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Handbook / Guide
Published: 2025

Mobility as a Right (MaaR) Conceptual Framework and Practical Guidelines

This practitioner‘s guide introduces Mobility as a Right (MaaR) as a transformative approach to transport planning that recognises mobility as a fundamental enabler of economic and social participation. Built upon decades of work on passenger rights and social inclusion, MaaR offers transport practitioners a framework to create more equitable, sustainable, and inclusive mobility systems across Europe.
Handbook / Guide
Published: 2025

CityFood Market Handbook for Healthy and Resilient Cities

The handbook offers concrete examples of how markets can be reimagined as inclusive, sustainable, and people-centered spaces, showcasing how food is accessed, consumed, and valued in cities.
Handbook / Guide
Published: 2025

Buy better to build better: a 2030 vision for green public procurement

The Buy Better to Build Better coalition (BBBB) unites forward-thinking stakeholders from across the construction sector, civil society, and public authorities. Members share a commitment to elevating public procurement as a core lever for driving demand for innovative solutions, while maintaining European industry at the forefront of technological progress.

Practical Implementation Guide: Carbon Offsetting

As urban areas account for up to 72% of global greenhouse gas emissions, local governments play a critical role in climate change mitigation. The new Practical Implementation Guide on Carbon Offsetting, developed in conjunction with the Urban Transition Mission Center (UTMC), which ICLEI is part of, stresses that while aggressive emissions reduction must remain cities’ top priority, high-quality carbon offsetting can serve as a complementary tool to accelerate progress toward net-zero targ...
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...

Policy Brief: Transforming Europe’s building stock for a fair, affordable, climate-neutral future

This policy brief outlines the major challenges associated with the transformation of European building stock from local governments and authorities’ perspective, in addition to discussing current legislation in place. The brief will then present suggestions to address these challenges and turn the EU building stock from a major roadblock to a driving force for a climate-neutral, fair and sustainable future.

Case Study Guides on Shared Actions for the Green Deal

Collecting experience from 24 local actions across Europe to highlight how communities can help advance European Green Deal objectives, this guide presents concrete ideas on different topics of the European Green Deal.
Handbook / Guide
Published: 2024

KeepCool: Strategic and Sustainable Cooling Planning and Advocacy for Local Governments

Europe's climate is changing at a disturbing rate. Data from the World Meteorological Organization1 reveals the continent is warming twice as fast as the global average. This significant increase highlights the urgency of addressing climate change and implementing effective mitigation strategies.
The European Green Deal and the ambitious "Fit for 55" package highlight a crucial fact: decarbonizing the way we cool and heat our buildings is essential for a successful energy transition. Unless we ...
Handbook / Guide
Published: 2023

Policy Recommendations: Strategic Local Heating & Cooling Planning

ICLEI policy recommendations for national authorities, local authorities, and recommendations relevant across governance levels to develop and implement sustainable heating and cooling solutions.