During the Urban Future Global Conference on 22-24 May in Oslo, Covenant of Mayors cities once again demonstrated their leadership role in the fight against climate change. Over 400 cities took part in 3 days of innovative workshops, sharing ideas on how to create sustainable cities.

During a first-day plenary session dedicated to...Meer lezen

On May 29, Members of the Political Board of the Covenant of Mayors met with Vice-President for the Energy Union, Maroš Šefčovič and Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy. During this cordial and fruitful exchange, political representatives of Cologne, Heidelberg, Porto and Tampere and of the North-West...Meer lezen

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, the State of Baden-Württemberg and the City of Heidelberg jointly hosted the International Conference on Climate Action – ICCA2019 – in Heidelberg on 22 and 23 May 2019. Centred on  “Collaboration for Climate action”, the conference intended to strengthen multi-level cooperation at the...Meer lezen

The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform is a space for continuous learning where you can tap into the know-how of experts and experience of peers in the four programme topics: research and innovation, SME competitiveness, low-carbon economy, and environment and resource efficiency.

The Policy Learning Platform's peer reviews are...Meer lezen

On the occasion of a Mayors' Breakfast at the International Conference on Climate Action 2019 in Heidelberg, Mayor of Heidelberg Eckart Würzner announced that he joined the Global Covenant of Mayors Political Board.

Alongside with Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, he will represent cities part of the European Covenant of Mayors movement...Meer lezen

In conjunction with the URBAN FUTURE Global Conference in Oslo, the World Green Building Council and partners announce BUILD UPON²; a project that will accelerate the renovation of buildings in European cities

With cities across the world declaring climate emergencies and climate action high up on the agenda for the European...Meer lezen

• How to reduce the carbon footprint of events?
• How to create space for nature and water in the city while still accommodating urban development?
• How to mainstream and extend the production of renewable energy at an affordable cost?

These are some of the common challenges shared by the cities of Leeds (UK) and Breda (The...Meer lezen

Making plans for reaching carbon neutrality in 10 years from now,

Striking deals with automotive industry giants for offsetting carbon emissions,

Halving emissions from road transport.

These objectives might look impossible to achieve, but the Covenant cities of Turku (Finland) and Bologna (Italy), are making them a reality.

On 9...Meer lezen

On 7 May,  210 cities called on European Council and Member States to commit to long-term climate strategy and binding, ambitious emission reduction targets.

In a joint letter the mayors asked for a peak in emissions by next year, more than halving emissions by 2030 and a net zero EU by 2050.

This letter came just a few days ahead...Meer lezen

A new report on investment needs for the energy transition features case studies of five Covenant of Mayors signatories: Ghent, Frederikshavn, Bordeaux-Métropole, Sevilla and Tallinn. These frontrunner cities estimated what are the local investment needs for the energy transition.

Ghent

The city of Ghent in Belgium is implementing...Meer lezen