📢 Part 2 of our Conference is about to start, kicked off by a key-note video-speech from @TimmermansEU !

Did you miss the beginning of the Conference? You can still catch it live 🔗 http://bit.ly/3ZfTB5n

#EUCitiesSaveEnergy

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.@TimmermansEU
"you are best placed to know what the most suitable solutions are to improve the #energyefficiency of buildings in your cities. You can engage citizens & local communities to develop solutions while taking into account the social reality of your neighbourhoods."

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641376246293463040

For our 2nd Panel, Director from @EUClimateAction Elina Bardram will discuss with 4 Mayors & 2 youth #EUClimatePact ambassadors how to engage citizens and youth to ensure these short-term #energysaving measures feed into long-term #ClimateAction

🟢Live http://bit.ly/3ZfTB5n

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.@AnneLaureStan @ClrmntMetropole "Last year, we implemented a #citizen convention in Clermont and asked them to work on 3 pillars: energy, social needs, democracy - we have to work on 3 together. The citizens made 40 propositions, 5 were specific to #energyconsumption"

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641379500624576512

.@trzaskowski "You are not doing it without the #cities! The cities are saving the planet, dealing with the #refugeecrisis, as well as with the #energycrisis.
Cities have to be courageous and loud – especially in populist countries. You have to involve #citizens"

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641380940462039040

.@EUClimateAction Laurence Graaf talks about importance of #citizenengagement "The #EUClimatePact was created as part of the #EUGreenDeal to get citizens to embrace the #energytransition. This starts at local level. We will not get there if fairness is not addressed seriously."

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641381775963308037

.@AsaLindhagen "When cities are consulted, the implementation of new reforms is much smoother.

This is really a win for everyone as new reforms will have a larger impact on the #locallevel, and therefore increase our chances of reaching #EU climate and #energysaving goals."

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641386389391507457

The mayor of Križevci @MarioRajn "Locally owned resources should be used for local #energycommunities to strengthen local communities and fight #energypoverty".
#EUCitiesSaveEnergy #CitiesREPowerEU

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641388224542044161

.@trzaskowski_ "We need to start speaking the language that people understand. We talk about benchmarking, Fitfor55… no one understands that! Let’s translate it to what people understand. More social housing, more electric buses... And give us some direct funding to do it."

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641390024410165249

Laurence Graaf from @EUClimateAction concludes

🏃‍♀️Cities are ahead and setting the stage for EU & national governments

🇪🇺 Without cities, the EU will not achieve the #EUGreenDeal - we have to put pressure on national governments to work together with #local & #regional actors

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eumayors/status/1641391588407402496