Villes en transition 383 #ClimateMayors adopt, honor and uphold #ParisAgreement goals Thursday, June 1st 2017 The President’s denial of global warming is getting a cold reception from America’s cities. As 383 US Mayors representing 68 million Americans, we will adopt, honor, and uphold the commitments to the goals enshrined in the Paris Agreement. We will continue to lead. The world cannot wait — and neither will we. Signed, Mayor Eric GarcettiCity of Los Angeles, CA Mayor Martin J WalshCity of Boston, MA Mayor Bill de BlasioNew York City, NY Mayor Sylvester TurnerCity of Houston, TX Mayor Madeline RogeroCity of Knoxville, TN Mayor Rahm EmanuelCity of Chicago, IL Mayor Ed MurrayCity of Seattle, WA Mayor Jim KenneyCity of Philadelphia, PA Mayor Kasim ReedCity of Atlanta, GA Mayor Lioneld JordanCity of Fayetteville, AR Mayor Trish Herrera SpencerCity of Alameda, CA Mayor Kathy SheehanCity of Albany, NY Mayor Peggy McQuaidCity of Albany, CA Mayor Sharon KonopaCity of Albany, OR Mayor Allison SilberbergCity of Alexandria, VA Mayor Ed PawlowskiCity of Allentown, PA Mayor Joseph P.
Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform COGEN Europe - The European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration United Cities and Local Governments - Site Officiel Territoires en Transition France United Cities and Local Governments COP21 - Conférence des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques Covenant of Mayors initiative Heralded as the “world’s biggest urban climate and energy initiative” by Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete, the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy brings together thousands of local and regional authorities voluntarily committed to implementing EU climate and energy objectives on their territory. New signatories now pledge to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 40% by 2030 and to adopt an integrated approach to tackling mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy - LeafletLeaflet introducing the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy and the benefits of joining. A high-definition PDF is available upon request. New 2030 Framework and Integration of Adaptation In the summer 2015, spurred on by Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete, the European Commission and the Covenant of Mayors Office launched a consultation process with the support of the European Committee of the Regions to collect stakeholders’ views on the future of the Covenant of Mayors.
INTERACT | Sharing Expertise Small Banks, Radical Vision :: How Local Banks Can Change the World, One Investment at a Time Local banks can change the world, one neighborly investment at a time. posted Jun 05, 2009 William Spademan is a radical banker. In an era when Wall Street executives frequent talk shows to defend lavish bonuses “earned” through reckless speculation, Spademan has been working to create a new kind of bank that would empower communities instead of enriching a powerful few. “If you give any community the ability to create and control money, [it] can decide for itself what to invest in … [and] what needs to be done,” Spademan says. After spending decades in the nonprofit world, Spademan found himself reluctantly turning to the realm of banking in an effort to mitigate economic inequality and assuage poverty. “I was kind of repulsed by the whole idea of economics and money,” Spademan says. For six years, he has been working to develop a new type of financial institution he calls a Common Good Bank. Hage is no radical. But there are significant costs to the credit union charter.
The good news is … people like to read good news | Mark Rice-Oxley A strange thing happens when you write about something going right. People take notice. They read to the end. They share it with their friends. Eighteen months ago, the Guardian launched a pilot project to see how readers would respond if we deliberately sought out the good things happening in the world. More than 150 pieces of journalism later – in which we have examined the relative merits of everything from dog turds to ketamine, the blockchain to microhouses, and gardening to exoskeletons – we have proof of concept. Reader numbers for this kind of journalism are on average almost 10% higher than for comparable general news pieces, our data shows. News doesn’t have to be bad. And when you write about it, people tend to respond positively. That is a bad thing. Journalists in the US, Europe and the UK are waking up to this by publishing what is variously described as constructive journalism, solutions journalism or, somewhat misleadingly, positive news. There are some ground rules.
Energie : transition énergétique pour la croissance verte Projet de loi relatif à la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte, n° 2188, déposé le 30 juillet 2014 (mis en ligne le 1er août 2014 à 11 heures) et renvoyé à une commission spéciale pour l'examen du projet de loi relatif à la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte Etude d'impact Le Gouvernement a engagé la procédure accélérée sur ce projet de loi le 5 septembre 2014. Amendements- Amendements déposés sur le texte n° 2230- Recherche multicritère Travaux des commissions - Commission spéciale pour l'examen du projet de loi relatif à la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte La Commission saisie au fond a nommé Mmes Marie-Noëlle Battistel rapporteur le 9 septembre 2014, Sabine Buis rapporteur le 9 septembre 2014, M. Amendements déposés en commission sur le texte n° 2188 Amendements déposés en commission sur le texte n° 2230 Sénat - 1ère lecture(Dossier en ligne sur le site du Sénat) Travaux des commissions Commission Mixte Paritaire (Désaccord) En savoir plus
CES-MED program Contract No ENPI 2012/309-311 CES-MED is a programme financed by the European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument (ENPI), which is the main financial mechanism through which assistance is given to the European Neighbourhood Policy countries. ENPI has been operational since 1 January 2007 and is the main source of financing for the 17 partner countries (ten Mediterranean and six East European countries, plus Russia). It replaces earlier financing instruments including TACIS for the East and MEDA to the South and builds most directly on the MED-PACT programme. Urban development and sustainable energy challenges in the Southern Mediterranean countries: Today, about 460 million people live in countries in the Mediterranean region. Hence, over the coming years, needs related to urban development and sustainable energy are expected to increase sharply in view of growing population and limited sustainable planning and management capacities. Key Data: