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Heralded as the “world’s biggest urban climate and energy initiative” by Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete, the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy brings together thousands of local and regional authorities voluntarily committed to implementing EU climate and energy objectives on their territory.

New signatories now pledge to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 40% by 2030 and to adopt an integrated approach to tackling mitigation and adaptation to climate change.

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Covenant cities on track to reach their 2020 targets! -28% CO2, -20% energy use, +18% local energy
Covenant cities on track to reach their 2020 targets! -28% CO2, -20% energy use, +18% local energy
8 April 2016 - 19:28
An analysis of 122 monitoring reports carried out by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre [1] shows that signatory cities are well on track to achieve their Covenant commitments....
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New objectives of the Covenant of Mayors: Liège shows ambition as the city is amongst the firsts to commit
New objectives of the Covenant of Mayors: Liège shows ambition as the city is amongst the firsts to commit
6 April 2016 - 16:25
The Covenant of Mayors has recently evolved by setting new objectives in line with the EU targets...
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New URBACT Networks Call for Proposals is open
New URBACT Networks Call for Proposals is open
4 April 2016 - 13:55
The EU Territorial Cooperation programme URBACT has recently launched a call for proposals for the creation of implementation networks between cities...
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The Covenant of Mayors at Habitat III Conference: Towards decarbonised and resilient cities
The Covenant of Mayors at Habitat III Conference: Towards decarbonised and resilient cities
30 March 2016 - 16:56
On 17 March, the Mayors Adapt Office and the Committee of the Regions organised a workshop entitled “Towards decarbonised and resilient cities: The Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy” in the framework of the European Habitat III Conference in Prague....
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South Mediterranean cities visiting Ghent to learn more on climate and energy action
South Mediterranean cities visiting Ghent to learn more on climate and energy action
29 March 2016 - 11:56
The SUDeP-South (Sustainable Urban Demonstration Projects) project enables local authorities in the ENPI South Mediterranean Partner Countries to implement actions incorporated in their Sustainable Energy Action Plans or in similar local action plans targeting sustainable urban development....
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