Citizen Finance for Municipalities: lessons learned from the UK
How can municipalities play their vital role in the energy transition and meet Net Zero targets? How might they apply the principles of crowdfunding to finance projects that will make society more sustainable and resilient in the future?
Against a background of borrowing prudence and austerity, mun...
Register now for #Mannheim2020 to take local transformation forward
ICLEI Europe and the City of Mannheim are thrilled to share that registration is now open for the upcoming Mannheim2020 conference, which marks the 9th edition of the European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns.
By now, we know that the world faces major environmental, economic and social...
Cities in Europe and USA look to one another for financing and partnership solutions
Through its global network of regional secretariats, ICLEI brings together cities from various world regions who face similar challenges and opportunities, and provides them with the opportunity to work collaboratively to unlock new ideas and perspectives.
This month, ICLEI Europe and ICLEI USA wor...
Mayors representing 8,000 European Cities call for climate proofing of EU and national budgets
As youth from across the world take to the streets today, in a Global Climate Strike for the Future, City leaders representing the European Covenant of Mayors have come together to demand the climate proofing of budgets at an EU and national level.
Climate proofing is about analysing every euro com...
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...
Pitch your city story at the ‘Partnerships and Financing for an Inclusive City’ conference
The upcoming Partnerships and Financing for an Inclusive City conference – held in ICLEI Member Copenhagen (Denmark) on 7-8 October – is now accepting submissions of “City Stories.” Submit your pitch for a chance to showcase your city’s work, be a panellist in the confe...
ICLEI Europe, in cooperation with the EKLIPSE project, is hosting a two-day capacity-building workshop titled, “Financing Greener Cities – Strengthening the capacity of local authorities and practitioners for making informed decisions on financing nature-based solutions.”
Represen...
Last chance for cities to join the European Urban Resilience Forum
The European Urban Resilience Forum, formerly known as Open European Day, will be taking place in Bonn (Germany) on 25 June 2019.
The Forum has a few spaces left, which are exclusively reserved for cities. Limited funding is available for ICLEI Member Cities.
Since its first edition in 2013, the F...
Each year, the European Commission hosts #EUGreenWeek – an event that convenes a range of stakeholders and experts to engage around Europe’s sustainable future. This year’s event will centre on implementation of environmental laws, based on the Commission’s reports on the top...