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Local authorities in Vienna have started drilling for geothermal energy in residential areas to decarbonise public housing. Additionally, this would help the city access more sustainable district heat..
Madrid has started the construction of a model zero-emission district called Madrid Nuevo Norte. The development will be a flagship marker in the city’s Madrid 360 Environmental Sustainability Strateg..
It isn’t the first time the region has faced water shortages but experts say they are now getting more frequent and intense due to climate change.
Aneta Zachová writes on the EURACTIV website about the views of energy-saving construction expert Petr Holub that the onus for meeting targets from the EPBD should be on member states and not individual owners. Do you have any views on this? Czech expert: EU Building Directive targets should be met by states, not owners…
It’s a long road to building a new way of imagining life in the countryside. We are pleased to share with you ARC2020's findings from the field in France: “Nos Campagnes en Résilience: Collective Reflections within Socio-Ecological Transition, 2020-2022” . Here we report on the journey so far for the people involved in this project, with an extract from the first chapter of the report: A Collective Adventure. By the “Nos Campagnes en Résilience” team. It’s a long road to building a new way of imagining life in the countryside. We are pleased to share with you ARC2020's findings from the field in France: “Nos Campagnes en Résilience: Collective Reflections within Socio-Ecological Transition, 2020-2022” . Our analysis spotlights eight ingredients of socio-ecological transition that we have observed on the ground. Here we report on the journey so far for the people involved in this project, with an extract from the first chapter of the report: A Collective Adventure. By the “Nos Campagnes en Résilience” team.
Cucumbers, lettuce, and radishes freshly picked from the rooftop, parking lot or partially closed down graveyard: with urban agriculture, vegetables thrive wherever there is space in the city. Green spaces have a positive impact on the environment, health and biodiversity. In addition, they also offer space and opportunities for local vegetable supply. A recent study now shows that there is enough space available in Berlin to cover up to 82 per cent of the city's vegetable consumption locally.
On April 15, Germany will shut down its last remaining nuclear power plants, marking the end of the country's more than 60-year foray into nuclear power and a long-time era of Franco-German cooperation.
In 2010, two women, Sarah Pugh and Laura Corfield co-founded Shift Bristol, fired up by the idea that what people needed in order to make that shift – to a more sustainable, eco-friendly, viable and happy existence – was some hands-on training.
The Social Climate Fund represents a milestone towards a more systematic integration of a social dimension into EU climate policies.
Îlot fertile is the name of Paris’ first zero-carbon neighbourhood. The multi-use complex has integrated green standards in every aspect of its development from construction to usage, and from living ..
Two Green councillors raised concerns about new 'sweeping powers', abstaining and voting against a development order
A just transition away from fossil fuels and to community-centered solar and wind energy is the way to deal with climate change
Identify a handful of adjacent city blocks, restrict traffic to the perimeter, and make the interior for walking, biking, and green space. A new study finds it could work even in cities with an irregular street grid.
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The Croatian town of Šibenik has created a tiered tax system for citizens who regularly recycle their waste. The tax cuts should serve as an incentive for people, as well as a path towards a sustainab..
La Première ministre a présenté sa « feuille de route » le 26 avril, avec les textes qui seront mis à l’ordre du jour du Parlement dans un calendrier plus ou moins flou. Contexte fait le point dans une infographie.
We have to produce more to feed a growing population - but what if it is the other way round?
On one Mediterranean island, the words resilience, autonomy, and solidarity are much more immediate and concrete than EU jargon would lead us to believe. In a process started amid the pandemic and now all the more valuable in the context of the energy crisis, the island’s residents have come together to form a renewable energy community. Their story is a reminder that the most secure energy system is distributed, decentralised, and democratic.
The City Climate Finance Gap Fund, or the Gap Fund, supports cities with early-stage technical assistance for low-carbon, climate-resilient urban development plans and projects. The Gap Fund has so far attracted €80 million in funds, but it aims to raise as much as €100 million and could eventually unlock an estimated €4 billion in investments. In operation since September 2020, the Gap Fund is a global partnership that helps cities in developing countries plan, prioritise and deliver projects focused on climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Gap Fund also promotes climate-smart urban development plans.
2023 will mark the beginning of the decline in fossil fuels, following the peak of global electricity emissions in 2022, according to a new report released on Wednesday (12 April) by energy think-tank Ember.
Sunny weather has forced the Czech state-owned company ČEPS to disconnect hundreds of solar power plants from the grid for the first time in history as their high production levels created a surplus that threatened the national power grid.
Japan’s plans for ammonia and coal use challenged but Tokyo resists setting firm timeline for wind-down
European Commission accused of acting unlawfully in two separate cases bought by environment groups
Rome will pay Amsterdam so that the Dutch city will accept part of its garbage. Amsterdam’s energy producer AEB will use the trash to generate heat for local homes and companies.
With significant buying power, corporations and businesses can support the development of energy efficiency measures faster than households
A group of seven EU countries led by Germany have rejected calls to incorporate nuclear-made hydrogen into the bloc’s green transport targets, reigniting a dispute with France that has held back an agreement on the bloc’s renewable energy directive.
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