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In some cities, people are not travelling as far and as often as they did in the pre-COVID era. Philipp Rode (LSE) looks at the new patterns of movement and the challenges that will emerge as hyper-localisation becomes more common.
How can urban commons be financed? The Civic eState team explores social impact finance and financial investment with Eutropian, the European Investment Bank and the Trias Foundation
Despite the challenge posed by the pandemic for relational projects like Civic eState, the seven cities involved have not stopped working together – albeit digitally – and collaborating on shared horizons. Since the beginning of the lockdowns in various European countries, the Civic eState Network embarked on an exploration of possible financing instruments – like social outcome contracting and other social tools under the European Structural and Investment Funds(link is external) – to support the creation and management of urban commons in Covid and post-Covid times.
Municipal authorities across the EU are struggling to navigate through the Covid-19 pandemic, with many having to rely upon EU cohesion fund to maintain public services.
Our new study, written by three experts at the European Policies Research Centre Delft, ‘Community Support? Municipalities’ use of EU cohesion funds in response to Covid-19: current experience and lessons for the future’ looks in details how regional authorities and municipalities have had to battle against rising expenditure amidst falling tax revenue, and using cohesion fund to plug the gaps in public services when national governments have been unable to provide regional help and financial assistance.
The authors looked at six specific case studies – Lanarca in Cyprus, Corsica, Rotterdam, Slovenia and the German-Polish cross-border region of Frankfurt an der Oder/Słubice – and asked what questions can be learned from the successes and failures in the organisational and distribution of cohesion funds in the various EU’s crisis support packages,
How efficient and accessible are EU crisis measure like CRII+ and REACT-EU for municipalities? What lessons can be learned for EU policy, what recommendations can be given to Member States, regions and the local level? What are implications more broadly for EU regional cohesion policy?
Le plan de relance français et ses conséquences pour le climat ont fait l’objet de nombreux débats. Pour Benoît Leguet, directeur général d’I4CE, il est désormais temps de se tourner vers l’avenir et de préparer « l’après-relance ».
Le plan de relance français va être la priorité des semaines à venir. De l’explosion de la pauvreté à la faillite des entreprises en passant par la rénovation énergétique des bâtiments, il devra répondre à cinq défis majeurs, cinq priorités de 2021. Une année clé qui mettra la France sur les rails de 2030.
To strengthen Europe's knowledge base at local and regional level and to support the recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) will step up its cooperation with European Commission's services in the field of research and innovation, education and culture. A new Action Plan signed between the two institutions aims to provide regions and cities with the latest data and knowledge and to help them tackle innovation divide and brain drain, address educational inequalities and deliver EU's political priorities, such as the Green Deal.
Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by NEF's Sarah Arnold, Marion Sharples from the Women’s Budget Group and City University's Jo Littler.
Le financement du plan post-Covid et du Green Deal européen nécessite de mobiliser des ressources suffisantes. La Commission européenne et le Parlement européen demandent aux Etats membres d’adopter un budget ambitieux alimenté par des ressources propres, parmi lesquelles la taxation des transactions financières. Les Etats membres doivent arrêter de tergiverser et accepter d’instaurer cette taxe sur la finance dès 2024.
As coronavirus wreaks havoc on existing structures, we take a look at some visions for cities of the future – and how they hold up
Dans le monde, les villes portent le développement économique et social. C’est vrai en Asie comme en Amérique. Dans de nombreux pays émergents, le taux d’urbanisation est synonyme de taux de développement. Ainsi le débat sur les « Smart cities » est-il plus développé à l’extérieur que chez nous. Il nous faut élargir notre vision de l’espace urbain pour en faire l’espace de nos principaux défis : la transition écologique, les nouvelles mobilités, la maîtrise des énergies, la lutte contre les gaspillages, la révolution digitale, l’emploi, la formation, la sécurité... L’espace urbain s’affirme régulièrement comme le lieu de la dynamique économique et sociale. Chaque ville devient un laboratoire du monde d’après, un laboratoire de l’avenir. Au niveau central, il nous faut penser à une « Délégation interministérielle à l'aménagement du territoire et à l'attractivité régionale (DATAR) » de la Ville où les connaissances sur le développement urbain pourraient être fédérées, où les innovations seraient recensées et où la culture de l’initiative pourrait être le sujet d’une connectivité dédiée.
Comment bâtir des capacités publiques adaptées au monde qui vient ? Quels chantiers de travail ouvrir, collectivement, pour appuyer la résilience de nos territoires face aux futures crises ?
