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“It can feel to people like everything is against them.”
On cold days, fierce winds blow through poorly insulated windows in Leeds. It travels through the over hundred high-rise buildings built in the 60s’ and owned by the City Council. 7500 households live in these buildings and thick woollen
Municipal Climate Partnerships as Green Motors for Europe
City partnerships are part of the civic backbone of European integration and cooperation. However, their systemic potential as a powerful peer learning structure to roll out climate action measures has so far been underestimated. With their hands-on mentality, city
Green Cities Forum: advancing inclusive transitions
For a whole week, Brașov hosted the Green Cities Forum, to show its commitment to a carbon-free future. The Green Cities Forum welcomed an International Conference on Environmental Public Policies, from 9 to 12 September, as well as community
Navigating between tech firms and farmers
In the very South of Ireland, there is this small but buzzing port city of Cork. The City Council and the County Council are leading an energy transition that embraces almost all sectors and players. A big boost came
What is transport poverty and how can cities address it?
What happens when fuel prices go up? When old cars are not allowed to run? What happens to those who cannot afford these changes? The most vulnerable people should not be the ones to pay the highest price for
Getting a grip on the grid: Energy communities in Germany and France
We know the immense potential of community energy for delivering a just transition. That is why we regularly share good examples and encourage municipalities and other local actors to support citizen energy or set up their own community. But
What I learned this summer… or “the State of the European Dis-Union”
Yesterday, 15 September, the President of the European Commission was returning to deliver the now traditional State of the Union. This year’s address highlighted the grandeur of Europe, as it aims to reach climate neutrality by 2050 and thus
The greatest brainstorming of our time
September is normally that time of the year where you get back to your heavy routine after having enjoyed a relaxing holiday break. In my country however, we have this past July experienced one of the worst heavy rainfalls
An urban heating network puts Lille at the heart of the ecological and energy transition
Since late 2020, the heating network of the European Metropolis of Lille (France) has been supplying domestic hot water and heat to public facilities such as town halls and swimming pools, as well as social housing. It is connected
The perfect match of data and heat planning
The role of heating in achieving a reduction target of 55% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is increasing. The recast Energy Efficiency Directive, as part of the legislative set presented by the European Commission on 14 July, foresees