In Cascais, Portugal, the Ribeira das Vinhas trail is a waterbed restoration project complemented by a greenway trail. Through the integration of nature-based solutions, this project has allowed the municipality to address some of the key objectives of its adaptation strategy: reduce flood risk, lower the average temperature of the...Meer lezen

The EU City Facility (EUCF) provides financial and technical support to cities and towns in developping an investment concept for local sustainable energy.Could this model be replicated at national or regional level?

In a guidebook published just last week, Energy Cities explains why and how this model should be replicated to set up...Meer lezen

Time has come for the Coordinators and Supporters of the Covenant of Mayors in Europe to report on their activities!

Indeed, Covenant Territorial Coordinators and Covenant Supporters commit to regularly reporting on their activities with the Covenant Community through an online survey.

This year is a milestone for the European...Meer lezen

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Climathon Week - October 25-31, 2021

Climathon is a city-based programme that offers a clear pathway to action and interaction: an opportunity for cities and citizens to...Meer lezen

Read the 2020 Activity Report of the Covenant of Mayors in Europe to find out!

"2020 was a challenging year for all of us, but it also marks a decisive shift towards sustainability and the ambition of climate neutrality by 2050. The EU as a whole is mobilized to fight not only the economic and social crises caused by the Covid...Meer lezen

!-- [if gte mso 9]Normal021falsefalsefalseEN-GBX-NONEX-NONE ![endif]--!-- [if gte mso 9] ![endif]--!-- [if gte mso 10] ![endif]--Race to Zero addresses local authorities, businesses, universities and investors with the aim of accelerating science-based climate action to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040, or 2050 at the latest....Meer lezen

The Covenant of Mayors and the Smart Cities Marketplace share the common objectives to advise and support cities to access financing opportunities to ensure sustainable solutions for climate and energy actions.

As a follow-up of the joint webinar organised in January 2021, interested Covenant signatories had the opportunity to attend...Meer lezen

The renewed ambitions of the Covenant of Mayors - Europe were officially launched during an online high-level event on 21 April.

Bolder vision, renewed ambitions

2021 is a milestone for the European Covenant of Mayors, as signatory cities are stepping up their climate ambition to reach a common vision:

"By 2050 we will all be...Meer lezen

The DECIDE project just announced a Call for Expression of Interest for DECIDE Replicants that will be open from 8 April 2021 to 4 May 2021. The aim of this Call for Expression of Interest for DECIDE Replicators is to apply successful approaches and lessons learned from the existing seven DECIDE pilot sites to other interested...Meer lezen

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On April 6th, the Climate Chance Observatory published the 2021 edition of the Global Synthesis Report on local climate action, available in both English and French.

The Local...Meer lezen