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Making our city port territories central to the energy transition and circular economy, in real symbiosis with the different local stakeholders :<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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1-<\/span> Promoting dialogue and cooperation between socio-economic stakeholders to identify potential synergies and encourage better management of natural resources.<\/p>\n

2- <\/span>Giving priority to circular economy projects as part of new partnerships between the city, port, businesses and civil society, and by supporting the development of port activities aimed at promoting exchanges and\/or recycling of materials and energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t

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3-<\/span> Committing the Port City territory to achieving a low carbon, resource-efficient society, through the transformation of industrial production, and the production and management of carbon-neutral, renewable energies.<\/p>\n

4-<\/span> Encouraging the port community to become partners in the generation of clean energy, notably when concessions come up for renewal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Marseilles (France): a chilled water cooling plant for the Euromed Center<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

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Brussels (Belgium): Irisphere, synergies for a circular economy<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

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Strasbourg (France): ever more synergies for businesses in the port community<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

An industrial ecology project involving 15 businesses in the port zone was launched in September […]<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

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Antwerp (Belgium): sharing experience for acceptable, scalable measures<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

The Port of Antwerp has made cooperation with stakeholders the cornerstone of its sustainability commitment. […]<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

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San Francisco (USA): Water from the Bay for thermal systems<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

San Francisco’s built heritage has been renovated and refurbished since the 1960s. Over the last […]<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

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Tallinn (Estonia): A museum cooled by bay water<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

The Estonian Maritime Museum, a beacon of knowledge and respect for the sea, was founded in […]<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

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Cherbourg (France): water from the port to heat homes<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

Cherbourg’s ‘La Divette’ district has 1.308 homes that are heated using water from the commercial […]<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

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In Delfzijl (Netherlands), all options are on the table, including abandoning projects<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

In Delfzijl, the very close proximity between port activities (Groningen SeaPorts), industrial activities and the […]<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

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Rotterdam (Netherlands): industrial steam to heat homes<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

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Dunkirk (France): waterfront sustainable housing district<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

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Barcelona (Spain): A sectoral Sustainable Development Plan drawn up jointly<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

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South Africa: reconciling port performance and ecological transition<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

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Helsinki Energy City Challenge: Four winners selected<\/u><\/h4>\n\n

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