The European Energy Award (eea) is a quality management, benchmarking and awarding system for local authorities. Committed to sustainable local climate policy the eea supports, through its process, instruments and qualified advisors, the planning and implementation of local actions in all relevant areas (such as e.g. spatial planning, buildings, water, waste, or mobility). Today around 50 million people live in one of the 1500 participating cities and municipalities from 15 countries. The eea helps implementing national and European goals and is recognized as excellent implementation tool of the Covenant of Mayors. Twitter: @AssociationEEA