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September 14, 2017 11:04 AM
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Les déplacements sont au cœur des dynamiques du Grand Paris. Véritable levier pour l’attractivité et l’emploi du territoire, la mobilité constitue un axe structurant pour construire la métropole de demain.
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September 13, 2017 6:41 AM
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As the energy market is being shaken up by the arrival of new local players, one crucial objective should be to guarantee diversity in the governance representation, write Claire Roumet, Executive Director of Energy Cities, and Dirk Vansintjan, Executive Director of RESCoop.eu, the European Federation of Renewable Energy Cooperatives.
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September 1, 2017 9:43 AM
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Pollution can be seen, smelled and touched—it's more tangible than global warming. If we need to get public support for climate action, let's star
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August 30, 2017 8:37 AM
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Croatian electricity producer HEP is set to restore its ownership over hydro-power plants prior to a partial privatization.
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August 21, 2017 6:42 AM
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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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August 21, 2017 5:46 AM
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As societies become increasingly complex and unpredictable, cities’ decision-making models and strategic development tools also need to evolve.
Here is a case study to illustrate how a simple public consultation process can provide a clear understanding of a social system. The process is based on notions from systems thinking, complexity and network theory.
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August 8, 2017 11:53 AM
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Wind power output in Scotland has helped set a new record for the first half of the year, according to an independent conservation group. Analysis by WWF Scotland of data provided by WeatherEnergy found wind turbines provided around 1,039,001MWh of electricity to the National Grid during June. Renewable energy figures show the power generated last month was enough to supply the electrical needs equivalent to 118 per cent of Scottish households or nearly three million homes.
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July 25, 2017 2:29 AM
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As the EU gears up for its 2018 Year of Cultural Heritage, Simone D’Antonio take us to three Italian towns to explore some of the diverse roles that culture can play in sustainable urban development. Walking through the streets of Mantova’s city centre or using the public library San Giorgio in Pistoia, it is easy to perceive all the different dimensions of the impact of culture in Italian cities.
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July 24, 2017 9:32 AM
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Thirty-five councils pledge to switch renewable energy, maximise public transport use and develop more climate-resilient communities
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July 17, 2017 4:10 AM
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L'établissement public qui, depuis 2010, a repris en main la distribution de l'eau aux Parisiens, a montré qu'il savait "concilier performance économique, sociale et écologique", estime Benjamin Gestin, qui le dirige depuis décembre. La régie investit aussi dans son avenir: il s'agit d'une part, de l'entretien du réseau et d'un étonnant patrimoine conçu au 19e siècle par des visionnaires; et d'autre part, de l'intégration des nouvelles technologies avec la numérisation (télé-relève...) et l'innovation dans les traitements d'assainissement de l'eau - un défi permanent face aux nouvelles pollutions.
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July 12, 2017 11:05 AM
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#EURegionsWeek 2017 – apply online NOW!
Discover now the 130 workshops, networking events and project visits organised in Brussels as part the 15th European Week of Regions and Cities!
Under the headline 'Regions and cities working for a better future’, the programme tackles three main themes: Building resilient regions and cities – #LocalResilience; Regions and cities as change agents – #TakeAction; Sharing knowledge to deliver results – #SharingKnowledge.
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July 12, 2017 8:09 AM
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CDP, the global climate change disclosure non-profit, and the leading city network in the Baltic Sea Region, the Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC), have agreed on a two-year MOU to involve more cities in the development and reporting of target-oriented climate actions.
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July 7, 2017 11:21 AM
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Giving cities powers to levy a ‘transport-premium’ charge would help drive transport investment, economic development and house-building
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September 14, 2017 10:50 AM
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Raquel Rolnik analyses the impact of the financial power in cities and considers how fundamental is the idea of the right to the city in a world increasingly colonized by the global finance. Rolnik considers that urban and housing policies must be faced as a whole in order to achieve what she believes is the best use of a place: the use that meets citizen’s needs.
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September 1, 2017 10:58 AM
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Local currencies are more revolutionary than may first appear, not least because they amount to a rejection of the most fundamental neoliberal principles
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August 30, 2017 10:35 AM
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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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August 23, 2017 5:14 AM
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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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August 21, 2017 6:40 AM
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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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August 21, 2017 5:43 AM
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It’s 2030 and we are in Brussels; it’s early afternoon and Béroukhia Seidha finishes her mint soda, firmly seated in her chair which is facing the uncharacteristically radiant sun. Is she aware of the progress made since the beginning of the millennium to anchor democracy in her city?
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August 8, 2017 10:52 AM
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Today, the National League of Cities (NLC) announced a new program with ecoAmerica aimed at elevating local climate engagement activities by its members and affiliates in nearly 19,000 American cities and towns. This post was co-authored by Cooper Martin and Daniel Barry. In light of the need to prevent pollution while also preparing for adverse…
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July 24, 2017 10:44 AM
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Et si ce que nous disent les médias sur le déclin des services publics était faux ? C’est ce que révèle un rapport de l’Observatoire des multinationales, l’association qui surveille le CAC 40, non pour jouer en bourse, mais pour en mesurer l’impact écologique et social. La volonté de mettre fin aux abus des opérateurs privés ou à des atteintes aux droits des travailleurs, le souhait de reprendre le contrôle de l’économie et des ressources locales, le désir de fournir un service abordable aux citoyens, ou encore l’aspiration à mettre en œuvre des stratégies ambitieuses de transition énergétique seraient les raisons de réappropriation par les municipalités des services à leurs concitoyens. Ou comment villes et citoyens tentent, malgré l’austérité, d’inventer les services publics de l’avenir.
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July 17, 2017 5:08 AM
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What if local energy efficiency projects could be financed by EU citizens? This video shows the feasibility and success of cooperative models as innovative financing models at local level for energy efficiency. Already 1 Million citizens joined the cooperative model in Europe.
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July 17, 2017 3:23 AM
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We have heard so much recently about the policy “chaos” in Washington DC with concerns about the United States pulling out of the Paris climate agreement and planning to seriously dismantle many important federal policies and programmes related to energy efficiency. Undoubtedly we should be concerned.
In Europe we are going through the process of approving the Commission’s proposed clean energy package with many directives being revised and with many non-legislative initiatives proposed.
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July 12, 2017 11:02 AM
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the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) stands ready to support the organisation of local events across Europe in 2017, mainly in the form of "citizens' debates" upon the initiative of its Members, regions, provinces, cities and their national associations and in partnership with other EU institutions in the Member States.
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July 7, 2017 11:22 AM
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There is much cities can do to spur growth in their economies, with or without further devolution.
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