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Covenant of Mayors Supports the Sustainable Energy - Euro= pe Campaign

Covenant of Mayors provides support to the European Commission&= #8217;s Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign by encouraging its signatories t= o organize Local Energy Days. The Covenant cities thus are being urged to e= ngage with the citizens of their towns, cities and regions in an effort to = highlight what needs to be done to change the landscape of energy across Eu= rope.

Local Energy Days can provid= e Covenant Cities and Supporting Structures with an opportunity to interact= with consumers, businesses and decision-makers in their territories. Moreo= ver, they are a chance to highlight the benefits of sustainable energy.

There are a variety of ways th= at Covenant Cities and Supporting Structures can raise public awareness. Th= e Covenant of Mayors website provides some easy to apply examples. Among th= em is the “Municipal energy saving week” in the course of which= local authorities can adopt a selection of actions, one per day, and encou= rage their citizens to follow. (eg: Monday – all employees travel to = work by bike; Tuesday – switch off all lights and office equipment wh= en leaving the office; Wednesday – turn the thermostat down by one de= gree to save 10% in heating and energy costs, etc.)

Energy efficiency information = point at the town hall, a car free day within the town or city, event highl= ighting the city’s signing of the Covenant of Mayors, educational act= ivities and programmes such as seminars targeted at students are some of th= e other ideas for events.

Those Covenant Cities and Supp= orting Structures wishing to organise their own Local Energy Days can benef= it from the support of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign. The Campaign= offers important technical advice to organisers, access to communication t= ools and help with media promotion. Covenant Cities and Supporting Structur= es hosting events will also be officially entitled to use the Campaign logo= , next to the logo of the Covenant of Mayors.

All initiatives that become li= nked to the Campaign are evaluated and approved by the European Commission.= For this purpose, a short application form should be filled in (more= information).

For additional information on = the organisation of Local Energy Days, please contact the Energy Days Desk = of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign:

Pierre-Loïc Nihoul=

T: +32 2 333 59 51

F: +32 2 537 21 67

energydays@sustenergy.org

Sustainable Energy-Europe Campa= ign

Source: Covenant of Mayors