Furthermore, Covenant signatories are offered the possibility to showcase their best practices both in the CoM-Europe good practices section and during CoM-Europe events. High international recognition and visibilityĬovenant signatories enjoy high visibility at the international level with a dedicated profile on both the Covenant of Mayors - Europe website and the Global Covenant of Mayors website. Covenant Coordinators, Supporters and other partnersĬovenant signatories are supported by various authorities and organisations that are in a position to provide strategic guidance, technical and/or financial assistance to accelerate the clean energy transition and adapting to climate change.The European Commission has committed to mobilizsing financial resources through programmes as well as political support at European level, and has created additional financial opportunities for the Covenant Community. The information collected by the JRC through signatories’ action plans is also useful to inform and support the definition of European policies on climate and energy. The JRC offers a Helpdesk dedicated to technical inquiries and elaborates technical guidance documents for Covenant signatories. The office also offers tailored assistance through its Helpdesk.Ĭovenant signatories benefit from the highest level of technical support by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, which provides an evaluation of their action plans and tailored recommendations for improvements.

mitigation, adaptation, energy poverty, multi-level governance, funding and financing instruments) - all listed on the online calendar of events - and so much more.

The Covenant of Mayors – Europe Office offers many opportunities for networking, cooperation, and knowledge exchange, such as tailored trainings and peer-learning programmes as well as capacity building activities on various themes (e.g. Local authorities signing up to the Covenant of Mayors - Europe are supported by Covenant Coordinators (ministries, national energy agencies, regions, provinces and counties), Covenant Supporters (energy agencies, association of local authorities, NGOs, etc.), the Covenant of Mayors - Europe Office and the European Commission.

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