LATEST ACHIEVEMENTS OF COVENANT CITIES AND TOWNS
On average, the commitments made by European Covenant of Mayors signatories are higher than the European Union’s targets.
European European Covenant Covenant of Mayors of Mayors EU target EU target 20% 31% 40% 47% Reduction CO2 emissions Reduction CO2 emissions by 2020 by 2030
Cities and towns across Europe are taking actions against what they consider as main future climate hazards:
EXTREME PRECIPITATION DROUGHT EXTREME HEAT KEY FIGURES
,, 66200200action plans =211million211 developed by Covenant signatories got a positive evaluation inhabitants (98% of total number of plans submitted)
,, ,, monitoring11845845 reports =9million97755 inhabitants
Covenant signatories effort could represent Mt eq % -273Overall estimated 2 28 reduction of CO by 2020 European Union’s achieved GHG emission reduction by 2020
Achieved CO2 reductions (2017 figures)
% % - 16Transport - 22Building sector sector TOWARDS CLIMATE NEUTRALITY
Going further - Aiming for climate neutrality A number of signatories are even going further than the EU’s energy and climate targets and aim at climate neutrality. Check out this map!
ALBANIA Rumes ITALY SPAIN GHG 2030/2050 target (%) Silly Tirana Acquappesa Balones 50-80 Sivry-Rance Chiarano Beniardà BELGIUM Spiere-Helkijn Paola Dénia 80-100 Aalst Stavelot Quintano Gorga Anzegem Tournai San Giorgio Sevilla Avelgem Waregem Canavese Tàrbena Bernissart Wervik San Lazzaro di Teulada Brugge Wevelgem Savena Tibi Chièvres Zwevegem Deerlijk Nikopol NETHER- UNITED Dour LANDS KINGDOM Ecaussinnes DENMARK Breda Birmingham Ellezelles Aalborg Groningen Enghien Ærø Lingewaard Estinnes Albertslund s-Hertogen- Flobecq Århus bosch Frameries Samsø Tilburg Frasnes- Skive Utrecht Lez-Anvaing Struer Gouvy Svendborg NORWAY Halle Bergen Harelbeke FINLAND Heron Lahti PORTUGAL Kortrijk Turku Lisboa Kuurne Vaasa Porto Lendelede Leuven FRANCE SWEDEN Lincent Boussy Kungsbacka Malmedy Seclin Lessebo Menen Luleå Péruwelz GREECE Östersund Pont-à-Celles Karpathos Region Gotland Växjö