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Europos šalių merų paktas dėl klimato ir energetikos vienija vietos valdžios institucijas, savanoriškai įsipareigojusias remti ES klimato ir energetikos tikslų įgyvendinimą.

Nuo pat pradinių 2008 metų ši iniciatyva jau sutelkė daugiau nei 10 000 vietos valdžios institucijų Europoje, o tai apima maždaug trečdalį ES gyventojų.

Europos šalių merų paktas – tai Globalinio merų pakto iniciatyvos dalis.

Vietos valdžios institucijos, pasirašančios Europos šalių merų paktą yra remiamos Pakto koordinatorių (ministerijų, nacionalinės energetikos agentūrų, regionų, provincijų, ir šalių), Paktorėmėjų (energetikos agentūrų, vietos valdžios institucijų asociacijos, NVO, ir t.t.), Merų pakto biuro Europoje bei Europos Komisijos.

• Merų pakto biuras Europoje

Merų pakto biuras Europoje siūlo daug įvairių kontaktų užmezgimo, bendradarbiavimo ir keitimosi žiniomis galimybių, pavyzdžiui, specializuotų mokymų ir mokymosi bendradarbiaujant veiklos programų, taip pat gebėjimų ugdymo veiklų įvairiomis temomis (pavyzdžiui, švelninimo, prisitaikymo, energijos skurdo, daugiapakopio valdymo, lėšų gavimo ir finansavimo priemonių). Jos visos (ir daugiau) yra internetiniame renginių kalendoriuje. Biuro pagalbos tarnyba taip pat siūlo individualizuotą pagalbą.

• Jungtinis tyrimų centras

Pakto signatarai gauna aukščiausio lygio techninę pagalbą iš Europos Komisijos Jungtinis tyrimų centro (JTC), kuris vykdo veiksmų planų įvertinimą ir teikia specializuotas jų tobulinimo rekomendacijas. JTC pagalbos tarnyba siūlo pagalbą techninių užklausų atvejais ir parengia Pakto signatarams techninių gairių

dokumentacijas. JTC Pakto signatarų veiksmų planų surinkta informacija yra taip pat naudinga siekiant informuoti ir remti Europos klimato ir energetikos politikų parengimą.

• Europos Komisija

Europos Komisija įsipareigojo sutelkti finansinius išteklius per įvairias programas bei politinę paramą Europos lygmeniu ir sukūrė Pakto bendruomenei papildomų finansinių galimybių.

• Pakto koordinatoriai, rėmėjai ir kiti partneriai

Pakto signatarai – tai įvairios institucijos ir organizacijos, teikiančios strategines gaires, techninę ir (arba) finansinę pagalbą, skirtą paspartinti perėjimą prie švarios energetikos ir prisitaikyti prie klimato kaitos.

Didelis tarptautinis pripažinimas ir viešumas

Pakto signatarams tarptautinėje arenoje yra suteikiamas didelis matomumas, jie turi specialų profilį tiek Merų pakto biuro Europoje svetainėje, tiek Globalinio merų paktotinklalapyje.

Be to, Pakto signatarams siūloma galimybė dalintis savo geriausios praktikos pavyzdžiais tiek Europos šalių merų pakto gerosios praktikos skyriuje, tiek renginių metu.

Stipresnis jūsų įsipareigojimų patikimumas ir supaprastintas įsivertinimas

Pakto signatarai gali sėkmingai naudotis bendra ataskaitų teikimo ir stebėsenos sistema. Ši sistema padeda signatarams struktūriškai ir sistemingai rinkti ir analizuoti duomenis, tai kokybiško klimato kaitos ir energijos valdymo bei pažangos įgyvendinimo stebėjimo pagrindas. Signatarai gali stebėti savo pažangą naudodamiesi specialia nemokama ir nuolat prieinama platforma MyCovenant). Platformoje galima rengti išlakų aprašus, rizikos ir pažeidžiamumo vertinimus bei atitinkamus veiksmus, taip galima lengvai sekti ir demonstruoti visuomenei bei, pavyzdžiui, potencialiems finansuotojams padarytą pažangą. Ši platforma yra taip pat naudojama kaip mokymosi priemonė, turinti platų išteklių spektrą, įskaitant techninius elektroninio mokymosi modulius (5 kalbomis) ir biblioteką su naujausiais ištekliais.

Specializuotos gairės

Signatarams pagalbą teikia Europos šalių merų pakto pagalbos tarnyba, taip pat Pakto koordinatoriai ir rėmėjai, teikiantys vietinę ir specializuotą techninę pagalbą savo teritorijose. Be to signatarai naudojasi tarptautinių tinklų kūrimo galimybių ir gebėjimų ugdymo renginių privalumais. Daugiau informacijos žr. brošiūroje 10 priežasčių prisijungti.

Per nustatytus terminus Europos šalių pakto signatarai įsipareigoja parengti, įgyvendinti ir pateikti veiksmų planą, padėsiantį pasiekti nustatytus tikslus. Signatarai konkrečiai įsipareigoja pateikti šią dokumentaciją:

• Ilgalaikės vizijos strategija, įskaitant švelninimo ir prisitaikymo prie klimato kaitos tikslus (per dvejus metus po oficialaus prisijungimo prie Europos šalių merų pakto).
• Bazinis išlakų aprašas (BEI), kuriame apskaičiuojamas sunaudotos energijos kiekis, taigi ir teršalų, išmetamų signataro teritorijoje, kiekis (per 2 metus).
• Klimato rizikos ir pažeidžiamumo vertinimas (RPV), nustatantis ir įvertinantis klimato pavojus ir pažeidžiamus sektorius (per 2 metus).
• Veiksmai švelninimo, prisitaikymo ir energijos skurdo srityse.
• Veiksmų (kas 2 metus) ir išmetamų teršalų (kas 4 metai) stebėsenos ataskaitos.

Praėjus penkeriems metams nuo Paryžiaus susitarimo Europos šalių merų paktas toliau didina savo siekius užtikrinti, kad trys jo veiklos ramsčiai (švelninimas, prisitaikymas ir energijos skurdas) taptų svarbiausiu prioritetu bei ambicingais savivaldybių veiksmais.

