As the 15-year anniversary of the Covenant of Mayors is approaching, we reflect on the accomplishments of cities in the past years and anticipate their pivotal role in shaping a new era of climate action ahead.

Une into our fifth podcast episode of our series on Adaptation to discover how the Slovenian city of Celje is counting on its natural assets and the support of European cohesion funds to become more resilient in the face of increasing heatwaves and floods.

European Climate Pact Ambassadors inform, inspire and support climate policy and action in their communities and networks. 

Vantaa’s district heating network is an efficient system that supplies most of the city’s buildings. In the past years, it's moved from fossil fuels to more sustainable strategies, and it's now aiming to go carbon-negative and circular.

Cornellà de Llobregat leads the way with 'Climate Itineraries,' co-designing pathways to ensure accessibility to vital community spaces during extreme temperatures: insights from our experts Leon Kapetas & Aurelio Escobar from the Policy Support Facility.

From our series “Building on the Sprint”: the Italian city of Cesena uses the Sprint to boost their climate communications and engage youth in their green transition.

How to bring historic centers back to life? How to give cities back to their inhabitants despite touristification? How to transform historic but abandoned areas into vibrant, future-proof places? The HUB-IN project wants to respond to these and many other questions.

Revisit our webinar "Beyond the Sprint” for some ideas on how to save energy structurally in the areas of mobility, tourism and energy communities. 

As EU nations submit their revised National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) to the European Commission, it's an opportune moment to ensure that national policymaking effectively incorporates and acknowledges local energy and climate action.

Faced with an intensifying climate crisis and the ongoing energy crisis, many cities are keeping “emergency” energy saving measures in place and working to make them permanent... How can you follow their example?