The Urban Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services project (URBES) is an EU funded project, led by the Stockholm Resilience Centre, with the involvement of numerous research institutes, ICLEI, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the cities of Stockholm (Sweden), Berlin (Germany...
Webinar
2 December 2014, 15:00 - 16:30
EU GPP Helpdesk webinar
GPP in the Health Care Sector
GPP in the Health Care Sector is the topic of the EU GPP Helpdesk’s upcoming webinar. The event will take place on December 2, between 15:00 – 16:30 CEST (Berlin time) and will consist of a series of presentations from GPP experts from around Europe. The webinar will look at how GPP policies can...
Webinar
25 November 2014
Brussels, Belgium
16th Breakfast at Sustainability's
The role of local and regional authorities in supporting community-led Renewable Energy projects formed the focus of the 16th Breakfast at Sustainability's (B@S) meeting, which took place in Brussels (Belgium) on 25 November 2014. Generously hosted by the Common Representation of the Alpeuregio (com...
Conference
25 November 2014
Milan, Italy
Solar and renewable district heating
A sustainable heat supply concept for local communities
Local authority representatives, heat suppliers and urban planners are invited to participate in an international workshop on solar and renewable district heating on 25 November 2014 in Milan (Italy).Topics including heat planning at the community level, innovative financing opportunities, and busin...
Conference
20 November 2014
Dublin, Ireland
Community-energy: empowering local authorities and their communities to guide local sustainable energy roll-out
Local decision-makers, planners, local government associations / networks and energy agencies participated in this free workshop addressing the potential for roll-out of community energy in Ireland. The event included topics such as how local authorities can contribute to local economic regeneration...
Workshop
30 October 2014
Gotha, Germany
Sustainable procurement of timber in Thuringia
Timber as a raw material or used in construction and manufacturing is environmentally friendly and renewable. This event organised by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and GIZ, in cooperation with Thüringen Forst, aims to address the information deficit in public ...
Conference
22 - 24 October 2014, 09:00 - 14:00
Freiburg and Lörrach, Germany
Local Renewables Conference 2014
Regional development through energy transition
To meet the challenges posed by the ongoing economic crisis, growing energy instability and resource scarcity, an urgent shift to sustainable economies is needed. The 6th Local Renewables Conference puts particular emphasis on the key role of the local level, the importance of renewable energy and i...
Workshop
16 October 2014
Brussels, Belgium
Mayors Adapt Signature Ceremony
EU cities who have signed up to Mayors Adapt are invited to join EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard at the first Mayors Adapt Signature Ceremony in Brussels on 16 October 2014.Mayors Adapt is a new Covenant of Mayors' initiative on adaptation to climate change. It is open to all EU ...
Conference
12 - 14 October 2014
Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea
Biodiversity Summit for Cities and Subnational Governments 2014
The 2014 “Biodiversity Summit for Cities and Subnational Governments" which will be held in support of, and in parallel with, the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) from 12-14 October, 2014. This key event will be organized by ICLEI ...
