What will happen to our jobs when cities go climate neutral?
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URBACT Expert Eddy Adams explores the green shift’s potential impacts on employment, and how cities can protect workers.
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URBACT cities are driving Europe’s acceleration towards a circular economy
Urban circular economy solutions could keep global temperature rise below 2°C, writes Dr. Eleni Feleki, Lead Expert from the URGE Network.
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Greening as a pathway to resilience in urban areas
Leafy places in cities can greatly improve health and happiness. But here’s the thing: green isn’t always good for everyone.
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Six solutions for city authorities to help us all waste less food
Each year, EU households throw away millions of tonnes of food. What can cities do to support the fight against food waste?
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Cities nurturing local food systems to fight climate change
The way we produce, distribute, transform, consume food has a huge impact on GHG emissions. How can local governments intervene?
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URBACT goes (even) greener
From a carbon-neutral festival to new URBACT IV city support, URBACT is strengthening its decarbonisation commitment at all levels
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The road to COP26: climate change at the heart of URBACT cities of all sizes
Towns and cities must boost local actions to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. Three URBACT cities show how…
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Five great ideas for greener cities
These local green solutions are inspiring cities across the EU. Could they work in your city too?
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Quality Brands and Sustainable Food Systems
In April 1957, the BBC broadcasted a short report showing a Swiss family harvesting their spaghetti crop from the family tree. Numerous viewers...
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Enriching the urban jungle with bees
How Ljubljana inspired Cesena to address the fundamental role that pollinators play in ecosystems and in urban environments.
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Tropa Verde in Opole Agglomeration (Transfer Story)
In 2018-19, in Poland they were facing many problems related to waste management, such as landfill fires often organised by the so- called "garbage...