I,
[Name of the Mayor (or other
equivalent representative)],
[Mayor (or Job title)]
of
[Name of the local
authority] have
been mandated by the [Municipal Council (or equivalent decision-making
body)]
on [date]
to sign up to the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy,
in full knowledge of the commitments set out in the official
Commitment
Document and summarised below.
Therefore, my local authority principally commits to:
Reducing
CO2 (and possibly other greenhouse gas) emissions on its
territory by at least 40% by 2030, namely through improved energy
efficiency and greater use of renewable energy sources;
Increasing its
resilience by adapting to the impacts of climate change.
In order to translate these commitments into action, my local authority undertakes to fulfil the following step-by-step approach:
Carry out aBaseline
Emissions Inventory and a Climate Change Risk and
Vulnerability Assessment;
Submit aSustainable
Energy and Climate Action Plan within two years following the
above date of the municipal council decision;
Report
progress at least every
second year following the submission of the Sustainable Energy and
Climate Action Plan for evaluation, monitoring and verification
purposes.
I accept that my local authority shall be suspended from the initiative – subject to prior notice in writing by the Covenant of Mayors Office – in case of non-submission of the above-mentioned documents (i.e. Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan and Progress Reports) within the established deadlines.
[Name
and complete address of the local authority]
[Name, e-mail and phone number of the contact person]