Councilman Administration Modernization, Urban and Participation Quality, Jose Guillen, inaugurated this morning the conference on Digital Purchase Green and Energy Saving in information and communications technology (ICT), held at the headquarters of the Local Agency Energy and which was also attended by the director General of Industrial Activity and Energy and Mining, Esther Marin.
Guillen has encouraged murcianos and public bodies to "make a rational use of ICT to avoid carbon footprint in 2008 was responsible for between 2% and 3% to the total emissions of greenhouse gases on the planet, increasing continuously since then and it is estimated that it may be a 6% in 2020, similar to the aviation sector worldwide figures. ".
The council has explained that "since municipalities have an obligation to promote good practices and raise public awareness so that when new technologies are acquired is made with energy efficiency criteria as the use of new technologies has ever greater influence in our lives and in aspects that are often not even aware of. "
"We must work to leave to future generations the best possible world, an efficient city where the environment is preserved," he pointed Guillen.
Councilman thanked "the presence in these days of other municipalities in the region of Murcia and our three universities. I thank the coordinators of the LIFE Project, which expressly come from Valladolid to share with us the best practices and conclusions of the LIFE project GREEN ICT in working from three years ago.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia