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Back in the 1990s Georgia made first steps towards energy efficiency through small-scale donor supported programs. Since then, a lot has changed and climate and energy action has scaled up considerably. Much of it happens at the local level,

Local banks in the city of Frederikshavn confirm that citizens have never had such large savings on their accounts as they have today. However, it is not easy to convince them to make use of the money for energy

Energy Cities’ publication «The Energy Transition Chronicles», driving you behind the scenes of successful local energy transition processes, is now available in English. The cities of Schönau (Germany), Växjö (Sweden) and Heidelberg (Germany), and the regions of Burgenland and

Our member city of Rustavi, together with other Covenant of Mayors signatories from Georgia, has been recently awarded for its local actions for energy efficiency. Mr. Nodar Javakhishvili – Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure and Mr David Jikia

The UN climate summit in Paris was a milestone in a long year of silent revolutions: 2015 is a turning point for empowering territories in the energy transition to move towards a decarbonised, decentralised and diversified system. The IEA’

The municipality of Parma (Italy) has the ambition to reduce the cost of energy and energy poverty on its territory, while improving its citizens’ quality of life. As early as beginning of 2016, the municipality will launch a set

The UN Climate conference COP21 is over. And now? What remains of the euphoria that filled the plenary at the end of two intense weeks of negotiations? We, the local and regional governments, shall we clap or shall we

As the second week kicks in, we thought the time was ripe to share some first impressions! Energy Cities’ Board members have filled their COP21 agenda with quite a number of events. Le Bourget is an immense village where

As Energy Cities held a workshop on local governance in the framework of COP21 just yesterday, the European association of local authorities in energy transition seize the occasion to release its latest publication. «Local Governance from A to Z:

New Covenant of Mayors was officially launched and endorsed on the occasion of the Joint Covenant of Mayors & Mayors Adapt Ceremony held on 15 October 2015 in Brussels. The cities shall now commit to the European Union’s 2030