L’Union européenne vise la neutralité carbone en 2050. Dès 2030, 112 villes européennes, dont Dijon, veulent atteindre cet objectif. Dijon a ciblé un quartier politique de la ville, où se côtoient 28 nationalités, pour démontrer que la transition écologique peut être populaire et inclusive. Des médiateurs salariés, des services civiques et des habitants ambassadeurs sont allés sur le terrain afin d’expliquer le projet aux habitants et de les impliquer.

La métropole de Lyon est entrée au capital de la « dernière ferme de Lyon » menacée de disparition sous l’effet de la pression foncière. En devenant actionnaire de cette coopérative agricole, la collectivité entend pérenniser l’activité de l’exploitation.

Kalamata has been selected as one of the European Union`s Mission Cities within the "100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030" initiatives, earning the prestigious EU Mission Label. This recognition places Kalamata among the leading European cities committed to achieving climate neturality ahead of schedule. Guided by its Climate City Contract, a co-created roadmap, the municipality is working with citizens, businesses, and institutions to implement sustainable solutions in energy, buildings, transport, mobility, and waste management, while promoting innovation, digital transformation, and resilience, setting an example of green urban development in Greece and beyond.

Two artists in London are finding ingenious ways to fund a project that puts power in the hands of people. Other communities are watching with interest
It would be easy to mistake artists Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell for master magicians. For their first stunt, they made £1m of debt disappear (more on that later), and for their next trick they’re conjuring up a power station from an ordinary, east London terraced street.
Not the wheezing, fossil fuel burning kind, but one fuelled by sunlight, one that prioritises people over profit, and puts power generation in the hands of the communities it serves.

Vinkovci is the third location in Croatia with positive results, as reservoir temperatures exceeding 100 degrees were earlier confirmed in Velika Gorica and Osijek, Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency revealed. The activities are part of a wider project to develop geothermal potential for district heating for six cities and towns.

Housing affordability has emerged as a central challenge across Europe, particularly in major cities and tourist hotspots. The issue has rapidly risen to the top of the political agenda: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has named it as one of her key priorities, while the UK government has made it a central mission to deliver 1.5 million new homes over the course of the current parliament. With the EU appointing its first-ever Housing Commissioner, attention is now turning to the forthcoming Affordable Housing Plan, a landmark initiative set to be published in December.

In episode two of the Urban Question, we discuss the impact growing cities have on the planetary boundaries

In association with Bloxhub and WRLDCTY, The Urban Question is a special series of the Urban Report podcast from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, examining how cities are adjusting to a 21st-century citizen

“We have to combine a low-emission building with high-absorption city nature.”

Welcome to The Urban Question, a special series of the Urban Report podcast from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy in association with Bloxhub, the Nordic hub for sustainable urbanisation and the WRLDCTY forum.

Les eurodéputés ont approuvé le 13 novembre leur version de l’omnibus sur le devoir de vigilance des entreprises avec une majorité allant du Parti populaire européen à l’extrême droite, et l’appui d’une poignée de centristes et de sociaux-démocrates. C’est la première fois qu’un texte de cette importance politique et législative est adopté par cet attelage à droite toute. La détérioration continue des relations entre les formations centrales rend la suite de la mandature plus imprévisible encore qu’auparavant.

Porteuses des deux tiers de l’investissement public civil, les collectivités locales jouent un rôle déterminant pour réussir la transition bas-carbone. Le prochain mandat municipal sera décisif pour atteindre les objectifs climat que la France s’est fixée à l’horizon 2030.  À l’heure des débats sur le projet de loi de finances 2026 et à la veille du Congrès des maires, les marges de manœuvre budgétaires des territoires suscitent de nouvelles interrogations. Les analyses d’I4CE montrent que les investissements des collectivités en faveur du climat ont progressé depuis 2017, mais cette dynamique pourrait marquer le pas en cette fin de mandat. Par ailleurs, les montants engagés demeurent encore insuffisants au regard des besoins identifiés pour contribuer aux objectifs nationaux de réduction des gaz à effet de serre. Le prochain mandat doit donc être celui d’un changement d’échelle. Pour réussir, État et collectivités doivent changer de méthode afin d’activer pleinement les leviers existants et renforcer l’action locale en faveur de la transition.  

Tampere’s story is one of changes, and the city has reinvented itself repeatedly. Beginning as the cradle of Finnish industrialisation, moving onto being an ICT hub and home for Nokia and finally transforming into a developing smart city, Tampere has come a long way to become one of the most advanced cities in northern Europe, while keeping its clean urban nature. Tampere is not only Finland’s third largest city with its 241 000 inhabitants, it is also the Sauna capital of the world.

A first-of-its-kind energy initiative aims to make the green transition more accessible, delivering affordable solar power to those most in need
A scheme in London is delivering clean, affordable energy directly to residents in social housing via newly regulated solar microgrids.
Rooftop panels have existed on housing estates such as Frampton Park in the borough of Hackney for some time, but they only feed into the grid.
However, a new, first-of-its-kind scheme enables tenants to benefit directly from the power generated on their rooftops.

As the European Commission prepares to unveil the Citizens’ Energy Package in 2026, energy communities and campaigners see an opportunity to shape Europe’s energy transition into a more inclusive and democratic process. However, questions remain about whether the package can adequately address energy poverty and ensure fairness, or whether it will fail to meet its potential.

Placemaking Week Europe turned Reggio Emilia into a living laboratory, with 600+ participants co-creating solutions in five neighborhoods. Through Local Challenges, locals and internationals tested ideas—from quick actions to long-term strategies—showing how participatory approaches make cities more liveable, inclusive, and resilient.

Nikos Chatzilias spends his days tending to buzzing bee colonies with a unique view out over the rooftops of Greece’s capital.

He is among the dozens of Athenians who have embraced urban beekeeping to support local ecosystems, reconnect with nature and enjoy honey flavored by each neighborhood’s local plants and flowers.