Urban Insights: Cooperation as a Driver of Change in Cities

In this episode of Urban insights, interviewees discuss the importance of cooperation for the transition to smarter, more sustainable and liveable cities. Cooperation does not only mean citizen enagement, but also includes the cooperation between cities that may result in knowledge transfer or capacity building. Han Vandevyvere from the Smart Cities Marketplace gives insights into why energy communities are important and where you can find more information about this topic. Fons Janssen, European Climate Ambassador for the Netherlands, speaks about the importance of involving citizens as actors like energy saving coaches while Stefano Tarantola, Scientific Officer at the Joint Research Centre of the EC, focuses on policies in Italy that will make it easier to form energy communities. Simone van Raaij, Policy Advisor at the Province of South Holland, takes us to the Province of South Holland in the Netherlands to elaborate how cities cooperate there to join their effort for more sustainable Dutch cities.