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Today, at a meeting hosted by the Mayor of Sarajevo Benjamina Karić, at the historic Vijećnica, the Citizens Assembly process for the Sarajevo Net Zero Mission was launched. Citizens Assemblies are deliberative bodies made up of representative samples of citizens who can provide input to elected authorities on issues of relevance. With the environment and […]
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June 19, 11:08 AM
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The Polish energy transition is extremely crucial to the European climate ambitions because we need to prove that we can do it within our own borders, in our own house, so to speak, in order to have any legitimacy for when we talk about what other countries should aim for.
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June 19, 10:57 AM
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Nantes Métropole et Territoire d’énergie Loire-Atlantique ont lancé le premier power purchase agreement (PPA) public long terme, un contrat d’achat direct d’électricité renouvelable, impliquant un groupement de sept acheteurs publics et deux producteurs. Quels sont les enjeux juridiques de ces contrats pour les collectivités ?
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June 19, 4:05 AM
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The built environment is responsible for a significant portion of global emissions. Min Guan of the Energy Transitions Commission joins The Urban Report to discuss how we can achieve zero-carbon buildings, from scaling low-carbon cement and steel to retrofitting inefficient homes
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June 19, 3:37 AM
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As ordinary people face sacrifices and a higher cost of living, windfall corporate profits are breaking the social contract. The energy transition offers an opportunity for renewal, argues Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz, but we don’t need to break with growth.
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June 16, 4:47 AM
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Supporting the decarbonisation efforts in Poland is central to showcasing Europe’s leadership on the energy transition, says Niels Malskaer, the energy attaché at the Danish Embassy in Warsaw
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June 6, 10:18 AM
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Tackling climate change is a key priority for councils across the country, and energy policy is an indispensable part of this work.
This special episode of the Local Authority, in association with Capita ahead of LGC Net Zero on 18 June, examines how councils can make community energy a reality, and the role of local area energy planning in achieving their goals.
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June 6, 10:14 AM
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Ten years after the landmark Paris Climate Agreement was decided, the social dimension of climate policy must play a greater role in government plans to curb emissions, Germany’s environment and climate minister, Carsten Schneider, has said. “Climate change has become a divisive issue around the world,” he warned, arguing that populist parties in many countries were eager to exploit the topic and to sow discord and obstruct effective policymaking.
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June 6, 9:12 AM
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The Danish government intends to use its EU Council presidency in the second half of this year to prioritise reaching an agreement among member states on a 2040 climate target for the European Union, said climate and energy minister Lars Aagaard at the annual summit of the energy industry association Eurelectric in Brussels. Also speaking at the conference, the European Commission’s top energy official Ditte Juul Jørgensen announced that her institution would very soon present legislative proposals aimed at ending imports of gas and nuclear energy from Russia – another priority for the Danish Council presidency. The official said that the EU would still need fossil molecules for the coming decades.
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June 6, 6:11 AM
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With many Europeans facing a cost-of-living crisis, access to healthy food options is dwindling. At a recent policy breakfast in the European Parliament, MEPs, and organizations representing restaurants, retailers and consumers exchanged best practices for facilitating access to decent and healthy food while reducing waste
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June 6, 5:53 AM
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En 2022, au sortir de la crise sanitaire du covid-19, Villejuif n’échappe pas à la crise du sens au travail. Les agents demandent à être davantage impliqués dans la conduite de projets. Émerge alors l’idée d’organiser un budget participatif qui leur serait dédié. Inédit pour une collectivité de cette taille (1 300 agents), le dispositif prévoit une enveloppe de 200 000 euros, soit 100 000 euros annuels pour une édition à cheval entre 2023 et 2024.
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June 5, 5:52 AM
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To fix housing supply issues, lawmakers' first instinct may be to ramp up construction. Before doing so, it’s important to examine how we are using existing structures, as they can often be used more efficiently, says Oliver Rapf from Buildings Performance Institute Europe
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May 28, 9:15 AM
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Du 16 au 18 mai 2025, 150 citoyens, dont 8 français, issus des 27 États membres de l'Union européenne se sont réunis dans le cadre du Panel Citoyen Européen. Cette démarche participative a donné lieu à la formulation de 22 recommandations pour orienter le prochain cadre financier pluriannuel de l'UE, qui sera proposé par la Commission européenne en juillet 2025.
