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The next national workshop organised as part of the Ready4NetZero project took place on 1-2 October 2024 in Siemiatycze. The event was attended by representatives from the city offices of Siemiatycze, Cieszyn, and Piastów, as well as representatives from the Municipal Sports and Recreation Centre and the Municipal Company in Siemiatycze.
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On 12 June 2024, the first national workshop organised within the framework of the Ready4NetZero project took place in Jadwisin for representatives of the participating Polish pilot cities. The workshop was attended by representatives of the city of Cieszyn, Siemiatycze and Piastów.
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The 6th and last online event of the Ready4NetZero capacity development programme was organized on March 12, 2024, a webinar about urban energy planning and the challenge of energy poverty. More than 45 participants engaged in the topic of this event. This webinar showcased the remarkable efforts of Bydgoszcz municipality in Poland, made towards achieving energy self-sufficiency.
On 20 February 2024, The Romanian Network of Energy Cities / OER organized a webinar focused on efficient communication to involve the local communities in the common effort for climate action. More than 50 participants were present and engaged in the topic of this event, a part of the Ready4NetZero project.
Nearly 60 participants were interested in the fourth webinar, organized as part of the Ready4NetZero project, on 30 January 2024. They were able to learn more about the path of the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis region, which has become a benchmark for climate protection and energy innovation. The webinar was moderated by Ewa Iwaszuk of the Ecologic Institute gGmbH, the speaking guest being Mr. Bertram Fleck, a German politician who served as District Administrator of Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis from 1989 to 2015. Mr. Fleck is known for his advocacy of decentralized energy generation and for leading the district's transition to renewable energy.
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On January 9th, 2024, the third Ready4NetZero webinar hosted a discussion with climate action community engagement experts, which was attended by nearly 70 participants. During the webseminar moderated by Linda Mederake from Ecologic Institute gGmbH, the importance of the Ready4NetZero project was highlighted. The project aims to develop a Guide to Developing Local Climate Neutral Strategies, which includes case studies, key elements, measures, and strategies related to climate neutrality. The webseminar featured three guests from the German municipalities of Osnabrück, Ahrweiler, and Kempten, who shared their success stories of engaging citizens in the journey toward a low-emission future.
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The second Ready4NetZero webinar, part of a capacity building series, organized on 21nd of November 2023, hosted over 46 participants: city officials and municipal staff from Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Romania. The event had a highlight on the city of Zagreb and its financial strategy, in the light of their climate transition process. Another important topic on the agenda was the City of Zagreb's Energy Information Centre, a valuable resource for citizens seeking information on renewable energy sources.
Uniunea Europeană a decis că Europa va deveni primul continent neutru din punct de vedere climatic. Având în vedere că mai mult de jumătate din populația sa urbană trăiește în orașe mici și mijlocii, autoritățile publice reprezintă actori-cheie în acest demers. Strategiile Locale pentru Neutralitate Climatică , care ghidează orașele în acest proces, sunt esențiale pentru a realiza transformarea socio-ecologică necesară și pentru a gestiona o tranziție echitabilă către zero emisii la nivel local. Proiectul ”EUKI Ready4NetZero” își propune să susțină întocmai acest efort.
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Primul webinar Ready4NetZero dintr-o serie dedicată consolidării capacităților organizaționale,a fost organizat la jumătatea lunii septembrie 2023 și a găzduit peste 50 de participanți: reprezentanți ai autorităților publice locale din Croația, Ungaria, Polonia și România. Dornici să dezbată provocările cu care se confruntă orașele europene în drumul spre neutralitate climatică, participanții au intrat în dialog cu expertul Helmut Muthig, fizician certificat, cunoscut pentru expertiza sa în abordarea schimbărilor climatice și a tranziției energetice.
European Union aims to become the world’s first climate neutral territory. To achieve this goal, action is needed at all levels, including the local one. More than half of Europe’s urban population lives in small and medium-sized cities, which have a key role to play in reducing greenhouse gases emissions. Local governments become more and more committed to climate action, however often they have limited staff capacity, restricted financial resources and knowledge gaps that hamper ambitious, coordinated local efforts to become more climate friendly.