Decarbonisation pathways for local authorities, citizen and businesses
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Initial insights from stakeholder interaction: LOCALISED identified the most relevant stakeholders to engage in the project
All LOCALISED partners have been involved in identifying the most relevant stakeholders to be engaged in the first phase of the project.
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP): A valuable bottom-up reporting initiative for understanding the implementation of climate actions
Reporting initiatives like the Carbon Disclosure Project database are highly relevant in understanding the implementation status of climate actions throughout Europe.
Data driven service platform to evaluate urban areas and their potential for building stock decarbonization
Political awareness is finally recognizing the significance of building renovation in Mediterranean areas as climate change stretches energy vulnerable households. Nevertheless, without entitling the intermediate sections of decision making with usable information,...
Air pollution in the city down by more than 30%
Measures introduced in Barcelona City - LOCALISED partner - since 2015 to boost sustainable mobility and cut the number of vehicles generating emissions have led to better air quality and a 31% reduction in air pollution. The growth of the bike lane network, the...
The role of emerging carbon removal solutions in the future of the EU’s climate policy and energy security
The LOCALISED partner, CMCC has published a paper in the journal of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering where it has developed a game theoretical framework to analyse and understand the interaction among the key players in the EU’s climate and energy policy making...
Overview of Renovation Wave policies in 4 EU countries reveals a common theme and approaches
The Renovation Wave (RW) initiative has been designed by the European Union (EU) to tackle the dual problem of economic growth and energy saving in the building sector. In particular, it aims to double the annual energy renovation rate throughout the EU by 2030 and to...
Intensive and inspiring days of sharing knowledge about climate change and nature-based solutions for our partner Metropolitan Area Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot
The educational project “Climate in the Schools of Metropolis” implemented by Metropolitan Area Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot is entering a new stage. Training for nature, biology and geography teachers from 40 schools participating in the project has been completed.
Explore the recent paper on Urban Adaptation plans in Europe of LOCALISED partner University of Twente
A group of scientists evaluated urban adaptation plans in 167 European cities to understand if there is an evolution on plan quality over time.
“Transformative Climate Media for Urban Futures” – Report on the international and interdisciplinary symposium
From 24-25 January 2023, Tobias Gralke and Bernd Hezel from the LOCALISED project partner Climate Media Factory co-hosted the international and interdisciplinary symposium “Transformative Climate Media for Urban Futures” at the Brandenburg Center for Media Studies in...
The City of Barcelona, partner of LOCALISED, is the first-ever European Capital of Democracy
On January the 18th it was announced that The City of Barcelona - LOCALISED partner - is the holder of the first-ever title of European Capital of Democracy (ECoD). The city will host events on citizen participation and democracy, starting from September 2023 and...