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Students from Simone Lagrange school take up the positive energy challenge!

Each year, Grenoble-Alpes Metropole offers a challenge to schools in the area to raise awareness of global warming and sustainable development. This year, the CM1 and CM2 from Simone Lagrange school (Grenoble) took up the positive energy challenge!

A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE: BIVOUAC AT THE BASTILLE!

Come and spend an immersive night in a natural environment at the gateway to the city and the mountains! From tonight, you can sleep at the Bastille! Between the city and the mountains, a temporary bivouac area has been installed at the top of the Bastille for a period of 5 months.

Ukraine : the territory is mobilising

For several weeks, the conflict in Ukraine has been raging. Grenoble and the Isère region are mobilising to show solidarity, hospitality and welcome the Ukrainian people.

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They inspire us

Loïc Bouffard, Fontaine, Breathes new life into bikes and other objects and offers courses on the subject

Loïc, 34 years old, is an archaeologist with an academic background in geology. Between trips to archaeological sites, he takes park in the collective workshop “La Brico” in Fontaine.

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They support us

"From 2022 onwards, our two cities will both have held the title of “European Green Capital”. It is a reward both our cities can be proud of. It is also proof that the transition is working and, what is more, at the European level. The title of European Green Capital is also a promise for the future to continue developing the green transition and finding smart solutions."

Thomas Kufen , Mayor of Essen

"The current pandemic has served to highlight certain contradictions in our system and in our economic organisation, such as climate change and inequality. We must value more what is really important: people, life, health and public services. [...] Grenoble is an example and a reference when it comes to what a committed city should be."

Ada Colau , Mayor of Barcelona

"We all need to think about the model of society we want and must all contribute to this movement for improvement. "

Miguel Pinto Luz , Mayor of Cascais and Vice President of the Lisbon regional tourism body

"The main thing is to change our food and farming model today. It is disastrous both for animals and for the environment. The key is to design together a fairer world for all, including animals."

Brigitte Gothière , Cofounder of the L214 association

"The health crisis has raised some clear questions for our society [...]. Despite the difficulties, it has also provided us with the opportunity to rebuild a better future in which our societies and our economies respect the planet’s limitations and become more resilient."

Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner

"I praise Grenoble for obtaining the title of Green Capital of Europe. This recognition, [...] is an invitation to go further and implement the change in model and in scale in concrete terms. With a single guiding principle: ecological justice and social urgency. And a single time frame: concrete action, every day."

Johanna Rolland , Mayor of Nantes

"I would like to congratulate Grenoble for winning the title of European Green Capital 2022. We must not forget that to bring about structural change, we need to support our populations in these changes to enable each individual to adapt to the city we all want. A city that is fair, equitable, healthy and accessible to all."

Susan Brown , Mayor of Oxford, England