(to be sent to: TREN-COVENANT@ec.europa.eu)

I, [Name of the Mayor or other autorised representative], [Mayor or Job title] of [Name of the City/town/region/territorial unit] inform you that the [City Council or equivalent Decision-making body] decided at the meeting on [Date] to mandate [me / legal representative: Mayor, President…] to sign up to the Covenant of Mayors, in full knowledge of all commitments, in particular:

• to go beyond the objectives set by the EU for 2020, reducing the CO2emissions in our respective territories by at least 20%;

• to submit a Sustainable Energy Action Plan including a baseline emission inventory which outlines how the objectives will be reached, within one year of the abovementioned date

• to submit an implementation report at least every second year following the submission of the Action Plan for evaluation, monitoring and verification purposes

• to organise Energy Days or City Covenant Days, in co-operation with the European Commission and with other stakeholders, allowing citizens to benefi t directly from the opportunities and advantages offered by a more intelligent use of energy, and to regularly inform the local media on developments concerning the action plan;

• to attend and contribute to the annual EU Conference of Mayors for a Sustainable Energy Europe

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