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Public food procurement: a game changer in the food systems transition
Public food procurement plays a crucial role in the transition towards sustainable food systems, having an impact both on production and consumption patterns. Public food procurement holds a transformative power across different parts of a food system. By facilitating small-scale producers’ access to the food
“Imagine the city we want”
Op-ed by Sandra Vlašić, UNDP Wordsmith The UN-Habitat World Urban Forum, that recently took place in the Polish city of Katowice, has concluded on showing many efforts are still to be delivered to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 11
The SHARED GREEN DEAL project begins work on people-centered climate neutrality by 2050
Energy Cities is a partner in the new SHARED GREEN DEAL project that will use innovative social experiments to support the objectives of the European Green Deal, involving local communities across Europe. The project has received five million euros from
Energy security and climate: Cities stepping up to protect Europe
Summer is here and while travellers are preparing their luggage to reach their touristic destination, the holiday season is covering Europeans with a misleading sense of reassurance. Truth is, a war is raging in Ukraine, and energy supply is
Matching the guidance with science: How to re-design national energy & climate plans
In today’s world, top-down National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) which are not grounded in local realities and potential will fail. Techno-centred, one-size-fits-all solutions will neither deliver on the objectives of the just transition, nor will it succeed in
Trailblazers putting energy back in local hands
Last month we launched our community energy hub with a very inspiring webinar. What an honour to have had political leaders from Eeklo and Krizevci, two cities that were amongst the first ones to launch community energy, with us!
The energy crisis, changing narratives and the myth of financial decentralization
The energy crisis hits hard Bulgarian municipalities. The country has no effective government in place; which aggravates the energy crisis at the local level, as municipalities – hit by high inflation, worsening energy poverty etc. – are unable to
Why did we, as local elected representatives, sign the #LocalStaff4Climate manifesto?
Cities do not lack climate ambition, but they lack human resources. This is the message of Philippe Guelpa-Bonaro Vice-President of the Metropolis of Lyon (France), in charge of Climate, Energy and Advertising Reduction: “Without human resources and qualified people
The deadline for the 1st Call for proposals of the Scalable Cities Action Grant has been extended
The EU’s Scalable Cities initiative has opened its first call for applications to get an Action Grant. Apply here. What is this Action Grant? The Scalable Cities Action Grant is structured as a service contract. This grant is a
Making cities climate-proof starts with investing in people
The energy transition has a cost, which will lead to a general transformation of the economy. For the sole decarbonisation of the built environment, an average of 214,000 additional full-time equivalents will be needed across all EU cities by