2021 m. pradžioje Europos šalių merų paktas atnaujino savo įsipareigojimus, kurie dabar atspindi naujausius ES politikos pokyčius (daugiausia ES žaliąjį susitarimą, ES klimato paktą, 2030 m. Klimato tikslo planą ir ES prisitaikymo strategiją) (t.y. ES žaliąjį kursą ir Pasirengimo įgyvendinti 55 % tikslą priemonių rinkinį, ES klimato paktą, 2030 m. klimato tikslų planą bei ES prisitaikymo prie klimato kaitos strategiją) ir įsitvirtino naujame pasauliniame kontekste, tuo pačiu sustiprindamas savo, kaip lemiančio pokyčius vietos valdžios institucijų judėjimo, pozicijas.

Naujasis įsipareigojimų tekstas skatina merus ir vietos vadovus kartu ir įtraukiai: a) atnaujinti savo ambicingus, su klimato kaita susijusius, užmojus ir b) sustiprinti savo veiksmus vidutinės ir ilgesnės trukmės perspektyvoje, bendromis pastangomis užtikrinant, kad pasaulio temperatūra pakiltų mažiau kaip 1,5 ℃, kadangi klimato kaitos situacija yra laikoma mūsų laikų pasauline ekstremalia situacija.

Iškelti nauji tikslai ir atnaujinti įsipareigojimai yra plataus masto konsultacijų proceso, kuris prasidėjo 2020 m. vasarą, paleidus internetinę apklausą (pagrindinius rezultatus rasite čia), rezultatas ir yra tęsiamas per įvairias konsultacijų serijas, kuriose dalyvauja atitinkami nacionaliniai ir regioniniai partneriai. 2021 m. vasarį šį Pakto įsipareigojimų dokumentą oficialiai patvirtino Politinė taryba ir ES energetikos komisarė p. Kadri Simson, ir jau balandžio 21 d. jis buvo oficialiai paskelbtas.

Vizija

Europos šalių merų paktas – tai merų ir vietos lyderių judėjimas, keliantis ambicingesnius su klimatu susijusius tikslus ir įsipareigojantis imtis veiksmų mokslo atradimų nustatomu tempu, bendromis pastangomis užtikrinti, kad pasaulio temperatūra pakiltų mažiau kaip
1,5 ℃, patvirtinant aukščiausią Paryžiaus susitarimo siekį. Europos šalių Pakto vizija – iki 2050 m. visi Europos piliečiai gyvens klimato požiūriu neutraliuose, nepriklausomuose nuo iškastinio kuro ir atsparesniuose miestuose bei turėsime prieinamą, saugią ir švarią energiją. Esmė yra sąžiningame, įtraukiame ir pagarbiame mums, pasaulio piliečiams, ir mūsų planetos ištekliams, perėjime.

Siekdamas tokio ambicingo tikslo, Europos šalių Merų paktas kviečia visus signatarus sustiprinti savo siekius ir iki 2030 m. sumažinti išmetamų šiltnamio efektą sukeliančių dujų kiekį bent 55 %, palyginti su 1990 m. rodikliais, laikantis Europos klimato įstatymo nustatyto tarpinio tikslo. Teisės aktų „Pasirengimo įgyvendinti 55 % tikslą priemonių rinkinys“ naudojamas atnaujinti atitinkamus energetikos, transporto ir klimato teisės aktus, užtikrinant šio naujo tikslo patikimas pasiekimas.

Taip pat žr. toliau pateiktą skyrių „ES tikslai“.

Įsipareigojimai

Siekiant šią viziją paversti realybe, įsipareigojimų dokumente merai ir vietos vadovai raginami:

1. Įsipareigoti ir nustatyti vidutinės trukmės ir ilgalaikius tikslus (atitinkančius ES siekinius, arba bent nacionalinius tikslus), su tikslu – iki 2050 metų pasiekti klimato neutralumo;
2. Įtraukti visų lygmenų piliečius, įmones ir šalių vyriausybes įgyvendinant šią viziją;
3. Veikti neatidėliotinai, pasirenkant teisingą kryptį ir paspartinant būtiną perėjimą;
4. Bendradarbiauti su kitais merais ir vietos vadovais bei dalinantis patirtimi.

Siekiant įgyvendinti Paryžiaus susitarimo tikslus ir pasiekti neutralaus poveikio klimatui, būtina imtis veiksmų visais lygmenimis. Jūsų veiksmai gali turėti didelės įtakos, o paspartindami savo veiksmus, aktyviai dalyvaujate pokyčiuose. Tuo pačiu:

• Dalyvaujate didžiausiame pasaulyje pokyčius lemiančiame miestų judėjime
• Nustatote dar ambicingesnį tikslą ir judate mokslo paremtu tempu
• Padedate formuoti ir toliau stiprinti ES ir nacionalines politikos sistemas, kurios paspartins šį perėjimą
• Užsitikrinate svaresnį balsą tarptautinėje arenoje
• Suvienijate jėgas su partneriais, įkvepiate juos ir mokotės iš jų 

Atsisiųskite brošiūrą 10 priežasčių prisijungti.

ES valstybės narės, regionai ir miestai yra skirtinguose pereinamojo laikotarpio etapuose, visi turi savo išteklius, galinčius padėti pasiekti Paryžiaus susitarimo išdėstytus tikslus. Todėl Europos šalių paktas yra atviras diferencijuotam požiūriui. Europos šalių Pakto signatarai turi patys nustatyti savo tarpinius terminus siekdami iki 2050 metų įgyvendinti klimato neutralumą. Tačiau miestai-signatarai nustatys vidutinės trukmės ir ilgalaikius tikslus, „atitinkančius ES siekinius, arba bent nacionalinius tikslus“, kaip numatyta Pakto įsipareigojimų dokumento paskutinėje versijoje.

ES tikslai

Europos Sąjunga atnaujino savo ambicingus užmojus, inicijavusi ES žaliąjį kursą. Jis (o jei konkrečiai – Europos klimato įstatymas) nustato šiltnamio efektą sukeliančių dujų išmetimo mažinimo tikslą (min. 55% iki 2030 m. palyginus su 1990 m.) ir ilgalaikę viziją iki 2050 m. pasiekti klimato neutralumą. Šie tikslai, kaip yra įtvirtinta 2030 m. Klimato tikslų plane ir Europos klimato teisėje turi būti pasiekti, vykdant transformacinius pokyčius visuose mūsų visuomenės sektoriuose. Išleistas „Pasirengimo įgyvendinti 55 % tikslą priemonių rinkinys“ siūlo atnaujinti atitinkamus energetikos, transporto ir klimato teisės aktus, siekiant patikimai pasiekti 2030 m. tarpinį tikslą. Taip pat buvo įtraukti minimalūs 36 % energijos vartojimo efektyvumo ir 40 % atsinaujinančios energijos tikslai.

