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10 February 2023

Strengthening the role of Coordinators and Supporters by developing Grouped SECAPs for their territory's municipalities

A new Reference Guide for Grouped SECAPs Analysis is out! The Covenant of Mayors – Europe, the European Commission and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) have developed a fast-track for SECAPs evaluation, based on a cluster of plans within Coordinators' and Supporters' territories.

10 February 2023

Participate in the Global Covenant's Energy Access & Poverty Survey

We invite local governments and cities to take a survey to uncover the barriers, enablers, and opportunities that local governments have in the context of strengthening energy access and/or alleviating energy poverty.

10 February 2023

Apply to the South-North Mediterranean Twinning to exchange on energy efficiency in buildings

If you are a European city from a Northern Mediterranean country, you can participate in the MeetMED II Project's Twinning programme! Call for applications are open until February 15th!

9 February 2023

Apply for the GCoM Experts Exchange Program before March 8

As part of continuing efforts to deepen technical support provided to cities, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) is launching a new initiative to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practices among signatory cities from all regions of the alliance.

8 February 2023

Green cities: European Commission launched the competition of the EU Green Capital and EU Green Leaf Awards on 20 January 2023

The European Commission is calling on European cities embarking on the path to sustainability to apply for the European Green Capital and European Green Leaf Awards 2025.

6 February 2023

Discover CINEA's new programme for cross-border renewable energy projects

The Cross-Border Renewable Energy (CB RES) Programme, part of Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), aims to enable the cost-effective deployment of renewable energy.

6 February 2023

New tool to measure air quality now available for signatories

A new “My Air Quality” option is now available to signatories, allowing them to obtain a first estimate of the air pollutant emissions associated to the activities taking place in their territory.

6 February 2023

Combining citizens’ involvement and urban planning to foster active mobility in cities – takeaways from our last webinar on sustainable mobility

The Covenant of Mayor's last webinar on sustainable mobility highlighted different aspects of urban planning, with examples from Valongo (PT), Turin (IT), Vienna (AT) and Oldenberg (DE). What did we learn from these cities?

2 February 2023

Cities’ response to the energy crisis will be at the center of this year's Covenant of Mayors Europe Conference

This year’s Covenant of Mayors – Europe high-level political conference in Brussels will focus on the local response to the energy crisis, discussing how it has shown (once again) that cities are frontrunners of Europe’s energy transition, and how these efforts can become long-term strategies to red

30 January 2023

Takeaways from Expert Mission Mannheim - Espoo

Two cities – Mannheim (DE) and Espoo (FI) – part of the 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission explore roadmaps and stakeholder engagement for carbon neutrality, and discuss how to create a ‘transition team’.