The EMPOWERING project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme and running from February 2016 to January 2019, supports 7 regions in Italy, Romania, Spain, Hungary, Croatia, Sweden and Spain in shifting towards a low-carbon society. 

Four Covenant coordinators are among the project partners of EMPOWERING:

• Andalusian...Read more

The EU has just launched a new project in the Southern Neighbourhood to support the transition of partner countries towards sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient development.

The overall objective is to enhance energy security and adaptive capacity of partner countries and subsequently contribute to more stable, efficient,...Read more

The building sector has a key role to play in addressing issues such as climate change, resource scarcity, health and well-being, and sustainable development. This is why the European Commission developed Level(s), a voluntary assessment and reporting framework to improve the sustainability of buildings.

Level(s) provides a set of...Read more

Mobilising investment in renewable energies and energy efficiency is considered to be the key for Europe´s energy transition. At the same time, however, it still represents one of the transition´s core challenges. As European cities represent the key innovation hubs to unlock finance for energy efficiency, the EU is now launching the...Read more