France
Marseille
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Accelerating climate neutrality through NetZeroCities Pilot Programme
26 new cities are poised to steer the urban climate transition on a ground-breaking trajectory as part of the NetZeroCities Pilot Cities Programme.
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Nardella: Ambitious proposals to help Ukrainian cities
An interview with Dario Nardella, President of Eurocities and Mayor of Florence, who led a delegation of eight European mayors to Ukraine, where they me with President Volodmyr Zelenskyy and Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv, on a diplomatic mission on behalf of Eurocities, to match the rebuilding needs of Ukrainian cities with other European cities.
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On Ukraine visit, mayors pledge sustainable rebuilding
Mayors from European cities were in Kyiv on Friday 19 August to sign a political agreement to support the sustainable rebuilding of Ukrainian cities. The local leaders personally introduced the plan to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and to their Kyiv counterpart, Vitali Klitschko.
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Towards energy efficiency for Europe
One year after the so-called FitFor55 package signalled a firm commitment to adapt EU energy and climate legislation in line with the EU’s goal to reduce CO2 emissions by 55%, and in the midst of an energy price crisis, the European Parliament has agreed to step up EU energy saving commitments for 2030.
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Unity changing EU history
‘Unity’ has been much on show this week across Europe as the war rages on in Ukraine. From the 'European Summit of the Regions and Cities' in Marseille, came a call for an additional display of unity to address recovery across the continent.
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COP26: More than ‘blah blah blah’?
Cities represented at COP26 demonstrated that any transformative action on the path to climate neutrality needs to firmly involve the local level.
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A Green Deal that works for people
Mayors across Europe recognise that climate action and social progress are two sides of the same coin. This COP26 'host zone' session will be livestreamed direct from Glasgow on Wednesday 10 November 13:30-15:30 GMT (starts 14:30 CEST).
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Marseille, Taranto and Valencia join Eurocities
Eurocities welcomes three new members and passes the 200 city mark.
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