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The Covenant of Mayors is the mainstream European movement involving local and regional authorities, voluntarily committing to increasing energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources on their territories. By their commitment, Covenant signatories aim to meet and exceed the European Union 20% CO2 reduction objective by 2020.
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Covenant in figures
18 May 2012 - 16:06
The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has joined the Covenant of Mayor initiative as an Associated Partner to help cities go beyond the EU energy and climate objectives.Low or zero carbon mobility is essential for a sustainable future and competitive cities where people, businesses and culture can thrive...
16 May 2012 - 16:40
Three Covenant of Mayors cities have been shortlisted to be crowned 2014 European Green Capital...
15 May 2012 - 09:34
As part of their commitment to the Covenant of Mayors, European cities and towns organise so-called « energy days » on a yearly basis to raise awareness of sustainable energy issues and engage with their citizens. ...
8 May 2012 - 17:46
“Our experience in building sustainable energy concepts with cities dates back to 2007 with the creation of the Covenant of Mayors,” said European Commissioner Günther Oettinger at the opening session of the EU-China urbanisation partnership held last Thursday in Brussels. The high-level event gathered 500 participants out of which 200 Chinese delegates...
7 May 2012 - 17:43
The Covenant of Mayors initiative featured high on the agenda of the 6th Finnish Climate Conference, organized on 3-4 May in Tampere...
