The Climathon is a 24-hour hackathon taking place on 26 October 2018 simultaneously in major cities around the world. The European Covenant of Mayors, partnering with the event, invites all the municipalities of the Covenant community to join this global movement dedicated to solving the toughest climate challenges cities face...Meer lezen

Le Cluster CAP 2020, spécialisé en construction durable, invite les membres belges de la communauté de la Convention des Maires à participer dans la 4ème édition du concours CUBE 2020 pour la Belgique. 

Labellisé COP21, soutenu par la Région wallonne et par la Convention des Maires, le concours CUBE 2020 vise à promouvoir au maximum...Meer lezen

Recent studies on air pollution in cities have fuelled the debate on increasing the number of electric vehicles in cities. Deploying electric vehicles (EV) has become a key pillar for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the transport sector, as they are considered to improve air quality, decrease noise levels and contribute to...Meer lezen

A recent study published in the journal "Ecological Economics" analysed the support of Italian citizens for climate action at local level, in particular climate mitigation, by using the Italian signatories of the European Covenant of Mayors as a focal point. 

The scientific study "Do Voters Support Local Commitments for Climate...Meer lezen

Ahead of the decisive negotiation on 19 June on the EU Energy Union Governance regulation between EU Member States, the Commission and the European Parliament, the European Covenant of Mayors political board calls on Member States to involve local governments in the design and implementation of their national climate and energy...Meer lezen

The ChangeNOW summit, taking place on the 28-29th of September in Paris, is the international rendez-vous for Positive Impact, bringing together hundreds of innovators, investors, media, corporates and mission-driven participants, to help scale solutions that can change the world.

We are opening today a call for all local politicians...Meer lezen

The "My Covenant" extranet has been fully revamped and features a series of improvements to ease access and usage for the European Covenant community. Find out below about the main features of the new My Covenant on our website. 

The new My Covenant section has been developed using inputs from Covenant users and accommodating them in...Meer lezen

In offering the possibility to become award winners of either the 2021 European Green Capital or of the 2020 European Green Leaf awards, the EU Commission is inviting European cities to compete again for the most prestigious green cities awards at EU level.  European cities aiming at becoming leaders in environmental, social and...Meer lezen

Developing and implementing a Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) is a key process in the actions taken by European Covenant signatories. The new board game "Master of the Covenant", developed by Brazilian/Italian sustainable development researcher and game designer Francisco Leal, associated with the company T-Xchange...Meer lezen

The EU Horizon 2020-funded EDI-Net project (Energy Data Innovation Network) supports European municipalities in the management of their water and energy services with a new set of innovative tools.

The overall aim of EDI-Net, which runs from 2016-2019, is to increase the capacity of public authorities in municipalities to effectively...Meer lezen