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​Pitch sessions : innovating to combat the urban heat island effect

As part of the call for projects entitled “Submit your innovations for combating the urban heat island effect in cities around the Mediterranean”, ENGIE and its partners are hosting two pitch sessions for startups that would be interested in participating, on the 23rd and 26th of November, in Montpellier and Aix en Provence:

The Cooling Island makes urban space more comfortable for Parisians and...

Starting on Monday, July 2nd, Parisians and travelers alike have been able to settle in the shade and cool off in the plaza in front of the Gare de Lyon! A Cooling Island, designed by CLIMESPACE and installed in partnership with the SNCF and Eau de Paris, gives all passers-by a chance to make use of an oasis kept fresh by the City of Paris’s cooling network.Olivier Turc, Manager of the Equipment and Projects...

ENGIE presents projects demonstrating how to fight climate change

With the COP21 fast approaching, public spaces across the city are being used to showcase practical solutions for the Paris of the Future. From September to December, nearly 100 projects demonstrating how to fight climate change will be on view in public places, side by side with solutions developed by the city of Paris.