AI accelerating Cities' transition to carbon neutrality
Artificial Intelligence (AI), one of the fastest growing technologies in recent years, has the potential to play a mission-driven role in cities’ climate action plans. The AI4Cities project aims to harness this potential by bringing together leading European cities looking for energy and mobility ...
Global Best Practices on Emerging Chemical Policy Issues of Concern under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is supporting a SAICM project on global best practices for emerging chemical policy issues of concern. The project overarchingly aims to achieve the sound management of chemicals throughout their lifecycle by 2020 and sound management of chemicals and waste beyo...
UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH
The OECD is launching a new project to support selected cities/regions in using public procurement as a strategic tool to achieve their policy objectives and priorities. The project will be implemented with the support of ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability. It is open to ICLEI members, Glo...
As a unique smart city initiative from the European Commission, the Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) will provide its participants with technical support and knowledge-sharing opportunities to develop and implement smart action plans around 11 thematic areas. The goal is to help ambitious sma...
Developing Energy Communities through Informative anD collEctive actions
The focus of the project is to gain a better understanding in how to set up and roll out energy communities and energy efficiency services. The project builds on the knowledge and work within the EU Bridge initiative, ETIP SNET and others. In order to deliver this project successfully, the consortiu...
Decarbonising Europe's building stock effectively in line with the EU's 2050 strategy and the European Green Deal depends on the data and knowledge available to European to local authorities and decision-makers for designing targeted frameworks and policies that take into account real-life building ...