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Biodiversity & NBS Built Environment & Culture Circular Economy Climate Neutral Cities Governance Innovation Construction Green Digital Transformation Justice, Equity & Democracy Resilience Procurement Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Food Systems Sustainable Mobility

29 August 2024

ICLEI Europe calls for strengthened 2040 Climate Targets

The window of opportunity to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change is closing quickly. As temperatures in Europe are already reaching 2.1°C above pre-industrial levels, climate change impacts such as heat waves, droughts, floodings, and forest fires are already severely impacting co...

Sustainable Food Systems

22 August 2024

Support healthy school meals for children across Europe

Soon, more than 90 million pupils and students in Europe will return to school and university and thus to public canteens! A key moment in the year that reminds us just how relevant ICLEI Europe's advocacy for just, health and sustainable food systems is. Good school meals and food education have b...

Biodiversity & NBS Sustainable Food Systems

15 July 2024

ICLEI collaborates to create novel stakeholder visioning tool

Lack of a common language can be a barrier to both communication and participation - key components of inclusive and equitable stakeholder engagement. To address this, open science for open societies (os4os), a non-profit that promotes science, research and education, created the concept of a food h...

Biodiversity & NBS Sustainable Food Systems

21 May 2024

Build better cities at the Nature of Cities Festival

The on-site segment of the 2024 edition of The Nature of Cities Festival (TNOC), which ICLEI Europe is sponsoring, is just around the corner. Following three weeks of virtual events in April, the in-person event in ICLEI Member Berlin (Germany) on 4 - 7 June offers a chance to connect with experts a...

Procurement Sustainable Food Systems

30 April 2024

ICLEI's innovative guide on Procurement of Sustainable and Healthy School Meals recognised

"The Innovation Radar is a European Commission initiative to identify high potential innovations" in EU-funded projects aiming to give innovative approaches more visibility and make them more accessible to the broader public. Recently, one of ICLEI Europe's publications in the thematic area of publi...

Climate Change Mitigation Communications Biodiversity & NBS Built Environment & Culture Circular Economy Climate Neutral Cities Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation Justice, Equity & Democracy Resilience Procurement Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Food Systems Sustainable Mobility

15 April 2024

Local Alliance urges EU to stay the course on EU Green Deal

ICLEI and seven other leading networks of European cities and regions - ACR+, CEMR, Climate Alliance, Energy Cities, Eurocities, FEDARENE, and POLIS - have come together to form the Local Alliance ahead of the EU elections. In a joint letter, the Alliance calls on EU leaders to find new ways ...

Sustainable Food Systems

19 March 2024

Inclusive partnerships drive food system transformation

Current discussions and perspectives regarding the characteristics and priorities of a sustainable food system are plentiful, global, local, and at a European level. Providing nutritious and safe food while reducing negative environmental impact and ensuring food security has become a crucial challe...

Biodiversity & NBS Built Environment & Culture Circular Economy Climate Neutral Cities Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation Justice, Equity & Democracy Resilience Procurement Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Food Systems Sustainable Mobility

18 March 2024

Leading local and EU decision makers discuss translating the EU Green Deal into local action

Last week brought more than 200 Mayors and local representatives together with EU leaders and the Belgian EU Council Presidency to discuss translating the EU Green Deal into local action. During the event, key EU decision makers including European Commission Executive Vice President Maroš &Sc...

Justice, Equity & Democracy Sustainable Food Systems

8 March 2024

Address inequalities in the European Green Deal through practical recommendations

The European Green Deal foresees efficient use of resources for a circular and clean economy. Yet inequalities emerge in the context of its policy and interventions, whether in terms of access to food, energy, mobility, or biodiversity. The ACCTING project, of which ICLEI is a partner, seeks to und...

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