Nacionaliniai tikslai

Nacionaliniai tikslai dar paskelbti nebuvo. Tai bus padaryta pagal peržiūrėtą „Pasirengimo įgyvendinti 55 % tikslą priemonių rinkinio“ reglamentą dėl pastangų pasidalijimo.

Europos Pakto tikslai

Europos šalių Paktas skatina kuo ambicingesnius planus nustatant vidutinės trukmės ir ilgalaikius tikslus. Pakto signatarai aktyviai skatinami iki 2030 m. bent 55% (pagal ES siekinius) sumažinti šiltnamio efektą sukeliančių dujų išmetimą.

Pagal Pakto įtraukties ir susitelkimo į veiksmus principus signatarai, remdamiesi savivaldybės tarybos sprendimu, gali koreguoti savo vidutinės trukmės tikslus pagal vietos aplinkybes. Tačiau kai tik 2022 m. bus paskelbti nacionaliniai tikslai, jie bus laikomi minimaliu įsipareigojimu. Ilgalaikėje perspektyvoje signatarai įsipareigoja iki 2050 m. pasiekti neutralaus poveikio klimatui ir nustatyti minimalų (80%) šiltnamio efektą sukeliančių dujų mažinimo tikslą. Paskutinysis tikslas bus suderintas su visos ES tikslu, kai tik jis bus paskelbtas.

Bendroji metodologinė Europos pakto sistema ir minimalūs ataskaitų teikimo reikalavimai nepasikeitė, atsirado tik nauji minimalūs vidutinės trukmės ir ilgalaikiai šiltnamio efektą sukeliančių dujų išmetimo mažinimo tikslai.

Ataskaitų teikimo platforma buvo šiek tiek pakoreguota 2021 m. pabaigoje ar 2022 m. pradžioje, siekiant kuo geriau pateikti naujus Pakto įsipareigojimų dokumento aspektus, susijusius su „klimato neutralumu“, „teisingu perėjimu“, „suinteresuotųjų subjektų įtraukimu“ ir „vietos klimato planais“, tuo pačiu galbūt bus išplėsta ir veiksmų apimtis.

2019 m. gruodžio mėnesį Europos Komisija paskelbė Europos žaliojo kurso pradžią – tai 2030 m. Europos tvaraus augimo strategija, kuri nustato viziją 2050 metams. Ši strategija numato transformacinius pokyčius Europos visuomenėje, kurios tikslas yra 2030 m. sumažinti šiltnamio efektą sukeliančių dujų kiekį bent 55% ir 2050 m. paversti Europą pirmuoju klimatui nekenksmingu žemynu.

Tokia transformacija gali būti  įgyvendinta, jeigu visi Europos sektoriai bus raginami prisidėti prie klimato švelninimo ir prisitaikymo veiksmų, taip pat kovoti su energijos skurdu: įtraukiant tokias sritis, kaip pastatai, transportas, žemės ūkis, miškininkystė, atsinaujinanti energija, žiedinė ekonomika ir t.t.

Šio proceso svarbiausi veiksniai:

1. ES klimato teisė: ES įstatymai, reglamentuojantys tikslą iki 2050 m. pasiekti klimato neutralumą Europoje ir tarpinį 55 % taršos tikslą iki 2030 m.;
2. „Pasirengimo įgyvendinti 55 % tikslą priemonių rinkinys“, kuriame numatomi ES klimato, energetikos ir transporto teisės aktų pakeitimai, siekiant suderinti galiojančius įstatymus su 2030 ir 2050 m. siekiais, įskaitant Energijos vartojimo efektyvumo direktyvos ir Atsinaujinančių išteklių energijos direktyvos redakciją;
3. Europos klimato paktas: visuomenės susitarimas, teigiantis, kad kiekvienas asmuo, organizacija ir bendruomenė gali dalyvauti su klimato kaita susijusiuose veiksmuose visoje Europoje;
4. Teisingo pereinamojo laikotarpio mechanizmas: pagalbinė bei finansinė priemonė, užtikrinanti, kad perėjimas prie neutralaus poveikio klimatui būtų sąžiningas ir paliestų visas sritis;
5. Ekonomikos gaivinimo ir atsparumo didinimo priemonė, kuria siekiama sušvelninti ekonominį ir socialinį koronaviruso pandemijos poveikį ir padaryti Europos ekonomiką bei visuomenes tvaresnes, atsparesnes ir geriau pasirengusias „žaliosios“ ir skaitmeninės transformacijos iššūkiams ir galimybėms;
6. RePowerEU planas, kuriuo siekiama iki 2030 m. padaryti Europos Sąjungą nepriklausomą nuo Rusijos iškastinio kuro ir dujų.

Daugiau informacijos galima rasti čia.

2022 m. gegužės 18 d. Europos Komisija inicijavo „REPowerEU“ planą, reaguodama į pasaulinės energijos rinkos sutrikimą, kurį sukėlė Rusijos invazija į Ukrainą.

Miestai atlieka labai svarbų vaidmenį siekiant „REPowerEU“ tikslų. Jau šiandien būtina skubiai ir neatidėliotinai taupyti energiją bei planuoti mažinti energijos sąnaudas trumpalaikiu bei vidutinės trukmės laikotarpiu.

Siekdama pademonstruoti Europos Paktui paramą ir įsipareigojimą įgyvendinti planą, Europos Merų pakto politinė taryba kreipėsi į EK pirmąjį vykdomąjį viceprezidentą Fransą Timmermansą su pasiūlymu „pastatyti Europą ant tvirto pagrindo judant taikos ir klimato neutralumo link“, įskaitant 14 rekomendacijų, kaip toliau remti būtinus ryšius tarp žmonių, miestų ir bendruomenių [visą laišką skaitykite čia].

