Villes en transition 383 #ClimateMayors adopt, honor and uphold #ParisAgreement goals Thursday, June 1st 2017 The President’s denial of global warming is getting a cold reception from America’s cities. As 383 US Mayors representing 68 million Americans, we will adopt, honor, and uphold the commitments to the goals enshrined in the Paris Agreement. We will continue to lead. The world cannot wait — and neither will we. Signed, Mayor Eric GarcettiCity of Los Angeles, CA Mayor Martin J WalshCity of Boston, MA Mayor Bill de BlasioNew York City, NY Mayor Sylvester TurnerCity of Houston, TX Mayor Madeline RogeroCity of Knoxville, TN Mayor Rahm EmanuelCity of Chicago, IL Mayor Ed MurrayCity of Seattle, WA Mayor Jim KenneyCity of Philadelphia, PA Mayor Kasim ReedCity of Atlanta, GA Mayor Lioneld JordanCity of Fayetteville, AR Mayor Trish Herrera SpencerCity of Alameda, CA Mayor Kathy SheehanCity of Albany, NY Mayor Peggy McQuaidCity of Albany, CA Mayor Sharon KonopaCity of Albany, OR Mayor Allison SilberbergCity of Alexandria, VA Mayor Ed PawlowskiCity of Allentown, PA Mayor Joseph P.
COGEN Europe - The European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration Territoires en Transition France United Cities and Local Governments Covenant of Mayors initiative Heralded as the “world’s biggest urban climate and energy initiative” by Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete, the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy brings together thousands of local and regional authorities voluntarily committed to implementing EU climate and energy objectives on their territory. New signatories now pledge to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 40% by 2030 and to adopt an integrated approach to tackling mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy - LeafletLeaflet introducing the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy and the benefits of joining. A high-definition PDF is available upon request. New 2030 Framework and Integration of Adaptation In the summer 2015, spurred on by Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete, the European Commission and the Covenant of Mayors Office launched a consultation process with the support of the European Committee of the Regions to collect stakeholders’ views on the future of the Covenant of Mayors.
Small Banks, Radical Vision :: How Local Banks Can Change the World, One Investment at a Time Local banks can change the world, one neighborly investment at a time. posted Jun 05, 2009 William Spademan is a radical banker. In an era when Wall Street executives frequent talk shows to defend lavish bonuses “earned” through reckless speculation, Spademan has been working to create a new kind of bank that would empower communities instead of enriching a powerful few. “If you give any community the ability to create and control money, [it] can decide for itself what to invest in … [and] what needs to be done,” Spademan says. After spending decades in the nonprofit world, Spademan found himself reluctantly turning to the realm of banking in an effort to mitigate economic inequality and assuage poverty. “I was kind of repulsed by the whole idea of economics and money,” Spademan says. For six years, he has been working to develop a new type of financial institution he calls a Common Good Bank. Hage is no radical. But there are significant costs to the credit union charter.
The good news is … people like to read good news | Mark Rice-Oxley A strange thing happens when you write about something going right. People take notice. They read to the end. They share it with their friends. Eighteen months ago, the Guardian launched a pilot project to see how readers would respond if we deliberately sought out the good things happening in the world. More than 150 pieces of journalism later – in which we have examined the relative merits of everything from dog turds to ketamine, the blockchain to microhouses, and gardening to exoskeletons – we have proof of concept. Reader numbers for this kind of journalism are on average almost 10% higher than for comparable general news pieces, our data shows. News doesn’t have to be bad. And when you write about it, people tend to respond positively. That is a bad thing. Journalists in the US, Europe and the UK are waking up to this by publishing what is variously described as constructive journalism, solutions journalism or, somewhat misleadingly, positive news. There are some ground rules.
CES-MED program Contract No ENPI 2012/309-311 CES-MED is a programme financed by the European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument (ENPI), which is the main financial mechanism through which assistance is given to the European Neighbourhood Policy countries. ENPI has been operational since 1 January 2007 and is the main source of financing for the 17 partner countries (ten Mediterranean and six East European countries, plus Russia). It replaces earlier financing instruments including TACIS for the East and MEDA to the South and builds most directly on the MED-PACT programme. Urban development and sustainable energy challenges in the Southern Mediterranean countries: Today, about 460 million people live in countries in the Mediterranean region. Hence, over the coming years, needs related to urban development and sustainable energy are expected to increase sharply in view of growing population and limited sustainable planning and management capacities. Key Data:
The Crash Course - français Fomenta Gobierno del Estado cultura de la información y democracia entre juventud zacatecana – ZHN | Zacatecas Hoy Noticias -En foro sobre Ciudadanía y Redes Sociales, jóvenes dialogan sobre las noticias falsas y nuevas tecnologías de comunicación Zacatecas, Zac.- Gobierno del Estado, a través del Sistema Zacatecano de Radio y Televisión (Sizart), fomentó entre la juventud la cultura de la información y democracia, a través del Foro Ciudadanía y Redes Sociales, donde participaron estudiantes del Colegio de Bachilleres (Cobaez) y de la Universidad Autónoma de Durango (UAD). Los temas a discusión correspondieron a las noticias falsas, su uso para manipular opiniones entre la audiencia, además del desarrollo de las tecnologías de la comunicación, que paulatinamente construyen una inteligencia colectiva al producir sus propios contenidos y retroalimentarlos. El ponente invitó a las y los estudiantes a cuestionar la información que reciben a través de sus redes sociales, por medio del cruce de datos y verificar si la fuente noticiosa es confiable, para evitar la reproducción de la propaganda engañosa.
The Ecotipping Points Project The GovLab | People-Led Innovation More and more people live in urban settings. At the same time, and often resulting from the growing urban population, cities worldwide are increasingly confronted with complex environmental, social, and economic shocks and stresses. When seeking to develop adequate and sustainable responses to these challenges, cities are realizing that traditional methods and existing resources often fall short. Addressing 21st century challenges will require innovative approaches. “People-Led Innovation: Toward a Methodology for Solving Urban Problems in the 21st Century,” is a new methodology by The GovLab and Bertelsmann Foundation aimed at empowering public entrepreneurs, particularly city-level government officials, to engage the capacity and expertise of people in solving major public challenges. Designed for city officials, and others seeking ways to improve people’s lives, the methodology provides:
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