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Survey - 17.11.2020

European cities’ outline their big plans for a carbon-free future
The European Covenant of Mayors conducted a survey last summer collecting local and regional governments’ views and ideas for the future of the initiative. Now the results are public with 462 cities and regions in 23 countries responding. The message is clear: 91% of respondents are in favour of making climate neutrality a long-term target for the Covenant’s participants and majorities say targets on adaptation to climate change should be strengthened and made compulsory.

The survey also covers other issues such as cooperation between different levels of governance, the kinds of local climate actions taken by governments and the need for a socially just energy transition. The findings will feed into repositioning the Covenant in the new context marked by the COVID crisis and ways to support municipalities and regions to fully participate in the recovery.
Recruitment - 08.06.2020

The Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy is looking for a Project Officer!
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is recruiting a ‘Project Officer for the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy fixed term contract at the CEMR Secretariat in Brussels).

Find all the details in the Job description.

Please send your CV and application letter, telling about your motivation and interest to application@ccre-cemr.org before 28 June 2020 – 23h59 . Please put ‘Project Officer – COMO 5’ in the title of the email.
Climate - 25.10.2018

Covenant of Mayors brings cities’ climate demands to Commissioners’ ears
The Covenant of Mayors board, including CEMR spokesperson on climate and energy, Mayor of Sevilla Juan Espadas, conveyed five key climate demands directly from cities to Commissioners Cañete and Sefcovic last week. The purpose of these five demands is to become the pillars of the EU’s long-term climate strategy.
Covenant of Mayors - 23.10.2018

Covenant Cities in the Spotlight: And the winners are…
Monsano (Italy), Sønderborg (Denmark) and Barcelona (Spain). Congratulations! Have a look at their inspiring climate action plans and progress.
Climate twinning - 21.09.2018

Apply for the Covenant of Mayors' twinning programme
Interested in a climate-themed twinning programme? Apply for the Covenant of Mayors’ twinning programme by 28 September.
Climate transition - 25.04.2018

New study praises Covenant of Mayors' impact on cities
How are cities planning to respond to climate change? Read the Assessment of local climate plans from 885 cities in EU28, in the Journal of Cleaner Production. This study praises the Covenant of Mayors for mobilising European local governments to plan and take action in the field of climate mitigation and adaptation.
Convention des maires - 07.12.2017

Join the webinar on climate change adaptation
Is your town on the right track when it comes to climate change adaptation? Join the Covenant of mayors' webinar on 11 December and learn everything you need to know about making your town adapt to climate change.
EU Cities Forum - 20.11.2017

Learn how to implement EU climate and energy objectives
How do you implement EU climate and energy objectives at local level? CEMR is organising a Covenant of Mayors workshop on this issue. You can take part in it at the EU Cities Forum in Rotterdam on 28 November.
Covenant of mayors - 31.07.2017

Apply for the climate and energy twinning programme
The Covenant of Mayors’ twinning programme offers European local and regional governments the chance to join an eco-friendly adventure: twinning exchanges that aim to increase local governments’ capacity and knowledge to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Apply before 15 September 2017.