Merų pakto Europos biuras ir Europos Komisija yra tvirtai pasirengę remti Pakto miestus-signatarus ir kitus narius. 2022 m. gegužės 19 d. kartu su Europos regionų komitetu jie pradėjo „Miestų energijos taupymo sprinto“ kampaniją, kuria siekiama paskatinti miestus imtis priemonių, galinčių nedelsiant sumažinti energijos suvartojimą ir susijusias išlaidas, tuo pačiu demonstruojant su Ukraina.

Bet kuri ir bet kokio dydžio Europos vietos valdžios institucija gali tapti Europos šalių merų pakto signatare, kad ir koks būtų jos energetikos ir klimato politikos įgyvendinimo mastas. Svarbiausia yra tai, kad jai atstovauja išrinktoji vietos taryba ar lygiavertis sprendimų priėmimo organas su išrinktais nariais.

Daugiau informacijos čia.

Bendras teritorines ribas turinčios vietos valdžios institucijos taip pat gali prisijungti prie Europos šalių merų pakto kaip signatarų grupė ir rengti bendrą veiksmų planą.

Prisijungti prie iniciatyvos reikia tik dviejų veiksmų:

1. Savivaldybės taryba (arba lygiavertis sprendimus priimantis organas) priima ir pasirašo Pakto įsipareigojimų dokumentą
2. Savo vietos valdžios instituciją galima registruoti „MyCovenant“ platformoje.

Po registracijos ir įkelto dokumento patikrinimo Europos šalių merų paktas patvirtins jūsų narystę. Prisijungimo prie „MyCovenant“ įgaliojimai suteikiami patvirtinus paraišką.

Rekomenduojama kuo anksčiau iškelti ambicingesnius tikslus ir atnaujinti Pakto įsipareigojimus pritaikant naujausią Pakto įsipareigojimų dokumento versiją pagal savivaldybių veiklos planavimo aplinkybes. Būtinieji veiksmai:

• Pristatyti Europos šalių merų pakto įsipareigojimų dokumentą savivaldybės tarybai (arba lygiaverčiam sprendimus priimančiam organui), dokumentą turėtų pasirašyti meras (ar kitas kompetetingas politinės srities atstovas).
• Jei institucija jau buvo oficialiai priimta, dar kartą registruotis nebereikia. „MyCovenant“ platformoje prisijunkite prie signataro profilio, atnaujinkite duomenis, įkelkite pasirašytą įsipareigojimo dokumentą, išsaugokite pakeitimus ir spustelėkite mygtuką „atnaujinti“.

Pastaba: Norėdami pakeisti prisijungimo tipą (iš individualaus į grupinį arba atvirkščiai), susisiekite su mūsų pagalbos tarnyba adresu info@eumayors.eu.

Daugiau duomenų žr. informaciniuose paketuose signatarams.

We designed the Joint Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan approach specifically for the case of small-sized municipalities within the same territorial area, i.e. ensuring territorial continuity and administrative cost savings.

There are two options to develop a joint action plan:

• Committing separately - ‘individual CO2 reduction commitment’ (Option 1): each signatory in the group individually commits to a set joint target, e.g. carbon neutrality by 2050. Each signatory is required to report the action plan in the individual profile of MyCovenant platform. Each member of the group has to upload the action plan onto their individual profile and each municipal council has to approve the document.
• Committing collectively - ‘shared CO2 reduction commitment’ (Option 2): the group of signatories collectively commits to a set joint target, e.g. carbon neutrality by 2050. The group is required to provide only one action plan for the whole group in MyCovenant platform. The action plan document to upload is a common one and includes all the members of the group, thus, each municipal council has to approve it.

In both cases, the ‘group of signatories’ is strongly encouraged to appoint a contact person responsible for coordinating the work throughout the action plan development and implementation process. It could be a staff member from one of the municipalities of the group or the province / region acting as an official Covenant Coordinator (see the list of Covenant Coordinators here).

• For groups committing separately, each local authority adopts and signs the Covenant Commitment Document for groups “committing separately”.
• For groups committing collectively, each local authority adopts and signs the Covenant Commitment Document for groups “committing collectively”.
• The leading signatory (the one with the oldest date in the commitment document) registers through MyCovenant, it will be requested to create the group by choosing its name and its type (committing collectively or committing separately) and adding the details of the main contact person for such group.

Once that the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office approves the registration, the other signatories can register as well, selecting the group from a drop-down menu.

Find out more in our infographic on joint adhesion.

If your group of signatories wishes to renew their Covenant commitments without changing the members of the groups nor the type of commitment (i.e. Committing separately or Committing collectively), please follow the steps detailed in the FAQs.

Once every signatory in the group has renewed its commitments, the Covenant of Mayors – Europe Office will update the commitments of the group’s profile as well.

If your group of signatories wish to renew their Covenant commitments and some of the members of the groups have changed, please contact our Helpdesk at info@eumayors.eu.

Funded by the European Commission, the Covenant of Mayors – Europe Office (CoM - Europe) is responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of the initiative. The CoM – Europe Helpdesk assists the Covenant - Europe Community in all aspects related to their participation in the initiative - from the registration process to the development and reporting of the action plan. The CoM - Europe is managed by a consortium of European networks and associations who represent local and regional entities, composed of Energy Cities, CEMR, Climate Alliance, Eurocities, FEDARENE and ICLEI Europe and of the ICT company Akaryon. The CoM-Europe closely works with the European Commission’s Directorates General for Climate Action and Energy and the Joint Research Centre for the implementation of the initiative.

The Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office is the primary interface for the Covenant of Mayors – Europe Community. Its role is to:

• Assist local authorities in joining the initiative through the adhesion and registration process.
• Build capacities of signatories through guidance documents, webinars and workshops.
• Answer administrative and technical inquiries.
• Support communication and promotional activities.
• Connect Covenant Coordinators and Covenant Supporters with signatories.
• Liaise with the Joint Research Centre for the evaluation of the action plans.
• Facilitate networking activities within the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Community.

Our Helpdesk supports signatories in all the steps of the Covenant of Mayors - Europe process, from registration and renewal of commitments to inputting data in MyCovenant for action plans and monitoring. You can reach the Helpdesk via email (info@eumayors.eu) and telephone (+32 2 646 84 24).

Please note that the Helpdesk does not provide pre-evaluation of your action plan. The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre conducts analysis of submitted action plans.

