Online series to support the development, implementation and financing of climate & energy plans
Cities and regions across Europe and beyond are working hard on Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs), which will bring us toward a sustainable future for all. An array of projects and initiatives exist to support local governments in this work, with particular attention to some of th...
Online series to support the development, implementation and financing of climate & energy plans
Cities and regions across Europe and beyond are working hard on Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs), which will bring us toward a sustainable future for all. An array of projects and initiatives exist to support local governments in this work, with particular attention to some of th...
Pollution affects us through the air we breathe, the water we drink, or the soil in which we grow our food. It is a major environmental cause of multiple mental and physical illnesses and premature deaths, especially among children, people with certain medical conditions, and the elderly. This parti...
Join us for the virtual Smart Cities Marketplace Forum on 9 and 10 June 2021!
This year's edition of the Forum is an official partner event of the EU Green Week. It will be linked to the EU Action Plan toward a Zero Pollution Ambition as a key action of the European Green D...
See what the neighbours are doing: communities shaping sustainability
SMARTEES final conference
Community-level projects play a vital role in sustainability transitions. Whether a community is taking on the planning of a heat network, liberating a neighborhood from transit traffic, or a collective investment in home improvement, social dynamics often determine the success or failure of an inno...
Bringing energy sufficiency from local projects to a global driver
spotlight on Grenoble
Across the world, individuals, organisations and governments are working to consume and procure more environmentally-friendly goods. But, do we need to consume all of those goods at all?
The concept of energy sufficiency (sometimes known as ‘energy sobriety’) encourages reducing or alto...
join ‘inspiration event’ on European prosumerism
On the mornings of February 2-4, the key knowledge needed to support people or communities in producing and consuming their own green energy, will be shared at a cross-European online conference. Throughout the conference days, experts and practitioners are invited to join ‘prosumerism’ ...
Encouraging social innovation in energy transitions via collaborative governance
A fishbowl discussion
People around the world are trying out new social practices, or reviving practices from the past, in the hope that those meet our needs better than existing solutions do. Those new (or revived) practices are social innovations. Social innovations in energy (SIEs) can include energy cooperatives; new...