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The Covenant of Mayors is a commitment by signatory towns and cities to go beyond the objectives of EU energy policy in terms of reduction in CO2 emissions through enhanced energy efficiency and cleaner energy production and use.
EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) is a core activity of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign. Every year hundreds of organisations and individuals participate in the EUSEW.
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EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS
THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK - ELENA To facilitate the mobilisation of funds for investments in sustainable energy at local level, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank have established the ELENA technical assistance facility (European Local ENergy Assistance), financed through the Intelligent Energy-Europe programme.
LINKED PROJECTS
The SMILEGOV project aims to set up clusters of European islands that will facilitate exchange between them and between different levels of governance in order to support the development of sustainable energy action plans and the implementation of concrete actions. www.sustainableislands.eu
NETWORKS
ISLENET - EUROPEAN ISLANDS NETWORK ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
CPMR ISLANDS COMMISSION - Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions
CPMR Islands Commission
Energy-Cities, the Association of European local authorities promoting local sustainable energy policy
EREC, the umbrella organisation of the European renewable energy industry, trade and research associations active in the sectors of bioenergy, geothermal, ocean, small hydropower, solar electricity, solar thermal and wind energy
EUFORES, a non-profit organisation aiming at promoting Renewable Energy Sources
EUROCITIES, the network of more than 130 large cities in over 30 European countries
EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK, a full week of events dedicated to sustainable mobility
FEDARENE, the European network of regional and local organisations which implement, coordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies
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