A national Helpdesk for Italian-speaking signatories can be reached via email (info@eumayors.eu) and telephone (+39 075 852 04 29).

The Coordinators’ Helpdesk is reserved for Covenant Coordinators and is reachable via email (coordinators@eumayors.eu).

The Supporters’ Helpdesk is reserved for Covenant Supporters and is reachable via email (supporters@eumayors.eu).

For more specific questions around the methodological requirements or questions related to the JRC’s feedback reports, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has established two technical Helpdesks:

• on mitigation-related queries reachable via email (jrc-com-technical-helpdesk@ec.europa.eu)
• on adaptation-related queries reachable via email (jrc-com-adapt@ec.europa.eu).

The CoM – Europe Data Policy sets the rules that the Covenant of Mayors – Europe Office applies for collecting, processing, sharing and publishing data of local and regional authorities and organizations, member of the CoM-Europe Community. Further information on how CoM – Europe protects and collects personal data is available here.

Covenant Coordinators are public authorities that are in a position to provide strategic guidance, technical and financial support to Covenant of Mayors - Europe signatories who wish to be part of the initiative.

• Covenant Territorial Coordinators are decentralised authorities, such as regions, provinces or grouping of local authorities.
• Covenant National Coordinators are national public bodies such as ministries or national energy agencies.

The list of Covenant Coordinators is available here.

Find out more here.

The European Commission recognises Covenant Coordinators as important allies to support Covenant of Mayors - Europe signatories in meeting their commitments and increasing the impact of the initiative.

Typical tasks of the Covenant Coordinators include:

• Promoting accession to the Covenant of Mayors - Europe.
• Providing technical and strategic assistance to signatory municipalities for the development, implementation and monitoring of their action plans.
• Providing financial support to signatories, possibly in the form of direct support (grants, subsidies, etc.), and technical support via allocating for instance human resources or dedicated offices or conducting a CO₂ emission inventory and/or a climate risk assessment, as well as in preparing and implementing the action plan.
• Supporting experience and knowledge-sharing between (existing and potential) signatories.
• Working in partnership with other Covenant National/Territorial Coordinators and Supporters to foster joint approaches.
• Participating in the Covenant of Mayors - Europe activities and organize relevant events to promote the initiative.
• Regularly reporting to the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office, and minimum once a year, the activities carried out to support signatories and participate in the strategic implementation of the Covenant.

In case of non-compliance with the above-mentioned commitments, the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office reserves the right to temporary suspend the Covenant Coordinators’ participation in the initiative.

The advantages of becoming a Covenant Coordinator are manifold:

• Endorsement and recognition from the European Commission.
• Large visibility on an international scale, notably through promotion of their actions on the Covenant - Europe website.
• Networking, experience- and knowledge-sharing with European counterparts.
• Scientific and technical feedback on tools and methodologies developed.
• Participation in dedicated discussion groups, workshops and other experience-sharing platforms.
• Consolidation of territorial development and strengthening of local and multilevel governance.

As a Covenant Coordinator, you have access to the password-protected area in MyCovenant to share information and key data and exchange experiences.

Through MyCovenant, a Coordinator can:

• Keep its profile but also the signatories’ associated profiles always up-to-date.
• Keep track on signatories’ progress (e.g. action plan, monitoring).
• Request an 18-months extension of deadline for signatories’ action plans.
• Request an 18-month extension of the deadline for signatories to submit their monitoring reports.
• Publicise its Good Practices (i.e. its key implemented actions) towards the Covenant - Europe Community and beyond.
• Upload and share useful resources in the Capacity-sharing Corner.
• Promote own events in the Covenant – Europe website.
• Network with the Covenant - Europe Community and get inspired by their actions.

If your administration is interested in becoming an official Covenant Coordinator, please follow these steps:

• Fill in the registration form.
• After confirmation of eligibility, the Coordinators Helpdesk will send you the commitment statement.
• Fill it in, get it signed by your President or other high relevant political representative, and send it back to coordinators@eumayors.eu.
• Upon reception of the duly filled in and signed commitment statement, the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office will create an online profile for your administration that will allow you to actively participate in the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Community and help you better support your associated signatories.

For any question, please contact the Coordinators Helpdesk at coordinators@eumayors.eu.

Signatories can associate a Coordinator to their own profile during the registration process. Signatories can also add Coordinators directly through the platform, in the MyCovenant Community section.

Find out more in the info-pack for signatories.

For further assistance please contact our Helpdesk at info@eumayors.eu if you are a signatory, or at coordinators@eumayors.eu if you are a coordinator.

Covenant Supporters are thematic local and regional agencies, associations of local and regional authorities, networks and not-for-profit organisations with the capacity to promote the Covenant of Mayors – Europe and to mobilise and support signatories in reaching the Covenant of Mayors – Europe objectives. They leverage on their advocacy, communication and networking activities to promote the Covenant of Mayors - Europe initiative and support the commitments of their signatories.

The list of Covenant Supporters can be found here.

Find out more here.

Being knowledgeable about the regulatory, legislative and financial framework under which they operate, Covenant Supporters are ideally placed to provide tailored advice to signatories and identify synergies with other initiatives. They can also provide technical expertise to Covenant - Europe signatories.

Tasks to be performed by a Covenant Supporter include:

• Promote the Covenant of Mayors - Europe initiative, mobilising existing and potential signatories
• Support and advise Covenant of Mayors - Europe signatories
• Support exchanges and share knowledge, experiences, best practices, tools or resources relevant to Covenant of Mayors - Europe signatories
• Work in partnership with other Covenant of Mayors - Europe Supporters and Coordinators to foster joint action and promote a coordinated approach
• Participate in Covenant of Mayors - Europe activities
• Report regularly, and not less than every two years, to the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office on the activities carried out in the framework of the initiative.

In case of non-compliance with the above-mentioned commitments, the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office reserves the right to temporary suspend the Covenant Supporters’ participation in the initiative.

The advantages of becoming Covenant Supporter are manifold:

• Endorsement and recognition from the European Commission.
• Large visibility on an international scale, notably through promotion of their actions on the Covenant website.
• Networking and experience- and knowledge-sharing with European counterparts.
• Participation in dedicated discussion groups, workshops and other experience-sharing platforms.
• Last but not least, consolidation of territorial development and strengthening of local governance.