C’est pour répondre à ces questions que nous avons, avec les agences Vraiment Vraiment et Partie Prenante, initié en mai dernier le projet Reflexes Publics, une enquête de terrain collaborative sur les transformations publiques par temps de crise.
The EU economy is forecasted to shrink by 7.4% this year with an uneven economic impact across the EU and the different economic sectors. The HVAC sector, which stared 2020 over expectations according to many industry representatives, was not among the most hit sectors during the crisis, although the impact of recession in the construction sector is yet to be seen. Still, as a key sector providing key equipment and services for crucial facilities, the HVAC and building sectors shall remain a strategic player in the post-covid economy and society.
In Leeds city centre, the coronavirus crisis has merely accelerated trends that have been unfolding for some time such as bank,cinemas, shops declining
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In June 2020, after a drawn-out process punctuated by the peak of the health crisis, Green lists excelled in France’s municipal elections. They are now at the head of the executive in some of France’s largest cities, including Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, and Tours. We spoke to Bruno Bernard, president of the Greater Lyon metropolitan area, and Léonore Moncond’huy, the newly elected 30-year-old mayor of Poitiers, about how the pandemic affected their vision for the future, what Green government brings to a crisis, and ecology’s place in the French political landscape.
In this interview, Paula Fernández Viaña (ES/Renew Europe) spoke about the impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on the Atlantic regions. In response to the current challenges, the Minister for the Presidency, Home Affairs, Justice and External Action of the Government of Cantabria has put forward a series of proposals to strengthen cooperation between the Atlantic regions. In particular, she proposes creating an Atlantic macro-region, as well as taking tangible steps towards a sustainable and resilient blue economy in the Atlantic. These proposals are set out in an opinion due to be presented by the Cantabrian Minister on 17 March at the European Committee of the Regions' plenary session.
Just because an end to Covid is in sight, mayors and cities shouldn’t abandon the bold ideas and actions that made a recovery possible.
Only months after the 25th UN Climate Change Conference took place in Madrid in December 2019, Spain found itself in the midst of one of Europe’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns. The country has been among the member states worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, but EU-supported recovery from the crisis is a critical juncture for Spain to accelerate its ecological transformation. The continued progress of a just transition will be essential to ensure timely decarbonisation that leaves none behind.
As cities emerge from coronavirus lockdowns, the way people use parks, stores, restaurants, transit, streets and homes is changing in ways both subtle and significant.
In May 2020, the IEA market update on renewable energy provided an analysis that looked at the impact of Covid-19 on renewable energy deployment in 2020 and 2021. This early assessment showed that the Covid-19 crisis is hurting – but not halting – global renewable energy growth. Half a year later, the pandemic continues to affect the global economy and daily life. However, renewable markets, especially electricity-generating technologies, have already shown their resilience to the crisis. Renewables 2020 provides detailed analysis and forecasts through 2025 of the impact of Covid-19 on renewables in the electricity heat and transport sectors.
The science of complex systems only developed in the second half of the 20th century, as soon as tools like computers were available.
Plusieurs études récentes ont comparé les plans de relance post-Covid lancés à travers le monde. Si dans plusieurs pays, des investissements sont bien orientés vers la protection de l’environnement, la majorité des sommes engagées entravent la nécessaire transition écologique. Parmi les gouvernements à tirer leur épingle du jeu, on trouve la France, l’Allemagne ou encore le Royaume-Uni.
Berlin, Bristol, Cape Town, Durban, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New Orleans, New York City, Oslo, Pittsburgh and Vancouver sign C40’s ‘Divesting from Fossil Fuels, Investing in a Sustainable Future Declaration’.
The 12 cities pledge to divest from fossil fuel companies and advocate for greater sustainable investment, as part of their commitment to accelerating a green and just recovery from COVID-19.
The pandemic could have been the decisive moment in the fight against climate change. Instead, some of the biggest fossil fuel-producing countries are injecting taxpayer money into propping up polluting industries.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex unveiled on Thursday (3 September) a detailed national economic recovery plan amounting to €100 billion over two years. The plan is in line with those drawn up by Berlin and the European Commission, according to the head of the influential French think tank IDDRI. EURACTIV France reports.
Download Version Download 47 File Size 20.00 KB File Count 1 Create Date 28 August 2020 Last Updated 28 August 2020 Annual report 2019/2020: combining economic recovery with the climate Foreword from Pierre DUCRET, Chair "Being able to mobilize expertise quickly, that is the added value of think tanks" THE ECONOMIC CRISIS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 …
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