The European Green Capital Award is a new initiative by the European Commission. Each year to a European city that is leading the way with environmentally friendly urban living will receive the award. ICLEI strongly encourages its 164 European Members to take part in this new exciting initiative! [Full text...]

European local governments sent a strategic message for the post-2012 climate negotiations. During ICLEI European Membership Convention, held in Zaragoza from 23 to 25 June 2008, they insisted that local governments recognize the need for, and are committed to, action against climate change.  [Full text...]

ICLEI is pleased to present Release version 1.0 of the greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions Analysis protocol.

The International Protocol consists of the general principles and philosophy that any local government, regardless of location, should adhere to when inventorying GHGs from its internal operat... [Full text...]

ICLEI’s Project Office in Brazil received funding for the project “Promoting Sustainable Construction Policies in South America” from the British Government. This project targets the construction sector exploring solutions to reduce building-related emissions in South America. [Full text...]

Publication “International Fuel Prices” (www.gtz.de/fuelprices) sheds light on fuel price policies in more than 170 countries. [Full text...]

ICLEI´s Project Office in Brazil has begun to implement a two-year project, which will have the participation of the State Governments of Bahia, Mato Grosso and Pernambuco. It is supported of the British Government’s Strategic Programme Fund.  [Full text...]

Since 1959, the McKinsey Awards, administered by the editors of Harvard Business Review have recognized the most significant articles published each year in Harvard Business Review. This year’s first place winners— Jeb Brugmann and C.K Prahalad. [Full text...]

Local governments from around the world will engage in a dialogue with business leaders and researchers in Toronto, host of the World Secretariat and a leading city in the fight against climate change. [Full text...]

The SESAC project shows how the local economy can thrive when combined with climate protection, through sustainable energy implementation in the built environment. [Full text...]

The German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) is offering a trainee position in energy. Main themes will be combining technical and management oriented tasks within innovative energy planning or energy efficiency in the city of Rio de Janiero. Applications are due 11 July 2008!  [Full text...]

The “Local Action for Biodiversity Cities & Biodiversity Case Series” was compiled on the occasion of the Mayors Conference Local Action for Biodiversity (26-28 May 2008), held in parallel to the 9th Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in May 2008 in Bonn, Germany.... [Full text...]

- City of Meridian, MS, U.S.A.
- Association of Polish Cities (ZMP), Poland
- Flagstaff, AZ, U.S.A.
- Oak Ridge, TN, U.S.A.
- Essex, Canada

The Lower Don Lands project is just one part of Waterfront oronto's 8000 Hectare project to transform the City of Toronto's central waterfront. The design for the Lower Don Lands promises to turn unused land in Toronto's central waterfront into a sustainable "green" city, a new destination. [Full text...]

Makati City, an active ICLEI Member is launching the first public transport system of its kind in Southeast Asia transforming the iconic Jeepney into a model of sustainable mobility. [Full text...]

Mr. Chikara Murayama, Director of Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Society Creation Division of Yamanashi Prefecture (Japan), has developed zero-emission scooter that is wholly powered by solar energy. He has commuted to work, 10km both-way, by the zero-emission scooter everyday and has proved its feasi... [Full text...]

Mayor Bobby Bryant has established a task force to determine how Buckeye can deliver alternatives for dealing with environmental and energy-saving issues [Full text...]