Archivo de categorías para "ENERGY CITIES"

A series of webinars for cities to create their own paths to climate neutrality

This summer, we are showing you how Energy Cities’ Hubs practically equip you with tools and methodologies, policy insights, networking and funding opportunities for building your own path towards fairer, climate-neutral cities. What emergency energy saving measures should my city

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Why should you join the “Resource-wise & socially just local economies” HUB?   

We cannot continue to aim, at once, for growth and reduce CO2 emissions and resource consumption. We need to rethink what we mean by “prosperity” and “growth”. As a matter of fact, as abundance and unconstrained expansion are no

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Journey to the land of the donut

Thanks to English economist Kate Raworth, this American pastry has become a symbol of an economy that promotes prosperity within planetary boundaries. The city of Amsterdam was the first to seize the concept, back in 2020, in order to

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Frugal and (self) sufficient cities, by will or by force!

In the past decades, new energy sources in the European energy mix did not substitute but have been added to existing energy sources. The European Environment Agency highlights that we cannot continue to aim for growth and at the

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Within the limits of scarcity:

Circularity is a way to save resources and it can be applied to so many different fields. That is why Energy Cities’ recent conference did put the spotlight on circular practices at local level. Three urban places stuck out

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Mayors emphasising social cohesion as a sine qua non of the ecological and economic transition

There won’t be an ecological transition without social cohesion. This was the most striking message shared by mayors at Energy Cities’ annual forum in Brussels last April. Let’s face it: not all households are equal when it comes to

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Food systems transition: is it really possible?

Energy Cities’ 2022 Forum in Brussels gathered experts, civil society organizations, international networks, and local governments around the same table, providing food for thought and inspirational insights. Let’s look at the main takeaways of the Transition Leaders’ Programme session

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The Cities’ Energy Saving Sprint

#EUCitiesSaveEnergy #StandWithUkraine What is the Cities Energy Saving Sprint? Today, 19th May, the European Commission, the Covenant of Mayors – Europe and the European Committee of the Regions are launching The Cities Energy Saving Sprint, a joint initiative that

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Determined

I recently discovered the manfra “Radiant“. It offers a description of a world… so similar to ours! To fight “the bad guys” (called “the inquisition”), you must go to the forest (called “fantasia”). The power of imagination and of

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“Cities needs two things for their buildings: money and legislation!”

Energy Cities’ Hub “Fossil-free districts and buildings” aims to make cities’ building stock and districts more carbon efficient and sufficient. Let’s take a look back at the insightful discussions that took place at Energy Cities’ 2022 Forum in Brussels

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