As a Covenant Supporter your organisation has access to the password-protected platform in MyCovenant, to share information and key data with the whole Covenant – Europe Community, and increase the visibility of your organisation.

Through MyCovenant, a Supporter can:

• Keep its profile always up-to-date.
• Publicise its Good Practices (i.e. key implemented actions) towards the Covenant - Europe Community and beyond.
• Upload and share useful resources in the Capacity-sharing Corner.
• Promote own events on the CoM - Europe website.
• Network with the Covenant – Europe Community (through forums, webinars, events) and get inspired by their actions.

If your organisation is interested in becoming an official Covenant Supporter, please follow these steps:

• Fill in the registration here.
• After confirmation of eligibility, you will receive a commitment statement.
• Fill it in, get it signed by your President or other relevant legal representative and send it back to the Supporters Helpdesk (supporters@eumayors.eu).
• Upon reception of the duly filled-in and signed commitment statement, the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office will create an online profile for your organisation that will allow you to actively participate in the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Community and help you better support your associated signatories.

For any question, please contact the Supporters Helpdesk at supporters@eumayors.eu.

Signatories can associate a Supporter to their own profile during the registration process. Signatories can also add Supporters directly through the platform, in the MyCovenant Community.

For further assistance please contact our Helpdesk at info@eumayors.eu if you are a signatory, or at supporters@eumayors.eu if you are a supporter.

Find out more in the info-pack for signatories.

MyCovenant is the private virtual space of the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Community. Once signed in, Signatories, Coordinators and Supporters are able to: update their contact information as well as access both the “reporting corner” and the “capacity-sharing corner”.

Its Reporting Corner is the main tool for European Covenant signatories to report and monitor the data of their action plan. Reported data allows signatories to demonstrate the concrete impact of their actions and their climate ambitions. The Covenant - Europe framework allows signatories to collect and analyse data in a structured and systematic manner, and serves as a basis for good climate and energy management and for tracking progress in implementation. For more information on how to use MyCovenant for reporting purposes, please consult the reporting guidelines. 

MyCovenant also includes a Capacity Sharing Corner that allows signatories to gain and share knowledge and exchange experience on climate adaptation and mitigation with the whole Covenant - Europe Community.

Finally, MyCovenant also includes the organization’s profile, allowing Signatories, Coordinators and Supporters to modify their information publicly shared on the CoM – Europe website.

Please reset your password using the following link: https://mycovenant.eumayors.eu/user/sign-in/password-reset

Do not send your personal password to the Helpdesk and do not reply to the message received by the platform with the credentials. Credentials messages should not be shared with the Helpdesk.

In case of any doubts or question, please contact the Helpdesk at: 

• info@eumayors.eu if you are a Signatory; 
• coordinators@eumayors.eu if you are a Coordinator; 
• supporters@eumayors.eu if you are a Supporter.

Most probably because your local authority is already registered in MyCovenant. Please contact the Helpdesk (info@eumayors.eu) to retrieve your credentials, indicating the name of your local authority and your country.

To manage your subscription, please enter MyCovenant, go to your Contact Profile and deselect the subscription to the newsletter(s).

Find out more in the info-pack for signatories.

The minimum reporting requirements refer to the mandatory data from the action plan and monitoring reports that signatories need to provide through MyCovenant platform.

Please consult the Covenant reporting guidelines to get more details or watch our video tutorials.

If a signatory lacks technical and financial resources to prepare its action plan, we recommend them to reach out to the Covenant Coordinators or Supporters in their region/country.

For technical guidance on the action plan, please consult the guidebook for Covenant signatories developed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre:

Part 1 - The SECAP process, step-by-step towards low carbon and climate resilient cities by 2030

Part 2 - Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI) and Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA)

Part 3 - Policies, key actions, good practices for mitigation and adaptation to climate change and Financing SECAP(s)

The Covenant of Mayors – Europe Office has also developed a number of supporting tools, such as video tutorials, guidelines for reporting, info-packs, etc.

A dedicated section of both the Covenant of Mayors – Europe website and the MyCovenant platform is dedicated to these supporting tools.

Numerous sources of financing are available at local, regional, and European levels, including local authorities' own resources, local partners' resources, public-private partnerships, municipal, regional and national subsidies. To find out more about European funding opportunities, please visit the Funding opportunities page of our website.

In particular, the European Commission has committed to mobilize financial resources through dedicated programmes as well as political support at European level.

Yes, if the existing strategies, policies and plans fulfil the minimal requirements set in the context of the Covenant of Mayors - Europe. They need to include the signatory’s commitments and be in line with the Covenant of Mayors – Europe targets and requirements: i.e. support the EU in reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 and be at least as high as own national targets. Plans should include goals and actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the given territory, increase resilience and prepare for the adverse impacts of climate change and tackle energy poverty to ensure a just transition towards climate neutrality. A compilation of several documents is also accepted. The signatory would still need to report a set of minimal data in MyCovenant.

For further information on what data are required, please consult the Covenant reporting guidelines.

Please consult the Guidebook 'How to develop a Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP)'.

Part 1 - The SECAP process, step-by-step towards low carbon and climate resilient cities by 2030

Part 2 - Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI) and Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA)

Part 3 - Policies, key actions, good practices for mitigation and adaptation to climate change and Financing SECAP(s)

You should submit your action plan online via the reporting platform MyCovenant. In addition to the actual action plan document, we ask you to report a minimal set of information in MyCovenant in English.

For the submission to be valid, all mandatory fields in MyCovenant must be filled in (indicated in green in the platform) and at least one action plan document (e.g. mitigation action plan/adaptation action plan/integrated mitigation and adaptation action plan) should be uploaded. This plan needs to be approved by the municipal council or an equivalent decision-making body. The uploading of additional documents is optional. All documents should be uploaded in a PDF format, in the national language, unless an English translation is available. Moreover, you can decide to make these documents public.

If you encounter problems during the submission of your action plan, please contact our Helpdesk at info@eumayors.eu.

For further information on the reporting and submission processes, please consult the Covenant reporting guidelines.

In the Reporting Corner, the Reporting template menu indicates the status of completion of each reporting section using the following indicators: complete, incomplete and not applicable. If the system detects incomplete sections, it displays error notifications at the bottom of each section. Please carefully revise the reported information according to the Covenant reporting guidelines, complete the online template, save all information and click on “submit”.

