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Today closes the EU Commission’s Consultation on the new Energy Market Design. See the main points of Energy Cities’ response. Energy Cities welcomes the Commission’s initiative to launch a public consultation process on a new energy market design, notably

The European Parliament’s Resolution on the Urban Dimension of EU Policies adopted by the plenary on the 9 September constitutes a push for an energy transition with cities and their citizens at the core and takes up key positions

What are the crunch issues of the current and future EU Agenda for cities committed to the energy transition? Read this editorial by Claire Roumet, Executive Director of Energy Cities, to know what our network believes are the key

Starting with 6 of our member cities, this thematic working group will allow us to explore challenging issues and find best mobility solutions for European local authorities. It is being created in the framework of a «Europe for Citizen»

Registration to the Joint Covenant of Mayors & Mayors Adapt Ceremony is now open. On Thursday 15 October 2015, representatives from towns and cities leading the way on climate mitigation and adaptation will meet in Brussels to launch a

The Covenant of Mayors initiative, launched in 2008, was born intrinsically linked to the European Union’s 2020 climate and energy package. Close to 6,500 signatory municipalities are voluntarily committed to going beyond the EU objective of 20% reduction in

Paris will host the UN SUmmit. The city wants underline political courage, innovation, imagination and the participation of all stakeholders to host COP21 in the best conditions and influence the Paris agreement positively. Welcome to Paris! “COP21 is an

Energy Cities published a review of the projects undertaken in the cities of Paris, Malmö (in association with Lund and Helsingborg), Barcelona, Bristol and Brussels-Capital that received support under the ELENA-EIB facility. The aim of this study is to

More than 1,000 energy cooperatives created 51% of renewable energy capacity is owend by citizens (40%) and farmers (11%) Since 2007, about 170 municipalities have bought back the grid from private companies Munich aims for 100% green electricity by

Gathered in Lyon on the occasion of the World Summit Climate & Territories for two days (1-2 July), hundreds of non-state players debated climate mitigation issues and strongly stated their common will to take on the challenge of limiting