Interview with Cécile Faraud, Circular economy Lead at Peterborough DNA (Peterborough City Council); Michael J. Dawkins, Chairman at Cooperatie Duurzaam Brabant; and Paul Mathieson, Group Manager of Strategic Transport and...
Could you describe your commitment in a few words? The number of people in the EU aged 65+ is set to nearly double by 2060. At the same time, 80%...
What is your role in the Market Place? I am an expert in the Market Place team and I have a special responsibility for the Action Cluster on Business Models...
Forecasts of 10 million homes with solar panels by 2020, electric vehicle sales increasing to 6.4 million by 2023 and increasing use of distributed generation is creating unprecedented challenges in...
The European Commission unveiled the results of a public consultation on the EU Urban Agenda during the 2nd European CITIES Forum, which was held in Brussels on June 2, 2015...
European cities have a wealth of experience and expertise to share that could make the crucial difference in achieving global climate goals, EUROCITIES, a network that brings together the local...
The Covenant of Mayors and the Smart Cities & Communities initiatives organised a joint event on June 17 within the framework of the High-level Policy Conference “European cities driving the...
Cities and regions of the world announced a series of commitments to fight climate change at the World Summit Climate & Territories in Lyon on July 2. When implemented, these...
There are around 60 million streetlights in Europe and most of them have been lighting up the roads for at least 25 years. These lights are usually not energy efficient...
Dominique Ristori has been the Director General of Energy at the European Commission since 2013. Mr. Ristori believes that the energy revolution is about to start, putting the citizen at...
To support directly the Smart Cities and Communities Initiative the European Commission has issued two calls for proposals during 2011. Both calls were open from 20 July 2011 to 1...
