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29 April 2020

Inspiration and support for cities during the COVID-19 pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds around the world, the critical role of local and regional governments in ensuring the physical, emotional and societal health of their residents has never been clearer. Local leaders and communities have been key to introducing early restrictive measures, as well as...

Sustainable Energy Systems Built Environment & Culture Advocacy Membership

28 April 2020

Challenges and opportunities in Katowice amidst the European energy transition

Coal mining is an integral part of the history of the Polish region of Silesia. Its capital, ICLEI Member Katowice, is home to thousands of coal-burning domestic hearths and is the place where Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners, is venerated. Here, the role of coal is still alive: the Silesia...

Events Climate Change Mitigation Sustainable Energy Systems Membership

24 April 2020

Online Training Programme to promote hydrogen solutions

An upcoming three-week “From Zero to Hero” online training programme will continue promoting hydrogen solutions in light of the postponed World Hydrogen Congress, for which ICLEI Europe is a partner. Starting on 27 April, the programme will introduce participants to key topics and conce...

Sustainable Mobility Advocacy Membership

24 April 2020

Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian and bicycle road deaths to...zero!

ICLEI Members Helsinki (Finland) and Oslo (Norway) have spent years working to become global leaders in safe and sustainble urban mobility. In 2019, they achieved a new milestone along this path: last year, both cities recorded zero pedestrian and cyclist deaths. Achieving this road safety mileston...

Governance Innovation Built Environment & Culture Membership

22 April 2020

Circular governance: a new approach for urban cultural heritage adaptive-reuse projects

More and more people have become familiar with the concept of "circular economy" – an economic system that aims to eliminate physical waste by redesigning, reusing and redirecting materials and products in consumption and production processes. But can the same circular concepts be applied to s...

Sustainable Energy Systems Governance Innovation Membership

21 April 2020

Fighting fuel poverty in Aberdeen

ICLEI Member Aberdeen (United Kingdom) is making strides in fighting fuel poverty through a holistic approach to energy efficiency that encompasses both structural changes and a local, grassroots approach. A new video produced by the SMARTEES project highlights this approach. It was shot during in ...

Events Climate Change Mitigation Advocacy Membership

15 April 2020

It is time to take transformation forward

While the Mannheim2020 conference is less than six months away, the COVID-19 pandemic is leading us all to be uncertain about the future. Given the critical importance of transformation, ICLEI Europe and the City of Mannheim commit to ensuring that you can take part in the conference in some w...

Sustainable Energy Systems Governance Innovation Membership

14 April 2020

Community-led district regeneration in Malmö

A new video highlights the exemplary example set by ICLEI Member Malmö (Sweden) in district regeneration. In a matter of only a few decades, the city has reinvented itself, transforming from a struggling post-industrial municipality to an eco-friendly, multi-cultural and knowledge-based city. S...

Advocacy Membership

3 April 2020

Extended deadline for municipalities to apply for the German Sustainability Award

Accounting for current global uncertainty, the application deadling for German cities and municipalities to apply for the 13th German Sustainability Award has been extended. This is the national award for excellence in sustainability, which rewards the sustainability efforts and achievements o...

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