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July 30, 10:06 AM
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The need to cool our homes in summer and heat them in winter with green energy has never been greater or more urgent. Bia Bittencourt and Loïc Delorme join the show to explain why the EU needs to get serious about this issue.
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July 30, 2:42 AM
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In the face of the intersecting crises of demography, technology and economic insecurity, finding solidarity in the care we give each other offers a path to a more optimistic future. But working towards this requires us to challenge the foundational assumptions of the economy that surrounds us, one that devalues rather than celebrates the care we give each other.
The language of crisis defines our collective experience of the 21st century. As our attention is pulled from one emergency to another, we risk overlooking the mindsets that enable these shocks – not only the pursuit of extraction, growth, and profit, but also our collective relationship with care.
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June 12, 4:28 AM
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Dans le cadre de sa coopération avec Montréal, la Ville de Strasbourg a expérimenté une
démarche participative de réaménagement d’espaces publics dans le quartier de la gare. Baptisée « Rues et places des possibles », elle repose sur un principe fort : faire un pas de côté en tant que collectivité et confier à un panel citoyen la formulation des propositions de transformation. Objectif : tester une gouvernance plus ascendante, capable de produire à la fois des aménagements plus justes et un nouveau dialogue entre habitants, acteurs locaux, services techniques et élus.
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April 16, 10:46 AM
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The Package includes a widely ambitious European goal for community energy projects (90GW by 2030), and second, the commitment that the Commission will deliver – much needed – guidance to member states on creating regulatory frameworks and financing tools for energy communities.
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April 16, 8:57 AM
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In regions affected by climate stress, rapid urbanization, and persistent inequality, how we define poverty shapes how effectively our policies and investments respond to real needs. A multidimensional view of poverty that looks beyond just income must underpin solutions to bring real change.
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April 16, 5:12 AM
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The capitalist emphasis on working hard as the key to success comfortably ignores an ugly reality: that the workforce faces worsening conditions and increasing precarity, while extractivism has brought the planet to the verge of ecological collapse. From the teachings of André Gorz to Gen Z’s quest for work-life balance, liberating time is at the centre of endeavours to achieve a better life – not just to consume freely as individuals, but to come together as a community.
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April 1, 10:57 AM
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With climate change getting worse and the Iran war threatening fuel supplies, Shaz Rahman looks at how co-ops can offer energy solutions In the energy sector, a host of community energy co-ops sprang up and installed solar panels on community buildings, funded by the Feed-in Tariff (a policy mechanism designed to encourage renewable energy adoption by paying producers for the electricity they generated). This initiative offered a guaranteed price for the power generated, giving co-ops the security to fund the capital for the panels.
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March 24, 4:01 AM
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Last week we saw headlines with food policy expert Professor Tim Lang warning that the UK food system is dangerously vulnerable to shocks. From climate disruption to geopolitical conflict, Lang argues that the country is not adequately prepared to ensure its population can be fed if supply chains are disrupted. It’s a stark assessment, but it’s not a new one - says Amit Dattani, Soil Association Director of Healthy and Sustainable Food:
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March 20, 9:08 AM
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As war exposes the fragility of global energy supplies, communities are showing how clean power can be local, affordable and owned by the people who use it
If you’d not met the man, and I asked you to picture a ‘Reg Platt’, what would spring to mind? A retired gas fitter? A dogged constable in a Hercule Poirot drama? Almost certainly not a buzzing entrepreneur, with grizzled rock star good looks, who’s driving a revolution in solar power across the rooftops of east London.
So much for nominative determinism.
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March 12, 11:21 AM
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The EU's growing housing crisis is reaching an inflection point: one in ten Europeans is unable to pay their rent or a mortgage on time, and several European countries suffer from severe housing shortages. Housing and Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen tells us his plan to avoid the politicization of the crisis, while S&D President Iratxe García Pérez explores her group’s program to cut home costs, including a new housing fund.
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March 12, 4:53 AM
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Spain spent the last six years investing heavily in wind and solar energy, leading to some of the cheapest power prices in Europe.
But one European country is well placed to weather these shocks thanks to its investment in renewable energy.
Since 2019, Spain has doubled its wind and solar capacity, adding over 40 GW - more than any other EU country except Germany, whose power market is twice the size of Spain’s.
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March 11, 5:50 AM
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Achieving the UK’s net zero target by 2050 will cost less than a single oil shock and bring health and economic benefits while insulating the country against future costs, the government’s climate advisers have forecast.
Eliminating the UK’s reliance on fossil fuels by adopting renewable energy and green technologies, such as electric vehicles and heat pumps, would be the best and most cost-effective option for the future economy, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) found.
