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Climate Change Mitigation Sustainable Energy Systems Governance Innovation

30 October 2019

Why is social innovation crucial for the energy transition?

Facing the dire threats of climate change, public authorities are under increasing pressure to play a leading role in driving the move towards a low-carbon society. A recent policy brief produced by the SMARTEES project and titled “Policy Brief: Social Innovation in the Energy Transition in A...

Climate Change Mitigation Resilience Sustainable Energy Systems Advocacy

28 October 2019

Multi-level stakeholder involvement as crucial to the energy transition

There is clear ambition among representatives from local to European levels for Europe to raise the bar and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. This requires discussion on how to decarbonise Europe’s energy supply – both within and with its regions, cities and citizens – and nec...

Climate Change Mitigation Resilience Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation Membership

25 October 2019

Innovative urban actors invited to a summit for smarter cities

ICLEI Member Helsingborg (Sweden) has put forth a vision of being one of Europe’s most innovative cities by 2022. The city is ready to bring other global leaders along with them, to challenge and support each other in implementing innovative urban solutions. In the lead-up to 2022, Helsingbor...

Climate Change Mitigation Resilience Circular Economy Governance Innovation Advocacy Membership

24 October 2019

Finalists announced for prestigious European sustainability award

Initiatives from ICLEI Member Berlin (Germany), as well as from Leuven (Belgium) and Lousada (Portugal) were announced today as the finalists for the prestigious 2019 Transformative Action Award. The award recognises “Transformative Actions” that make use of the 15 pathways outlined in ...

Climate Change Mitigation Resilience Governance Innovation Advocacy Membership

23 October 2019

Join us in Mannheim to drive transformative change for a sustainable and resilient Europe

For the past 25 years, ICLEI Europe has hosted the flagship European Sustainable Cities and Towns conference series. The series has led to ground-breaking commitments and milestones in support of local governments driving sustainable development, including the Aalborg Charter (1994), Aalborg Commitm...

Climate Change Mitigation Sustainable Energy Systems Membership

17 October 2019

New open access 'Learning Centre' launched to support district heating system improvements

On the occasion of the 2019 CELSIUS Summit on thermal energy systems of the future, taking place today and tomorrow (17-18 October) in ICLEI Member Brussels (Belgium), the KeepWarm project has announced the launch of an online Learning Centre on improving the performance of district heating systems....

Climate Change Mitigation Resilience

10 September 2019

New report for cities, by cities translates IPCC 1.5 degrees report into action points

The goal, as outlined in the IPCC Special Report on 1.5 Degrees released in October 2018, is clear - global warming needs to be limited to 1.5 degrees and this requires rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society. In an attempt to translate the report’s key scienti...

Climate Change Mitigation Resilience Sustainable Energy Systems Advocacy

24 July 2019

The European Commission’s Platform to support coal regions in transition

Coal is mined in 41 regions across 12 EU countries, coal activities provide jobs to more than 230,000 people, and around 24 percent of the European power generation mix is based on coal. Despite coal’s importance within Europe, it is indisputable that the future of European energy does not li...

Climate Change Mitigation Advocacy Membership

11 July 2019

Climate conference inspires German mayors to call on national government for greater climate support

This week, Cologne (Germany) joined forces with ICLEI Members Heidelberg, Bonn, and Freiburg (Germany) to write a letter to Chancellor Angela Merkel on behalf of German cities. The letter, which was co-led by ICLEI, Energy Cities, and the Climate Alliance, seeks national support for climate action. ...

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