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Brand new guidebook on how to set up an energy community
Are you thinking about setting up an energy community, but you’re not sure where to start? Do you already have a group and are wondering how to move through the next steps? Or do you maybe already know what
Huge success of the first EUCF call raises expectations for support to local sustainable energy
Local authorities from all over the EU and the UK took part in the 1st ever EUCF call for applications, that closed on 2 October. The highest number of applications came from Southern Europe (48%), followed by Central and
Drinking from a firehose
Look out your window and make a mental note of what you see: a road, footpath, parked cars, maybe a park, trees, a rubbish bin, buildings, insects, emissions, roofs, trucks, busses, birds – and then there are the things
Urban transition-makers in Brest
The metropolitan government of Brest is getting ready to organise a first major event dedicated to the involvement of local players and citizens in the transition at the end of November. How? Read more and find out! This article
Renovation Wave will have a big impact on cities
The Renovation Wave proposal from the European Commission landed on Oct. 14th and cities, for better or worse, will be most impacted. There are some bold changes in the proposal but there are also two big open questions that
Grenoble awarded EU Green Capital 2022
Energy Cities’ member Grenoble won the prestigious EU Green Capital award last week! Grenoble impressed the European jury of experts with its pioneering approach to climate management: they are committed to bring forward systemic change and develop innovative participative
Do the final National Energy and Climate Plans finally acknowledge cities’ key role?
As of August 2020, all EU Member States had finalized their national energy and climate plans (NECPs) under the Governance Regulation, in which they lay out how they plan to contribute to the EU’s energy and climate goals in
Active democracy
I remember a speech by Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, addressing participants from all over the world at the first Fearless Cities summit in 2017. It was not so much the strong ideas she presented as the form of
Weaving the energy question into the social fabric
Alejandro Ramon Alvarez The City of Valencia is one of the new members in Energy Cities Board of Directors. Alejandro Ramon Àlvarez, Councillor in charge of the climate emergency and the energy transition for the city, talked to us
Make your EU funding applications more successful
The European Union provides plenty of opportunities for motivated teams to fund their projects in the field of research and innovation, sustainability, energy, regional development, cooperation and more. Thanks to these projects, cities have the chance to pilot innovative