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San José’s ecoins programme shows how citizen participation can support the circular economy

San José’s ecoins programme shows how citizen participation can support the circular economy

In San José, ecoins combines digital incentives, education and partnerships to make participation in the circular economy simple, accessible and connected to existing recovery systems.
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13 European cities show what urban climate action looks like

13 European cities show what urban climate action looks like

A new USE case study looks at the DAM exhibition Too Hot, which brings together practical climate approaches from across Europe.
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More than 140 attend USE webinar on urban heat planning

More than 140 attend USE webinar on urban heat planning

More than 140 people joined the Urban Sustainability Exchange (USE) webinar on urban heat planning on 16 September, bringing together practitioners, researchers and climate adaptation professionals for a focused discussion on how cities can prepare for more extreme heat.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Energiesprong

Net zero housing retrofits
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Izmir, Turkey

Peynircioglu Stream Ecological Restoration Project

Implementing nature-based solutions to improve the city’s environment and economy.
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Digitalents Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland

Digitalents Helsinki

Developing the work life skills of young people in a modern and creative community.
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Liverpool, United Kingdom

REECH initiative

Through REECH, Liverpool works with a range of partners, including social housing providers and local authorities, to improve the energy efficiency of social housing and SME business premises in its most deprived communities.
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Social clauses in public procurement for sustainable employment
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Social clauses in public procurement for sustainable employment

Amsterdam uses public procurement to support its young people at risk of exclusion to obtain a formal engineering qualification and work experience. It combines training measures with creating job placements specifically for this target group.
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Gwangju, South Korea

Gwangju Carbon Bank system

In 2008, the City of Gwangju has initiated a program to spark voluntary carbon-saving steps by citizens. Five years later, 1.5 million Gwangju citizens were already participating or 62 percent of the city’s population.
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Thomas Honeck
Berlin, Germany

Thomas Honeck

Individual | Urban Researcher / Human Geographer / Media Scientist
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Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Marta Llobet

Individual | Uclg Culture Committee
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Luca Arbau
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Luca Arbau

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Thomas Trachsel
Zurich, Switzerland

Thomas Trachsel

Individual | Research Assistant Sustainable Transport Systems
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Zucca Julieta
A Coruña, Spain

Zucca Julieta

Individual | Commercial executive
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Berlin, Germany

Soenke Jacobs

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