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Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience Construction Social Equity & Justice

29 March 2023

ICLEI and the European Committee of the Regions present new Action Plan expanding cooperation on local sustainability and climate action

Today, ICLEI Europe President, Lord Mayor of Freiburg, Martin W.W. Horn, and the Chair of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) ENVE Commission, the Mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski presented the ICLEI - CoR Action Plan for the years 2023/24. This document delineates concrete activities for...

Climate Change Mitigation Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience Social Equity & Justice

16 March 2023

New project aims to incorporate social equity in climate interventions

Good climate measures are social climate measures, but too often these ideas are seen as separate and competing for resources and prioritisation. This concept is emphasised in the recently launched INCLU:DE project, which met for the first time on 7 March in Dortmund (Germany). Here, ICLEI met with ...

Energy Social Equity & Justice

23 February 2023

Renewable energy communities advance across Europe

Renewable energy communities are in fashion - according to many of the participants at last month’s ‘Advancing renewable energy communities in Europe: Affordable energy. Local ownership. Resilience’, conference held in ICLEI Member Brussels (Belgium). The concepts of local ownershi...

Member Relations Climate Change Mitigation Integrated Management Urban Governance Smart Cities Social Equity & Justice

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...

Procurement Waste & Circular Economy Social Equity & Justice

27 January 2023

New report identifies main priorities in ethical IT procurement

ICLEI Europe has published a new report, identifying a number of lessons for how public buyers can increase their social responsibility procuring their IT-related products. The report aligns the criteria with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, developing certification systems th...

Climate Change Mitigation Integrated Management Urban Governance Smart Cities Social Equity & Justice

27 January 2023

Putting the Locals in Local Green Deal

‘Leave no one behind’ is the central, transformative promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This message is also central to the Just Transition Mechanism, aimed at supporting the EU Green Deal. With more cities across Europe d...

Biodiversity Climate Change Mitigation Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience Water Social Equity & Justice Advocacy Membership

20 December 2022

Last but not least: ending the year with another COP critical to nature

While the United Nations’ climate change negotiations (COP27) came to an end last month, this December was all about another Conference of the Parties: namely, global biodiversity negotiations known as CBD COP15. This was the occasion for world leaders to come together and agree upon a Post-20...

Social Equity & Justice Advocacy

19 December 2022

Applications open to be the European Youth Capital 2026

While the European Year of Youth (2022) is coming to an end, cities seeking additional opportunities to support youth leadership are encouraged to apply to be the next European Youth Capital. This title is awarded to a European city to help them empower local young people, boost youth participa...

Climate Change Mitigation Urban Governance Social Equity & Justice

13 December 2022

ICLEI Member cities discuss climate-neutrality and the Common Good

ICLEI believes that the ‘Common Good’ is an essential component for cities to consider as they strive to meet their sustainable development goals. ICLEI Members recently came together to discuss how this notion of the Common Good is a key part of the way forward for cities that are part ...

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