EU-File: EU Climate Action
Energy Cities’ members put pressure on the EU and its Member States to step up climate commitments and show global leadership in the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
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The New EU Political Landscape for Cities and Energy 21 July 2026
The main message from Ursula Von der Leyen at the beginning of her new mandate...
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Cities and towns securing Europe’s future: Join us on 16 October in Brussels
21 July 2026
On 16 October 2025, mayors, regional leaders, and top EU officials will gather in the...
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Boosting the Green Deal in the next EU mandate 17 June 2024
Confirming the Green Deal as Europe’s growth and security engine, providing much needed clarity and...
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Driving the transition: Community Power in National Energy and Climate Plans 17 April 2024
The European Community Power Coalition has undertaken the effort to assess the (draft) revised National...
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The EU Social Climate Fund 18 April 2023
The proposed regulation creating the Social Climate Fund (SCF) has been adopted by the European...
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Municipal Climate Partnerships as Green Motors for Europe 24 August 2021
In this briefing, co-published with adelphi, we argue that municipal climate partnerships must receive more...
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EU Environmental funding: Five building blocks to trigger a systemic shift to climate neutrality 14 July 2021
LIFE is one of the most iconic and long-standing EU programmes, translating climate policy into...
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Cities Manifesto for Fossil-Free Heating and Cooling 25 May 2021
Energy Cities, Celsius Cities, #DHCities, FEDARENE and 25+ cities across Europe joined forces to urge...
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Energy Cities’ Expectations from the Climate Pact 10 June 2020
The Problem Everywhere around the world, infrastructure and services, livelihoods, food and energy systems are...
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“Carbon City budget” or “Climate-proofed municipal budgets”? 28 May 2020
“Carbon budget”, “Climate-proofed municipal budgets”, “science-based targets” are some of many different approaches offered to...