Yesterday, the Covenant city of Lisbon has been awarded Eurpean Green Capital 2020 during the Awards Ceremony in Nijmegen (Netherlands). The cities of Cornellà de Llobregat (Spain) and Horst aan de Maas (Netherlands) won the European Green Leaf Award 2019, established in 2015 to recognise the environmental efforts and achievements of...Läs mer

As one of Poland's first signatories of the Covenant of Mayors, Warsaw has decided to improve its air quality by radically transforming its public transport system. Currently, the transport system is responsible for about 60% of the city's pollutant emissions and for more than 16% of its CO2 emissions. Additionally, the share of people...Läs mer

As part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2018 (EUSEW) held between 4-8 June, the European Covenant of Mayors Office organised two sessions to highlight successful actions implemented by Covenant cities and focus on their challenges ahead.

On the 6th of June, our session on Energy poverty: inclusive clean energy transition and best...Läs mer

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...Läs mer

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 les...Läs mer

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 a...Läs mer

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 Change...Läs mer

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...Läs mer

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 of...Läs mer

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...Läs mer