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How are cities creating more sustainable urban environments? In Local Voices for Sustainability, we sit down with advocates and officials from ICLEI Europe member cities to discuss their sometimes rocky, but always interesting, journey towards a more sustainable future. Learn more at www.iclei-europe.org
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The case for enough: how Lille Metropole is rethinking urban needs
How much is enough for a city to thrive? In this episode, we talk to Gilles Huchette, Deputy Director of Urban Planning for Lille Métropole, France, to discover what the concept of sufficiency looks like in practice. From water management t
How Malmö is making its circular economy work for people
How can cities design circular economy policies so that environmental and social benefits go hand in hand? In this episode, we hear from Emma Börjesson – Project Manager in the Circular Economy Team at the Environmental Department of the Ci
How do you build a city everyone can access?
What does the concept of “Mobility As A Right” (MAAR) (https://iclei-europe.org/publications-tools/?c=search&uid=meNNO1aP) look like in practice? In this episode, we head to Mannheim, Germany, to explore how the city is rethinking transport
How Grenoble is using street design to reshape everyday life
What if the journey to school could make cities healthier, safer and more social? In this episode, we head to Grenoble to explore how rethinking streets around schools can transform everyday urban life. Edwin Hatton, Project Manager for Gre
How Athens is using AI to detect and fight forest fires
As heatwaves intensify and wildfire risks grow, cities on the urban-forest edge face mounting climate pressure. In this episode, we head to Athens to explore how data, AI and collaboration help the city detect wildfire threats before flames
How Nantes is planting a sustainable future in its soil
Is soil just dirt – or one of a city’s most critical assets? In this episode, we head to Nantes to uncover how soil underpins climate resilience, biodiversity, and urban growth. Director of Territorial Strategy, Clément Le Bras-Thomas, reve
How a historic Portuguese city is reinventing itself for a changing climate
When climate risk meets cultural heritage, cities have to make choices. In this episode, we head to Guimarães to find out how one of Europe’s oldest cities is rewriting its relationship with nature. Carlos Ribeiro, President of the Landscap
How Paris is growing into a garden city
Paris is transforming into a greener, more liveable city—one street and biodiversity corridor at a time. In this episode, we sit down with Celeste Rouberol from the City of Paris about how the French capital is reimagining urban life throug
How Do You Protect a Disappearing Island in a Changing Climate?
What does it mean to live on an island that may one day vanish? How can communities adapt to climate change, and what does staying – or leaving – really mean? In this episode, ICLEI Europe (https://iclei-europe.org/) speaks with Dr. Cathari
Buying with Impact: The Oslo Way to Ethical City Procurement
Public procurement isn’t just about getting the best price – it’s about shaping the greener and fairer cities of tomorrow. In this episode, we visit ICLEI Member City Oslo to learn how the Oslo Model is tackling social dumping, raising labo
Co-creating a Greener Future in Łódź
Łódź, Poland is turning co-creation into climate action. In this episode, we speak with Aleksandra Sztuka, Deputy Director of Environment Management at the City of Łódź, who explains how the city is working with residents to green public sp
The new EU Budget - what we’re hoping for
The last time the EU concluded its long-term budget negotiations was in 2021. Back then, COVID-19 was in full swing and defense and European cohesion were not the topics they are today. Priorities change. The new EU budget is expected to be
Rolling into the Future of Mobility in Europe
Sustainable mobility is key to building cities that are not only environmentally friendly but also accessible, smart, and resilient. In this episode, Sustainable Mobility Experts Andreas Piller and Elma Meskovic-Imsirovic from ICLEI Europe
Cultivating Robust Food Systems in Freiburg
When was the last time you wandered through your local food market? How do the offerings at a market compare to those at a supermarket? In this episode, we explore the vital role of food systems in fostering a healthier, more sustainable ci
Features: Biodiversity success at COP16 amid global challenges
