A new Covenant tool has just gone live, offering a powerful lens for exploring the dynamics of the EU Covenant of Mayors initiative across Europe.
Beneath energy and climate targets lies a fundamental question: who is being involved and who is at risk of being left behind?
While 2025 is ending, Vilnius’s efforts are far from finished, showing the example of local leadership in creating a climate-resilient and socially inclusive city. Read its achievements and follow its example, applying for the European Green Capital Award 2028!
The European Commission is inviting cities, regions, and all local authorities to take part in the new public consultation on climate resilience.
Today, the European Commission unveiled the EU Agenda for Cities, reinforcing urban development policy and fortifying the role of cities in Europe's future growth and development.
As European cities face increasing climate risks - heatwaves, floods, storms, and prolonged periods of extreme weather - creating resilient and sustainable mobility systems has never been more urgent.
EPAH together with the Covenant of Mayors have organised a workshop in Spain to provide support, inspiration, and a shared space for municipalities that, throughout 2025, will be reporting on energy poverty indicators.
Through the IN-PLAN project, local governments are using integrated planning to drive their climate objectives, coordinating spatial planning with their energy transition and climate adaptation strategies.
Marc Serra Solé, Deputy Chair for Climate and Energy Transition, brings the perspective of a Mediterranean territory on the climate frontline as he discusses Barcelona Province’s efforts to build a just, resilient and community-driven energy transition.
As State of the Energy Union highlights progress and the EU endorses CHAMP and sets 2040 targets ahead of COP30, mayors stress the importance of genuine multilevel governance to reach targets.