The second advanced Module of the Community Energy Academy was hosted at Community Conversations, the flagship program of the Sustainable and Just Cities Platform!
What role can ecovillages play in fostering energy citizenship and speeding up the energy transition? How does (or could) the collaboration between ecovillages and local governments work? How does this affect their work?
The collaboration with local governments plays a crucial role in fostering and broadening the impact of community-led initiatives. It also enhances and strengthens a sense of community and local ownership, supporting the development of tailored solutions and, more generally, is key to building trust in local authorities.
The goals of this session were to:
i) provide an understanding of the importance of the collaboration between community-led initiatives and local governments,
ii) explore how this collaboration can foster the achievement of sustainability goals and,
iii) investigate how this can contribute to the emergence and mainstreaming of energy citizenship.