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

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WEBINAR SERIES | From Agreement to Action The key role of subnational and local governments in the Global Biodiversity Framework implementation State of Regions and Cities: Europe needs "a reinvigorated democracy and reinforced cohesion with regions and cities at its heart" State Chancellery of the State of Brandeburg, said: "The Lusatia mining district extends over Germany, Czech Republic and Cities and regions call for a new EU Oceans Law to protect marine environment, reduce pollution and reverse biodiversity loss Food crisis: EU regional and local leaders urge investment on local production for sustainable and affordable food

European Commission and European Committee of the Regions launch Chamber of National Ambassadors of the Covenant of Mayors Cities and regions call for collective responsibility over the trajectory towards 2050 climate neutralityRePowerEU: the role of cities and regions in accelerating the energy transition to deliver on COP27 and the Paris Agreement goals Metsä- ja maatalouden yhteensovittaminen: uusi sertifiointijärjestelmä tarpeen metsien suojelemiseksi European Green Deal debates at the institutional, national, regional and local level – debates at all levels that feed into the European Green Deal.

Isabelle Boudineau (FR/PES), Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, Vice-President, European and International Affairs Euroopan komissio ja Euroopan alueiden komitea perustavat kaupunginjohtajien energia- ja ilmastosopimuksen kansallisten lähettiläiden kamarin Shop local’ is a retail movement that has gained real traction in recent years, as organisations attempt to encourage consumers to buy produce, clothing and day-today items from local, independent businesses, rather than large retailers. Kunnat ja alueet tarvitsevat suoraa EU-rahoitusta nopeuttaakseen vihreää elpymistä covid-19-pandemian jälkeen

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COP26: Local leaders call on EU's chief negotiator Vice-President Timmermans to include regional and local dimension in final Glasgow conclusions to protect people and the planet For Rob Hopkins, the co-founder of the Transition Network, meaningful change is now most likely not at the centre but through local government. The Transition movement began in Hopkins’s home town of Totnes, Devon, in 2006, when people began sharing ideas of how to move from a carbon-based economy to a healthier, more sustainable community. Community change often begins with food. “You don’t need anyone’s permission around food. It’s not expensive. You just need people, tools and a deadline,” Hopkins says. In Totnes, “it’s been a fairly lonely furrow for a long time. Finally the surrounding world is starting to catch up a little bit.” Now that 245 local authorities across the UK have declared a climate emergency, which requires tough new carbon-reduction targets, councils will require the practical ideas of the Transition movement. Energy efficiency in buildings, agriculture and food systems, the circular economy, decarbonising transport, protecting forests, restoring biodiversity, clean oceans, zero-pollution, clean air, greening our cities, connecting rural areas, developing a low-carbon industry and delivering a just transition for all; these are some of the policy areas that fall within the remit of the European Green Deal , on the basis of which the European Union has committed to becoming the first carbon-neural continent in the world by 2050. Take Action: every step counts Manuela Bora(IT​/PES),​Member of Marche Regional Council and Regional Minister(replacedintoday'smeeting by Donatella Porzi (IT/PES), Regional Councillor of the Region of Umbria) AB - This paper explores some of the key dimensions of a societal shift towards the local in the quest to become more sustainable. While shorter supply chains, social inclusion, and nature-based solution advocate for going local, especially considering the current crises: climate, pandemic, andpolitical fragmentation, the author questions relocalisation in light of two recent policy initiatives: regional prosumption and 20 minutes neighbourhood. He proposes that smart relocalisation should be place-based, equitable, non-externalising, and resilient.

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Local leaders call to strengthen resilience to protect people from natural disasters: "We must monitor, invest and act locally today, to save lives tomorrow" Tree is now inundated with requests for help and talks. Knepp hosted 2,000 people on special “safaris” in 2017; this year it will host 6,000; 31 farmers from the area around Knepp have signed up to join a neighbourhood “cluster group” to improve the wider landscape for nature. “The loveliest thing is that they are all responding to that message of hope. There’s so much eco-gloom out there, the feeling that we can actually turn things around is what people are grabbing on to … Great white egret flying over!” Tree interrupts herself, as she spots one of Knepp’s latest exciting arrivals. The UK government’s focus on levelling up has triggered renewed interest in regional disparities alongside a growing consensus among policymakers, analysts and academics that better subnational statistics are required to support policymaking and analysis. Liittokansleri Merkel ja komission puheenjohtaja von der Leyen keskustelevat alueiden ja kuntien kanssa koronaviruskriisin taltuttamiseen tarkoitetusta elpymisohjelmasta