If the problem persists, please contact our Helpdesk at info@eumayors.eu.

No submission of the action plan is possible only via MyCovenant. A MS Excel file is available offline and can be used as a working document only, if you decide so. In this case, you should transfer the data and information contained in this file to the online Reporting Corner sections in order to submit your action plan.

The commitment of signatories to the Covenant of Mayors - Europe is reflected in the submission of an action plan two years after the political decision to join the initiative.

In the event of failure to submit an action plan, the signatory's profile will be greyed out and the signatory's participation in the initiative will be suspended until the action plan is submitted.

You can request an extension of your deadline of up to 9 months.

To request an extension of the deadline, fill in the online delay request in MyCovenant – My Overview section. A pop-up message will confirm the submission of the request.

The request is usually granted immediately, you will simply need to refresh your page.

Find out more in the info-pack for signatories.

An extension of 18 months can be granted to signatories supported by an official Covenant Territorial Coordinator (CTC). In this case, it’s the Covenant Coordinator who shall request an extension for the signatory via its profile in MyCovenant – MyCovenant Community section.

If the online delay request function is not available, the signatory or the coordinator has already requested an extension and it is not possible to ask for additional one.

For further information or assistance, please contact the Helpdesk at info@eumayors.eu.

If your local authority has been suspended due to failing to submit the action plan / monitoring emission inventory (MEI) within the deadline, it is necessary to submit related templates to end the suspension.

If a Covenant Coordinator is coordinating the action plans of its associated signatories, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) can carry out a grouped analysis to provide faster feedback. If your province/region has developed a common approach to assist signatories with their action plans, we kindly invite you to contact the CoM – Europe Helpdesk at coordinators@eumayors.eu.

Please consult our Quick Reference guide on grouped SECAP analysis.

Covenant of Mayors – Europe signatories that have already submitted a SECAP with 40% targets and have renewed their commitments to higher targets are invited to adjust or resubmit the action plan within 2 years from the renewal of commitment.

It is up to the signatory to decide whether an update of the existing plan is sufficient or whether a new action plan should be developed for reaching their (re)new(ed) target(s). The Covenant - Europe framework will remain flexible enough to be adjustable to the local context and municipal procedures.

The Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI) focuses on the activity sectors under the direct influence of the local authority to quantify the amount of GHG emitted due to energy consumption. The BEI is not meant to be exhaustive. It mainly focuses on the emissions from final energy consumption in the Covenant – Europe key sectors of activity. The BEI shows the emissions in the baseline year (the reference year for setting your target and plan development) in order to identify the actions necessary to reach the emission reduction target. The Baseline Emission Inventory serves, along with the Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, as the starting point for the development of the action plan.

For detailed information on how to develop a Baseline Emission Inventory, consult Part 2 of the SECAP guidebook ‘Part II - Baseline Emission Inventory’.

For guidance on how to fill in the Baseline Emission Inventory section in MyCovenant, please refer to our Reporting guidelines.

The baseline year is the year against which the emissions reduction target is compared. We invite signatories who would like to compare their emission reduction with the EU target to take 1990 as a baseline year. However, due to the difficulties to obtain sufficiently reliable data, signatories are able to choose the closest subsequent year for which comprehensive and reliable data exist. If possible, this baseline year should not be later than 2005, which is the year signatories most commonly use.

You will find the baseline years adopted by Covenant signatories here.

Yes, signatories joining in a group “Committing separately” can have different baseline emission inventories, i.e. different baseline years.

 The Covenant key mitigation sectors are:

1. Municipal buildings, equipment/facilities;
2. Tertiary (non-municipal) buildings, equipment/facilities
3. Residential buildings
4. Transport.

A signatory should report data for at least three out of these four key sectors in the Baseline Emission Inventory. Data for additional sectors can be reported optionally.

To prepare their Baseline Emission Inventory, signatories can get support and find relevant data from Regional Emission Observatories or from their national authorities. They can also collect data using a bottom-up approach including data from energy bills, reaching out to energy providers, and by conducting surveys aimed to inhabitants and businesses, and calculating the amount of fuel sold for the transport sector. Signatories can also reach out to Covenant Coordinators and Local and Regional Energy Agencies that collect useful data for the local emissions inventories.

More details on how to collect data can be found in 'Part 2 - Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI) and Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA)'.

A Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) determines the nature and extent of risk by analysing potential hazards and assessing vulnerability that could pose a potential threat or harm to people, property, livelihoods and the environment on which they depend.

The Risk and Vulnerability Assessment serves, along with the Baseline Emission Inventory, as a starting point for the development of the action plan. It is an integral part of your action plan in MyCovenant. It needs to be submitted in the same stage as the action plan (i.e. within 2 years of joining the initiative), while updated information shall be reported at the monitoring stage (i.e. using the monitoring template in MyCovenant).

The RVA in the Covenant - Europe framework focuses on identifying and assessing the most relevant climate hazards and vulnerable sectors. Optionally, adaptive capacity and vulnerable population groups could also be identified and assessed in this analysis.

For guidance on how to complete the Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in MyCovenant, please refer to the Covenant Reporting guidelines.

You should select at least one sector per each climate hazards identified. The pre-defined sectors within MyCovenant are buildings, transport, energy, water, waste, land use, agriculture, biodiversity, health, civil protection, tourism, education, ICT.

Please see Annex V of the Covenant Reporting guidelines for a detailed definition of each sector.

The Urban Adaptation Support Tool developed by the European Environment Agency and the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office provides local authorities guidance on the entire adaptation cycle, including assessing risks and vulnerabilities. It includes references to useful resources, such as reports, tools, case studies. You can find the Urban Adaptation Support Tool here.

The Energy Poverty Assessment assists in defining the state of energy poverty in your local authority. It is an integral part of your action plan in MyCovenant, along with the Emission Inventory and the Risk and Vulnerability Assessment. The Energy Poverty Assessment offers to choose from a variety of indicators in several macro areas: climate, facilities/housing, mobility, socio-economic aspects, policy and regulatory framework, participation/awareness-raising. Each indicator can be further defined by selecting a base year and current level, either at a household or person level. Signatories are free to select as many indicators as they like and use them to monitor progress.

