Sustainable Energy & Covenant of Mayors in our cities

• Workshop Conclusions and Presentations [CS]

In the times of financial crisis and municipal budget cuts, it is absolutely necessary for local authorities to manage public finances more efficiently, accelerate exchange of experiences in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources among the cities and mobilise existing financial sources or implement innovative financial schemes.

This workshop showed local authorities interested in local sustainable energy policies the clear opportunities and benefits the Covenant of Mayors initiative represents for them:

• Significant financial savings resulting from energy savings
• Lower energy bills for citizens, comfortable living conditions, pleasant environment, more local jobs created
• Municipality is a part of the European movement benefiting from experiences of fellow municipalities

The Czech local authorities and their key partners had the opportunity to join the intensive practical training on local energy management based on the Covenant of Mayors 3-steps procedure.