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19 December 2024

Is the climate fight in the rear-view mirror?

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded amidst a swirl of challenges, controversies, and cautious optimism. While participants and media outlets around the world lamented limited achievements as being barely better th...

17 December 2024

Applications open for European Youth Capital 2028

Is your city ready to amplify youth voices and build a vibrant, inclusive future? Applications are now open for the prestigious European Youth Capital (EYC) 2028 title, offering municipalities across Europe the opportunity to showcase innovative projects created by and for young people. The EYC tit...

Built Environment & Culture Procurement

18 November 2024

Riga engages citizens in procurement of NEB solutions

In Riga (Latvia), 70% of the residents live in housing units built during the Soviet period. Now the city is pushing to renovate 2,000 buildings by 2030. Yet this is a complicated process, as it is difficult to get citizens engaged. However, the city is engaged in two renovation efforts aimed at jus...

14 November 2024

Local and subnational leaders rally for enhanced multilevel collaboration at COP29

Building on the LGMA Joint Position that has been endorsed by nearly 100 local and regional governments and their networks, leaders from the LGMA Constituency are advocating for the development, financing, and execution of ambitious nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and other key strategies...

13 November 2024

Saitama City brings the G7 to COP29

Despite cities being home to the majority of G7 citizens, local governments are not yet systematically consulted by national governments on critical decisions affecting their communities. The Urban7 (U7) is seeking to change that within the G7 group of countries. Local government representation in ...

11 November 2024

Showcasing that #MultilevelActionDelivers at COP29

ICLEI Europe will join forces with the entire ICLEI network and with local and regional leaders from across the globe at COP29 (or: the 29th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties) to demonstrate once again that #MultilevelActionDelivers. COP29 will ...

5 November 2024

G7 Urban Ministers Meeting recommends formally engaging cities in the G7 process

On 4 November, the G7 Sustainable Urban Development Ministers met in Rome (Italy) to propose a set of joint actions aimed at advancing urban transformations. Among the list of joint actions, the Ministers included the explicit recommendation to formally include cities in the G7 decision-making proce...

30 October 2024

Empowering cities towards a climate-neutral future: The Aalborg Conditions and Europe's path to sustainability

The climate challenge will be won or lost at the local and regional level. As we enter this new legislative period, cities need the right framework conditions at the national and European levels to build a climate-neutral and competitive Europe. This aligns with President of the European Commission,...

2 October 2024

Europe's 30-year cities movement calls to step up the speed for a green transition

The 10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns (ESCT) sets the stage for stronger cooperation between the EU, national and local level to fast track Europe’s transition to climate neutrality. As the new European Commission takes shape, mayors, and representatives from across Eur...