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Moldova’s first Citizens’ Assembly convenes with focus on disinformation

Moldova’s first Citizens’ Assembly convenes with focus on disinformation | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
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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Une gouvernance refondée pour relancer la coopération entre acteurs et mieux piloter la transition sur le territoire du Grand Autunois Morvan

Une gouvernance refondée pour relancer la coopération entre acteurs et mieux piloter la transition sur le territoire du Grand Autunois Morvan | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

Le Cerema avait appuyé la Communauté de Communes du Grand Autunois (CCGAM) lors des travaux de construction de son Contrat pour la Réussite de la Transition Ecologique (CRTE). Suite à quoi la collectivité a éprouvé le besoin de refonder ses instances de concertation et de pilotage internes : une coopération a alors été mise en place entre le Cerema et la CCGAM pour travailler à l’optimisation de cette gouvernance.
Cet article retrace le chemin parcouru depuis le démarrage de la coopération. Celle-ci visait à enrayer l’essoufflement de l’engagement des parties prenantes et des élus locaux, vécu dans de nombreux territoires, face à l'empilement des politiques contractuelle, et à redynamiser l’engagement et la coopération des acteurs.

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Unlocking a better future: a framework for systemic change to deliver a just transition in Scotland

Unlocking a better future: a framework for systemic change to deliver a just transition in Scotland | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

This brief presents highlights from the report, Applying the Unlocking a Better Future Framework for a Just Transition in Scotland, shedding light on the methods and framework used, as well as the findings regarding the shifts needed to achieve lasting change.

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London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’ | Low-traffic neighbourhoods | The Guardian

London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’ | Low-traffic neighbourhoods | The Guardian | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Low-traffic neighbourhoods cut road injuries and deaths by more than a third within their boundaries with no apparent negative safety effect on nearby roads, a study has shown.

Based on comparisons of more than a decade of road casualty statistics between 113 London LTNs and other roads that did not have them, the report’s authors found that LTNs were associated with a 35% reduction in all injuries, rising to 37% for deaths and serious injuries.
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À Estancarbon, l’autoconsommation collective a été coconstruite

À Estancarbon, l’autoconsommation collective a été coconstruite | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

Enercoop Midi-Pyrénées a travaillé en lien très étroit avec les habitants, les entreprises et les élus de ce territoire pour établir les règles d’un projet d’autoconsommation photovoltaïque collective. À Estancarbon, petit village de 620 habitants de Haute-Garonne, trois parcs photovoltaïques – d’une puissance de 290 kW chacun –, dont un en autoconsommation collective, sont en fonctionnement depuis le printemps 2024.

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Ignore the doubters: the UK is seizing the solar opportunity –

Ignore the doubters: the UK is seizing the solar opportunity – | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
This post is by Chris Hewett, chief executive of Solar Energy UK. We are at the dawn of a transformative era for how the UK powers itself. Following two years’ work, over two governments, the Solar Roadmap has been released, marking out dozens of practical measures needed to meet national goals to expand solar generation.…
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Is €1.2T enough to save Europe? –

Is €1.2T enough to save Europe? – | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), as the behemoth of a long-term spending plan is known, will apply from 2028 to 2034. The fact that two years have been set aside for negotiations over what the budget contains is a sign that — as usual — von der Leyen expects a huge battle with national governments, who must unanimously agree on its contents.
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Maintaining the focus on climate in a turbulent era

In a world beset by military conflict and economic woes, climate issues are taking a political backseat. Co-chair of the European Green Party and former MEP Ciarán Cuffe joins The Urban Report to discuss how defence, competitiveness and climate concerns can co-exist politically
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Empowering Communities

Empowering Communities | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

As the European Union steers towards its ambitious 2050 goals of carbon neutrality, energy initiatives are finding success in inclusivity, transparency, and co-design. 

Change is taking place at regional and local levels via energy communities, which place energy ownership and distribution in the hands of the people, ensuring equitable and democratic access to a vital resource. In Europe’s cities, Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs) are helping local officials to plot and implement new policies hand-in-hand with citizens.  

