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 ...
Conference
7 - 8 October 2014
Rotterdam, Netherlands
European workshop: procurement of electric vehicles
Bringing together procurement professionals from across Europe, this workshop in Rotterdam aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, expertise and best practice about clean fleet procurement and the Clean Vehicles Directive (2009/33/EC). Hosted by Clean Fleets project partner the City of Rotte...
Workshop
2 - 3 October 2014, 8:45 - 16:00
Barcelona, Spain
MAYORS IN ACTION 2nd centralized training
for Covenant of Mayors Coordinators and Supporters
The Mayors in Action project invites Coordinators and Supporters of the Covenant of Mayors (C&S) to join this training session (2 October) and a study tour (3 October) to discuss and explore with their peers strategies and good practices for the implementation and monitoring of existing SEAPs.The 2n...
Workshop
25 September 2014
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Community-energy: empowering local authorities and their communities to guide local sustainable energy roll-out in Scotland
Local decision-makers, planners, local government associations / networks and energy agencies attended this free workshop addressing potential for roll-out of community energy in Scotland. The event included topics such as how local authorities can invest in community energy, how they can access fu...
Conference
24 - 26 September 2014, 12:00 - 14:00
Ghent, Belgium
EcoProcura 2014
Sustainability, innovation and cost efficiency: taking procurement forward
The EcoProcura 2014 conference will be held in Ghent (Belgium) on 24 - 26 September 2014. Targeted to procurers from all levels of government, policy-makers, business, suppliers, manufacturers, multipliers and representatives from the European Commission and European Parliament, the conference will ...
Conference
23 - 26 September 2014
Casablanca, Morocco
CIVITAS Forum 2014
CIVITAS Annual Conference
Registration is now open for the 2014 CIVITAS Forum, taking place from 23-26 September in Casablanca (Morocco). Highlights of this year's programme include site visits to share Casablanca’s progress in sustainable urban mobility, as well as a brokerage event which will build on the CIVITAS 2020 ca...
Conference
15 September 2014
Earth Hour City Challenge: will your city inspire the World?
Closing date for participation: 15 September
ICLEI invites cities and towns in Finland, France, Serbia, Spain and Sweden to participate in the internationally acclaimed Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) 2014-2015 edition.Run by WWF in collaboration with ICLEI and the Swedish Postcode Lottery, the EHCC initiative was created to celebrate cities...
