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Biodiversity & NBS Resilience Advocacy

23 August 2019

ICLEI appoints Global Ambassador to address biodiversity extinction crisis

Mayor of ICLEI Member Montreal (Canada) Valérie Plante has been appointed ICLEI’s Global Ambassador for Local Biodiversity. In this role, Mayor Plante will highlight the role of cities in addressing biodiversity loss and will advocate for the protection of biodiversity by local governme...
Advocacy Membership

19 August 2019

Winners have been announced for the German Sustainability Awards

The winners of the German Sustainability Award for Cities and Towns have been announced. This year’s municipal winners all approach climate and biodiversity protection in a participatory manner, leading to local success and assuming global responsibility. ICLEI Europe sat on the independent ex...
Governance Innovation Advocacy Membership Justice, Equity & Democracy

16 August 2019

ICLEI contributes to building European cities that are sustainable and just

Bright and early on Friday 9 August, ICLEI Europe joined the debut breakfast event “Freiburg wacht auf” (Freiburg Wakes Up) at the Grünhof Kreativpark Lokhalle, a co-working space in a former rail shed in ICLEI Member Freiburg (Germany). The spotlight was on justice, providing an op...
Advocacy Membership

8 August 2019

Applications open to join European Green Capital and Green Leaf Award expert panel

Experts are invited to apply to join a team that will evaluate and provide guidance to European cities that are leaders in sustainability. Each year, the European Commission (EC) awards the prestigious European Green Capital and Green Leaf Awards to cities that have demonstrated outstanding achieve...
Sustainable Energy Systems Finance Advocacy Membership

2 August 2019

European Investment Bank to align energy funding with long-term climate goal

The European Investment Bank (EIB) recently published a new draft energy lending policy. If approved, this will align EIB’s lending with the EU’s long-term climate targets by investing in green energy, and ceasing support of new fossil fuel-based projects by the end of 2020. In order to...
Advocacy Membership

29 July 2019

Earth Overshoot Day illustrates global unsustainable resource use

Between 1 January 2019 and today, we have consumed all resources that the Earth can replenish in one year. This implies that any additional resources used for the remainder of 2019 will be depleted. This day is known as Earth Overshoot Day. Since it has been calculated, a troubling trend has emerge...
Advocacy Membership

25 July 2019

‘Leaving no one behind’ in the wake of climate emergencies

Over the past several months, cities around the world have increasingly been declaring states of “climate emergency,” providing political recognition of the urgency of climate change. These municipal declarations are not strictly new – cities in Australia began passing them as ear...
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...
Resilience Advocacy

23 July 2019

Newly released guide helps cities prepare for and cope with heatwaves

As the global climate changes, cities around the world are dealing with more intense and frequent heatwaves; this trend is expected to continue to rise. This is especially concerning, as heatwaves are among the deadliest types of natural hazards. But there is good news! Namely, they are predictable,...
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