Miriam Eisermann

25 posts on the Energy Cities Blog


		Blockchain: bringing cooperation to the energy market What makes the blockchain so fascinating and revolutionary for our energy system? Blockchain emerges at a moment when more and more new players enter the energy market, from renewable companies to cities and citizens. We see the unstoppable (...) By David Donnerer, on 29 May 2018 \| 15h39 \| 523 visits Read more >> , By Miriam Eisermann, on 29 May 2018 \| 15h39 \| 523 visits Read more >>


		EPC and why public authorities shouldn't shy away from it - New Guide on EPC Accounting Rules released Download the guide. EPC and why public authorities still shy away from it EPC stand for Energy Performance Contracting, which is an attractive financing model that uses cost savings from the project to finance the construction work, sometimes (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 14 mai 2018 \| 14h43 \| 631 visits Read more >>


		#rennes2018 conference about sharing responsibilities in a radically new energy system The most valuable outcomes as identified by participants Critical discussions of new technologies and business models (Blockchain) Questioning and sharing the potential of collective initiatives (Urban Commons, urban-rural cooperation, (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 25 avril 2018 \| 11h47 \| 1089 visits Read more >>


		Interview: Is the energy transition still making the Franco-German heart leap? In January, resolutions were adopted by both the French National Assembly and the German Bundestag on the occasion of the 55th Anniversary of the Elysée Treaty. Back in 1963, the energy transition, and even more so energy transition partnerships (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 12 February 2018 \| 09h21 \| 1032 visits Read more >>


		COP23: Cities keen on shoulder-to-shoulder climate action Increasing ambition becomes easier if local and regional governments play a key role in energy and climate governance. The "IN" in INDC (jargon for the countries’ contribution to global emissions reduction) should not stand for INaction or (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 23 November 2017 \| 16h17 \| 1272 visits Read more >>


		Cities need support for clean air measures: Energy Cities President meets German chancellor Merkel Ahead of the meeting, Würzner recalled cities’ priorities for improving local transport through better urban planning and public transport: "It is not enough to talk about emission limits for combustion engines. We must tackle mobility as a whole. (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 4 September 2017 \| 09h39 \| 1685 visits Read more >>


		Just a second...what about the just transition for coal communities? There is no doubt that the coal era will have to end. Coal regions and industries all around Europe will have to deal with new realities. The “movement for a just transition” tries to provide the affected stakeholders with the right change of (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 29 June 2017 \| 12h43 \| 1856 visits Read more >> , By Oana Mihaela-Mihalache, on 29 June 2017 \| 12h43 \| 1856 visits Read more >>


		Mr Trump, cities won't change their course! #makeourplanetgreatagain He said: "It is immeasurably disappointing and incomprehensible that the United States wishes to withdraw from this urgently required treaty. I deem it important that the United States, as one of the largest producers of climate-damaging (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 2 June 2017 \| 09h20 \| 1741 visits Read more >>


		Co-designing 2050 with citizens at #Stuttgart2017 In the afternoon of conference day 2 (27th April, 14h45), we will have an exciting large-scale peer-to-peer session around how to design energy strategies for a city by involving all local players. We’ll take a closer look at the experience of (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 14 avril 2017 \| 11h27 \| 1287 visits Read more >>


		Conference countdown: Last week to register for #stuttgart2017! The 2017 conference promises to be a great look into local strategies and methods for pushing democracy, devolution and divestment. With study tours, side-events, over 40 interactive sessions, a large-scale peer-to-peer exchange and numerous (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 10 avril 2017 \| 16h54 \| 1502 visits Read more >>


		Launch of the Efficient Buildings thematic community 'MEDNICE' The Horizontal Project MEDNICE, co-funded by the Interreg Mediterranean programme, aims at setting up a MED community of building experts and practitioners in order to share common public building challenges and solutions. Covering 13 countries, (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 16 March 2017 \| 17h41 \| 1039 visits Read more >>


		Registration open for Energy Cities' Conference : 26-28 April in Stuttgart CLICK TO REGISTER! Our team is in the starting blocks to welcome you in the German city of Stuttgart (Germany) from 26-28 April 2017. Stuttgart is well-known both for its industrial activity as well as for its foresighted climate and energy (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 16 February 2017 \| 11h54 \| 1187 visits Read more >>


