Learn from the SPARKLE cities’ stories
31-08-2026 14:44 via energy-cities.eu

Learn from the SPARKLE cities’ stories

Is there anything more powerful than learning together?The five SPARKLE Schools gathered almost 200 participants and granted scholarships to 66 local and regional authorities from all over Europe.Learning communities around topics such as community energy, local governance, circular economy, food systems and land use, and fossil-free neighbourhoods have been set up to keep exchanging on both challenges and best practices, and to work together – thus fulfilling the SPARKLE mission.As inspir
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