fictional city of Andria to explore the potential of community-led renewable energy.

15/09/2023

Join us in Modena on October 18th to delve into the fantastical city of Andria, where the city aligns with the stars and constellations, and local innovation has a universal impact.

News

Breaking from reality to radically reimagine our cities

Cities of spiderwebs, strings and stars: using fiction to fundamentally rethink our urban environments at Energy Cities’ Inspirational Day in Modena.

Urban planning & Vision

Lifestyle & Behaviour

07/09/2023

Radical transformation of our cities is needed. For that, it’s essential that we stretch our imagination and sometimes start from a completely new perspective. That’s why, for this year’s inspirational day at our annual Forum, we are inviting you on a journey from the very real city of Modena to the very unreal “invisible cities” from Italo Calvino’s novel.

News

Fostering urban regeneration for a more people-centered society

Join our sessions in Modena for insights on how to bring abandoned urban areas back to life and give public space back to citizens

Finance & Divest

Cooperation

Urban planning & Vision

Resilience

Quality of life

Fair economies

14/08/2023

Join our sessions in Modena for insights on how to bring abandoned urban areas back to life and give public space back to citizens

News

Let’s shape urban food policies for a future-proof society!

Join our sessions in Modena for insights on how to make the food system more sustainable and resilient

Cooperation

Lifestyle & Behaviour

Sustainable food systems

Resilience

Quality of life

Food systems

09/08/2023

Join our sessions in Modena for insights on how to make the food system more sustainable and resilient

Webinar recordings

REPLAY – Degrowth and the ecological limits of cities

Episode 6 of the series on sufficiency

22/03/2023

The degrowth movement criticized the phenomenon of metropolisation and attractiveness. Cities have been the terrain where this culture of growth has been materialized. How to […]

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Out soon: call for local social experiments

Stay tuned!

Sustainable food systems

02/11/2022

The SHARED GREEN DEAL project stimulates shared actions on Green Deal initiatives across Europe, by providing Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) tools to support the […]

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How do we make sufficiency desirable?

Changing cultures and organizations

Lifestyle & Behaviour

Quality of life

Energy self-sufficiency

Social economy

Fair economies

05/10/2022

On Tuesday, we welcomed Mathieu Saujot, a researcher at IDDRI, where he coordinates the Lifestyles in Transition initiative. This webinar addressed Mathieu’s paper on the 10 misconceptions […]

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