Covenant of Mayors

Committee of the Regions calls on Covenant cities to share views and best practices on resource effiency

2013-05-13 14:43:30

In view of the 2014 mid-term review on Europe 2020 Strategy, the Committee of the Regions is assessing all of Europe 2020 Flagship initiatives. In this context, the Committee calls on Covenant of Mayors signatories to share views and best practices on the Resource Efficient Europe flagship initiative,

EURONET 50/50: Saving energy in public buildings is a win-win

2013-05-10 17:34:18

A school commits to save energy and in return gets more money for its activities; facility managers reduce their energy bill while avoiding CO2 emissions. This is the principle behind the 50/50 concept: “everybody wins”.

Citizen engagement: Applications still open for 2013 EU Sustainable Energy Week

2013-05-06 15:39:42

When signing the Covenant of Mayors, signatory cities commit to “organise Energy Days or City Covenant Days, in co-operation with the European Commission and with other stakeholders,

Is free public transport sustainable? New Covenant of Mayors video in Tallinn

2013-05-03 13:39:00

In January 2013, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, became the largest city in the world to offer free public transport to its residents. Meanwhile, the city of Hasselt, Belgium, which was the first ever to introduce zero-fare public transport in 1997, just stopped the free-of-charge nature of the scheme for budget reasons. Is free public transport sustainable in times of crisis? The Covenant of Mayors just visited Tallinn to enquire.

Optimizing SEAP feedback: the JRC calls on Covenant Coordinators’ involvement

2013-05-02 17:15:06

Covenant coordinating regions, provinces, grouping of local authorities and other eligible bodies supporting multiple municipalities in the development of their Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) are invited to liaise with the Joint Research Centre (JRC) to benefit from the aggregated SEAP feedback approach. Introduced in 2012, this method allows the JRC to rely to a greater extent on the contribution of Covenant Coordinators.

Turkish signatory city heading for soft mobility

2013-04-30 17:02:14

As part of its Sustainable Energy Action Plan, the Covenant Signatory city of Karşıyaka (located in the Izmir Province, Turkey), has launched a soft mobility project called KARBIS.

Serbian cities unite to advance sustainable energy priorities

2013-04-25 17:02:39

The Serbian Covenant Club – which gather the Serbian cities who signed Covenant of Mayors – held its second meeting in the city of Nis on 17 April 2013.

Covenant policies in Italy: Coordinating bodies to hold first national meeting

2013-04-23 15:38:08

It is no coincidence that the majority of mayors committed to the Covenant climate and energy objectives are from Italy. This can be explained by the fact that the country’s regions and provinces often play an important role in implementing EU policies.

Belgium: Public money for Covenant Signatories

2013-04-19 15:15:09

In the region of Wallonia, Belgium, municipalities which commit to signing the Covenant of Mayors and develop a local climate and energy policy are entitled to benefit from funding support in the framework of the POLLEC campaign, which covers up to 50% of the local authority’s related tendering costs.

Get inspired by Tallinn, Burgas, Kaunas and Ivanić-Grad

2013-04-13 12:22:18

Four new Covenant of Mayors case studies featuring best practices in signatory Cities are now available. Get inspired by some of the most advanced European cities taking part in the Covenant of Mayors initiative.