15 years since the initiative was launched, the Covenant of Mayors is betting increasingly on one key element for local governments to realise their action plans: multilevel governance. What is it and how does the Covenant contribute?

From our series “Building on the Sprint”: Vienna has developed energy savings measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality.

In the framework of the Covenant of Mayors’ twinning programme, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal, and Hengelo, Netherlands, exchanged experiences on shaping their cities’ path to sustainability, finding inspiration in one another’s actions.

Marseille is fostering a transformative energy community through citizen-led initiatives, partnerships with local energy companies and municipal efforts, such as installing solar panels on public school buildings.

A look back on our financing session at EU Week of Regions and Cities: more than 20 representatives from public authorities across Europe join our participatory lab organised in collaboration with PROSPECT+, Smart Cities Marketplace, and ManagEnergy.

From our series “Building on the Sprint”: the Norwegian county of Viken worked closely with municipalities to engage citizens in energy saving through a campaign aimed at inciting widespread changes in energy consumption habits.

We interviewed Joško Klisović, President of Zagreb City Assembly and rapporteur for the Committee of the Region’s Opinion on Green Deal Governance, to discuss what the EU should do to make sure that the Green Deal is implementable at local level.

Revisit our fifth webinar on sustainable mobility to learn how to properly integrate SUMPs and SECAPs in European cities to reach climate neutrality.

The Smart City Expo World Congress is the world’s biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. It will show the world the smart solutions shaping this new era- those currently helping cities thrive and creating safer, greener, and more efficient urban spaces.

This week, a delegation of Mayors met with newly appointed Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Maroš Šefčovič, to discuss cities’ essential role in implementing the Green Deal on the ground.