municipal action fields - Heinrich Böll Stiftung Brandenburg

There are lots of action fields when it comes to municipal climate protection, might it be spacial planning, public procurement, energy production, public housing, education and lots more. During the project we like to present concepts and best practices that might be of interest for you.

Business Development - The Environmental Competence Region of Augsburg (Germany)

- Since 1996 the region around Augsburg (Germany) is expanding as an environmental competence region, which so far already attracted many climate-conscious companies and developers of environmental technologies. more»

Major Projects - Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm (Sweden)

- Hammarby Sjöstad, a city part of Stockholm (Sweden), used to be a run-down, old industrial area. It was transformed into a modern, urban and sustainable part with currently 17.000 people living and working there. more»

The Culture of Energy Consumption – Litoměřice’s policy of funding solar thermal energy (Czech Republic)

- Since 2002, the city of Litoměřice in the north of the Czech Republic has its own local funding programme for solar thermal energy. The primary objective of this funding programme is the improvement of the air quality. The funding of solar heating installations replaced the funding of gas heating systems. more»

Energy Production – Heating System Plonsk (Poland)

- The city of Plonsk (Poland) modernised its heating system in 2008 by changing the formerly coal-based system to renewable energies and cogeneration. Today this city with its 22.000 inhabitants produces 67 percent of its own heat demand and additional 11 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy sources. more»

Green Procurement/Tendering – Gothenburg (Sweden)

- In the city of Gothenburg (Sweden) ecological criteria are part of the city’s procedure for purchasing and procurement of goods and services since 1990. All procurement processes are subject to an assessment regarding environmental impact and energy efficiency. The entire production cycle is taken into account in order to choose products and services that do not waste resources or energy neither during their production nor when they are used. more»

The Culture of Energy Consumption - Eco-School Programme Regensburg (Germany)

- The programme focuses primarily on an energy-saving initiative to achieve a behavioural change at schools. To reward the participation on the energy-saving programme, a partial amount of the saved money is going back to the schools for their free disposal. more»

Mobility - The Transport Concept of Hasselt (Belgium)

- Since 1997, the public transport in the city of Hasselt (Belgium) is for free. A bus service that is embedded into a large transport concept is used for the conveyance of its 70.000 inhabitants and its visitors. more»

Reconstruction of street Lighting – Garbovo (Bulgaria)

- The primary objectives of this project were to reduce electricity consumption for street lighting in the city of Gabrovo and hence the related energy costs and to provide high-quality lighting level and in this way contribute to traffic safety.
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setting up energy management unit - Healthy City of Kopřivnice (Czech Republic)

- Kopřivnice has been awarded for its energy management unit.The energy team consists of representatives of the municipal council, the concerned departments and external associates. more»

energy management in own buildings - solar sports hall Vetschau (Germany)

- The solar sports hall in Vetschau combines exceptionally low energy consumption with a considerable energy production by a photovoltaic power station on the roof. The saved energy equals the consumption of 240 households. more»

promoting bike traffic - City of Cyclists Gdańsk (Poland)

- Gdańsk cycling and alternative community is perhaps the most vibrant in Poland. Gdańsk was the first city in Poland to have the Cycling Task Force, long requested by the cycling community and finally organized by the Mayor. more»

green public procurement - Handbook of the European Commission

- Public authorities are major consumers in Europe, spending some 16 % of the EU’s Gross Domestic Product. By using their purchasing power to opt for goods and services that also respect the environment they can make an important contribution towards sustainable development. more»