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Negotiating a strong 2040 target

Negotiating a strong 2040 target | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
The Commission’s proposed 2040 target is now in the hands of the European Parliament and EU countries, who must reach an agreement on the goal quickly to meet international deadlines. Lena Schilling, the negotiator for the Greens political group, joins Kira to explain what she thinks will happen next
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Comment la capitale tente de renouer avec l’agriculture

Comment la capitale tente de renouer avec l’agriculture | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
La ville de Paris favorise l’installation d’agriculteurs urbains pour renforcer sa production agricole et reconnecter ses habitants au vivant. Elle a créé, en 2015, l’appel à projets «Parisculteurs» pour mettre à disposition des agriculteurs urbains professionnels du foncier agricole aménagé à faible coût. Elle sélectionne les terrains avec un cahier des charges strict et choisit les lauréats en évaluant leur modèle économique et agricole.
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A Bordeaux, le maire déroule son plan solaire et embarque un collectif

A Bordeaux, le maire déroule son plan solaire et embarque un collectif | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
C’est un projet emblématique pour le maire écologiste de Bordeaux. Pierre Hurmic a symboliquement lancé, le 1er juillet, les travaux de solarisation de la base sous-marine et dressé le bilan de l’Alliance de Bordeaux pour l’énergie solaire un an après sa création. Elle réunit désormais 53 acteurs publics et privés qui se sont engagés à déployer du photovoltaïque sur le territoire bordelais.
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The EU’s ‘flexible’ 2040 target

The EU’s ‘flexible’ 2040 target | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
The European Commission has tabled its proposal for the EU’s 2040 emissions reduction target, complete with flexibilities to help countries achieve it. Benjamin Görlach from think tank Agora Energiewende joins FORESIGHT Debates to discuss his thoughts
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Saisir les enjeux environnementaux par les territoires

Saisir les enjeux environnementaux par les territoires | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

Cette étude révèle un fort attachement des Français aux enjeux écologiques, quel que soit leur lieu de vie. Des majorités claires se dégagent en faveur de politiques environnementales ambitieuses. Toutefois, ce consensus de principe se heurte à de fortes disparités territoriales dès lors qu’il s’agit de leur mise en oeuvre concrète. Dans les zones rurales et les petites villes, les politiques écologiques sont souvent perçues comme injustes, inadaptées ou trop coûteuses individuellement. À l’inverse, les grandes métropoles, mieux équipées et accompagnées, affichent une adhésion plus marquée, y compris lorsqu’un effort personnel est requis.

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‘It feels cool to be a cog in change’: how doughnut economics is reshaping a Swedish town | Environment | The Guardian

‘It feels cool to be a cog in change’: how doughnut economics is reshaping a Swedish town | Environment | The Guardian | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

A casual mention of Kate Raworth’s theory has grown into the basis for decision making in Tomelilla.

In 2021 one of the team had been reading an article about the concept of doughnut economics – a circular way of thinking about the way we use resources – and he brought it up. “I just mentioned it casually at a meeting, as a tool to evaluate our new quality of life programme, and it grew from there,” says Stefan Persson, Tomelilla’s organisational development manager.

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The Vienna cemetery where endangered species and biodiversity thrive - BBC Future

The Vienna cemetery where endangered species and biodiversity thrive - BBC Future | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

Urban cemeteries are overlooked biodiversity hubs even though they are similarly valuable to urban parks in terms of species conservation. A 2019 review of graveyard biodiversity identified 140 protected species in cemeteries around the world, from the orchids of Turkish cemeteries to the increasingly scarce steppe vegetation found on burial mounds in Eurasia.

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Vers un pivot majoritaire de l'écologie ?

Pour les auteurs, nous ne sommes en effet pas dans une phase d’essoufflement mais à la fin d’une phase de sensibilisation et de mobilisation, qui fut en effet principalement menée par des experts et des militants, et dont les prémisses remontent au rapport Meadows de 1972 sur les limites de la croissance. L’étude s’intéresse d’abord aux limites des stratégies actuelles qualifiées « d’influence minoritaire » (et basées sur la théorie des minorités actives de Serge Moscovici), où les minorités en question se structurent autour d’un combat, d’une posture spécifique, inventant un nouveau langage et mettant en place des pratiques pionnières pour influencer la majorité. Elles portent une position contestataire singulière, cohérente et persistante, sans se laisser altérer par le discours dominant, afin de faire changer les normes sociales. Pour les auteurs, ces approches ont été cruciales pour mettre l’écologie à l’agenda politique et renforcer sa place dans l’opinion, de sorte que l’intérêt pour les questions environnementales et climatiques y est désormais visible et élevé, mais on assiste à une stagnation après des années de croissance.

