The European Commission just launched the Green City Tool, a self-assessment and benchmarking tool for cities, and a source of information and advice for anyone wanting to learn more about making cities greener and more sustainable.

This tool is all about city governance and the approach taken to sustainable urban planning – it is...Read more

The Urban Agenda for the EU has developed a public survey as part of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) to better plan climate adaptation strategies.

The survey  has been set up to establish how cities and municipalities can effectively use the climate data made available via the Climate Data Store (CDS) of the Copernicus...Read more

The prestigious titles of European Green Capital (EGCA) and European Green Leaf (EGLA) are awarded every year to  European cities for their commitment to environmental, social and economic sustainability. The European Commission's competition to find the next winner of the EGCA and EGLA titles are open for applications.

• Cities with...Read more

Funded under the Horizon 2020 programme, the LEMON Project provides technical assistance to public and private organisations for the energy retrofitting of 622 social housing units in the provinces of Reggio Emilia and Parma.

In the Reggio Emilia province, almost half of the building stock was built before the 1960s, which has deep...Read more