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The Covenant of Mayors recognizes the European Energy Award label

It has just been officially recognized by the European Union as an efficient and relevant tool. This tool is also adapted to requirements that have to be fulfilled by local authorities who signed the Covenant of Mayors : (...)

By Claire Iochum, on 27 November 2009 | 14h30 | 223 visits
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EC-Info n°37 just published!

Featured in this issue: The Power of Networking! How European Cities go beyond Copenhagen. Swedish cities talking with a common voice Rhine-neckar Region pooling skills, sharing enthusiasm 500 local energy and climate agencies needed Download PDF See previous (...)

By Blandine Pidoux, on 27 November 2009 | 14h24 | 215 visits
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Agreement on recasted EPBD : DISPLAY position reflected

To know more about the implementation of the EPBD and it’s recast read the just published Display supplement www.energie-cites.eu/-Energi.... Among the topics presentated you will find: Why Building labelling is important Interview with Silvia Adriana Ticau, rapporteur for the EPBD recast at (...)

By Miriam Eisermann, on 24 November 2009 | 10h44 | 254 visits
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Action Plan: Urban mobility needs to connect with urban planning!

The European Commission proposes 20 actions, which can, indeed, reduce car use and foster alternative ways of transport, especially: Promoting sustainable urban mobility plans, Better inform about the funding available from the Structural and Cohesion Funds and the European Investment Bank, (...)

By Blandine Pidoux, on 17 November 2009 | 17h07 | 287 visits
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Great Britain : a citizen initiative against climate change

In fact we need to act quickly. Politicians alone are powerless to deal with climate change; so it’s time for citizens to step in and to be involved in this enormous debate. Each person must take part in the 10:10 project, starting to be aware and making things change in their football clubs, (...)

By Claire Iochum, on 5 November 2009 | 11h50 | 281 visits
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Cities from South East Europe invent their new energy future

Representatives of the World Bank and EBRD presented the existing financial sources for local authorities in Balkan countries. World bank emphasises that it will support especially the projects resulting in the creation of ESCOs, energy efficiency funds, financial intermediaries/credit lines (...)

By Jana Cicmanova, on 2 November 2009 | 10h46 | 330 visits
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