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Reflections from Brussels conferences: Postgrowth and Citizens collaborating with municipalities
Continue reading(9 October 2018) In late September ECOLISE was closely involved with two ground-breaking events which took place in Brussels – the Post-growth Conference and its Preparation Day, and the Civil society and municipalities conference co-hosted by ECOLISE and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in collaboration with the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and […]
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Communities, collaboration are vital in responding to IPCC’s unequivocal 1.5°C report
Continue reading(8 October 2018) – Responding to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 1.5°C special report published today, Eamon O’Hara, executive director of ECOLISE, said: “The report’s clear message of urgency and hope will only serve to encourage the thousands of communities across Europe and beyond that are already creatively transforming their way of life […]
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Making climate a priority in the EU LEADER programme
Continue reading(8 Oct 2018) – ECOLISE executive director, Eamon O’Hara (centre, above), recently participated in the LEADER Reloaded conference in Portugal, where he underlined the need to put climate and transition centre stage in the next round of the EU’s LEADER programme for rural development. Organised by ELARD (the European LEADER Association for Rural Development), the […]
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Communities in 22 countries are celebrating the European Day of Sustainable Communities on 22nd September
Continue reading(12th September, 2018; updated 13th & 21st September) – Communities in 22 countries across Europe – from Sweden to Serbia and from Ireland to the Ukraine – are celebrating the 2nd European Day of Sustainable Communities (EDSC) on 22nd September 2018. The EDSC is a celebration of the efforts and achievements of the thousands of […]
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ECOLISE contributes to postgrowth discussions and conference in EU parliament
Continue reading(10 September 2018) – ECOLISE team members Meera Ghani and Tom Henfrey will attend the upcoming Postgrowth Conference at the EU parliament on September 17th-18th, which will discuss alternatives to growth as the basis for economic policy. The conference was initiated by a group of academic researchers associated with the Degrowth movement and will be […]