6 December 2023
City Stories

Adapting to climate change: Barrelling forward in Debrecen

Tune into Episode 7 of our Podcast series on Adaptation to discover actions taken in Debrecen and how they engaged through the Covenant’s Policy Support Facility to come up with a simple idea to tackle flooding.

5 December 2023
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Equity in climate action: How can equity considerations be integrated into SECAP planning, implementation and monitoring processes?

Discover our comprehensive guideline that supports local authorities integrate equity into their Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Planning (SECAP) processes, promoting fair and resilient responses to climate change.

17 November 2023
Community News

Working together for accelerated climate action through the Covenant of Mayors

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?

14 November 2023
City Stories

Vienna: from energy efficiency to decarbonisation

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.

8 November 2023
Community News

From Portugal to the Netherlands: two cities exchange experiences to advance their transitions

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.

7 November 2023
City Stories

Fostering Energy Communities in Marseille, France

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.

3 November 2023
Community News

Lessons Learned: The PROSPECT+ participatory lab at the EU regions week 2023

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.

31 October 2023
City Stories

Saving energy through behavioural change: the experience of Viken county in Norway 

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.

30 October 2023
Community News

Why Europe must "local proof" its Green Deal and how to achieve it

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.

20 October 2023
New Resource

Integrating your sustainable mobility planning with your energy and climate planning

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

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