NEWS
Building a Greener Europe, empowering Municipalities! ๐ฑ
European municipalities play a vital role in advancing sustainability and achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here are some key areas where cities and towns are making a difference and working towards a more sustainable future for all: ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ & ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ Local governments are investing in renewable energy sources (SDG 7) and green infrastructure to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change (SDG 13). Solar, wind, and district heating systems are helping communities become energy self-sufficient and eco-friendly. ๐ก ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ Promoting public transportation, cycling, and pedestrian-friendly streets is crucial to reducing carbon footprints. Smart transportation initiatives contribute to sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11) by making cities more livable and reducing traffic pollution. […]
LOCAL GoGREEN in the workshop ‘๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ’, organised by SHERLOCK project
Over 60 professionals from energy, building, and financial sectors came together to discuss opportunities, challenges, and solutions in the sector during the workshop “Energy Renovation in Buildings Across Europe”, organised by the SHERLOCK project on 8 October. ๐ค As speaker, Carmelina (Lina) Cosmi, head of the Energy and Climate (E&C) Unit at Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis (CNR-IMAA), presented to the audience a contribution entitled โ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐: ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐โ, in which she illustrated the methodology of the LOCAL GoGREEN project and the preliminary results concerning the characterisation of local communities. ๐ The insights of the LOCAL GoGREEN project emphasised the key role of local communities in driving the energy transition to […]
LOCAL GoGREEN ๐ฑ took part in the workshop on ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ฉ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐
LOCAL GoGREEN ๐ฑ recently took part in the workshopย ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ฉ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, hosted by the event Sustainable Places Conference 2024, together with 5 other European projects funded within the framework of theย LIFE CET Programme. All these projects are developing tools โ , methods โก and capacity buildingย โ programs for ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด and ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ฉ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ก At the event, all projects presented their methods and tools to involve andย support local stakeholders at municipality level. During the fruitful roundtable discussion, several questions were raised, such as how the content and structure ofย the training material was developed or decided, if there is an evaluation of the training and what are the impacts of the training. ๐ก In […]
Events
Sustainable Development and Planning 2024
Introduction The 13th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning builds upon a series that started in 2003 in Skiathos, Greece, followed by meetings in Bologna (2005), Algarve (2007), Cyprus (2009), New Forest โ home of the Wessex Institute, UK (2011), Kos, Greece (2013), Istanbul (2015), Penang (2016), the University of the West of England […]
19th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
The 19th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) is dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge on methods, policies and technologies for increasing the sustainability of development by de-coupling growth from the use of natural resources and by a transition to a knowledge-based economy. All taking into account the […]
European Sustainable Energy Week 2024
Under the themeย โNet-zero competitiveness driving EU energy transitionโ, the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) focuses on delivering Europe’s decarbonisation through green technologies and solutions towards a fair and just transition for people and competitive businesses. From 11 to 13 June 2024, EUSEW will take place in Brussels and online and include: aย policy conferenceย with plenary and […]