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From Positive Energy Districts to Climate Neutral Cities. How to scale up our technologies and solutions
Scalable Cities, an EU initiative part of the Smart Cities Marketplace, organises site visits to promote the exchange of best practices, policies and solutions between […]
Euroheat & Power Congress – Torino 2023
DISTRICT ENERGY: THE LOCAL SOLUTION TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES The 2023 edition of the International Euroheat & Power Congress will be held in Turin on 22-24 […]
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 […]
WASTED SQUARE METERS IN CITIES: Improving the use of buildings in time & space
In a context of scarce urban land and the fight against climate change and the artificialization of land, many urban spaces remain paradoxically underused. In […]
Fossil-free cities14/03/2023
New local compasses for territorial policies
"What matters with new territorial indicators is that they shape and guide public policies".
Fair economies08/03/2023
REPLAY – New local compasses for territorial policies
Episode 5 of the series on sufficiency
28/02/2023
“We cannot let our cultural heritage go to ruins and we have to address this issue.”
Interview with Gordana Lalic, municipal company Porec
Community energy17/02/2023
Peer-to-peer learning: Apply to take part in a study visit in Valencia
On 29-30 March, Valencia (Spain) will host a two-day event for cities to learn about their smart cities activities
Local governance16/02/2023
Attractiveness, the new enemy?
Thoughts by Tristan RIOM, Vice-President of Nantes Métropole, about the ecological limits of our cities
03/02/2023
Decarbonising buildings: what if nature was cities’ best chief construction?
Municipalities are exploring possibilities to implement a low-tech approach towards more space for nature. Could cities start looking like nature?
09/01/2023
From vacant places to meanwhile spaces
Transitional urbanism in the cities of today and tomorrow
08/12/2022
What if… Stories from the future
How to live intentionally and mindfully in 2050?
09/11/2022
Cities’ strategies to bring urban spaces (back) to life
The city under our feet is full of space and time
08/11/2022
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Accelerating positive, clean energy districts (PCED) for cities’ transition towards climate neutrality and social justice across Europe The project’s overarching goals are to: make cities […]
Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy
The world's largest movement for local climate and energy action.
After the adoption, in 2008, of the 2020 EU Climate and Energy Package, the European Commission launched the Covenant of Mayors to endorse and support the efforts deployed by local authorities in the implementation of sustainable energy policies.
SHAPE-EU
European Affordable Housing Consortium: Sustainable Housing for Social Impact
The European Union has embarked on a challenging journey towards carbon neutrality. A promising approach is district renovation. Renovation at district scale reduces CO2 emissions […]
NetZeroCities
A journey towards climate-neutral cities in Europe
NetZeroCities (NZC) is part of the Horizon 2020 Reseach and Innovation Programme in support of European Union’s Green Deal. It will support Europe in its […]
