In this difficult time, all climate and energy gatherings have been either cancelled or postponed. We looked back at the ChangeNow Summit that took place in Paris last January.

This World Expo of solutions for the planet brought together 6000 stakeholders from cities, regions, start ups, innovators, researchers, investors, industrials,...Läs mer

The Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office has already organised a number of webinars to help local governments increase their capacities in tackling heating and cooling issues.

In particular, four of our webinars aim at providing information about sustainable heating and cooling systems, as well as their benefits and how to develop them....Läs mer

Under the current unusual circumstances, a number of web plaftorms are here  to help cities take on the challenge.

Willing to support our community of over 10,000 local governments across Europe and beyond, the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office is sharing with you some of those free, useful tools.

Impact Days

Give A Day provides a Läs mer

Interview with Commissoner for Energy Kadri Simson

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Do you know what is the average CO₂-emission reduction target of the European Covenant of Mayors signatories? Or how many signatories are aiming for climate neutrality?

Are you curious to know how, as the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office, we accompany over 9,700 local governments in taking energy and climate action?

You will find the...Läs mer

On 6 December 2019, an exhibition called “Climate has Changed and You Should Change too” was held in the cinema hall in the Czech Covenant of Mayors town of Žďár and Sázavou. Through a series of roll-ups, the exhibition provided up-to-date facts about climate change in Czech Republic.

In addition to the exhibition, a public lecture...Läs mer

On 10 March 2020 our IUC webinar ‘Solutions to improve urban air quality’ presented different approaches from cities in Europe and other regions of the world. Worldwide exposure to outdoor air pollution causes 4.2 million death every year, and urban populations are particularly exposed to poor air quality due to the high concentrations...Läs mer

Countdown is a worldwide movement to find ways to shift, more rapidly, to a worldwith net zero greenhouse emissions and tackle the climate crisis.

Powered by TED, and in partnership with the Global Covenant of Mayors, the main questions the project wants to answer are:

• How rapidly can we move to 100% clean energy?
• How can we...Läs mer

The LIFE program is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action.

For your climate action program, the application timetable is a single step process and the deadlines are:

• 2 April 2020: Call open for traditional projects
• September 2020: Submission of full proposals
• February 2021: Information about...Läs mer

On 31 January 2020, the Circular City Funding Guide was launched.

The main focus of the guide is to 1) provide information on financing and funding sources that are available for circular initiatives and projects, and 2) provide guidelines for setting up funding programmes to support the transition to a circular economy.

The Guide...Läs mer