City authorities in ICLEI Member City Tirana (Albania) are testing electric buses as part of efforts to lower pollution levels in the city.

Speaking about the initiative, Mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj said: "Instead of filling Tirana with tram cables or technology belonging to the 1970s, we have now decided to develop and move to modern avant-garde technology."

The move towards electric buses comes after success with electric cars. In September 2017, city authorities licensed the first electric taxi company alongside a fleet of electric cars for the Albanian police.

The move saw them become the only law enforcement agency in the region to use that vehicle type and only the fifth to do so in Europe.

For more information about Tirana's mobility plans, click here.Image copyright: sourced from Flickr more   23 January 2018 Covenant of Mayors investment forum and ceremony set to take place in FebruaryThe EU Covenant of Mayors will hold an investment forum on financing climate adaptation, clean urban transport and energy efficiency in Brussels (Belgium) on 21 February. This will be followed by the Covenant of Mayors Ceremony on 22 February, a political event which has been running since 2008.

Comprising dedicated interactive workshops, the investment forum will bring together stakeholders and practitioners from cities, regions and industry and will present 25 successful projects and initiatives covering five thematic areas: financing climate adaptation; financing clean urban transport; financing energy efficiency in public assets; delivering home renovation schemes in cities and regions; and innovative financing solutions. The full agenda is available online.

The Covenant of Mayors Ceremony will showcase how local governments develop integrated climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies to improve energy efficiency, make greater use of renewable energy, and brace for climate hazards. The ceremony will also provide participants with the opportunity to network with EU decision makers.

For more information about the investment forum, visit the event website. For more information about the ceremony, click here.Image copyright: sourced from EU Covenant of Mayors by " Nathalie Nizette" more

» Publication Date: 24/01/2018

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