CETAC Partners Meet Again – This Time in Riga! | 6–7 May 2025
On 6–7 May 2025, CETAC project partners met in Riga for the second consortium meeting, which took place at the welcoming premises of Riga Technical University. The two-day event offered an excellent opportunity to summarise the work done so far, collaborate during interactive workshops, and plan the next steps in the project. The first day began with a session dedicated to project management, led by the coordinator – SEVEn.
OwnYourSECAP project at the CEESEU DIGIT conference in Zagreb
An international conference entitled “Pathways to Effective Energy and Climate Planning: Regional Leadership and Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe,” organized by the Association for Sustainable Development (DOOR) in cooperation with partners from the European consortium of the CEESEU DIGIT project, took place in Zagreb on May 7, 2025. The event, dedicated to energy transition, brought together over 100 representatives of local and regional governments, academia, and non-governmental organizations.
PowerYouth – Insights from the Polish Liaison Group Meeting on Youth Energy Communities
The aim of the PowerYouth project is to support the development and operation of energy communities, with a particular focus on engaging young people in their activities. Although energy communities are steadily developing, they are still relatively rare in Poland. Municipalities and their residents often approach this concept with caution, due to the complexity of the legal framework and the high initial costs. The role of the Liaison Group operating within the PowerYouth project is to support the development of energy communities in Poland. The group consists of experts in energy law, technological solutions, education, and social participation. It serves as a platform for exchanging knowledge about energy communities and provides space for discussing financial, technical, regulatory, contractual, and socio-economic challenges, as well as existing solutions.
Working together for a climate-neutral city - new manuals for schools and municipalities
Can schools become drivers of climate neutrality and inspire entire cities in the process?
The daily operation of schools causes considerable greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to the high consumption of resources, e.g. through the heating of buildings and the generation of large quantities of waste. One of the main factors for successful savings is the promotion of cooperation between local authorities and schools. In order to achieve concrete measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change in the municipality, it is important that both the school and the municipality pull together. Due to their large numbers, schools are one of the main sources of GHG emissions in municipalities, but they themselves have little power to simply implement structural measures, for example.
Kick-off meeting for the PlanHeat project in Krakow
On April 1–2, 2025, the kick-off meeting of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region project PlanHeat: Local Heat Planning in Municipalities of the Baltic Sea Region – took place in Kraków. The event, organized by the Association of Municipalities Polish Network “Energie Cités,” gathered representatives of fourteen partner organizations from seven countries of the region: Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Poland, and Sweden. During the two-day meeting, participants took part in presentations on the legal framework for local heat planning (LHP) and the current state of the heating sector in individual countries. The meeting also provided an opportunity to plan and coordinate joint project activities, as well as to strengthen cooperation and build closer relationships among partners.
Climate Transition of Cities – From planning to action
The final conference of the Ready4NetZero project took place on April 3, 2025. Dedicated to supporting cities on their path toward climate neutrality, the event gathered over 40 participants in person and 24 online – representatives of local governments, public institutions, non-governmental organizations, and experts from Poland and abroad. The meeting provided an opportunity to summarize the project’s achievements and exchange experiences and best practices in planning and implementing long-term climate actions at the local, regional and european level.
Study visit to the University Hospital in Leuven
The partners of the DAPHNE project (Decarbonising healthcare in EU regions) participated in a study visit to the University Hospital of Leuven on March 20-21, 2025. The aim of the visit was to learn about the advanced decarbonisation strategies being implemented at the largest hospital in Belgium, which could be adapted in other countries involved in the project. The meeting also provided an opportunity to exchange experiences and foster closer interregional cooperation.
Summary of DUET project activities
The project DUET: Driving Urban Energy Together began in February 2023 and will formally conclude in March 2025. It was funded by the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). The aim of the initiative was to support local governments in professional energy management, which is a key element of the strategy leading to climate neutrality. As part of the project, the City of Bydgoszcz and The Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités” cooperated on the development of energy management systems in Bydgoszcz – the possibilities for more effective energy monitoring and management in the city were analysed, and the data collection system, which has been in operation since 2020, was improved.
Join Us for the Ready4NetZero Final Conference: "Climate Transition of Cities – From Planning to Action"
We are pleased to invite you to the Ready4NetZero Final Conference: "Climate Transition of Cities – From Planning to Action", an international event dedicated to the knowledge exchange on climate neutrality strategies in cities.
This hybrid conference, organized under the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) and Ready4NetZero project, will bring together policymakers, experts, and local authorities to exchange insights, strategies, and best practices for effective climate action.
“Advanced energy management in municipalities: regulations, tools, technologies” – online training highlights
In an era of increasing challenges related to the energy transition and climate neutrality, municipalities face the need to implement solutions not only for the generation of energy from renewables, but also for the rational management of available energy resources. The online training course “Advanced energy management in municipalities: regulations, tools, technologies”, which took place online on 14 March 2025, was dedicated to this topic.