		Boosting cooperation between cities: #Bornova 2016 conference success Representatives of more than sixty cities from Europe and around the Mediterranean coast gathered in Bornova, a Turkish district of Izmir, one of the cities of the CITyFiED cluster. They took part in the annual conference of Energy Cities, the (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 14 juin 2016 \| 16h03 \| 991 visits Read more >>


		Try new DDDelicious local flavours in new issue of Energy Cities INFO Our freshly-released Energy Cities INFO magazine gives you clues as to how to scale up the energy transition thanks to empowered cities, increased citizen participation and redirection of money flows. This 2016 issue features interviews, local (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 2 June 2016 \| 09h49 \| 1045 visits Read more >>


		Polish-German city cooperation: promoting low emission actions on a local level Decentralized solutions, verified and successfully implemented by cities and their stakeholders, play a key role in boosting the energy transition on a European scale. Though each local authority is different - having its own history and (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 27 mai 2016 \| 12h07 \| 1002 visits Read more >>


		The EU in Dutch hands: A semester of opportunities! Following-up on the COP21 process and making progress on reforming the EU Emissions Trading scheme are amongst the priorities set by the Dutch presidents. Already during the climate summit, by committing to achieve 100% renewables by 2050, (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 26 January 2016 \| 10h14 \| 1401 visits Read more >>


		Be part of Energy Cities’ biggest Annual event: 1-3 June 2016 Stunning examples from European and Turkish cities will demonstrate innovative steps towards a new energy market: on that is decentralized, with a horizontal supply chain and where benefits are widely distributed among new actors and (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 22 January 2016 \| 12h31 \| 764 visits Read more >>


		Tbilisi (Georgia): energy policy for the people Photo credit : Clémentine Cisterne & Chloé Gossart In order to increase the quality of life for its residents, the City council of the Georgian capital (1.2 million inhabitants) decided to join the "Covenant of Mayors" in 2010. Tbilisi’s (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 15 January 2016 \| 11h11 \| 1089 visits Read more >>


		Paris climate agreement: Words needing strong action 31 pages and then? It is, indeed, a premiere and a diplomatic success that 195 States adopt a global agreement on climate governance. Never before, such a big number of high-level policy-makers had been backcasting their post-carbon future and (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 15 December 2015 \| 17h47 \| 1193 visits Read more >>


		Bielsko-Biala : Where Poland shows that "low-carbon" is possible The City Council of Bielsko-Biała is one of them. Last August, it unanimously approved the city’s "Low Carbon Economy (LCE) Plan and Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP)", reaffirming its intention for switching to new forms of energy. (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 12 November 2015 \| 14h35 \| 1059 visits Read more >>


		The new EU Energy Market Design: how local authorities could get better access Energy Cities welcomes the Commission’s initiative to launch a public consultation process on a new energy market design, notably as it aims at establishing a market that can fully integrate the increasing share of local renewable energy. A new (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 8 October 2015 \| 11h29 \| 1162 visits Read more >>


		EU after-summer policy wrap-up Under pressure: EU leadership in a transit zone? The current humanitarian crisis both revitalises citizens’ sense for solidarity while putting Europe’s cohesion at stake. Already since the beginning of this year, a number of European (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 5 October 2015 \| 09h35 \| 1160 visits Read more >>


		Växjö urges Swedish Government to become the world’s first fossil-fuel free nation This pre-COP21 initiative of the "greenest city in Europe", signatory to the Covenant of Mayors and pioneer in a number of energy fields, once again demonstrates the city’s high environmental ambitions. Energy Cities’ Executive Director Claire (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 25 March 2015 \| 12h06 \| 1691 visits Read more >>


		We express our deepest solidarity... By Miriam Eisermann, on 8 January 2015 \| 11h06 \| 1009 visits Read more >>


		The « Energy Union » should be grounded in today’s reality Energy Cities believes the debate about renewing the Energy policy governance for 2030 should take into account the role of sub-national levels. The ongoing transformation of the European energy sector has been overwhelmingly carried by cities (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 5 January 2015 \| 09h57 \| 1373 visits Read more >>

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