The prestigious title of European Green Capital is awarded every year to a European city of 100,000+ inhabitants for its commitment to environmental, social and economic sustainability. The European Green Leaf Award 2022 is also underway, for smaller cities with 20,000 to 99,999 inhabitants. The Commission will award a financial prize...Læs mere

The Covenant signatory Nice Côte d'Azur(France) put in place an innovative adaptation measure first invented in Japan to reduce the effect of Urban Heat Island for pedestrian. A new case study is available in our library!

The Urban Heat Island phenomenon, higher temperatures in urban areas compared to the ones in their surroundings, is...Læs mere

This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Covenant of Mayors Office in Eastern Europe and South Caucasus celebrated the European Sustainable Energy Week 2020 in a digital format.

Thousands of participants from the Eastern Partnership countries met on different online platforms to discuss life beyond the crisis, hold talks about the...Læs mere

The Interreg project HeatNet North West Europe (HeatNet NWE) developed useful resources to support the devlopment of modern district heating & cooling (DHC) network. 

Despite the reduction of economic activities (and CO2 emissions) due to the pandemic, cities' energy needs for electricity and heating are still expected to grow and so...Læs mere

The Covenant's signatory Breda (The Netherlands) is motivating its inhabitants' to take energy efficiency actions thanks to the See2Do! project.

See2Do! uses thermographic images to push homeowners to implement energy saving measures. Residents then receive energy-saving advice and are assisted in the implementation of energy-saving...Læs mere

Does your city want to contribute to the success of the European Green Deal through your Covenant action plans? The European Commission is launching calls for proposal in mid-September to help implement the European Green Deal.

 In support of the priority to fight climate change and make Europe climate-neutral by 2050, the Commission...Læs mere

The Covenant of Mayors – Europe Office fully recognizes the socioeconomic, political, and geographical impacts that COVID-19 is having on local communities around Europe. As local governments are developing sustainable recovery plans along their sustainable climate and energy plans, we provide more flexibility to signatories facing...Læs mere

The Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office develops publications that help cities and towns get a better understanding of the financing and funding solutions at their disposal, and how they can make use of them.

Here are our two latest financing leaflets availabe in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish!

Financial Institutions...Læs mere