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The City of Murcia, through the Department of Planning, Environment and Huerta led by Antonio Navarro Corchón, has shown once again its commitment and leadership in the fight against climate change, joining the Covenant of Mayors and demonstrating that ensures environmental protection in the municipality, and protects the quality of life l of Murcia.

This initiative supports the efforts made by local authorities in implementing sustainable energy policies, which the city of Murcia joined, becoming one of the first cities in Spain to commit to reduce energy consumption, increase the use renewable energy and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 20% by 2020.

This new Pact of the European Commission, which comes from the fusion of the original initiatives of the Covenant of Mayors and Mayor's Adapt, is called the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, is being promoted among all local bodies will .

Based on the success of the Covenant of Mayors also Adap the Mayor's initiative, based on the same model of governance, for which invited cities to take on political commitments and to take steps to anticipate the inevitable effects of launched Climate change.

Among the objectives of the new Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, are reducing CO2 emissions, the ability to adapt to the impacts of climate change and share results, experience and best practices with other local and regional authorities within and outside the EU.

Meanwhile, measures and commitments are carried out, said Navarro Corchón, are "the presentation of an Action Plan for Climate and Sustainable Energy (PACES) within two years from the date of City Council's decision, drafting a status report at least every two years from the presentation of the Plan and carry out an inventory of baseline emissions and assessment of risks and vulnerabilities arising from climate change. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia