Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age

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European Commission and European Committee of the Regions launch Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform The key is to assess supply chain risks in terms of dependency, quality, environmental and social impact, while importantly risk assessing for ‘abnormal events’ by looking at alternative sourcing, shortening supply chains where possible, and monitoring risk indicators.

President Vasco Alves Cordeiro calls for higher ambition and a new global climate framework for subnational governments at Climate Week NYC Vihreän kehityksen ohjelma paikallistasolla: kunnat ja alueet esittävät taloudellisia ja sosiaalisia toimenpiteitä kansalaisten ja yritysten auttamiseksi yli energiakriisistä RePowerEU: Climate Pact Ambassador and Ambassadors of the Covenant of Mayors to discuss the new plan to eliminate the EU's dependency on Russian gas

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Ilmastonmuutokseen sopeutuminen: kunnille ja alueille tarkoitettu uusi välineistö nyt saatavilla verkossa We’ve worked hard to develop a reliable last mile delivery program for our customers,” said Tom Ward, senior vice president, last mile, Walmart U.S. “Now, we’re pleased to be able to use these capabilities to serve another set of customers, local merchants. Be it delivering goods from a local bakery to auto supplies from a national retailer, we’ve designed Walmart GoLocal to be customizable for merchants of all sizes and categories so they can focus on doing what they do best, leaving delivery speed and efficiency to us.” Automotive Regions Alliance urges EU support programme to ensure a just, fair and successful transition for a 7.5 million jobs industry Phasing out Russian energy imports must be combined with direct support for EU cities and regions to deliver the Green Deal locally RePowerEU: the role of cities and regions in accelerating the energy transition to deliver on COP27 and the Paris Agreement goals

European Green Dealis the roadmap formaking the EU's economy sustainable. It encompasses a new sustainable growth strategy along with a set of legislative measures, policy actions and funding mechanisms. It has a triple objective: that there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, that economic growth is decoupled from resource use, and that no person and no place is left behind ( European Commission). I have discovered through my own volunteering for a couple of forest schools that the best way to chase away anxiety and despair is to do something positive locally with other people – something that isn’t driven by money. As Hopkins says: “I’ve never been anywhere where anybody has said: ‘I was doing all right until I got involved in this Transition stuff,’ or: ‘I was doing all right until I learned to grow my own food.’ We are social creatures living in a time that is trying to stop us from being that. There’s something good for the heart about being involved in projects with other people.” To channel the challenges that local and regional authorities are facing while implementing the green transition locally and to communicate their achievements and best practices to ensure they can be replicated across the European Union.Commissioner Kadri Simson warns green recovery plans will only succeed with cities and regions fully on board Wilding tells of the collapse of their conventional mixed dairy farm, and how they auctioned off their farm machinery, rewilded their land and accidentally discovered a new model of farming. Nineteen years on, Knepp is challenging concepts from three millennia of farming such as “hedgerow”, “field” and “weed”, as well as conservation orthodoxies that we must “manage” land to help certain species. It is a profitable farm that also features an abundance of wildlife, including new (returned) species such as storks and beavers and rarities that are vanishing from everywhere else – from turtle doves to nightingales.

Cities and regions fear a massive social crisis and call for measures to finance RePowerEU as Russia continues gas supply cuts

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Garforth Town climbed to fourth in the table after an emphatic 3-0 home win over Golcar at the weekend. Nash Connolly, Sam Barker and Sam Denton scored the goals.

Zero Pollution and the Soil Monitoring Law – involving local and regional authorities and stakeholders President Tzitzikostas and Commissioner Ferreira call for reinforced cooperation among EU, member states, regions, cities and villages to deliver a fair recoveryNew subnational experimental statistics on housing affordability , energy efficiency of housing , UK house building and private rental affordability