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Case study
Published: 2025

Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer supports solar energy communities development in the Metropolitan City of Rome

Rome, supported by Federesco, is boosting solar energy generation. ICLEI Europe aided Federesco in using Google’s EIE to validate rooftop solar data, enabling the Sun4U project to identify optimal areas for renewable energy communities (RECs).
Case study
Published: 2025

How Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer Assists Thessaloniki’s Climate-Neutrality Goals

Thessaloniki uses Google’s EIE transportation data to assess mobility trends, track progress toward its 2030 climate targets (80% overall and 45% transport emission reductions), and measure impacts of new infrastructure. EIE insights guide a net-zero pilot in Dioikitirion, scalable to other districts.
Case study
Published: 2025

Bridging the data gap: How Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer informs Lisbon’s Sustainable Mobility Transformation

Lisbon targets climate neutrality by 2030, with mobility crucial for emission reductions. Limited transport data, last updated in 2017, is now supplemented by Google’s EIE, providing annual insights on trips, distances, and emissions to guide sustainable mobility planning.
Letters and statements
Published: 2025

A joint call for stronger political leadership of the 5 EU Missions

Alongside ERRIN, Eurocities, Energy Cities and the Resilient Cities Network, ICLEI has sent a joint letter to Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, urging her to take political ownership of the five EU Missions as part of her leadership on Europe’s Clean, Just and Competitive Transition.

ICLEI Europe’s Position Paper on the EU’s 2040 Climate Target

In February 2024, the European Commission proposed an EU-wide 90% net emission reduction target by 2040, following the recommendation from the European Scientific Advisory Body on Climate Change (ESABCC) to set a 2040 climate target of 90- 95% emission reductions. While presenting the 2040 target in the European Parliament, Commissioner Hoekstra highlighted the need for a dialogue and an extensive outreach to discuss how to reach this crucial intermediary target of 2040.
We welcome the Commissi...
Research paper
Published: 2024

Resource-Oriented Sanitation: Closing the Gap Between Fork and Farm for Circular Nutrient Flows

This briefing note explores resource-oriented sanitation as a solution to the disruption of nutrient cycles, water pollution, and climate change. It highlights the potential of recovering and reusing nutrients from human sanitary waste, addressing key pillars of the European Green Deal such as climate neutrality, sustainable food production, and zero pollution. The note calls for adapting wastewater policy frameworks, creating markets for recycled nutrients, and aligning practices with circular ...
Research paper
Published: 2024

Enhancing Industrial(-Urban) Symbiosis at the local scale

The aim of this briefing note is to provide local and regional authorities with insights on how to support the development of Industrial(-Urban) Symbiosis initiatives in their territory, through case studies and experience sharing. In addition to the knowledge developed by participating in several projects, data on case studies has been collected via desk research and interviews with representatives of local and regional authorities and facilitators of I(-U)S hubs.
ICLEI is involved in several ...
Tool / Methodology
Published: 2024

Social Forum for the Heritage Community

The European Heritage Hub pilot project has launched a Social Forum designed for heritage professionals and enthusiasts. This online community offers a dedicated space for users to connect with peers, expand their networks, and collaborate on topics central to culture and cultural heritage.
Handbook / Guide
Published: 2024

Be.CULTOUR Guidebook

In an era of transforming tourism towards sustainability, the Be.CULTOUR project stands as an innovative guide for research and innovation, promoting circular cultural tourism. The "Beyond Tourism" guidebook, a testament to this vision, invites readers to explore theoretical frameworks, practical examples, and recommendations from the project's implementation in six European pilot regions. Intended for local governments, tourism agencies, and stakeholders, it aims to inspire collaborative effort...