“Combining citizens’ involvement and urban planning to foster active mobility in cities”
The Covenant of Mayors third webinar on active sustainable mobility focused on different facets of urban planning for sustainable mobility. Drawing from municipalities’ best practices, this webinar tackled all aspects of urban planning for active mobility, starting with the engagement of citizens in the process (Valongo, Portugal), and passing through the re-allocation of public spaces (Turin, Italy), an attentive design to make active mobility areas accessible to the population as a whole (Vienna, Austria), and data-driven monitoring of cycling routes to keep improving the policy-making process (Oldenburg, Germany). The scene will be set by the European Mobility Week.
Fighting energy poverty together – Amsterdam, Lille and Bologna
With Eurocities, it’s all in our name: we connect Europe and cities. We are convinced that this connection leads to a better life for all. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EUROCITIES Give us a like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EUROCITIES Check out our Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro… And visit our website for updated information about European cities: https://www.eurocities.eu --- Eurocities wants to make cities places where everyone can enjoy a good quality of life, is able to move around safely, access quality and inclusive public services and benefit from a healthy environment. We do this by networking almost 200 larger
Event highlight video: Repowering Europe for a sustainable EU strategic autonomy
Watch the EERA high-level policy conference recap video and take a closer look at the experience the participants lived during a full half-day. Through a visual summary of the main highlights and quotes of the distinguished speakers revive the 2022 flagship event of the low-carbon energy research community.
EBRD City Stories: Public transport in Romania
Our story on urban mobility in Romania - long term partnership to improve public transport quality, to provide access to safe and affordable public service. €200 million euro invested to improve people’s lives and environment.
Scalable Cities event: Moving from Solution to System Change
Short reportage on the Scalable Cities event "Moving from Solutions to System Chance" held in Utrecht on 1-2 June 2022
“Let’s Go! Climate Neutral & Smart Cities Mission Kick Off Event” – PART 1
This video is a recording of the livestrem of the first part of the "Let's Go! Climate Neutral & Smart Cities Mission Kick Off Event" organised by NetZeroCities and the European Commission in Brussels on 13 June 2022.
Eurocities General Assembly 2022
Eurocities Espoo 2022 An Era of New Beginnings is the future-oriented theme of the conference, and with the sectionsDream – Act – Lead – Together we will guide the network into an interactive learning journey to futurecities, co-creation tools and climate leadership. More information on: https://eurocities2022.eu/ -- With Eurocities, it’s all in our name: we connect Europe and cities. We are convinced that this connection leads to a better life for all. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EUROCITIES Give us a like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EUROCITIES Check out our Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eurocities/ And visit our website for updated information
Co-creation & Public-private partnerships
-- With Eurocities, it’s all in our name: we connect Europe and cities. We are convinced that this connection leads to a better life for all. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EUROCITIES Give us a like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EUROCITIES Check out our Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eurocities/ And visit our website for updated information about European cities: https://www.eurocities.eu --- Eurocities wants to make cities places where everyone can enjoy a good quality of life, is able to move around safely, access quality and inclusive public services and benefit from a healthy environment. We do this by networking almost
EEF 2022 – Changing our behaviour for the good of the planet
Cities are on the frontline of the climate and biodiversity crises. As home to over seventy percent of the European population and as the closest level of government to citizens, cities hold the power to create collaborative transformative change. But how can we harness this power? How can cities engage with individuals and business to create new collective norms? -- With Eurocities, it’s all in our name: we connect Europe and cities. We are convinced that this connection leads to a better life for all. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EUROCITIES Give us a like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EUROCITIES
Demo activities of Lighthouse City Sonderborg in the frame of SmartEnCity project
Get to know the acitivities of Lighthouse City Sonderborg on its way to become climate neutral by 2029.
