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28 September 2023

Co-creating sustainable lifestyles across Europe

How can everyday people and decision-makers work hand-in-hand to face the climate emergency together? ICLEI Europe, researchers, and ICLEI Member Cities are working to make that happen using a simple tool: an app. Many of us have seen or used applications that calculate a user’s carbon footpr...

4 September 2023

Take a new Lifestyle Test to help jump-start a positive and sustainable life

A new Lifestyle Test launched today, which helps individuals jump-start a positive and sustainable life within their community. This free web app is available in local languages of eight European countries (Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, and Turkey), and serves to enc...

22 May 2023

G7 Leaders recognise the transformative power of cities as drivers of sustainable development

From 19-21 May, G7 Heads of State met in Hiroshima (Japan) to discuss pressing global issues including Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, economic resilience, and climate change. In their final Communiqué, the G7 Leaders emphasised “the transformative power of cities worldwide as dr...

18 May 2023

Action on Mission Adaptation: €21 million will support 100 regions and communities

Communities and regions are hard at work building climate resilience and adaptation. In fact, according to the European Committee of the Regions, 90 percent of climate change adaptation measures are led at the local and regional level. How can we make sure that these cities and regions have the capa...

27 March 2023

Training programme on energy communities launches in April 2023

How can we co-create sustainable energy solutions with local communities and citizens? What is energy citizenship and how does it change the way we think about energy? How can we mainstream energy communities to speed up energy transition? To answer these questions, join the Community Energy Academy...

6 March 2023

ICLEI political representatives call for multi-level governance approach to achieve climate neutrality and EU Green Deal

Mayors and political representatives from across Europe met on 3 March 2023 in Freiburg (Germany) to discuss their shared ambition to achieve climate neutrality and advance the implementation of the European Green Deal at local level together with ICLEI.  As part of ICLEI’s European Regi...

3 March 2023

City leaders convene in Tokyo for third annual Summit and accept Mayors Declaration

On Thursday, 2 March 2023, city leaders from G7 countries gathered in ICLEI Member Tokyo (Japan) and online for the third annual U7 Mayors Summit. ICLEI Europe is proud to push this work forward in partnership with a number of ICLEI Member Cities and ICLEI Offices. The mayors discussed their vision...

20 February 2023

Citizen-powered data ecosystems drive inclusive and green urban transitions

Urban ReLeaf, a new Horizon Europe project led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and with ICLEI Europe as a partner, utilises citizen science to drive innovation in the public sector. The project aims to co-create citizen-powered data ecosystems to support climate c...

3 February 2023

When 1 + 1 = 3: the impact of partnerships on reaching Aalborg’s climate ambitions

Over the past year, the Aalborg Climate Alliance has worked hard to begin the process of launching Local Green Deals (LGDs). This involves local governments setting up partnerships with businesses, stakeholder organisations, and civil society initiatives to localise the EU Green Deal, agreeing to sp...