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The European Commission launched on 18 May 2022 the RePowerEU plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels as soon as possible and to respond to rising energy prices and replenish gas stocks for next winter through energy savings measures, diversification of energy supplies

The ENERGee Watch peer-to-peer learning programme is back for a third and last time. Developed to address the challenges with energy and climate data collection, monitoring, processing or communication, the programme is targeted to suit local, regional authorities and their agencies.

RenoBooster is an EU Horizon 2020 funded project developed in Vienna that aims to increase the number of green renovations of private housing, thereby contributing to decarbonisation in the city.

The Mission launched an open call for cities to join the Urban Transitions Mission City cohort last week - cities are invited to apply online and express their interest to join the Mission’s cohort by the 22nd of October through a brief questionnaire.

During the 4 days event, the Covenant of Mayors Europe office was present with the on-site stand welcoming participants and speakers who were interested in learning more about local actions on tackling climate change and energy transition.

Gothenburg in Sweden, aims to become climate neutral by 2030. Gothenburg was one of the first cities to issue green bonds in 2013 to help finance sustainable and innovative projects and strategies. The city is also a signatory to the EU Covenant of Mayors commitment to reduce 40% of its GHG emission

The LIFE Clean Energy Transition Call 2022 has 18 funding topics covering important aspects of driving forward the clean energy transition in Europe in all areas of life such as :

Saliès, a neo-rural municipality of 853 inhabitants located in the South-West of France, is strongly committed to its climate transition and its actions by adopting a global approach such as sobriety on resources and energy consumption, energy efficiency, regeneration of biodiversity...

Through a green bond scheme that began in 2017, Östersund has set up a framework for financing sustainable investments in renewable energy, mobility and energy-efficient housing. Energy efficiency improvements in housing in 2021 have led to 892 MWh/year of energy use avoided.

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is inviting European regions to express their interest to contribute to the Pilot Project "REGIONS2030: Monitoring the SDGs in the EU regions - Filling the data gaps", supported by the European Parliament.