The success of high temperature alerts to combat heat waves

A tool for climate resilience and facing tomorrow’s changes During the summer period of this 2023 – from June to September – a pilot test of an alert system for high temperatures and heat waves has been implemented, intended to inform citizens of the metropolitan area of the city of Barcelona about the risk of high temperatures, particularly to users…

Tackling transport poverty: a priority on the road to a just, sustainable and inclusive European mobility

The European Mobility Week is an awareness-raising campaign on sustainable urban mobility. It promotes behavioural change in favour of active mobility, public transport, and other clean, intelligent transport solutions. But what about those who cannot access transport? At Ecoserveis we are exploring the concept of “transport poverty”. Although it is broadly conceptualised with indicators of usability, accessibility and affordability of…

Climate-Ready Barcelona sets out to create innovative solutions to help cities to adapt to climate change

The European project Climate-Ready Barcelona set sail on Thursday 6th of July with the kick-off meeting of the partner organizations: ABD, Ecoserveis Association, Barcelona City Council, the International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering CIMNE and Bit Genoma Digital Solutions.   Climate-Ready Barcelona seeks to assist the citizens of Barcelona to adapt and prepare to the impacts of climate change and…

Event of the Energy Poverty Advisory Hub in Barcelona
Lessons learned from technical assistance to address energy poverty in the local world The Energy Poverty Advisory Hub hosts its Spanish event in Barcelona on July the 11th at the Pati Manning. Don't miss this opportunity to talk about energy poverty from a local perspective! Here are the details and the forms (written in Catalan) to sign up for the…
The vulnerability of energy transition initiatives

The XXIV Sustainable Energy Forum debates about how energy communities can be an essential element to leave no one behind energy transition. FES 2023 put their effort to discuss one of the most interesting topics for those who dedicate their efforts to reduce energy poverty and achieve a fair and equal energy transition for all: energy communities. Aniol Esquerra, president…