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Guidance document
Built Environment & Culture Resilience Sustainable Energy Systems
Published: 2024

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.
Policy Brief
Member Relations Justice, Equity & Democracy Sustainable Energy Systems
Published: 2024

Local Alliance Briefing: Unlocking the Potential of Local and Regional Governments in the Social Climate Fund

This exclusive report from eight major European local and regional government networks including ICLEI reveals that vulnerable households in the EU are at risk of being underserved by the €86 billion Social Climate Fund (SCF) due to inadequate consultation of local and regional governments by national governments.
Guidance document
Biodiversity & NBS Built Environment & Culture Circular Economy Justice, Equity & Democracy Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Food Systems Sustainable Mobility
Published: 2024

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.
Guidance document
Sustainable Energy Systems
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 ...
Letters and Statements
Advocacy
Published: 2024

Letter to President von der Leyen from Local and Regional Government Networks in regards to Mission letters

This letter from European local and regional government networks (ACR+, CEMR, Climate Alliance, EnergyCities, Eurocities, Fedarene, ICLEI Europe and POLIS) is responding to the EC presidents messages in her Political Guidelines 2024- 2029 on the importance of regions and cities for addressing challenges from housing to mobility, from creating local jobs to developing infrastructures to support competitiveness. It is calling for a stronger collaboration between all levels of governments and the C...
Report
Resilience
Published: 2024

ICLEI Ukraine Roadmap

This presentation provides a summary of the ICLEI Ukraine Roadmap key stages and the progress made so far in alignment with the principles of the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for the Reconstruction of Ukraine. This is done in collaboration with key local and regional stakeholders who shared their technical expertise and knowledge is supporting Ukrainian cities develop their Local Green Deals.
Policy Brief
Justice, Equity & Democracy Sustainable Energy Systems
Published: 2024

Sun4All Policy brief: Fleshing out energy community legislation in EU Member States for a fair energy transition

This policy brief highlights the role of national governments in fostering the development of energy communities in their territories overall, and in particular on how to support energy communities in fulfilling their potential for social cohesion.The policy brief first reviews the transposition process of the first-generation EU legislation on energy communities and key aspects of it. It then outlines the new provisions that Member states will need to adopt in the coming years as part of the se...
Case Study
Green Digital Transformation
Published: 2024

How Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) Supports Sustainability Efforts in Spanish Cities

To combat the climate emergency Spain declared in 2020, the country put sustainability and digitalisation centre to its development. Many Spanish cities are already leading the way towards climate neutrality and experiences from Madrid and Vitoria-Gasteiz show how digital platforms including Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) can support efforts in Spanish cities. EIE provides free, virtually accessible, granular data on transportation and building emissions, rooftop solar ener...
Letters and Statements
Member Relations Communications Biodiversity & NBS Resilience
Published: 2024

Call for urgent adoption of Nature Restoration Law

Cities, regions, environmental authorities, and partners of the Urban Agenda Partnership on Greening Cities call for urgent adoption of Nature Restoration Law by the European Council.
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