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L’interpellation citoyenne, un dispositif gagnant-gagnant pour les élus et les habitants

L’interpellation citoyenne, un dispositif gagnant-gagnant pour les élus et les habitants | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
L'interpellation citoyenne permet de renouer la confiance avec les élus et les institutions en permettant aux citoyens de défendre leurs points de vue et de faire évoluer les décisions publiques. Ce process s’adresse à tous les résidents grenoblois dès 16 ans, aux particuliers, associations ou collectifs. Il suffit d’être deux pour déposer une interpellation.
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MFF in numbers: how the EU would spend €2 trillion

MFF in numbers: how the EU would spend €2 trillion | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
The European Commission proposed the largest long-term EU budget in the bloc's history Wednesday, merging historically separate farming and regional spending programmes into country-specific national plans and creating a €451 billion fund to boost ailing industry.
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Renewable PPAs are unsuited to baseload industries

Renewable PPAs are unsuited to baseload industries | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Power purchase agreements (PPAs) are a great way to source clean generation. Yet the current structure of such deals pushes baseload industries out of the market, says Maximillian Kemp, from the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE)
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From zero to wheels: Zaragoza’s journey to a cycling city

From zero to wheels: Zaragoza’s journey to a cycling city | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
In 2007, Zaragoza was not a city of cyclists. With bicycles accounting for less than 0.5% of daily trips, and minimal infrastructure limited to the urban periphery, cycling was largely absent from daily life and policymaking. There was no regulation, no coordinated institutional support, and most importantly, no cycling culture. Yet within two decades, Zaragoza has transformed into one of Spain’s most bicycle-friendly cities—an achievement rooted in political leadership, smart planning, and consistent public engagement.
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How 9 European cities are leveraging proximity to create complete neighbourhoods for people and nature

How 9 European cities are leveraging proximity to create complete neighbourhoods for people and nature | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
This article provides a brief description of what complete neighbourhoods are and it analyses the actions taken by the ReGreeneration cities to promote urban proximity, focusing on soft mobility and basic services provision.
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Pope Leo XIV celebrates first ‘green Mass’ after calling out greed that fuels climate injustice | Euronews

Pope Leo XIV celebrates first ‘green Mass’ after calling out greed that fuels climate injustice | Euronews | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

Pope Leo XIV is also enacting a plan to build a solar farm that would make Vatican City the world’s first carbon-neutral state.
The Mass, in the gardens of the Vatican’s new ecological educational centre at the papal summer estate in Castel Gandolfo, indicated a strong line of ecological continuity with Pope Francis, who made environmental protection a hallmark of his pontificate.

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Deadly heatwaves are the new reality – we need to transform the UK’s cities and towns to survive them | Hannah Martin | The Guardian

Deadly heatwaves are the new reality – we need to transform the UK’s cities and towns to survive them | Hannah Martin | The Guardian | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
In the UK, we are unprepared at every level for the extreme weather caused by climate breakdown. Whether it’s unbearably hot buildings in the summer, our damp and cold homes (some of the leakiest in Europe) filled with mould in the winter, our unprotected towns built on flood plains, or our unfit-for-purpose train tracks that get shut down at the slightest weather warning, the climate crisis is already wreaking havoc on public and private infrastructure – and it’s only getting worse.
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The City of Arts and Sciences in Spain Begins Work on Geothermal Project

The City of Arts and Sciences in Spain Begins Work on Geothermal Project | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
The City of Arts and Sciences has begun work on what will be the largest geothermal plant in the Valencian Community. This plant will cool the Museum of Sciences, resulting i
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Delay to EU's 2040 climate goals 'a mistake,' European Commission's Ribera answers Macron | Euronews

Delay to EU's 2040 climate goals 'a mistake,' European Commission's Ribera answers Macron | Euronews | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
European Commission Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera was quizzed on Euronews' Europe Today morning show and asked for reaction to French President Emmanuel Macron's call to delay the Commission's 2040 climate targets. #EuropeNews
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