Innovative Energy Systems and Economic Growth: The Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Model

The webseminar was moderated by Ewa Iwaszuk of the Ecologic Institute, the speaking guest being Mr. Bertram Fleck, a German politician who served as District Administrator of Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis from 1989 to 2015. Mr. Fleck is known for his advocacy of decentralized energy generation and for leading the district’s transition to renewable energy. After a brief […]

Ready4NetZero Webseminar: Engaging Citizens for Climate Neutrality

During the webseminar moderated by Linda Mederake from Ecologic Institute gGmbH, the importance of the Ready4NetZero project was highlighted. The project aims to develop a Guide to Developing Local Climate Neutral Strategies, which includes case studies, key elements, measures, and strategies related to climate neutrality. The webseminar featured three guests from the German municipalities of […]

Raising-Awareness Events in Greece and Cyprus

Greece’s first raising-awareness event was held in Athens, on Friday, November 3, 2023 while the second one was held on the 19th of December. The events were hosted by the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (project coordinator) at their premises and was supported by the Hellenic Passive House Institute (project partner), the Cyprus Energy […]

Decoding Municipal Energy Management: Romania vs. Bulgaria – Identifying Similarities and Differences

The Romanian delegation included representatives of the Ministry of Energy / the Department of Energy Efficiency, the Romanian Society of Energy Auditors and Managers and the selected MENERGERS cities – Alba Iulia, Sfântu Gheorghe and Zalău. The Bulgarian group comprised representatives from the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Environment and Water, the engaged municipalities […]

Ready4NetZero Web Seminar: How to Fund Climate Transition? Have a Look at Good Practice Cases from Zagreb

The webinar was hosted by the North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency (REGEA) and moderated by Tena Maruševac. A brief description over the project’s objectives, steps taken so far, challenges and next directions was given by Izabela Kuśnierz, from PNEC – Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités“, the project coordinator. The guest speaker was Mr. […]

Auf dem Weg zu einer Klimapartnerschaft

Die Broschüre von Projekt TANDEM Initiative – Deutsch‐französischer Austausch für eine lokale nachhaltige Transformation zeigt, wie kommunale deutsch-französische Klimapartnerschaften aufgebaut werden: Seit 2014 begleitet die TANDEM Initiative engagierte Gebietskörperschaften aus Frankreich und Deutschland bei ihren Kooperationsprojekten, um eine nachhaltige Transformation zu beschleunigen. Ab sofort ist die neue Broschüre „Auf dem Weg zu einer Klimapartnerschaft“ verfügbar, […]

Study Visit to Berlin for the Romanian Pilot Cities involved in the MENERGERS project

Participants from Alba Iulia, Sfântu Gheorghe and Zalău learned on the first day about the energy transition processes, how the legislation is evolving, the premises of the decision-making path, the impact of the economic sphere, the involvement of citizens and the benefits of the so-called „energy villages“. The case study analysed was that of the […]

EU-Klimaschutzziel 2040 Ambitionssteigerung und Auswirkungen

Steigerung der Ambition und besseres Verständnis für mögliche Ausgestaltungen des neuen EU-Klimaziels 2040 sowie eine informierte öffentliche Debatte über dieses Klimaziel.

Institute for Applied Ecology

Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI