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Innovative Financing Schemes In 2015, just before the COP21, City of Paris issued its very first set of green bonds worth €300 million. The system proved to be successful in raising the interest of investors. Two years later, the

At first glance, the European Climate Law proposed by the Commission maintains the top-down narrative in EU policymaking – meaning that the essential roles are reserved for the EU executive and the Member States. For example, the EU Commission

In the past 4 years, five members of the Energy Cities’ network co-developed and tested the Hotmaps toolbox for heating and cooling (H&C) planning together with leading research institutions in Europe. The final version of this software and support

The European Commission has formally proposed a target of 55% fewer GHG emissions by 2030, a substantial increase from the previous target of 40%. It hasn’t yet been finalised by the European Parliament and EU Council, but it is

The new board of Energy Cities has been elected at an online general assembly after an unprecedented number of applications from progressive cities across Europe to help shape the energy transition. Five of the 11 board members are new

2020 marked the 30th anniversary of Energy Cities. 30 years of working with local governments and many international partners to bring forward a shared energy transition in Europe! This important milestone needs to be celebrated properly, but we won’t

The EU has a number of funding sources available to cities. They have their own focus, operational guidelines and requirements. This is a brief rundown of each of those programmes to help cities access the help they need in

Every year, the European Week of Regions and Cities brings together European regions and cities to promote learnings and good practice of regional policy-making. Due to the Covid19 – related restrictions, the 2020’s edition of the European Week of