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Create interface capacities between public authorities and the civil society
By Béatrice Alcaraz | 0 visits
Public, private and associative actors and, of course, citizens, play a vital role in the energy transition of their territories. Inventing a future that does not yet exist requires some sort of support. Local authorities have to act as catalysts, or conductors, in order to accelerate the transition.
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Botanical Garden and Conservatory: now a 100% renewable site!
By Blandine Pidoux | 67 visits
The City of Geneva signed a 100% biogas supply contract with Services Industriels de Genève (SIG) in March to feed the gas-fired boiler at CJB, the City’s botanical garden and conservatory. This decision concluded the retrofitting process started in 2009 with the replacement of the boiler and the installation of solar thermal and PV panels. The CJB heat requirements are now fully covered by renewable energy : wood (75%), biogas (20%) and solar energy (5%).
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Change-makers at work!
By Blandine Pidoux | 76 visits
In the 1990s, following the decommissioning of two French Army barracks, Tübingen decided to densify the city and make it livelier by launching a property self-development programme. Plots of land were bought and an urban design competition organised, which led to the setting up of “Baugruppen”. These are groups of future residents that got together in order to build their own blocks of flats and to participate in the construction of their neighbourhood.
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French Minister for Energy visiting Energy Cities' office
By Miriam Eisermann | 96 visits
Today, Delphine Batho, French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy visited the Energy Cities' office in Besançon as part of a 1-day visit in the Region of Franche-Comté (East of France).
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Join Energy Cities!
By Béatrice Alcaraz | 84 visits
Filmed during the General Assembly of Energy Cities in Växjö last April, discover the videos from elected people who explain why they became member of Energy Cities.
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Follow the IMAGINE seminar in live !
By Floriane Bernardot | 116 visits
The 8th IMAGINE Seminar has started yesterday in Modena, Italy. You will get the opportunity to follow tomorrow's morning session in live !
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Implement goods delivery schemes
By Béatrice Alcaraz | 183 visits
Delivering goods to the city centre is a significant part of urban traffic. It concerns goods delivered to all sorts and types of shops and increasingly to households, a trend that is on the rise.
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Energy Cities, the European Association of Local Authorities in Energy Transition, is recruiting a Deputy Executive Director M/F.
By Jean-Pierre Vallar | 224 visits
Please send your CV and motivation letter by post or e-mail by the 19th of June 2013. Job description and profile.
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A crucial need for financial engineering
By Blandine Pidoux | 155 visits
Local authorities have developed administrative and technical capacities in their areas of responsibility. As regards to energy efficiency, most have hired an “energy manager’’ or even a specialised team. These teams usually have a technical background and have gradually integrated an economic dimension so as to be able to present their projects on a technico-economic basis. They are starting to integrate communication skills, but very few are well-versed in finance.
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Working, living, learning and growing up in one of the world’s largest passive districts
By Béatrice Alcaraz | 151 visits
Discover on video the story of the Bahnstadt district and all aspects taken in account during this implementation : transportation, social infrastructure, energy use, balance between residential and industrial ...
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A visit to energy efficient campus
By Blandine Pidoux | 127 visits
Representatives from French Universities and from the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC), a French financial institution, chose Energy Cities to organise a study tour in Barcelona last April. The objective of this visit was to compare energy improvements in university buildings on either side on the Pyrenees.
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Prove that it works and create a snowball effect
By Béatrice Alcaraz | 116 visits
MRV - Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable, is the favourite formula used by Kyoto practitioners. It is indeed necessary to count and measure CO 2 in order to give it a price and transform it into a negotiable product, that is, to measure and demonstrate the progress made.
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9 European ministers call for reforming the Emission Trading Scheme
By Floriane Bernardot | 141 visits
9 environment and energy ministers adress the EU: it is high time we started reforming the EU Emission Trading Scheme - ETS.
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Växjö 2013: meeting place for local authorities in transition
By Blandine Pidoux | 221 visits
All presentations, pictures, recordings and videos of our Annual Rendezvous in Växjö are available on vaxjo2013.energy-cities.eu
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Are our streets safe enough?
By Blandine Pidoux | 105 visits
Private cars have long been a symbol of urban dynamism and freedom for citizens, but their proliferation is now a problem. Cities have been organised around the car with fast, easy access to all areas, segregated urban functions and public space occupancy, thus leading to rocketing energy use.
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Create and implement a territorial bio-waste action plan
By Béatrice Alcaraz | 185 visits
Household, retail and small business waste management is organised on a territorial basis. Waste is increasingly regarded as a resource: as raw materials for recyclable or compostable waste and as energy sources for combustible and, less frequently, methanable waste.
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Aberdeen: reconciling business, sustainable development and a high quality of life
By Béatrice Alcaraz | 99 visits
The Energetica project aims to offer "a unique business environment, based on the principles of low carbon dependency, while drawing on the dynamism and innovation of the energy industry."
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Energy Cities becomes the European Association of local authorities in energy transition
By Béatrice Alcaraz | 183 visits
This is a new, logical step in the Association’s life since the 30 proposals for the energy transition of towns and cities have been published last year: Energy Cities becomes today the European Association for local authorities in energy transition!
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Eradicate fuel poverty at local level
By Béatrice Alcaraz | 169 visits
The era of cheap energy is over. The costs for accessing the energy sources, as well as production and trans -port costs, are making further increases in energy prices inevitable.
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Serbian Covenant of Mayors Club: willing to meet the challenge!
By Floriane Bernardot | 141 visits
Energy Cities' member Nis welcomed the second Serbian Covenant Club meeting on 17 April 2013.
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