Municipalities and local government actors around the world are key players to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Today the European Commission launches a new course aimed at helping decision-makers to develop effective Climate Action Plans for their municipalities.
Today the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre launches a new online course entitled 'Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy - Cities taking action against climate change'.
Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal and co-chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors, introduces the course as follows: “If you are watching this, you probably consider climate change a serious problem. So do 9 out of 10 Europeans, and many, many people around the world… We need cities, because half of the world lives in them, because they generate 80% of the global GDP”.
The new course targets municipal decision-makers, planners, and citizens. It supports them in obtaining the necessary know-how and developing the appropriate skills to create, support, and implement a successful Climate Action Plan that can turn their cities’ climate ambitions into concrete actions.
Valentina Palermo, the Project Lead for the course added: “The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy – Cities taking action against climate change course builds on the more than ten years long experience and expertise of the Joint Research Centre in leading capacity building activities for local climate action worldwide. We involved numerous stakeholders and developed multiple learning approaches to ensure an interactive and in-depth journey. The course will reach users in different regions of the world that share the same vision towards a sustainable, decarbonised and resilient future.”
The Global Covenant of Mayors is a bottom-up initiative involving more than 10,000 cities and local governments worldwide.
Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal and co-chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors, introduces the course as follows: “If you are watching this, you probably consider climate change a serious problem. So do 9 out of 10 Europeans, and many, many people around the world… We need cities, because half of the world lives in them, because they generate 80% of the global GDP”.
The new course targets municipal decision-makers, planners, and citizens. It supports them in obtaining the necessary know-how and developing the appropriate skills to create, support, and implement a successful Climate Action Plan that can turn their cities’ climate ambitions into concrete actions.
Valentina Palermo, the Project Lead for the course added: “The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy – Cities taking action against climate change course builds on the more than ten years long experience and expertise of the Joint Research Centre in leading capacity building activities for local climate action worldwide. We involved numerous stakeholders and developed multiple learning approaches to ensure an interactive and in-depth journey. The course will reach users in different regions of the world that share the same vision towards a sustainable, decarbonised and resilient future.”
The Global Covenant of Mayors is a bottom-up initiative involving more than 10,000 cities and local governments worldwide.
