The Covenant of Mayors' campaign urges cities to phase out fossil-fuel heating through decarbonised solutions, improving health, sustainability, and resilience, with local governments playing a key role.

The IWG5 Buildings task force provides input for the second update of IWG5’s implementation plan.

Research by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and Statistics Netherlands (CBS) found that 400,000 households faced energy poverty in 2023, with government measures mitigating a larger rise.

Renewable energy communities in Europe are emerging as a sustainable solution for affordable energy, with governments urged to support citizen involvement and overcome regulatory barriers to achieve a just energy transition and enhance energy access.