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CLISP Project : Climate Change Adaptation by Spatial Planning in the Alpine Space Covering the period of 2008-2011, this project is focused on the challenges to spatial planning in the face of climate change. This project is based on four key points : • Evaluation of the vulnerability • Spatial planning fitness • (...) By Claire Iochum, on 23 December 2009 \| 16h07 \| 332 visits Read more >>


		Changing climate and territory - Global tendancies - local consequences The subject of the last bulletin of the Federal Office for Spatial Development deals thus about the subject of climate change and the ways to face it. In this bulletin you can find articles about the label Cité de l’énergie ( European Energy Award), about the CLISP project ( Climate change (...) By Claire Iochum, on 23 December 2009 \| 12h06 \| 292 visits Read more >>


		More energy saving measures in Italy to be implemented thanks to the newly-created Energy Network Since the creation of EnergyNetwork, already 94 companies and individual technicians have joined, out of which a large part comes from the City of Naples, an active member of Energie-Cités. Cooperation between our Association and the Italian city dates back to 1999, when the ANEA decided to join (...)


		With the Covenant of Mayors: cities co-operate with neighbours, national and European counterparts Energie-Cités and its member cities are aware that their fields of action would be limited without an efficient international agreement. On the other side, the transition towards “low energy cities with high quality of life” is largely dependent on the commitment from the local level. The (...) By Claire Iochum, on 18 December 2009 \| 09h41 \| 316 visits Read more >>


		Leicester and Munich prepare cities for a desirable year 2050 The two strategies of Leicester City The Energy Strategy The City of Leicester, in Great Britain, has long held a key role in reducing _ carbon dioxide emissions. Leicester Energy Strategy was produced in 1994 which addressed both energy supply and demand. In 2003, Leicester Partnership and (...) By Claire Iochum, on 17 December 2009 \| 09h57 \| 428 visits Read more >>


		IMAGINE the Energy future of our cities The event focused on the possibilities of enlarging the IMAGINE group and included participants from European NGOs, public and private sector, local authorities and academics. The seminar programme was structured around the draft of a memorandum of understanding which will form the common (...) By Blandine Pidoux, on 16 December 2009 \| 12h59 \| 206 visits Read more >>


		Odense and Almada head towards a new mobility culture Almada feels better without cars! In the “Better Without Cars” Campaign, drivers from Almada (PT) are voluntarily encouraged to leave their cars at home one fixed day per week – on Thursday in the case of Almada. In return, they are given several incentives, which range from special public (...) By Blandine Pidoux, on 16 December 2009 \| 12h26 \| 195 visits Read more >>


		Copenhagen Climate Conference – CoR Special Event the commitment of regions and cities to achieve sustainable energy targets and adaptation to the effects of climate change; how local authorities can mobilise citizens to adopt a ’green’ lifestyle and to contribute to climate protection at individual level; how EU and US towns and cities can (...) By Claire Iochum, on 15 December 2009 \| 10h26 \| 275 visits Read more >>


		Frankfurt and Nyíregyháza take action in the residential sector In Frankfurt, low energy becomes a standard for the refurbishment of residential buildings Modernisation of buildings, especially residential buildings, provides for one of the biggest potentials to save energy and reduce CO2 emissions. But this issue is faced with many problems: investment, (...) By Blandine Pidoux, on 15 December 2009 \| 10h18 \| 179 visits Read more >>


		Sign up for “Running together for the Climate. Energy Days in Udine” symposium! The Municipality of Udine, an active member of Energie-Cités, has recently joined the Covenant of Mayors initiative. This ambitious agreement between European cities is meant to contribute in a significant way to achieving the so-called 3x20 objectives put forward by the European Union. In (...) By Olivier Lagarde, on 14 December 2009 \| 16h28 \| 187 visits Read more >>


		Heidelberg and Modena mobilise local stakeholders and citizens Hundreds of citizens involving for climate protection! In Heidelberg, town in the west of Germany, more than 450 citizens have been reaffirming their identity as climate protectors in a recent Climate Protection Campaign and Exhibition of posters organized by the city. The campaign calls on (...) By Claire Iochum, on 14 December 2009 \| 09h14 \| 175 visits Read more >>