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Energy Advocacy

26 February 2021

Fit-for-55+: Powering up a sustainable and fair energy transition in Europe

For successful post-COVID recovery guided by the principles of the EU Green Deal and the objective of Europe to become the first climate neutral continent in 2050, a rapid, fair and broad energy system transition is no longer an option for the EU, but rather the only solution for a sustainable, and ...
Mobility

25 February 2021

ICLEI Europe expands its sustainable mobility horizons

Whilst over 70 percent of EU citizens are now living in urban areas, the links between modes of transport in urban areas and their links to the surrounding areas have often become a major factor affecting quality of life. Under the European Green Deal, the European Commission is seeking to reduce e...
Biodiversity Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience Urban Governance

24 February 2021

Taking a citizen-centred approach

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many cities to find new ways to approach citizen engagement. In-person activities and discussions are no longer feasible, but we know that meaningful citizen engagement is critical to so much of what cities do. The City of Dortmund (Germany) is among the European ci...
Mobility

24 February 2021

New handbook advises on improving inner-city bike parking

Amsterdam is the only city in the world with more bicycles than inhabitants. That poses a question: how to provide parking for all of these bikes? A new handbook from the City of Amsterdam reveals the city’s approach to bicycle parking, with a particular focus on busy inner-city areas. In suc...
Energy

23 February 2021

Policy Sandbox Tool will help local governments reach mobility and energy transition

A Policy Sandbox Tool – based on two years of research, interviews, surveys and workshops – is being developed to support local governments in achieving milestones related to their local energy and mobility transitions. Moreover, the tool, which will be released in autumn 2021, will help...
Biodiversity Urban Governance Membership

22 February 2021

New book inspires uptake of nature-based solutions

A new book has been released that seeks to inspire cities to co-create nature-based solutions. The book, called "Making Urban Nature Bloom" and which was coordinated by ICLEI Europe, shares stories, insights and cases from co-creative processes for nature-based solutions in six European cities, incl...
Biodiversity

22 February 2021

Vertical gardens green city's walls

Despite COVID-19 restrictions, much progress can and has been made across Europe with respect to the implementation of nature-based solutions. In Turin (Italy), for example, green walls or 'vertical gardens' have been installed along several buildings. Green walls have a multitude of benefits: they ...
Biodiversity Advocacy Membership

18 February 2021

New study: co-creation of nature-based solutions becomes more widespread and institutionalised in Europe

A new open access publication analyses 2.5 years of citizen engagement methodologies to implement urban-greening measures (also known as 'co-creation of nature-based solutions'), providing evidence that EU pilot projects are helping co-creation to become more widespread, structured and institutional...
Energy Advocacy

17 February 2021

Commission to support the Western Balkans and Ukraine in their transition from coal

The European Commission has launched a new initiative to help coal regions in the Western Balkans and Ukraine transition away from coal towards a carbon-neutral economy. This initiative – whose secretariat is run by a consortium including ICLEI Europe, with expert knowledge across all particip...