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March 9, 5:34 AM
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Transitioning to renewable energy does, in itself, require energy. But how much? A new model finds that phasing out all fossil fuels in EU by 2035 would require up to 39% of the current total energy supply.
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July 30, 8:32 AM
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Mayor presents an integrated strategy of climate shelters, tree-planting and de-paving as the capital positions itself as a laboratory for climate adaptation.
Rome has unveiled a comprehensive strategy for reducing the impact of heatwaves, claiming to be the first Italian city to do so, with the inaugural 'Piano Caldo' or Heat Plan.
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July 30, 2:40 AM
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Following the 2015 Paris Accords, the climate movement rode a wave of cultural and political momentum, culminating in the European Green Deal. But war, inflation, and a resurgent fossil fuel-aligned Right have triggered a fierce backlash against climate action in all its forms. To win this fight, Florent Marcellesi argues, Europe must treat energy sovereignty and climate justice as two sides of the same battle.
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April 16, 10:58 AM
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Community-led heating and cooling networks can lower costs, boost comfort, and support the EU’s transition to clean, locally produced energy. How can we all enjoy comfortable temperatures in our homes at a fair, affordable price? Locally produced renewable heating and cooling networks fight energy poverty, increase comfort, make our cities sustainable and the Union more energy independent and competitive in challenging times.
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April 16, 9:34 AM
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In a normal year, Sweden’s food production corresponds to about 150–200 percent of the population’s caloric energy needs and 200–250 percent of protein needs. This is the result of a new report from PLATE, a Centre-hosted research programme for resilient meals.
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April 16, 8:47 AM
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As well as the very real human suffering in the Persian Gulf, the recent escalation of the current conflict has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, exposing how vulnerable countries, including the UK, are to fossil fuel volatility. The impact on household bills has been widely discussed but, as with previous crises like the invasion…
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April 10, 10:49 AM
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Europe’s fiscal debate remains fixated on debt and deficits. Yet climate change represents a growing and still largely unpriced threat to public finances. Without early investment in mitigation and adaptation, families and businesses will face repeated shocks, higher prices, a weaker economy and a state forced into consistent emergency spending.
In late January, torrential rainfall triggered a massive landslide near Niscemi, Sicily, opening a 4-kilometre chasm beneath homes and forcing entire neighbourhoods to evacuate. Weeks later, storms swept across Spain and Portugal, forcing thousands to be driven from their homes and causing millions of euros of damage to crops. These are not isolated incidents.
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March 30, 7:53 AM
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En pleine préparation du budget UE 2028-2034, Plan4Climate publie un rapport clé : comment financer efficacement la décarbonation et protéger les ménages et territoires vulnérables dans 12 États-membres ? Rappel utile : selon l’Agence Environnementale européenne, il manque actuellement €742 milliards d’investissements publics et privés pour réussir le Green Deal. Les financements européens représentent environ un tiers des financements publics climatiques qui permettront de le combler, ce qui rend ce budget indispensable pour répondre à la demande croissante de financements climatiques et verts.
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March 24, 3:55 AM
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This week the government has unveiled its long-awaited Land Use Framework – a plan to set out how we use land in England that has been promised for several years.
The Soil Association has been calling for the framework to prioritise agroecological farming, like organic, and to scale up production of nature-friendly, British fruit and veg.
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March 20, 3:57 AM
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Chris Vrettos, Senior Policy Advisor and Sara Tachelet, HR Director of REScoop, a EUSEW partner organisation, explore how the EU Citizens Energy Package will deliver community energy projects and promote clean power across the continent.
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March 12, 10:28 AM
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Led by LCP Delta and the Centre for Energy Equality on behalf of Northern Powergrid, the project will explore how to improve access to energy flexibility for households and SMEs across the North East of England who may otherwise be unable to participate. The initiative ultimately aims to provide free or low‑cost batteries to households, helping them store energy and use it during peak times to reduce bills through time‑of‑day tariffs
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March 11, 5:54 AM
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Europe’s vision of a citizen led energy revolution is falling short of expectations with legal confusion and technical barriers slowing progress, according to new auditors.
A report from the European Court of Auditors warns that energy communities were supposed to transform how people generate and share power across the bloc but the rollout has been far slower than planned.
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March 9, 11:26 AM
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n Estonia and identified the record-breaking heatwave as a key factor. According to data from the University of Tartu and the Estonian Environmental Research Centre, an average of more than 36 people die prematurely during heatwaves each year in Estonia’s five largest cities. Vulnerable groups like the elderly, people with chronic diseases, children and pregnant women are disproportionately affected when it comes to extreme heat.
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