http://www.energy-cities.eu/ en SPIP - www.spip.net http://www.energy-cities.eu/Prove-that-it-works-and-create-a http://www.energy-cities.eu/Prove-that-it-works-and-create-a 2013-05-21T08:31:30Z text/html en Béatrice Alcaraz BLOG 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. We have learned how to count the water we produce and sell in order to reduce losses, and to count waste to limit production. We do the same with the energy we use and green-house gas emissions. But this data should (...) http://www.energy-cities.eu/9-European-ministers-call-for http://www.energy-cities.eu/9-European-ministers-call-for 2013-05-17T15:11:44Z text/html en Floriane Bernardot BLOG 9 environment and energy ministers adress the EU: it is high time we started reforming the EU Emission Trading Scheme - ETS. An awkward context for the EU ETS The European Commission has proposed backloading 900 million tonnes of CO2 quotas in surplus. On 16 April, the European Parliament voted against this proposal, to ensure industrial activity would not be penalised. Commissionner Connie Hedegaard (Climate Action) then expressed her concerns: "Europe needs a robust carbon market (...) http://www.energy-cities.eu/Vaxjo-2013-meeting-place-for-local,3290 http://www.energy-cities.eu/Vaxjo-2013-meeting-place-for-local,3290 2013-05-16T12:15:46Z text/html fr Blandine Pidoux BLOG All presentations, pictures, recordings and videos of our Annual Rendezvous in Växjö are available on vaxjo2013.energy-cities.eu The event took place 3 weeks ago in Växjö, Sweden, well-known for being the "greenest city in Europe". Nearly 300 participants from all over Europe, from the public and the private sector, from small- or medium-sized cities as well as European capitals had followed the invitation of Energy Cities' President Dr. Eckart Würzner, Lord Mayor of Heidelberg and of Bo Frank, (...) http://www.energy-cities.eu/Are-our-streets-safe-enough http://www.energy-cities.eu/Are-our-streets-safe-enough 2013-05-14T14:20:01Z text/html fr Blandine Pidoux BLOG 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. This happened to the detriment of cyclists and pedestrians, conviviality and peaceful use of public space by children and the elderly. Once used as meeting points, streets have become almost (...) http://www.energy-cities.eu/Create-and-implement-a-territorial http://www.energy-cities.eu/Create-and-implement-a-territorial 2013-05-07T09:30:38Z text/html en Béatrice Alcaraz BLOG 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. However we still produce a lot of organic waste in many sectors: agri-food business, unsold food products, leftovers from restaurants and canteens, animal faeces, etc. Waste producers are legally responsible for treating (...) http://www.energy-cities.eu/Aberdeen-reconciling-business,3287 http://www.energy-cities.eu/Aberdeen-reconciling-business,3287 2013-05-06T10:03:00Z text/html en Béatrice Alcaraz BLOG 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." "Energetica" covers a strech of about 50 km (30 miles) in Aberdeen Shire (GB) and aims to provide a healthy, eco-friendly and economically dynamic place to work and live in. As one of the world's leading place in the modern energy industry, Aberdeen wishes to secure its position on an increasingly (...) http://www.energy-cities.eu/Energy-Cities-becomes-the-European http://www.energy-cities.eu/Energy-Cities-becomes-the-European 2013-05-03T11:04:02Z text/html en Béatrice Alcaraz BLOG 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! By officially announcing this new baseline at its Annual Rendezvous in Växjö (Sweden) last week, Energy Cities demonstrates its will to make the uniqueness of its member cities much more visible. All initiatives taken by these 1000 (...) http://www.energy-cities.eu/Eradicate-fuel-poverty-at-local http://www.energy-cities.eu/Eradicate-fuel-poverty-at-local 2013-04-30T12:03:55Z text/html en Béatrice Alcaraz BLOG 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. Taxing a rare product leads to a reduction in its consumption, one of the major components of the energy transition. Therefore we are going to use less of a more expensive energy. The thermal quality of our dwellings and the performance of our equipment will improve. A more virtuous approach to urban (...) http://www.energy-cities.eu/Serbian-Covenant-of-Mayors-Club http://www.energy-cities.eu/Serbian-Covenant-of-Mayors-Club 2013-04-26T10:06:06Z text/html en Floriane Bernardot BLOG Energy Cities' member Nis welcomed the second Serbian Covenant Club meeting on 17 April 2013. This 2nd meeting was crucial for Serbian Covenant of Mayors Signatories, as their current situation within the European initiative is awkward: none of the 7 Signatories have prepared their SEAPyet, and 3 of them have been suspended. Acknowledging this challenging context, Mayors of Serbian Signatory cities see more than ever this bottom-up approach as a necessary effort for catching up with the (...) http://www.energy-cities.eu/Energy-and-climate-objectives http://www.energy-cities.eu/Energy-and-climate-objectives 2013-04-25T16:32:22Z text/html en Blandine Pidoux BLOG PRESS RELEASE, 25 April 2013 - As both the EU and local levels are meeting today to advance the energy and climate agenda, Energy Cities' members call on the EU to recognize and support their efforts, and invite all other stakeholders to join them in this endeavor. While committed European mayors are discussing ways to accelerate the energy transition in Växjö (Sweden), an informal Energy Council Meeting is taking place. The 2030 framework for climate and energy policies is likely to be an (...)