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18 February 2022

Bidding to host the 10th ESCT conference is now open!

The bidding process for the 10th edition of the European Sustainable Cities and Towns conference is now open. All cities are warmly invited to bid to host this flagship event. The purpose of this key ICLEI Europe conference series is to share the most advanced approaches, tools and inspiring ideas ...

20 January 2022

How public lighting shapes health and wellbeing in cities

Public lighting design makes a difference in safety, happiness, health, and sustainability in cities. But what makes a public lighting system ‘good’? And what knowledge do designers need to create these systems? An event in December 2021 on “Shaping Light for Health and Wellbeing i...

21 December 2021

Financing adaptive cultural heritage reuse

Financing the adaptive reuse of cultural heritage – i.e. financing the repurposing older existing structures for new purposes – is a challenging undertaking. A new Policy Brief provides recommendations on how to ensure financial sustainability of such projects, thereby supporti...

17 December 2021

ICLEI Europe organises dialogue on market approaches for zero-emission construction sites

To achieve carbon neutrality, innovative approaches are needed in all sectors, including creative solutions for construction sites. A market dialogue in December brought public procurers from across Europe together in the context of the European Commission’s Big Buyers for Climate and Environm...

7 December 2021

ICLEI invites cities to join big data community for building energy efficiency

Advancing the pace of building stock decarbonisation – in line with the European Commission’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 - goes hand-in-hand with a solid understanding of the current building stock. Knowing the features, and how they evolve, is the basis for b...

2 December 2021

Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Looking back at the 9th Informed Cities Forum

How do cultural heritage and electric mobility shape our cities in the future? Questions such as this were exactly the focus at the 9th Informed Cities Forum (ICF), held online from October 26th to 28th 2021. The forum engaged 173 dreamers, thinkers and doers from 56 cities and 35 countries in an un...

18 November 2021

European regions gather to talk about Culture and Natural Heritage as a source of rural innovation and development

On November 4th, 2021, more than a dozen representatives from twelve European regions were virtually convened by ICLEI Europe to discuss the integration of Culture and Natural Heritage (CNH) in Research and Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3). This interactive exchange carried on with ...

29 September 2021

Help ICLEI develop a guidance document on public procurement for sustainable infrastructure projects

Are you purchasing, funding or supplying public infrastructure? Then please take 10 minutes to fill in this survey on challenges and successes in developing sustainable public infrastructure projects. The survey will enable relevant stakeholders to provide feedback and suggestions to develop guidan...

27 September 2021

European Year of Rail: repurposing abandoned rail stations for mobility and heritage

2021 is the European Year of Rail. Rail travel has a long history in Europe and has numerous benefits in the modern day. Firstly, it is a diverse form of transport serving commuters, holiday travellers and freight transport, with lower costs than other modes of mobility. Secondly, rail travel is ass...