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2 April 2025

New cross-sector agreement paves the way for faster, fairer renewable energy expansion in Europe

A new agreement, facilitated by ICLEI, is set to fast-track renewable energy projects across Europe by addressing one of the biggest hurdles to the deployment of renewables and grids: local opposition. Under the Fast and Fair Renewables & Grids initiative, commercial developers, local government...

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1 April 2025

"Leaving the known, entering the unknown": Al Gore's warning at Climate Reality Training in Paris

The Climate Reality Project and former United States Vice President Al Gore organized the event, with support from ICLEI. Attending the event, ICLEI President and Mayor of Malmö, Sweden, Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, highlighted the urgent need for climate action and well-funded solutions. Paris,...

Sustainable Mobility

31 March 2025

ICLEI Member Bologna amongst winners of prestigious urban mobility awards

ICLEI Member city Bologna (Italy) was crowned the winner of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Award in Brussels this week, at the award ceremony, hosted by the European Commission. Director General for Transport Magda Kopczyńskaou alongside Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the recently-appointed commissioner for su...

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28 March 2025

EU fit for local governments: ICLEI mayors meet in Brussels for strategic talks

This week, ICLEI’s leading Members gathered in Brussels (Belgium) to ensure that the voice of cities and regions is heard at the highest levels of EU decision-making. As part of the ICLEI Europe Regional Executive Committee (RexCom), mayors and local leaders engaged in strategic discussions wi...

Sustainable Food Systems

26 March 2025

Win-win-win: Schools meals that benefit health, farmers and nature

Shouldn’t all children have access to a healthy meal each school day and adequate food education? With one in three children in Europe overweight or obese, and more than half of adults projected to be overweight by 2050, poor nutrition is fueling a public health crisis. But school meal program...

Procurement

25 March 2025

ICLEI Members share best practices to embrace urban lighting

ICLEI Members Bologna (Italy) and Tartu (Estonia), working alongside the city of Amsterdam (the Netherlands), have been investigating the need to integrate lighting into broader urban policies to embrace lighting as a strategic asset for fostering a healthier, more inclusive and resilient urban envi...

Sustainable Food Systems

24 March 2025

Transform your community’s food system by joining a cohort of living labs

ICLEI Europe is committed to the sustainable transformation of food systems through work with cities and regions in EU-funded projects, with a particular emphasis on the needs-based and meaningful inclusion of vulnerable and food-insecure groups across relevant EU-funded projects. European cities, ...

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21 March 2025

ICLEI Europe stands firm for democracy and rule of law

Municipal leaders play a crucial role in addressing pressing societal challenges, fostering sustainable development, and ensuring the well-being of their communities. At ICLEI Europe, we have seen with concern recent developments involving the detainment of Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul (T&uum...

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17 March 2025

ICLEI Europe and partners launch the Local Sustainability Award 2025

The Local Sustainability Award 2025 is now open for applications! This new initiative aims to recognise and celebrate the most ambitious and innovative sustainability actions taken by cities, towns, and regions across Europe. It is spearheaded by ICLEI Europe, in collaboration with the Bertelsmann ...

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