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Climate Change Mitigation Justice, Equity & Democracy Advocacy Membership

26 June 2023

German cities collaborate to ensure climate actions are grounded in social equity

How should cycling and pedestrian experiment zones be distributed across a city district so as to benefit all residents equally? How can balcony solar subsidy programmes benefit low-income and other vulnerable groups? How can energy retrofitting of residential buildings be implemented in an equitabl...

Events Climate Change Mitigation Advocacy Membership

16 June 2023

ICLEI Europe calls for multilevel climate action at UN-Habitat Assembly in Nairobi

ICLEI Europe was represented by Matthew Bach, Coordinator, Social Equity & Justice at the United Nations Habitat Assembly, which took place this month in ICLEI Member Nairobi (Kenya). Throughout the Assembly, ICLEI’s messages were clear: multi-level action has never been more important; ur...

Climate Change Mitigation Resilience Built Environment & Culture Membership

9 June 2023

ICLEI Europe welcomes its three newest Member Cities

ICLEI Europe is pleased to share that three more ambitious European cities are now ICLEI Members. Welcome to: Athens and Thessaloniki (Greece), and to Łódź (Poland)! Athens Situated along the Mediterranean coast, Athens, the capital and largest city of Greece, has a population of over 3 m...

Climate Change Mitigation Circular Economy Climate Neutral Cities Green Digital Transformation Sustainable Energy Systems

7 June 2023

Round-up of direct or financial support opportunities cities can apply to this month

ICLEI Europe actively supports various EU-funded projects and initiatives that foster sustainability and empower cities in their transitions towards a more sustainable future. Many of these currently have calls open for cities and regions to apply for funding, support, and expertise of various sorts...

Climate Change Mitigation Performance Measurement

5 June 2023

World Environment Day: four secrets to climate project success

Today, 5 June, is the United Nations’ annual World Environment Day. This year marks the event’s 50th anniversary – which arguably sheds light on just how complex effective environmental and climate action can be! Fortunately, we know that knowledge-exchange can help overcome comple...

Climate Change Mitigation Climate Neutral Cities

30 May 2023

Twinning-up to reach climate neutrality

As cities navigate the journey to climate neutrality, it can help to have a partner – or even a “twin.” That is why a new Twinning Programme will pair ‘Twin Cities’ and ‘Pilot Cities’ based on shared challenges, opportunities, and emissions domains. All cit...

Events Biodiversity & NBS Climate Change Mitigation Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Mobility

25 May 2023

ICLEI partners with city changers for Urban Futures conference

ICLEI Europe is once again a partner of the annual Urban Future conference, which brings together a wide diversity of ‘city changers’. This year, the conference is taking place in Stuttgart (Germany) from 21-23 June 2023, and will bring together urban development experts, politicians, en...

Climate Change Mitigation Resilience Sustainable Energy Systems Performance Measurement Membership

23 May 2023

Using Google’s EIE to accelerate climate action and sustainable urban mobility

Cities are working to identify sources of transport emissions to establish accurate emission reduction goals, and to define policies that effectively drive sustainable mobility transitions. Assessing climate impact from transportation at the local level is, however, complex. It requires multiple emi...

Climate Change Mitigation Sustainable Energy Systems

12 May 2023

Accelerate sustainable and strategic heating and cooling

According to a recent report, the EU wastes 2,860 TWh of heat per year – this equates to wasting 11 billion barrels of oil and 650 billion cubic meters of natural gas! Just by capturing that wasted heat, the EU could save 67 billion EUR. Heating and cooling (H&C) is also crucial to r...

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