In an awards ceremony hosted last night at the Théà¢tre de Vaudeville in the heart of the Belgian capital, ICLEI Members Malmච(Sweden) and Brussels (Belgium) were recognised for their outstanding work in advancing sustainable urban mobility. Malmචwas awarded the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Award for its long-term focus on active transport modes such as cycling and walking. The 5th Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning was given to Brussels (Belgium) for its successful freight strategy. The awards were presented by Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for Transport, and Daniel Calleja, Director-General for Environment.

"I'm inviting cities to come on-board and work with us, to help Europe meet its ambitious climate objectives. I would like to congratulate this year's finalists who showed that greener and smarter urban mobility is already possible. I was particularly impressed by the long-term strategies developed by Malmචto encourage active travel and by Brussels on sustainable freight. I hope they can inspire many others," said Commissioner Bulc. "We have great candidates and great role models for sustainable mobility at this award ceremony," said Director-General Calleja. "Shifting towards sustainable and shared modes of mobility is at the centre of great opportunities, particularly for improving quality of life and growing our economy sustainably."

The ceremony followed the first day of the WEEK Workshops, which kick off the preparations for the 2017 edition of the campaign under the theme of clean, shared and intelligent mobility, as encapsulated by the slogan "Sharing gets you further". Malmචovercame stiff competition from fellow finalists Lisbon (Portugal) and Skopje (former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), while Brussels edged out Budapest (Hungary) and Stockholm (Sweden).

For more information, read the press release.Image copyright: Image by "Joseph Marshment-Howell / ICLEI" more   20 March 2017 Be the Heat Pump City of the yearThe Heat Pump City of the Year Award recognises the most efficient, smart and sustainable heat pump project at the local level. In the context of its involvement in two low carbon heating and cooling projects (Heat Roadmap Europe 4 and THERMOS), ICLEI is well placed to lend its expertise as member of the jury.

Launched in 2011 by the European Heat Pump Association, the award aims to give visibility to cities active in decarbonising their heating and cooling sector and to put the spotlight on cities and regions that have implemented an energy efficient project incorporating a heat pump. The competition is calling for sustainable heat pump examples from single residential, commercial and industrial buildings. The level of integration in thermal grids and with other renewable technologies, such as solar panels, will be considered.

The competition is open to cities and regions, national associations, and individuals. The deadline for application is 7 April and the winner will be awarded during the DecarbHeat2017 event, which will take place in Brussels (Belgium) on 11-12 of May.

For more information about this year's edition and details of how to apply, visit hpcy.ehpa.org.Image copyright: heat pump (Pixabay) more

» Publication Date: 21/03/2017

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