The Covenant of Mayors – in a nutshell

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The Covenant of Mayors – in a nutshell
Through the Covenant of Mayors, over 6,000 signatory cities have now committed to
implementing
Sustainable
Energy
Action
Plans
(SEAPs), leveraging a unique,
standard reporting framework
with no equals in Europe.
As shown by the figures on the
right, the collective – and
voluntary – commitment of
signatory cities has already
exceeded the EU target, as
the first SEAPs analyzed by the
European Commission Joint
Research Centre show an
average 25% CO2 reduction
objective by 2020!
Through the active involvement
of provinces, regions and other players supporting cities in their efforts, the Covenant has
managed to mobilize all stakeholders around a common objective, standing out as an
unprecedented model of multi-level governance in Europe. Constant growth of
signatories and the impressive results achieved hitherto contribute to make it a key political
instrument to deliver the EU climate and energy objectives from the bottom-up.
“Mayors are really the ones holding the key to success for this [Europe 2020] strategy. Many
of them have therefore voluntarily enrolled their city into the “EU Covenant of Mayors”, and
municipal teams are now implementing detailed low-carbon action plans across Europe.”
Günther Oettinger, EU Energy Commissioner
The Covenant of Mayors Office is managed by a consortium of experienced city networks, led
by Energy Cities and composed of Climate Alliance, CEMR, EUROCITIES and FEDARENE.