Twenty-four mayors and representatives of local authorities from six Union of the Mediterranean members have signed onto the Covenant of Mayors, thus committing themselves to help reduce carbon emissions.
The mayors and representatives from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine and Israel participated in a signing ceremony in Skhirat, Morocco on 6 May 2015.
The ceremony was organized by the EU and the EU project 'Cleaner Energy Saving Mediterranean Cities' (CES-MED).
6 May 2015: Twenty-four mayors and representatives of local authorities from six Union of the Mediterranean members have signed onto the Covenant of Mayors, thus committing themselves to help reduce carbon emissions. The mayors and representatives from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine and Israel participated in a signing ceremony in Skhirat, Morocco, on 6 May 2015. The ceremony was organized by the EU and the EU project ‘Cleaner Energy Saving Mediterranean Cities’ (CES-MED).
The Covenant of Mayors is a global movement that began in the EU, and involves local and regional authorities that have voluntarily committed to increase energy efficiency and use renewable energy sources. Approximately 6,300 cities and towns in 54 countries have signed onto the Covenant, whose signatories aim to meet and even exceed the EU’s 20% carbon reduction target by 2020. [EU Press Release] [Covenant of Mayors Website] [Union of the Mediterranean Website] [Cleaner Energy Saving Mediterranean Cities Website]