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Webinar
16 September 2020, 14:00 - 15:00

European Green Capital Network Webinar: Human Scale

How can your city get to a human scale?

During 2018-2020, the European Green Capital Network is developing five toolkits to share the experience of European Green Capital Award winners and finalists with other cities and provide recommendations and strategies around key thematic visions for sustainable urban development. Following the la...
Webinar
15 September 2020, 11:30 - 13:00

Fighting for Local Power: how a UK Bill seeks to support local energy producers

SONNET online seminar series

Register today for the third SONNET online seminar! The event will dive into campaigning on local renewable energy, exploring the example of the (currently being debated) "Local Electricity Bill" in the UK, which aims at enabling local energy producers to directly sell their energy and thus create a...
Webinar
21 July 2020, 15:00 - 16:30

Feminist perspective for sustainable just cities

UrbanA Community Conversation

Join an upcoming, online "community conversation" to explore feminist perspectives for sustainable just cities. Sara Ortiz Escalante will open the Community Conversation, speaking about the relevance of gender perspectives to create sustainable and just cities. Sara works at Col·lectiu ...
Webinar
8 June 2020, 11:30 - 12:30

Social Innovation and the Energiewende: lessons and outlooks from Germany

SONNET webinar series

The SONNET project invites you to to explore the role of social innovation in the energy transition through the example of the German Energiewende. Meaningful energy transition requires extensive technical effort, as well as social and institutional change. Where does Germany currently stand with i...
Webinar
3 June 2020, 11:00 - 12:00

Thinking ahead in local policies for successful energy and mobility transitions

SMARTEES project webinar 2

Follow coronavirus-related postponements, the SMARTEES project is back with a new date and interactive panel for their second webinar. This webinar will cover key patterns among successful policies in energy and mobility transitions, illustrated by the example set by the City of Groningen (the Nethe...
Webinar
2 April 2020, 13:30 - 15:00

Sitopia: rethinking our lives through food

Webinar with keynote speaker Carolyn Steel

Although the 8th Informed Cities Forum, scheduled to take place on 2-3 April 2020 in Lucca (Italy) was cancelled, fruitful discussions are still possible, even when we cannot meet in person. We are happy to invite all interest persons to join us for an Informed Cities webinar with Carolyn Steel, wh...
Webinar
31 March 2020, 11:00 - 12:00

(Almost) Everything you need to know about the 'What, Who and How'

Explored: Social Innovation in Energy Transitions

The SONNET project kicks-off its first webinar by exploring (Almost) Everything you need to know about the “What, Who and How”. This webinar will open a discussion on Social Innovation in Energy (SIE) in Europe today, and explore the diversity of SIE already being deployed. Speakers wil...
Conference
27 - 28 February 2020
Berlin, Germany

Achieving a Win-Win(d)

Socially-Inclusive Wind Energy across Europe

Wind energy has a key role to play in the transition to a low-emission society. However, its deployment can lead to local tensions and polarised debates. This conference will review what influences social acceptance of wind energy. It will highlight replicable measures and effective drivers to overc...
Webinar
13 November 2019, 11:00 - 12:00

Local Leadership, or From Usual Suspects to Local Heroes

How to work together with your citizens towards a low-carbon society

Energy transitions from fossil fuel to renewable energy sources demand more than just technological solutions. Meaningful changes in energy systems require engaging people, and technological solutions must be utilitsed with social realities in mind to achieve higher quality of life for people. The ...