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Leipzig Charter
This charter is a document of the Member States, which has been drawn up with the broad and transparent participation of (...)

Publication: May 2007
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Sustainable Neighbourhoods

  1. What is a sustainable neighbourhood?
  2. Existing neighbourhoods
  3. Projects
  4. European fundings
  5. Site visits, exhibitions, events
  

Intelligent Energy-Europe Programme (IEE)
The Intelligent Energy-Europe Programme - within the framework of the EU’s Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) - aims to promote use of renewable energy and reduced energy consumption by supporting energy efficiency, new and renewable energy sources, and technological solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by the transport sector. IEE programme does not fund "hard investments”, demonstration projects, or technical research and development projects on energy efficiency and renewables.
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Eco-innovation
The Eco-innovation programme is a cross-cutting programme that supports eco-innovative projects in different sectors which aim at the prevention or reduction of environmental impacts or which contribute to the optimal use of resources.
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Concerto
The Concerto initiative applies for both new and retrofitted communities and municipal zones, with the objective of a drastic reduction in the specific and overall consumption of energy, especially conventional energy. An innovative integration of the external supply together with large self-supply from renewable energies and relevant energy efficiency measures in communities will be supported.
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Civitas
CIVITAS - cleaner and better transport in cities - stands for CIty-VITAlity-Sustainability. With the CIVITAS Initiative, the EC aims to generate a decisive break through by supporting and evaluating the implementation of ambitious integrated sustainable urban transport strategies that should make a real difference for the welfare of the European citizen.
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Urbact II
The URBACT Programme is part of the European Territorial Cooperation Objective of the Structural Fund policies for the period 2007-2013. It aims to develop exchanges of experience between European cities and their local actors contributing so to an improvement of actions carried out at local and regional level and find the most efficient solutions to common problems.
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TO GO BEYOND
EU funding in brief - February 2007
An overview of the European fundings available for the 2007-2013 period.
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New Forms of Financing Municipal Sustainable Energy Projects - Energie-Cités, ADEME, 2006
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EVENTS TO COME:

     31-08-2009 :: 3ème conférence mondiale de l’organisation météorologique mondiale (WMO)

Genève, Suisse

06-09-2009 :: IFHP World Congress 2009 - Urban Technology : climate change and energy efficiency

Berlin, Germany - En présence de Gérard MAGNIN, délégué général d’Energie-Cités

18-09-2009 :: Prévenir la précarité énergétique : outils, actions et retours d’expérience

Paris, France

09-10-2009 :: Renewable energies  : The implementation of sustainable programmes of renewable energy within a municipal context

Figueres, Spain

18-10-2009 :: 45th international ISOCARP’s Congress - ‘Low Carbon Cities’

Porto, Portugal

22-10-2009 :: Climate Star 2009 - The European Award for Local Climate Protection Activities

Melk, Lower Austria



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