Mr Delebarre, who is the mayor and member of parliament for Dunkerque (FR), highlighted the  Covenant of Mayors  , a joint initiative between the European Commission and the Committee of the Regions, which has seen more than 500 mayors or local councillors pledge to go beyond the targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions set by the Kyoto protocol, and which the CoR has called to be extended to every level of local and regional governments.
Dunkerque`i linnapea ja Prantsuse parlamendi liige Michel Delebarre juhtis tähelepanu  linnapeade paktile  , mis on Euroopa Komisjoni ja Regioonide Komitee ühisalgatus ja mille raames tõotasid enam kui 500 linnapead ja omavalitsusjuhti minna kaugemale Kyoto protokollis sätestatud kasvuhoonegaaside heitkoguste vähendamise eesmärgist.