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Le maire de Grenoble de passage à Liège: «La transition écologique en ville, ça marche»

Le maire de Grenoble de passage à Liège: «La transition écologique en ville, ça marche» | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Le maire écologiste de Grenoble se trouvait à Liège, en fin de semaine dernière. À la tête de la cité iséroise depuis 2014, Éric Piolle fait figure de précurseur en matière d’écologie politique à l’échelon municipal. Nous l’avons rencontré à la Cité Miroir.
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Power from renewable sources through Serbia-Croatia cross-border cooperation

Power from renewable sources through Serbia-Croatia cross-border cooperation | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Solar plant in Vinkovici and cogeneration facility in Sombor to be built as part of a Serbia-Croatia cross-border cooperation program, supported by the EU.
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Recommendations Provided to EU to Boost Crowdfunding in Renewable Energy | Crowdfund Insider

Recommendations Provided to EU to Boost Crowdfunding in Renewable Energy | Crowdfund Insider | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
CrowdfundRES is a group of policy recommendations to improve the regulatory and market framework to boost investment in renewable energy across the Europea
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Second Energy Community Summer School launched today in Ohrid

Second Energy Community Summer School launched today in Ohrid | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Following the success of the first Energy Community (EnC) Summer School, which was held in Albania in 2016, this year’s summer program has been officially
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Athens’ Resilience Strategy

Athens’ Resilience Strategy | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Επαναπροσδιορίζοντας την πόλη: Στρατηγική Ανθεκτικότητας για την Αθήνα του 2030 Η «Στρατηγική Ανθεκτικότητας της Αθήνας» στοχεύει στην δημιουργία μια πόλης που είναι Προσιτή, Πράσινη, Προνοητική και Ζωντανή μέσα από 65 δράσεις και 53 υπο-δράσεις. Μάθετε περισσότερα εδώ. Βρείτε την αγγλική εκδοχή της Στρατηγικής Ανθεκτικότητας της Αθήνας εδώ. Μέσα σε ένα χρόνο, το Γραφείο Ανθεκτικότητας και…
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Décarboner l’électricité européenne : une opportunité historique pour le gouvernement ! - Chroniques de l'Anthropocène

Décarboner l’électricité européenne : une opportunité historique pour le gouvernement ! - Chroniques de l'Anthropocène | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Proposition : introduire en Europe un prix plancher du CO2 dans le secteur de l'électricité afin d'accompagner la fermeture des centrales à charbon.
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Way off track in Riga - EU funds at risk for controversial tram project | Bankwatch

public tensions have been rising over what should, on the surface, appear to be a non-controversial and publicly beneficial EU funded investment project: a proposed EUR 100 million tram line in the capital Riga.
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Boosting Lithuanian building standards

Boosting Lithuanian building standards | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
ERDF-funded quality control reviews will be carried out on renovated buildings in the Baltic country over the next three years
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URB@Exp launches Guidelines and LAB kit for urban lab practitioners | JPI Urban Europe

URB@Exp launches Guidelines and LAB kit for urban lab practitioners | JPI Urban Europe | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Results of 3-years transdisciplinary research co-funded by JPI Urban Europe From 7-8 June 2017, the URB@Exp project consortium held a final conference in…
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Aberdeen to be worst hit by Brexit but all British cities will suffer – report

Aberdeen to be worst hit by Brexit but all British cities will suffer – report | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Analysis from the Centre for Cities thinktank finds urban areas are likely be hit hardest by the increased trade barriers under both hard and soft Brexits
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What would the perfect cycling city look like?

What would the perfect cycling city look like? | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
If you were building a city for bicycles from scratch, what would you include and leave out? In an edited excerpt from his new book Velotopia, Steven Fleming imagines a pedallers’ paradise
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Can a new public bike hire scheme conquer the hills of Lisbon? | Eltis

Can a new public bike hire scheme conquer the hills of Lisbon? | Eltis | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
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Eric Vidalenc » Blog Archive » Pas besoin de nouvelles centrales pour les véhicules électriques !

