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ABOUT THE PACT OF ISLANDS

The Pact of Islands is a binding instrument with which island authorities will enter into a political engagement in order to meet the objectives of the project.

The three-page document is structured in a manner similar to the Covenant of Mayors and is taking into account the particularities of European island communities. The Pact of Islands signatories make a number of significant commitments, such as:
  • to go beyond the objectives set by the EU for 2020, reducing the CO2 emissions in their respective territories by at least 20%;
  • to submit an Islands Sustainable Energy Action Plan including a Baseline Emission Inventory which outlines how the objectives will be reached;
  • to submit an implementation report at least every second year following the submission of the Action Plan for evaluation, monitoring and verification purposes;
  • to organise Energy Days, in cooperation with the European Commission and with other stakeholders, allowing citizens to benefit directly from the opportunities and advantages offered by a more intelligent use of energy, and to regularly inform the local media on developments concerning the action plan;
  • to attend and contribute to events organised by European Institutions relating to the Pact of Islands & the Covenant of Mayors;
  • to mobilise sustainable energy investments in their respective territories.

More details in the Pact of Islands Brochure

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