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Amsterdam Deal With Tropical Forest Aims to Make Sustainable City - Bloomberg

Amsterdam Deal With Tropical Forest Aims to Make Sustainable City - Bloomberg | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Amsterdam’s partnership with a tropical forest for everything from park benches to construction projects offers a new model for urban development.

The city of Amsterdam uses a lot of wood—for public-housing construction, bridge repair, street furniture and more. But it’s tough to be sure the lumber doesn’t come from fragile ecosystems. Last summer, Amsterdam started working with the stewards of a sustainably managed forest in Suriname to buy traceable hardwoods for use in projects across the city.

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Solar roofs will be mandatory in Berlin starting in 2023 | TheMayor.EU

Berlin authorities announced that on 1 January 2023 all new buildings in the city need to dedicate 30% of their roof space to photovoltaic installations. The policy will push the city’s energy product..
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Our climate and energy transition: when people speak up and work together, they can spur powerful changes – Energy in Demand – Sustainable Energy – Rod Janssen

Adam Aron, Professor of Psychology at the University of California, San Diego writes on The Conversation website about the results from his recent books that explains three reasons why local action addressing climate change is more powerful than many people realise.   3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize Global warming has…
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‘Enjoy, it’s from Europe’: Brussels announces fresh agri-food promotion plan – EURACTIV.com

‘Enjoy, it’s from Europe’: Brussels announces fresh agri-food promotion plan – EURACTIV.com | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
The European Commission presented its annual working plan to help agri-food producers promote their products in the EU and abroad, with a focus on sustainability, quality, animal welfare, and healthy eating habits.
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Dublin approves plan to tackle energy poverty – EURACTIV.com

Dublin approves plan to tackle energy poverty – EURACTIV.com | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
The government approved on Tuesday its plan to tackle energy poverty and to help the poorest households adequately heat their homes amid cold snaps and rising energy bills.
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What role for democracy in progressive mobilisation in Europe today? (Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Büro Brüssel)

What role for democracy in progressive mobilisation in Europe today? (Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Büro Brüssel) | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
How can the left mobilise in times like these? What lessons to draw from earlier protest movements? Those were the questions put to a panel of authors of the recently published volume “The Crisis and Future of Democracy”, published by the Brussels office of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung.
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Community cash to boost the transition - FORESIGHT

Community cash to boost the transition - FORESIGHT | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Local community groups are often seen as being against renewable energy sites or other projects to support the energy transition. But there is a rise in different ownership and funding models that includes local residents who do want to support the quest for a decarbonised economy
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How much could countries save if the EU raises its renewable energy target by just 5%? | Euronews

How much could countries save if the EU raises its renewable energy target by just 5%? | Euronews | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

Boosting the EU’s ambition on renewable energy could halve gas imports and save billions of euros.
A “small step up” in ambition for renewables would make a massive difference, according to energy think tank Ember.
Adopting a target for renewables to make up 45 per cent - instead of 40 per cent - of Europe’s energy mix by the end of the decade would save €43 billion in 2030, it calculated.
In total, €200 billion of gas costs could be avoided between 2025 and 2030. Between these dates, Germany alone would save €49.7 billion, Italy €29.9 billion and the Netherlands €20.2 billion.

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How Cities Can Build Food System Resilience | 

How Cities Can Build Food System Resilience |  | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Those who are working for more resilient food systems build on the work of farmers markets – a still popular venue to connect climate-smart food products with urbanites. Photo: Peter Morgan/Flickr Let's not forget what we learned during 2020 about the fragility of our food supply chains: the prevailing, globalized model is as fragile as a…
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United in Diversity? Confronting Europe’s Energy Divides

United in Diversity? Confronting Europe’s Energy Divides | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
While energy is the common foundation of Europe’s economy, EU member states have strikingly different energy policies. In the context of compounding security, economic, and environmental crises, calls to surmount the tensions surrounding energy are increasing. We spoke to economist Helen Thompson about the fault lines exposed by the energy crisis, government responses to our present disorder, and prospects for greater European unity.
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Women leaders are the key to sustainable climate solutions – EURACTIV.com

Women leaders are the key to sustainable climate solutions – EURACTIV.com | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Women’s leadership has been shown to result in greater responsiveness to citizens’ needs, as well as increased cooperation in delivering sustainable peace and improved outcomes of climate-related projects and policies, writes Ebru Özdemir.
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Affordable energy for all - FORESIGHT

Affordable energy for all - FORESIGHT | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
In this episode, we discuss with Next Energy Consumer CEO Marine Cornelis how to put citizens and our most vulnerable consumers at the heart of the energy transition
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On your roofs, get set, green! – Hamburgs green roof strategy implement NBS at different level

On your roofs, get set, green! – Hamburgs green roof strategy implement NBS at different level | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Hamburg was the first major German city to launch a comprehensive Green Roof Strategy. Its goal is to green at least 70 per cent of both new buildings and suitable flat or gently pitched roofs that are being renovated. The Ministry for Environment, Climate, Energy, and Agriculture supports the project with three million euros until the end of 2024. In 2014 the goal was set to
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Énergie citoyenne, où en est la France ?

