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  • Proximity - Vilvoorde's campaign encouraging citizens to act

    Vilvoorde is a front-runner of climate policy in Flanders, but the challenge of working with all local stakeholders is an are thats in need of improving if the municipality wants to reach its high

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    Hybrid working – Manchester approach for the co-creation of its’ draft IAP

    The focus of Zero Carbon Cities (ZCC) is to help cities transition to carbon neutrality in line with science-based targets required in order to align with the Paris Agreement. Manchester is the Lead

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    Mandate produced from Manchester's first-ever community assembly on climate change

    Manchester’s first ever Community Assembly on climate change enabled people from across the city to play a key role in shaping our response to the climate emergency!

    The Assembly was facilitated by the

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    Understanding the “Social” Science behind Carbon budgeting – a mid term reflection

    In May 2020 phase 2 of the Zero Carbon Cities embarked on the challenge of developing their own Carbon budgets aided by the URBACT methodology.

    This adventure coincided with lockdowns throughout Europe

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    Modena and its ZCC participatory process

    2021 represents an important year for the City of Modena when the EU project URBACT ZCC participatory process has come to its full implementation.

    In fact, despite the Covid-19 emergency that has not

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    Understanding the “Social” Science behind Carbon budgeting – a mid term reflection

    In May 2020 phase 2 of the Zero Carbon Cities embarked on the challenge of developing their own Carbon budgets aided by the URBACT methodology.

    This adventure coincided with lockdowns throughout Europe

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    Bistrita's Summer 'Sustainable Urban Mobility Campaign'

    The Small-Scale Action carried out by the Municipality of Bistrita refers to a “Sustainable Urban Mobility Campaign”, trying to encourage citizens to use sustainable alternative means of transport, to

  • BioArchitecture & Sustainability Week 2021

    The Agency for Energy and Sustainable Development (AESS) is a non-profit association for the sustainable energy development and was founded in 1999, with the support of the European Commission's SAVE

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    Tartu's 'Food Share Cabinet' Success

    Tartu, part of the Zero Carbon Cities network provides an update on their most recent small scale action involving citizens on their zero carbon journey.

    84, 000 tons of food is wasted in Estonia every