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Summary
European cities have joined forces to find quicker ways of promoting clean energy and curbing fossil fuels, advancing climate goals made more urgent by Russia's war in Ukraine.
About three of every four people in Europe live in urban areas. One of the challenges is how to supply them with reliable and affordable climate-friendly energy—especially if it comes from intermittent sources like wind or solar.
In Lyon, Smarter Together accelerated work that was already taking place, said Vignali, who is also project manager at SPL Lyon Confluence, a company set up by city authorities to renew a run-down district.
Lyon has been transforming this deprived area for more than 20 years, replacing former industrial centers with new structures and public spaces, introducing renewables and retrofitting buildings.
While there was already significant solar output in the neighborhood, "thanks to Smarter Together we managed to double that production within a few years," said Vignali.
Another success was the construction of a district heating system that runs on biomass, a fuel made from organic material including plants.
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