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In Murcia and green flags waving all created by users, Consumer Federation of Independent (FUCI), in collaboration with the Biodiversity Foundation.
If in 2008 the Mayor Miguel Angel House collected the award in four modes ('waste, cleaning and gardening', 'environmental commitment', 'Water management and environmental education' and 'Civic Engagement'), now is the turn of the category of 'energy consumption and pollution. "
This will acknowledge the work of the council, which promotes responsible consumption by helping to ensure sustainable development.
FUCI want and reward, value and encourage responsible management of environmental resources by the municipalities.
To grant this mark takes into account different aspects of local management and the implementation of initiatives related to the environment and sustainability and action for responsible consumption.
Thus, Murcia has recognized the Local Strategy to Combat Climate Change was launched in October 2007.
Of the 115 proposed actions, 95 have already begun to have saved over 48,000 tonnes of CO2 a year.
Some of these measures are replacing conventional lights LED technology, use of biodiesel in urban transport subsidies to promote energy efficiency and solar thermal and photovoltaic.
Thus, improvements in the municipality and have been highly appreciated for this award are:
"Sustainable mobility: 89 km of bike lanes built, 2 km tram built (and 44 planned).
- Sinks of CO2, planting 28,943 trees in 2008 and 10,603 in 2009.
- Green Procurement: gradual implementation in municipal contracts on environmental criteria (energy efficiency, environmental management systems, quality and origin of forest products, etc.).
- Improved management systems, information and monitoring
- Agreements with NGOs in the municipality for municipal forest property management, with a total of 40 hectares agreed.
- Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency building with 20 photovoltaic systems installed in municipal buildings and schools, 9 solar thermal systems installed in sports halls, 19 photovoltaic or solar thermal, and 31 actions relating to energy efficiency from the line subsidies to promote energy efficiency (2008), with a total of 150,000 euros.
The Federation of Independent Users and Consumers (FUCI) is a statewide association that was founded in 1986 and is affiliated to several international organizations.
Since 1997, the award-winning "Green Flag" City Manager ", which is the tenth edition of the award.
This award aims to highlight actions and behaviors within a continuous improvement in a model of sustained commitment in terms of urban quality.
In short, it favors the existence of sustainable cities, inhabited by responsible consumers, facing the challenges that arise in the future.
Murcia City Council has been working since 1995 to make sustainability a permanent benchmark in all their actions.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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