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Today, 4:34 AM
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Dans l’édition de cette année, nous avons évalué les indicateurs de manière rétrospective - sur dix ans dans le cas de la rénovation et cinq pour la mobilité électrique-, afin d’identifier les facteurs qui ont amélioré – ou détérioré - l’accessibilité économique des solutions de transition sur les dernières années. Nous présentons ces indicateurs pour deux ménages types : la famille Deschamps et la famille Villeneuve, toutes deux dans les classes moyennes, propriétaires de leur logement et dépendantes de la voiture au quotidien sur qui repose la question de l'accessibilité de la transition.
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June 19, 10:59 AM
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La Ville de Dijon vient d’inaugurer, via un projet européen, un quartier de 10 000 habitants à énergie positive avec l’une des plus grandes opérations urbaines d’autoconsommation photovoltaïque.
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June 19, 7:34 AM
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Europe is warming up faster than any other continent and the most vulnerable people are bearing the brunt of climate impacts. A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), published today, shows that although the most vulnerable groups are disproportionately affected, they are often overlooked in climate adaptation planning and especially implementation.
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June 19, 3:49 AM
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Sadiq Khan has said he will pedestrianise Oxford Street “as quickly as possible”, after two in three respondents to a public consultation backed plans to ban traffic from London’s central shopping area.
The mayor’s office said there was “overwhelming public and business support” for the proposals to regenerate the street, whose lustre is slowly returning as department stores muscle back among the sweet and souvenir shops of dubious repute.
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June 16, 4:49 AM
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Central and Eastern Europe needs to upgrade its building stock to plug leaks and reduce energy consumption. Some of the challenges the region faces are similar to those in other countries, some are more specific.
Rules and regulations are slowly but surely being adopted in this part of the world, funding streams are coming online and renovation support schemes are being designed.
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June 12, 11:03 AM
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Government subsidies aimed at meeting EU renewable energy targets are giving Italy’s green transition a much-needed boost. The solar energy boom has led to a rush to acquire farmland in the Po Valley, the country’s breadbasket. However, while large-scale investment in renewables provides short-term financial relief for struggling farmers, it also poses a threat to local identity and food security.
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June 6, 10:16 AM
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For the first time, 38 citizens from across the Republic of Moldova – randomly selected, representing diverse regions, socio-economic backgrounds, languages, genders, and ages – recently took part in a Citizens’ Assembly to jointly develop recommendations on preventing the risks of disinformation to democracy and on strengthening the rule of law. The shared proposals adopted by the Assembly reflect a broad consensus on the need for concrete action against disinformation and highlight the importance of the solutions identified by participants to protect Moldova’s democracy.
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June 6, 9:15 AM
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The Wuppertal Institute undertakes research and develops models, strategies and instruments for transitions to a sustainable development. Its research focuses on the resources, climate and energy related challenges and their relation to economy and society
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June 6, 9:00 AM
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Stay informed on the global energy transition with FORESIGHT Climate & Energy. Get expert insights and the big picture of decarbonisation in just 15 minutes a day - hands-free and easy to fit into your daily routine. Around the world, countries are grappling with the same crisis: housing has become increasingly unaffordable, whether to rent or buy. While mass-constructing cheap homes might appear to be a quick fix, this approach risks burdening homeowners with long-term costs—and accelerating climate damage in the process.
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June 6, 6:01 AM
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Radtke reviewed 129 studies focusing on participation processes in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and identified four levels of inclusion in participation. The most commonly occurring levels of participation are information (through media and public events, for example) and consultation (formats focused on dialog with various stakeholders).
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June 5, 6:44 AM
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Through platforms like Good4Trust, a growing movement is demonstrating that solidarity, trust, and regeneration can replace profit and exploitation at the heart of economic life.
For listeners who might not be familiar with the term, what exactly is the prosumer economy?
The term “prosumer” is a portmanteau of “producer” and “consumer.” The idea is that nothing in nature is only a producer or only a consumer, everything is both. Humans, forests, fungi, economic entities, all are prosumers.
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June 3, 9:20 AM
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THERE was serious fun and games at the University of Limerick Citizens’ Assembly, which saw over 100 Limerick people discuss research projects aimed at developing a more sustainable future for the region, each involving recreation.
Having listened to nine project presentations, Limerick citizens voted for the top three, which each received €10,000 to make their idea happen.
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