Insights from Heidelberg: ECOLISE’s Tom Henfrey reflects on international Climate conference

In late May, I visited the beautiful city of Heidelberg, taking up an invitation to represent ECOLISE as a keynote listener at the ICCA 2019 conference on Collaboration for Climate Action. ICCA 2019 was a partnership of the three main levels of German government, federal, regional…

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ECOLISE on board with new European energy transition project

A new collaborative project on collective energy transition began in Turin, Italy last month, with ECOLISE as a partner. COMETS (Collective Action Models for Energy Transition and Social Innovation) is focussed on researching the impact of Collective Action Initiatives (CAIs) at European level for energy transition and social innovation,…

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ECOLISE & partners launch European Day of Sustainable Communities 2019

ECOLISE has launched the European Day of Sustainable Communities 2019 (EDSC19) with a call to citizens, communities and organisations committed to transformation in the face of ecological and climate breakdown to join in co-creating the day. EDSC19 is a celebration of local communities taking action for an inclusive, regenerative and…

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ECOLISE wins prestigious Lush Spring Prize

ECOLISE has won the prestigious 2019 Influence #LushSpringPrize which aims to support those who are helping to build and strengthen the regenerative movement. Eamon O’Hara, Executive Director, and Iva Pocock, Communications Coordinator, collected the award at an event in London, attended by winners and changemakers from all over…

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ECOLISE brings the voice of community-led climate action to high level International Conference

ECOLISE will be present at ICCA 2019 (the International Conference on Climate Action) this month, to help bring the views, actions and potential of community-led initiatives more strongly into high level debate on international collaboration on climate change. Jointly organised by the German Environment Ministry, the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg…

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Report reveals compelling evidence of the effectiveness of community-led responses to climate and ecological breakdown

ECOLISE has published a new scientific report that provides powerful evidence of the critical role of local community-led initiatives in bringing effective solutions to the global threats of climate and ecological breakdown. ‘The First Status Report on Community-Led Action on Sustainability and Climate Change in Europe’ draws…

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Community-led action is a vital response to climate breakdown, ECOLISE tells Paris conference

Community-led initiatives are an essential part of the response to the climate emergency, yet they are still not on the radar of policy makers and do not get the recognition and support necessary, Eamon O’Hara, executive director of ECOLISE, recently told a high-level conference in Paris. “Research shows the significant…

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UrbanA: Open call to share projects on sustainable & just cities!

This is an open call to all city-makers to share projects that address issues of (un)sustainability and (in)justice in cities. Are you a policy-maker, activist, entrepreneur, intellectual, citizen or otherwise engaged individual interested in making cities better? Are you curious about what others are doing? Please…

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Futuristic newspaper for MEP candidates envisions a fair and sustainable Europe

ECOLISE and four other European and International civil society networks have jointly published a fictitious newspaper – The Fair Times – with stories of what could be achieved if transformative policies for a fair and sustainable Europe are adopted and implemented. With a publication date of…

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Community-led action on climate change and sustainability offers real solutions to unprecedented global challenges

(11 April 2019):- Over 50 representatives of ECOLISE, the European Network for Community-Led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability, have called for European, national and local policy makers to recognise and enable the potential of empowered communities to positively transform society and to help reach ambitious climate and sustainability…

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