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Waste
Case studies and Trends in action
The Observatory publishes, alongside its annual reports, a series of case studies and trends in action, of countries, cities and regions, at the crossroads of national policies and non-state actions, to provide a qualitative analysis of the evolution of greenhouse gas emissions.
City
Waste
Kamikatsu • A social project beyond the zero waste objective
The municipality of Kamikatsu, which recycles or reuses 80% of its waste, serves as [...]
Region
Waste
Alsace • Towards a Made-in-Europe production of low-carbon lithium with the EuGeLi project
The EuGeLi (European Geothermal Lithium Brine) project[...]
Global
Energy
Energy • Africa pursues the development of renewable energy, despite certain obstacles
Access to energy is a major challenge in Africa, which has[...]
City
Building
Angers • EnergieSprong, an industrialized zeroenergy renovation project, a lever for mass uptake
The EnergieSprong approach, initiated in the Net[...]
Country
Building
Indonesia • Betting on reflective roofs to avoid air conditioning
The Cool Roofs Indonesia project helped to install white roofs on 70 buildings [...]
City
Building
Vienna • Phasing out fossil fuels in heating to decarbonise buildings
Phasing-out natural gas in buildings and district heating is the cornerston[...]
City
Transport
Barcelona • Sant Antoni, the green street inspiring the city
Since 2016, the city of Barcelona has been supporting the establishment of “superblo[...]
City
Transport
Buenos Aires • Leveraging environmental and climate data to promote soft mobility
The BA Climate Action platform merges open government tools wit[...]
Country
Energy
Land use
Cambodia • A sustainable wood fuel value chain to combat deforestation
Half of the carbon consumed in Phnom Penh comes from the Cardamom Mountain[...]
Country
Energy
Mali • Access to “clean” energy thanks to decentralised solar mini-grids
To address the problem of access to electricity, the Malian [...]
Country
Energy