Reporting Guidelines on Energy Poverty (EN)

The commitment of European signatories defines the vision that by 2050, we will all be living in decarbonised and resilient cities with access to affordable, secure and sustainable energy. As part of the Covenant of Mayors movement, signatories commit to tackling energy poverty as one key action to ensure a just transition. 

To support signatories in their planning and implementation efforts on energy poverty, the EU Covenant of Mayors Office, in cooperation with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH), and through engagement of a wide pool of practitioners, developed the energy poverty pillar of the Covenant reporting and monitoring framework. The framework has been consulted with a group of city practitioners working on energy poverty. The pillar is also aligned with the recommendations of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM). 

The EU Covenant of Mayors Office is closely collaborating with the EPAH - the leading EU initiative on energy poverty. EPAH provides a wide range of capacity building and hands-on support to local authorities across Europe, including though a dedicated Energy Poverty Helpdesk1. EU Covenant signatories are encouraged to consult the knowledge materials developed by the EPAH and approach their Helpdesk in parallel to using the Covenant framework on energy poverty. More information on the support provided by EPAH is contained in section III of these guidelines.