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Because they are "planners, regulators and promoters of the development of cities."
Chamber participates in an international event on sustainable mobility.
"It's an irrefutable fact that the climate change battle is fought at the local level, making municipal governments leaders in promoting sustainable energy policies, as are those who plan, develop and regulate the activity in the cities.
That effort, therefore, must be recognized and supported financially. "
The Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Angel House, has defended this thesis in his speech at an international meeting on sustainable mobility held today in Madrid.
House, who has participated in the conference with the mayors of Malaga, Santander and Valladolid, recalled that "the success of sustainable energy policies and the fight against global climate change depends on the cities, in which alone Europe 75% of the population lives in them, which is where it consumes 80% of the energy. "
In his speech, the Mayor said that "local authorities have a key role in improving the sustainability of municipalities to be planners, regulators and promoters of the development of cities."
Therefore, argues that "the municipalities are the key to sustainability", but must deal with the main limitation found with the lack of sufficient resources to effectively implement these policies, "so we need more support from the national governments and supranational institutions, "he concluded.
The meeting's objective is to present the challenges faced by different Spanish cities in search of solutions that contribute to a healthier world, and analyze the mobility and sustainability plans that are being promoted.
House, also Mayor of Murcia is director of the Working Group on Energy Efficiency Eurocities applied to a more sustainable mobility, referred also to the mobility-driven strategies in Murcia, based on the adoption of a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan The Bicycle Master Plan and a set of initiatives promoted by the City Council within the overall strategy of mobility.
Some measures introduced in Murcia for the purpose mentioned by the Mayor include the incorporation of gas and electric vehicles in the new fleet of cleaning and waste treatment and electric or hybrid vehicles to the municipal fleet, reductions in the tax circulation since 2008 and the installation of charging points for electric vehicles in municipal buildings and the first two charging points for electric vehicles of two wheels.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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