5 cities of the Vitebsk region joined the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy

Another 20 Belarusian cities have joined the EU initiative "Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy". The signing ceremony of the accession declaration took place today in Minsk at an international conference dedicated to joint actions within the framework of the initiative.

Bykhov, Babruysk, Verkhnedvinsk, Vitebsk, Volkovysk, Gorodok, Dokshitsy, Ivacevichi, Kalinkovichi, Krasnopole, Korma, Mosty, Mstislavl, Nesvizh, Novopolotsk, Pruzhany, Svetlogorsk, Slavhorod, Slutsk and Smorgon have joined the Covenant of Mayors.

Thus, 38 Belarusian cities are participating in the popular European movement, contributing to the fulfillment of Belarus's commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change. They have committed to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by up to 30% by 2030 and to developing an action plan for sustainable energy development and climate.

BelTA. Photo from the archive of "Vitebskiye Vesti".