L’énergie citoyenne se développe doucement en France. Mais l’État doit donner plus de visibilité et de moyens à ces projets portés et financés par des citoyens.
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Warsaw includes 76 schools in project aimed at limiting food waste

Warsaw has implemented a project aimed at limiting food waste, with 76 schools joining the School Does Not Waste project
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Spain to receive €869m from Just transition Fund to help towards building climate-neutral economy - Climate Action

Spain to receive €869m from Just transition Fund to help towards building climate-neutral economy - Climate Action | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Spain is on track to phase out coal for energy production ahead of its initial planning of 2030. The EU will help deliver a just climate transition in the regions affected by the corresponding closures of coal mines and coal power plants. This includes most notably the region of Asturias, which will receive almost one third of the Spanish JTF funding.
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Germany embraces EU’s Farm to Fork spirit with nutrition strategy plans – EURACTIV.com

Germany embraces EU’s Farm to Fork spirit with nutrition strategy plans – EURACTIV.com | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
With plans for a national nutrition strategy in the EU Farm to Form vein, German agriculture minister Cem Özdemir wants to make diets healthier and more plant-based, but some say the proposal is dictating what people can and cannot eat.
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La stratégie Good Food 2 (2022-2030) | Good Food

La stratégie Good Food 2 (2022-2030) | Good Food | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Le 2 juin 2022, la stratégie Good Food 2 (2022-2030) 

s'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre a été approuvée par le gouvernement bruxellois.

La stratégie Good Food 2 ambitionne que tou·te·s les Bruxellois·es aient accès à des aliments Good Food adaptés à leurs besoins, dans le respect d'un prix juste pour les producteurs·rices. Afin d'atteindre ces objectifs, la Région bruxelloise a impliqué les acteurs·rices du secteur social et de la santé et a adopté une approche de l'alimentation « par quartier », au plus proche des citoyen·ne·s.
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France’s energy transition needs more emphasis on renewable energy – Energy in Demand – Sustainable Energy – Rod Janssen

France’s energy transition needs more emphasis on renewable energy – Energy in Demand – Sustainable Energy – Rod Janssen | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
France is losing €6-9 billion a year in gas imports because the country failed to meet its renewable energy goals agreed upon at the European level, according to a new think-tank study unveiled this week. Paul Messad discusses the report in an article on the Euractiv website.   Renewable energy delay is costing France billions:…
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Plaine Commune, l’économie circulaire en fondamental

Plaine Commune, l’économie circulaire en fondamental | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
L’établissement public territorial de Plaine Commune œuvre depuis 2017 pour généraliser le réemploi de matériaux de construction sur tous les chantiers du territoire. Vigoureusement portée par les élus, cette démarche de « métabolisme urbain » est aujourd’hui une politique publique.
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Resilience Planning Guide - - Johns Hopkins

Resilience Planning Guide - - Johns Hopkins | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Food System Resilience: A Planning Guide for Local Governments is a resource guide aimed at helping local governments build food system resilience in a way that promotes equitable and just food systems. 
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Alternatives to a broken food system

Alternatives to a broken food system | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Military blockades, volatile weather patterns, and financial speculation are all contributing to an unprecedented food crisis. In a clear demonstration of our current state of polycrisis, a food system designed for a predictable world finds itself chaotically disrupted. The poor are the worst affected. To guarantee access to food while protecting the climate, Europe must waste no time in building a resilient food system based on agroecology.
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Ultra Low Emission Zone to be expanded to cover all of London

Ultra Low Emission Zone to be expanded to cover all of London | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be expanded to cover all of the capital city to tackle air pollution and congestion.

It will come into effect on 29th August 2023 and will operate across all London boroughs up to the existing Low Emission Zone boundary.

Estimates from Transport for London (TfL) suggests around 160,000 cars and 42,000 vans will be liable for a daily fee of £12.50 on a typical day.
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“Why can’t we do what we need to do to stop destroying our planet while we still have the chance?” – Energy in Demand – Sustainable Energy – Rod Janssen

“Why can’t we do what we need to do to stop destroying our planet while we still have the chance?” – Energy in Demand – Sustainable Energy – Rod Janssen | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
That question animates Dr. Ann-Christine Duhaime’s new book, “Minding the Climate: How Neuroscience Can Help Solve Our Environmental Crisis,” published by Harvard University Press.

A neurosurgeon explores how our tendency to prioritise short-term consumer pleasures spurs climate change, but also how the brain’s amazing capacity for flexibility can—and likely will—enable us to prioritise the long-term survival of humanity.
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Towards circular food systems in Bonn | TheMayor.EU

The recently published report Towards Circular Food Systems in Bonn shows that transitioning to a circular food system offers Bonn a way to achieve substantial waste prevention and to fulfill it’s long-term strategies of becoming a zero-waste city while also contributing to its aim to become climate-neutral by 2035

As part of its waste prevention ambition, the city of Bonn is focusing on food waste mitigation and packaging reduction initiatives, as well as campaigns to encourage sustainable consumption that contribute to zero waste. The circular economy offers practical tools to achieve this goal.
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