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26 June 2018

Heidelberg, Mannheim and Münster nominated for the German sustainability award

ICLEI Members Heidelberg, Mannheim and Münster (Germany) were recently shortlisted for the German Sustainability award, in the category of ‘Germany’s most sustainable city’. The German Sustainability Award is the national award for excellence in sustainability, rewarding the ...
Green Digital Transformation Membership

25 June 2018

Glasgow secures funding for innovative solar car park

ICLEI Member Glasgow (United Kingdom) has secured 940,000 GBP, from the European Commission, to transform a city car park into a solar power centre. The project will see the building of a huge canopy of solar panels above the council-owned car park on Duke Street that will be primarily used to powe...
Advocacy Membership

15 June 2018

ICLEI World Congress to see strong European representation

Every three years, ICLEI holds its World Congress to showcase how local and regional governments within its network are advancing sustainable urban development worldwide. With over 800 expected participants and more than 200 speakers, the World Congress provides a platform to move the sustainable ur...
Sustainable Energy Systems Membership

13 June 2018

Warsaw doubles up efforts to tackle air pollution

ICLEI Member Warsaw (Poland) is preparing for a year of continued, targeted efforts to tackle pollution levels. For that purpose, the city has committed itself to a two-fold strategy of continuing the expansion and the refurbishments of the largest district heating network in the EU, currently over ...
Membership

5 June 2018

Deadline approaches for ZeitzeicheN local German sustainability award

The application deadline for the Netzwerk21Kongress (Network 21 Congress) ZeitzeicheN local German sustainability award is fast approaching, with the submission period set to close on 21 June. The award aims to promote and recognise commitment to the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for sustain...
Biodiversity & NBS Membership

4 June 2018

European Commission ready to collaborate with cities to drive innovation in the urban water sector

Veronica Manfredi, Director for Quality of Life at DG Environment of the European Commission set the scene for the water session which took place as part of EU Green Cities Summit, Brussels (Belgium), 22-24 May 2018. Pointing out that the national river basin management plans developed under the EU...
Sustainable Energy Systems Membership

30 May 2018

Parisians invited to vote on plan to help make the city carbon neutral

From 25 May – 3 June, inhabitants of ICLEI Member Paris (France) will be invited to vote on the city’s ambitious new climate, air and energy plan which aims to help make Paris a carbon neutral city. The city hopes to achieve this aim through implementing actions such as renovating build...
Biodiversity & NBS Membership

29 May 2018

Vicenza takes an eco-sustainable and innovative approach to the maintenance of urban green spaces

ICLEI Member Vicenza (Italy) has begun to approach the maintenance of green areas and historic parks in the city center in a more eco-sustainable and innovative way, through a new initiative called AIM Amcps. The initiative uses technologically advanced electrical equipment for the maintenance of u...
Biodiversity & NBS Membership

28 May 2018

Zaragoza launches awareness campaign to reduce water consumption in the city

ICLEI Member Zaragoza (Spain), in collaboration with ECODES (Ecology and Development Foundation), has launched an awareness campaign to reduce water consumption in the city. After several years of continued decline, Zaragoza (Spain) has seen an increase in the rate of water consumption in the city,...
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