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In early September 2022, partners of the TOMORROW Project gathered in the historic city of Brașov for the second edition of the city’s International Green Cities Forum FOV. The city left an impression on the visitors, not only for its exceptional charm, but also for the bold political action and important steps it is taking towards climate neutrality. Nestled in the green mountains of Romania, at a three-hour drive from the capital Bucharest, Brașov is a medium-sized city of around 300,000…

From the 12th to 17th September last month, one of TOMORROW's partners Codema participated in Dublin's Climate Action Week. Codema was one of the organising partners of the week, alongside South Dublin County Council, Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council and the Dublin Climate Action Regional Office (CARO). Codema's events that took place during Dublin Climate Action Week included: Tuesday, 13th September, 11am and 1pm: Tour of the Tallaght District…

In June 2022, TOMORROW Project partners gathered in the pilot city of Mouscron, Belgium, to see up close the efforts the city has been leading developing their transition roadmap together with citizens and local stakeholders. Mouscron is a small Belgian city of about 60,000 inhabitants in the French-speaking region of Wallonia, resting right on the border with France, next door to Lille metropolitan area. Historically a textile city, it keeps a strong working-class identity. Small, sturdy brick…

Interview with Flavia Boghiu (City of Brasov), Ann Cloet (City of Mouscron) and Giorgia Silvestri (DRIFT) If you want to trigger big change in a city you essentially need 2 things: a great deal of political will and people in the administration who know how to go about it. Such a massive change is underway in the cities of Brasov in Romania and in Mouscron in Belgium. Both cities have been working with the so-called “transition management” approach which should make them carbon-neutral by 2050…

The second episode of "City Stories - Voices of TOMORROW" has just been released! How do you engage individuals and local organisations in the energy transition? What does it need to make them allies in the journey towards greener cities? And what if people get tired of workshops around the city of TOMORROW? In this episode, Anne-Claire Urvoas from the city of Brest and Alejandro Gomez of Valencia Clima i Energia shared valuable insights on community-building and participation as a key enabler…

Energy Cities' "City Stories" the monthly podcast on new, collaborative practices to foster sustainable transitions at local level is proposing a mini-series dedicated to the pilot #CitiesOfTOMORROW! The series is called "Voices of TOMORROW" and the first episode just came out today! The episode focuses on Valencia and Dublin, and how they co-created their 2050 vision. Jordi Peris Blanes, General Coordinator of Urban Strategies and Sustainable Agenda of the València City Council, and Katie…

Learn how to build a participatory Transition Roadmap for your city Do you work in a local authority, or do you collaborate with a municipality, and work on supporting governance for sustainability transitions? Are you interested in learning how to design a participatory transition roadmapping process in your city? Join us for the TOMORROW Energy Transition Roadmapping Masterclass, an intensive peer-learning programme for elected officials, civil servants and civil society actors working on…

Inspired by the work on its roadmap, at the end of 2021 Brasov's municipality took some important steps towards its climate neturality 2050 objective. Renewable energy for public buildings Brasov signed a contract to buy green electricity for the 75 public institutions under the authority of the Local Council, for the public lighting, traffic lighting and the ski area. This energy comes from renewable sources, making the city a national pioneer in this field! "Brasov aims to become the Green…

A recent article in the local magazine "Levante" highlighted the progress of Valencia in the field of the energy transition and climate. Below, we summarised the main action Valencia's City Council has been carrying on in the past years, in the framework of TOMORROW. You can read the original article in Spanish here. In September 2020, Valencia's City Council create the Energy Transition Table to to design and promote its Fair and Inclusive Energy Transition Strategy, defining in a collaborative…

The City of Mouscron organised the first Transition Forum "Un Pas Vert Demain" (A green step tomorrow) on 23 October! The event was an opportunity to bring together, the actors of the territory such as citizens, companies, institutions and to show them they have the support of the City Council. The themes and the 17 objectives of Sustainable Development were discussed during workshops, conferences, live discussions or via social networks. Workshops for adults and children on the themes of the…