The Energy Poverty Assessment needs to be submitted in the same stage as the action plan (i.e. within 2 years of joining the initiative), while updated information shall be reported at the monitoring stage (i.e. using the monitoring template in MyCovenant).

As the Covenant energy poverty pillar has been launched in early 2022, a transition period will apply until the end of 2024. During the transition period reporting on energy poverty in MyCovenant remains optional, however, signatories are highly encouraged to start their assessment and planning on energy poverty.

For guidance on how to complete the Energy Poverty Assessment in MyCovenant, please refer to the Covenant Reporting guidelines.

The Energy Poverty Advisory Hub, as the leading EU initiative on energy poverty, provides extensive knowledge and capacity building on energy poverty and their Helpdesk can be of assistance for any questions on the topic.

The EU Open Data Portal is an open database managed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, including a number of resources and data developed by the EU institutions.

Data available on the portal are free of charge and without any copyright restriction.

The data published in the portal are continuously updated thanks to the efforts of the EU institutions and bodies involved.

In particular, the portal hosts dedicated datasets on energy and environment that can help Covenant – Europe signatories in collecting data useful for the development of their SECAPs. A specific CoM collection is dedicated to the CoM initiative, including data on GHG emissions and mitigation policies at local level.

With “Committing separately – individual CO₂ reduction commitment”, each signatory of the group individually commits to achieve a set joint target. Each member of the group is requested to complete the action plan and report it through My Covenant. 

Joint action plans in “Committing separately” can contain both individual and shared measures. The impacts on energy savings, renewable energy production and CO₂ emissions reduction corresponding to the joint measures is divided among each municipality adopting shared actions in their individual action plan templates.

With “Committing collectively – shared CO₂ reduction commitment”, the group of signatories collectively commits to a set given target. It is therefore necessary to complete one action plan submission for the entire group in the latter’s profile. The action plan document to upload in MyCovenant is common to all signatories in the group. The document must clearly indicate the names of the local authorities and has to be approved by each municipal council.

In this case, the emission reduction target is shared between the members of the group. The action plan can contain both individual and shared actions, and at least one shared action should be included.

The names of each local authority as well as their contribution to the plan must be clearly indicated in the action plan document.

Please consult our Quick Reference Guide on Joint Action Plans for further information. 

Monitoring is a crucial part of any planning process. It aims to collect and report the progress achieved by the signatory according to its targets of mitigation and adaptation and to plan corrective actions if necessary.

Covenant - Europe signatories regularly monitor their action plan by submitting:

• every two years after the submission of their action plan, a monitoring report on the implementation status of their actions (light monitoring)
• and, at least every four years, a Monitoring Emissions Inventory (MEI). Elaborating reference emissions inventories is of critical importance as they are the instruments to measure the impacts of the action plan.

We encourage signatories to upload MEIs with smaller intervals, for example each year, if data is available.

Please note that in the first monitoring report (2 years after the submission of the action plan), it is necessary to indicate at least 3 key adaptation actions and 1 energy poverty action. You have the possibility to upload supporting documents. However, you should report the relevant information contained in these documents in a concise way in MyCovenant.

Please consult our Quick Reference Guide on Monitoring the Action Plan Implementation.

For further information, please consult the Covenant Reporting guidelines.

After logging into MyCovenant, go to the Reporting Corner. Enter one of the 3 main sections, ideally My Strategy (the first section) and select the Monitoring Report template row in the list of Reporting Templates (the blue background of the row indicates that the row has been correctly selected and it is now active). It is necessary to complete and, if applicable, adjust the content of the 3 main sections (fields in green are mandatory). Click on “submit” to officially submit your monitoring template. A preliminary checking system of the template will allow the detection of errors.

Please note that the monitoring report template has additional fields of information compared to the action plan template. Consult the Covenant Reporting guidelines to learn more.

You will not be able to submit a monitoring report without having submitted an action plan first.

The Covenant of Mayors – Europe Ceremony is the biggest political event bringing together the Covenant – Europe Community. Since the launch of the initiative in 2009, Covenant Ceremonies have brought together hundreds of cities of all sizes, mayors, local leaders, coordinators and supporters to celebrate the achievements of local governments and look at the future of the climate and energy transition. Traditionally the event has been hosted by the President of the European Parliament, and European Commissioners, MEPs, representatives of the Committee of the Regions and other institutions have come together for this high-level event.

For further information, please visit our events page or contact our events Helpdesk at events@eumayors.eu.

The Covenant – Europe Office provides different kind of peer learning opportunities to the European Community through:

• Online and offline capacity-building activities both at the European and national level. These workshops and webinars offer opportunities to learn from peers, get inspired by successful actions, and brainstorm solutions to common challenges;
• Online resources and publications with the latest relevant information to support cities, including on funding and financing opportunities;
• Facilitate knowledge transfer and achievement of the Covenant - Europe targets at local level via a series of peer learning exchanges with other cities and regions (Covenant – Europe peer learning programme).

The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy is the world’s largest alliance for cities climate leadership, built over the great success of the Covenant of Mayors – Europe and the Compact of Mayors – the world’s two primary initiatives of cities and local governments for climate action in 2017. The Global Covenant of Mayors formally brings together these two initiatives to advance city-level transition to a low emission and climate-resilient economy, and to demonstrate the global impact of local action.

Signatories of the Covenant of Mayors – Europe are also signatories of the Global Covenant of Mayors.

The Global Covenant of Mayors is managed by a dedicated Secretariat supporting the networking of cities all over the world on climate and energy.

Further information on the Global Covenant of Mayors is available here.

The Global Covenant of Mayors recognizes two official platforms for reporting on climate and energy measures: the MyCovenant Platform and the CDP-ICLEI Track.

While both reporting systems are fully adapted for European signatory cities to report on their climate action commitments, there are several differences between these platforms. Cities that have been reporting through either system prior to 2020 are encouraged to continue using that system.

Learn more on the differences between MyCovenant and the CDP-ICLEI Track in this guide.

The Race to Zero Campaign addresses local authorities, businesses, universities and investors with the aim of accelerating science-based climate action to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040, or 2050 at the latest. It is especially designed to help cities meet the Race’s criteria and access the best available expertise along the way

Read more on the Race to Zero Campaign and its linkage with the Covenant of Mayors – Europe here.