Global Covenant of Mayors: Aggregation Report on Energy Access and Energy Poverty 2025
This report monitors the Energy access and energy poverty pillar (EAPP) of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCOM) during 2023-2024 using descriptive statistics and cross-tabulation analysis of MyCovenant and CDP-ICLEI Track platforms data. The study tracks reporting progress globally looking at badge assignment and examines European EAPP action characteristics. Results show 1 575 signatories obtained EAPP badges (i.e. completed important reporting steps on the pillar) by 2024 (17% growth), covering 430 million people (34% of total Global Covenant of Mayors population). Regional adoption rates vary significantly: North America (32%), East Asia (27%), and Southeast Asia (23%) lead, while several regions remain below 10%. European energy actions increased 39% to 2 770 interventions, with 90% integrating mitigation or adaptation objectives and implementation favouring awareness-raising, financial incentives, and energy management. Critical gaps include variable reporting quality and geographic data limitations restricting global action analysis. Findings inform policy by evidencing municipal climate-energy integration effectiveness and identifying capacity-building priorities for accelerating pillar adoption globally.
PITTALIS Marco;
PALERMO Valentina;
BEZERRA Paula;
MELICA Giulia;
2026-01-12
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC144225
978-92-68-33339-6 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 40525,
OP KJ-01-25-559-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC144225,
10.2760/8030958 (online),
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