Raise awareness among LGs in the EU27 on their powers for change, their responsibility and key role to drastically reduce GHG emissions in their corporate and community sector.
Mobilise LGs to link up to and influence European and international (UN) climate protection processes (including the European Covenant of Mayors) and to contribute to a European framework and the global climate negotiations,
Identify and develop European LG Positions that can feed into national, European and international climate and energy dialogues.
Assist national-LG and European-LG dialogue with national governments, to improve communication and recognition / support for local climate action, in the view of implementing the EU climate and energy objectives.
Conduct advocacy at a national, European and international level to gain recognition for the essential role LGs play in the climate and energy debate. Use the COP 15 event in 2009 (where the post-2012 international climate negotiations will be concluded), and the COP 16 in 2010, to present the European LG Position(s) and update the situation of EU27 national dialogues.

Project definition of sustainable energy:

Sustainable energy can be defined as energy, in the production or consumption of electricity, heating and cooling, which has no or limited impacts - compared to fossil fuels or nuclear energy - on human health, the functioning of local and global ecological systems and the environment. Sustainable energy is the combination of energy savings, energy efficiency measures and technologies, as well as the use of renewable energy sources, such as solar energy (passive and active use, e.g. solar building design using natural day-lighting and natural ventilation, solar thermal, photovoltaics,), wind -, bio-energy, geothermal energy, small hydro power, wave and tidal power, as well as hybrid systems. Its objective is to provide energy security (sufficient, safe, affordable) for the present and future generations.