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30 April 2025

ICLEI Europe partners with Urban Future Conference 2025 in Łódź

ICLEI Europe will once again partner with the Urban Future conference, taking place from 21–23 May 2025 in Łódź, Poland. ICLEI and representatives from its Member cities will actively contribute to key sessions on trust-building, AI for cities, citizen engagement, nature-based plannin...

25 April 2025

Europe’s competitiveness will be won and lost in our cities and regions

In an era marked by geopolitical tension, climate urgency, and volatile global markets, the key to Europe’s economic resilience and competitiveness lies closer to home than we might think. It’s not just about national strategies or EU-level policies - it’s about empowering the very...

17 April 2025

Slovenia and Poland coal regions lead new peer-led transition efforts

Public authorities and other actors in coal regions across Europe are contending with the need to create holistic and just transformations in their regions. Some regions are prioritising economic diversification, while others must find ways to better include ordinary citizens in an evolving society ...

2 April 2025

Landmark cross-sector agreement a game-changer toward faster, fairer renewable energy expansion in Europe

A new agreement, facilitated by ICLEI, is set to fast-track renewable energy projects across Europe by addressing one of the biggest hurdles to the deployment of renewables and grids: local opposition. Under the Fast and Fair Renewables & Grids initiative, commercial developers, local government...

1 April 2025

Leaving the known, entering the unknown: Al Gore's warning at Climate Reality Training in Paris

The Climate Reality Project and former United States Vice President Al Gore organized the event, with support from ICLEI. Attending the event, ICLEI President and Mayor of Malmö, Sweden, Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, highlighted the urgent need for climate action and well-funded solutions. Paris,...

28 March 2025

EU fit for local governments: ICLEI mayors meet in Brussels for strategic talks

This week, ICLEI’s leading Members gathered in Brussels (Belgium) to ensure that the voice of cities and regions is heard at the highest levels of EU decision-making. As part of the ICLEI Europe Regional Executive Committee (RexCom), mayors and local leaders engaged in strategic discussions wi...

17 March 2025

ICLEI Europe and partners launch the Local Sustainability Award 2025

The Local Sustainability Award 2025 is now open for applications! This new initiative aims to recognise and celebrate the most ambitious and innovative sustainability actions taken by cities, towns, and regions across Europe. It is spearheaded by ICLEI Europe, in collaboration with the Bertelsmann ...

12 February 2025

ICLEI Europe appoints new Managing Directors

The ICLEI European Secretariat has announced the appointment of Shtilyana Koppe and Matthew Bach as our new Managing Directors. They will succeed Wolfgang Teubner, who will leave his position at the end of 2025 to become a Senior Advisor to the new leadership, ensuring the organisation will still pr...

24 January 2025

Parting ways with coal: Katowice joins global transition alliance

Poland has taken the reins of the rotating EU Council Presidency this month, and has made energy security and transition a priority in its 6-month programme. In alignment with this priority, the City of Katowice (Poland) is contributing to the EU energy transition agenda; the municipality, capital o...