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
Energy

Florence • The eea Gold certification in 2021

Since a long time, Florence has had an emissions reporting system linked to spatial planning acts t[...]

2022
City
Governance

Athens • A whole department of the municipality dedicated to developing resilience

As the warmest European city, Athens is considered as one of t[...]

2022
Region
Governance

Basque Country • Urban Klima 2050, the largest climate action project in the Basque Country

Urban Klima 2050 aims to strengthen climate governanc[...]

2022
City
Governance

Molina de Segura • A Youth-Climate Participatory Budget to mainstream climate action

Inspired by Lisbon's Participatory Budget (PB), the Molina d[...]

2022
City
Energy

Zagreb • Fighting energy poverty through a university teaching programme

The city of Zagreb, working with the faculty of engineering at the unive[...]

2022
City
Energy

Bobo-Dioulasso • The development of a SEACAP after signing up to CoM SSA

In its SEACAP (Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan), the c[...]

2022
Region
Governance

Flanders • A local climate and energy pact

Focusing on 4 areas (greening, participatory energy, sustainable mobility and rainwater), the Flemish [...]

2022
City
Energy

Rüsselsheim am Main • An Energy Caravan to promote deep renovation

The German city of Rüsselsheim am Main is taking on the task of involving hom[...]

2022
City
Adaptation

Cape Town • Three years after a record shortage, the city has become a model in water-saving

Following the worst drought in its history, which br[...]

2022
City
Governance

Local Action • Multilevel climate governance & the integration of local governments

Our first country-based studies (Germany, Canada, France[...]

2021
City
Adaptation
Decentralised Coop...

Local Action • Progress made through international climate initiatives

Tracing the evolution of the various international and regional initiative[...]

2021
City

Local Action • Local authorities in 2020: innovation and progress in times of pandemic

Despite a year marked by the pandemic, 2020 saw local auth[...]

2021
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