AMICA

This project was a new approach to combine long-term climate protection with short- and midterm adaptation measures on the local level as a means to improve coherence of decisions and allocation of financial means.

www.amica-climate.net

Black Gold from Green Forests

Aim of the project was to inform about the situation and consequences of oil production in the Amazon region regarding human rights, democracy, economy and environment. For this activities were carried out and options for actions as well as suggestions for solution were presented.

Further information here (only in German or Spanish)

Climate Compass

Climate Alliance‘s methodology for local authorities to get a local climate change action plan up and running in the shortest time. With aids and tools, resources, best practice and professional support. 

www.climate-compass.net

Climate Star

Climate Alliance‘s European Award for local authorities to showcase best practice in local climate change policies. The 2007 Award was dedicated to the theme of sustainable mobility.

www.climate-star.net

Climate Toolbox

This "toolbox" provides customised materials to help cities and municipalities develop their own communication and action campaigns. The package includes text and layout examples that can be easily adapted to your municipality's needs.

www.climate-toolbox.net (only in German)

Cogen Challenge

Cogen Challenge was an European campaign to support the realisation of small-scale cogeneration projects throughout Europe. Find supporting tools on

www.cogen-challenge.org

ECOLISH

Promotion of energy efficiency in low income and social housing with the help of Energy Exploitation and Energy Performance Contracting. The pilot cities develop tailor-made finance schemes, energy and building technical boundary conditions and guidelines for different juridical, financial and social aspects.

www.ecolish.com

EnergyBridges

EnergyBridges – a campaign for energy justice - builds public awareness about the energy injustice between North and South. The partners in the Climate Alliance – European cities and municipalities and Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon rainforests – are lobbying for a fair use of energy through public education campaigns, lobbying and concrete project support.

www.energybridges.eu

European Mobility Week

Each year from 16 to 22 September, European citizens have the opportunity to enjoy a full week of events dedicated to sustainable mobility.

For more information, best practice, handbook, communication tools, registration, etc. please visit the European website: www.mobilityweek.eu.

Climate Alliance is one of the three European city networks in charge of the European Mobility Week's European Coordination.

"Clean air for all" will be the central theme of the European Mobility Week 2008.

fifty/fifty PLUS – Energy saving in schools

Aim of the fifty/fifty PLUS project, which was sponsored by the German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA), is to extend and further develop the scheme for saving energy in schools and to secure its long-term future.

www.fiftyfiftyplus.de/ (only in German)

Ice Block Bet

The “Ice Block Bet” (Eisblockwette) event aims to highlight the large potential to reduce costs, energy consumption and CO2 emissions by installing thermal insulation, for instance to passive house standards.

Further information here.

Local Governments Climate Partnership

Exchange of experience among german, US-american and japanese local governments on successful climate change policies. The initiative is accompanied by the development of a benchmarking on CO2 emissions, implementation strategies and activity profiles.

LGCP-website

PRIME

(Private Investments Move Ecopower)

PRIME was a European project promoting models for private financing of renewable energy projects.

www.prime-ecopower.net

PRO-EE: Public Procurement boosts Energy Efficiency

PRO-EE aims at bundling the purchasing power of public authorities to boost the market share of the most energy efficient products.

Further information here.

Public bicycles

Providing public bicycles is a way of combining the rapid transport which local public transport systems offer with the spot-on access to destinations which cycling offers. This is a way of making local public transport systems more attractive and thus more competitive vis-à-vis car use. The Climate Alliance is looking for cities and districts interested in setting up pilot systems using a novel, flexible rental technology.  (278 KB)

REMINING-LOWEX

Remining-Lowex is a project within the EU CONCERTO programme. The goal is to establish a supply of renewable (geothermal) energy for residential areas in former coal-mining areas, to improve the thermal performance of the housing stock and thus to reduce energy costs for resi-dents. The first phase of the project, scheduled to run for eight years, began in spring 2007.

Further information here.

SMILE

(Sustainable Mobility Initaitves for Local Environment)

SMILE aimed for the reduction of negative impacts of traffic on climate as well as the air quality and the quality of life. Data about successful local measures and initiatives were collected, analysed, edited and published Europe-wide. Although the project has already been completed, the SMILE website provides recommendations, a best practice database and study tours on exemplary sustainable mobility policies.

www.smile-europe.org

Support_ers

The aim of this EU project is to improve the institutional and legal framework conditions for renewable energies, particularly in the new EU member states. The outcomes of the project are supporting instruments and policy recommendations for the participating countries.

www.support-ers.eu

ZOOM - Kids on the Move

Climate Alliance‘s campaign for young children on climate change and mobility. They walk and bike to school, learn about our threatened planet and how to save it. Every journey is a green footprint on the children‘s path to a better global climate.

Further information here.