Each month, ICLEI Europe publishes a feature article via its newsletter. In our mini segment, 'Features', a member of the ICLEI Europe staff reads the feature aloud. Our November 2024 feature article is read aloud by Sarah Arfeen, of ICLEI
Reaching for the stars: sustainability management in Alba Iulia
What do sustainability projects have in common with the stars in the night sky? More than you’d think! In this episode, we turn our telescopes to the trailblazing city of Alba Iulia, where a radically new approach to managing the city’s sus
Features: The Aalborg Conditions and Europe's Path to Sustainability
Each month, ICLEI Europe publishes a feature article via its newsletter. In our mini segment, 'Features', a member of the ICLEI Europe staff reads the feature aloud. Our October 2024 feature article is read aloud by Laura Schubert, of ICLEI
Closing the Food Waste Circle in Guimarães
The city of Guimarães (Portugal) is on a mission to make food waste management more sustainable. How? By focusing on circular economy, a model of resource production and consumption that emphasises sharing, recycling and reusing materials a
Features: Building sustainable cities through smart solutions
Each month, ICLEI Europe publishes a feature article via its newsletter. In our mini segment, 'Features', a member of the ICLEI Europe staff reads the feature aloud. Our September 2024 feature article is read aloud by Alis-Daniela Torres, o
Features: ICLEI Europe calls for strengthened 2040 Climate Targets
Each month, ICLEI Europe publishes a feature article via its newsletter. In our mini segment, 'Features', a member of the ICLEI Europe staff reads the feature aloud. Our August 2024 feature article is read aloud by Anna Westervelt, of ICLEI
Harnessing Energy on Barcelona's Rooftops
Barcelona gets a lot of sun - nearly 2600 hours, annually (for comparison, Brussels gets about half of that). It is also a city where 20% of households struggle with energy poverty. So, what to do with plenty of sun and not enough affordabl
Features: Powering change - charting a path for just energy transitions
Each month, ICLEI Europe publishes a feature article via its newsletter. In our mini segment, 'Features', a member of the ICLEI Europe staff reads the feature aloud. Our July 2024 feature article is read aloud by Arthur Hinsch, of ICLEI Eur
Sustainable cities and a second von der Leyen term
Last week, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected as European Commission President, kicking off a mandate that will run until 2029. But what does this new term mean for urban sustainability? And is the European Green Deal safe? ICLEI Europe Se
Welcome to Local Voices for Sustainability!
Hey there! We're Jacob Broehm and Laura Schubert, the hosts of Local Voices for Sustainability (https://iclei-europe.org/podcast/), the ICLEI Europe podcast. We want to know, what kinds of challenges are cities facing in their efforts to b
Features: Navigating the EU Green Deal after the EU elections
Each month, ICLEI Europe publishes a feature article via its newsletter. In our mini segment, 'Features', a member of the ICLEI Europe staff reads the feature aloud. Our June 2024 feature article is read aloud by Stefan Kuhn, Deputy Regiona
Water, water everywhere - climate adaptation in Aalborg
The climate emergency has brought a whole host of challenges to waterfront cities worldwide. Danish city, Aalborg, is no exception to this reality. In this conversation with Steffen Lervad Thomsen, from the Center for Green Transition at th
Features: ICLEI Joins the International Day for Biodiversity’s Call to ‘Be Part of the Plan’
Each month, ICLEI Europe publishes a feature article via its newsletter. In our mini segment, 'Features', a member of the ICLEI Europe staff reads the feature aloud. Our May 2024 feature article is read aloud by Philipp LaHaela Walter, Head
From Cascais to Valencia - the European Urban Resilience Forum in focus
What value does the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) bring to European cities looking to be more sustainable? In this episode we sit down with the host cities of EURESFO 2023 and EURESFO 2024, Cascais, Portugal and Valencia, Spain.
Features: Enabling local circular transitions for a sustainable future
Each month, ICLEI Europe publishes a feature article via its newsletter. In our mini segment, 'Features', a member of the ICLEI Europe staff reads the feature aloud. Our April 2024 feature is read aloud by Alessandra Barbieri, of ICLEI Euro
Features: Revaluing our water management approach for resilience
Each month, ICLEI Europe publishes a feature article via its newsletter. In our mini segment, 'Features', a member of the ICLEI Europe staff the feature aloud. Our March 2024 feature article is read aloud by Laura Schubert, of ICLEI Europe'
