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By Béatrice Alcaraz on 31 January 2012

Geneva (CH) is one of the top winners in the sixth annual Swiss government Watt d’Or programme to recognize energy-saving initiatives. On 4 January, it was honoured as the winner of the energy technologies category for its new LED strings of lights along the Lake Geneva waterfront.
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Still in Geneva (CH), on 1 February will be held the "First symposium of Swiss French-speaking local authorities on the way to a 2000 watt society". In cooperation with the City of Geneva, the aim of this meeting organised by Interface 2000-watt society and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, is to demonstrate to large or small communities what can be the starting points on how to concretely step into the 2000 watt path.
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The Covenant of Mayors has just released new video testimonies from Energy Cities members Frankfurt (DE), Bielsko-Biała (PL) and Malmö (SE). Find out more about the beacon passive housing programme and CHP in Frankfurt or its CARITAS energy advice programme for low income households.
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When pigs fly over cities...
In an article published in Innov’in the City, Elsa Sidawy makes us discover Ekovores: a vibrant initiative of prospective, and urban ecology and farming in Nantes (FR)...
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