Now or Never: Tackling Climate and Development Challenges in Tandem with the Private Sector
Mobilising private capital - essential to tackle development and climate challenges - will require substantial effort over the coming years. The scale of MDBs’ capacity to mobilise is bound by the supply of investment opportunities and the demand from market participants. Each can only be increased with time and effort to adapt to market needs. As an impact investor, the EBRD offers its highly transitional assets to investors via various channels. Work is underway to create ways of attracting additional investors in the institutional and asset management space. This panel will discuss how to drive the required increase in private
Water Scarcity versus Sustainability: How to Get the Balance Right
Chronic under-investment in the water sector, climate impacts and changing populations. All common challenges across EBRD’s regions of operations, but even more so in the SEMED region where acute water scarcity magnifies the need for a sustainable approach to water management. The private sector plays its part in building seawater desalination plants, but these need renewable energy solutions and environmentally sensitive designs to ensure they do no additional harm. An integrated approach also requires attention on reducing water losses from ageing infrastructure and reusing water that is, otherwise, wasted to better safeguard existing water resources. The entire water cycle should
Announcement of the Joint European Torus (JET) Deuterium-Tritium results
Scientists from the European research consortium EUROfusion have recently completed ambitious fusion energy experiments at the world-leading fusion research facility JET (Joint European Torus) at the UK Atomic Energy Authority in Oxford, UK. Join us for a media event on Wednesday, February 9th at 12pm - 2pm GMT as we reveal the exciting results. Fusion will offer safe, sustainable and green electricity for future generations. Find out more about it here: https://ccfe.ukaea.uk/fusion-energy/ UKAEA https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authorityEUROfusion https://www.euro-fusion.org/
Inclusion, Rights And Ethics At The Core Of The Digital Transition
The acceleration of the digital transition experienced over the last years has shown that the digital divide is another factor of exclusion that is added to traditionally disadvantaged groups. At the same time, we are confronted with new ethical challenges and citizen rights. How can the digital transition be advanced while ensuring inclusive societies, digital rights and ethical use of data? 🔹Alice Charles - Lead, Cities, Infrastructure and Urban Services, World Economic Forum, Geneve, Switzerland 🔹Fatima Barkan - Director of the Women's Department, Ministry of Solidarity, Social Inclusion and Family, Morocco 🔹Aníbal Gaviria Correa - Governor, Government of Antioquia, Medellin,
Damià Calvet: “Smart city is crucial for innovating in ports”
There cannot be smart cities without smart ports, which hold the promise of increased efficiency and productivity. At Smart City Expo World Congress 2021, the Port of Barcelona underlined, through the "Smart Ports: Piers of the Future" program, that implementing automated processes not only benefits the port but the wider supply chain. "Smart city is crucial for innovating in ports. So being here, not only from a maritime or a port perspective but from a broad perspective of what innovation is crucial for us. Here we can learn about some other assets, issues that will help ports also." — Damià
How To Accelerate The Green Transition
The climate emergency urges our societies to accelerate the green transition. It is imperative to minimize the impact of human activity on the environment. Advancing the green transition means redesigning production systems, promoting the circular economy and rethinking the use of resources in cities. Yet, we are far from ensuring a sustainable planet for future generations. How can the action needed to deliver climate-positive impact be accelerated? 🔹Júlia López Ventura - European Regional Director, C40 Cities, Madrid, Spain 🔹Cláudio Castro - Governor, State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🔹Benedetta Tagliabue - Founder & Head architect, Miralles Tagliabue
EERA On the Record – The Policy Work of the Alliance
With the COVID-19 crisis far from being over and the danger of climate change upon us, expectations for policy decisions are high, and today's choices will have far-reaching consequences for many generations. EERA is well-aware of this scenario and has understood that the Clean Energy Transition (CET) is not only about guaranteeing the widespread availability of cost-competitive low-carbon energy technologies. Most importantly, it is about attaining a profound societal transformation. Through its high-level Policy Work, the Alliance aims at playing a key role in driving the CET in Europe and supporting the transition towards a fair, sustainable, competitive, and climate-neutral