Eric Vidalenc » Blog Archive » Pas besoin de nouvelles centrales pour les véhicules électriques ! | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
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Croatian HEP to get hydropower plants back prior to partial privatization

Croatian HEP to get hydropower plants back prior to partial privatization | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Croatian electricity producer HEP is set to restore its ownership over hydro-power plants prior to a partial privatization.
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Information are not enough to change our behaviour - Interview with Jan Krajhanzl, eco-psychologist from the Masaryk's University in Brno

Information are not enough to change our behaviour - Interview with Jan Krajhanzl, eco-psychologist from the Masaryk's University in Brno | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
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On the international non-shopping day we made a test to see if people are willing to buy unethical products when they have all information about their origin. We opened a stall on a farmer’s market where we sold very cheap chocolate, coffee, bananas and other goods and openly told
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MOOC La participation du public dans le champ environnemental

MOOC La participation du public dans le champ environnemental | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
L'excellence de l'enseignement supérieur pour des cours en ligne, gratuits et ouverts à tous
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August 25, 2017 11:16 AM
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SolarCoin hopes to ride the bitcoin buzz – POLITICO

SolarCoin hopes to ride the bitcoin buzz – POLITICO | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
"Bitcoin hit a record value of over $4,480 this month, and the cryptocurrency’s steep rise is attracting copycats — one of which, SolarCoin, hopes to boost solar energy by giving people an incentive to go green."
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Shedding light on energy on the EU

Shedding light on energy on the EU | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Lighting, heating, moving, producing... energy is vital for our day-to-day life. Without energy, people and businesses cannot function. Turning on our computers or starting our cars are actions that we take for granted, yet they represent the final stage of a complex process.
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‘Fintech’ helps power the green energy revolution - CrowdFundRES

‘Fintech’ helps power the green energy revolution - CrowdFundRES | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
From “cryptocurrencies” to crowdfunding, innovative financial technology offers new ways for citizens to get involved in green energy projects, and to reap the benefits of the clean power produced Can “cryptocurrencies” encourage green-tech? Nowadays virtual means of payment are in use as an alternative to our existing currencies. Among them is SolarCoin (§), created to reward … Continue reading ‘Fintech’ helps power the green energy revolution
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Beyond the borders: Renewable energy crowdfunding in Europe - CrowdFundRES

Beyond the borders: Renewable energy crowdfunding in Europe - CrowdFundRES | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Financing projects across multiple EU countries is nowadays all but easy. Lumo and Oneplanetcrowd, crowdfunding platforms based respectively in France and in the Netherlands, joined forces to overcome the issues related to cross-border crowdfunding. Together they developed a solution to give French and Dutch investors alike the opportunity to co-invest in a solar park located … Continue reading Beyond the borders: Renewable energy crowdfunding in Europe
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Join the IUC city-to-city cooperation programme

Join the IUC city-to-city cooperation programme | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Cities in the member states of the European Union who wish to exchange with a city facing similar challenges in another global region are encouraged to apply for the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) city-to-city cooperation programme on sustainable urban development. The programme aims to foster links between EU cities and those in Latin America and the Caribbean, India, Japan, and North America. Through the programme, local leaders will be able to connect and gain new perspectives on pressing sustainable development issues.
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The GUST Project launches ‘Urban Living Labs Handbook’ | JPI Urban Europe

The GUST Project launches ‘Urban Living Labs Handbook’ | JPI Urban Europe | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
There is a growing trend to involve citizens in city development to make urban areas more sustainable and livable. The urban living labs approach offers a…
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World's biggest bike parking garage opens in Utrecht – but Dutch dream of more

World's biggest bike parking garage opens in Utrecht – but Dutch dream of more | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Space under train station in Utrecht, where 40% of visitors arrive on two wheels, will eventually have room for 12,500 bikes
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Electric cars are not the solution

Electric cars are not the solution | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Pollutionwatch If we really want to tackle particle pollution we need carbon-free electricity and, even better, walk or cycle over short distances
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Reframing fuel poverty through transforming definition: the case of fuel poverty in Spain

Reframing fuel poverty through transforming definition: the case of fuel poverty in Spain | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
In our latest guest post Victoria Pellicer-Sifres explores fuel poverty in Spain through the lens of energy vulnerability, revealing a range of interrelated factors that are exacerbating the issue.…
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