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The purpose is to know the mark left on the environment every activity that emits greenhouse gases in order to reduce it.
Murcia study the consumption of electricity and fossil fuels of all municipal offices.
Only 24 municipalities are enrolled in the National Register managed by the MAGRAMA.
The City of Murcia, through the Department of Planning, Environment and Huerta, who heads Antonio Navarro Corchón, will calculate their carbon footprint and ecological footprint, that is, to quantify CO2 emissions derived from the services the city ​​council provided to citizens through the consumption of electricity and fossil fuels all units are municipally owned or over which it exercises control through its management.
The carbon footprint is "an environmental indicator -HA Corchón- Navarro explained that quantifies the impact of an activity based on CO2 emissions causing" so that it can be considered as "the mark left on the medium environment with each activity that emits greenhouse gases. "
the ecological footprint will also consider a broader environmental indicator that evaluates the impact of any action of human beings on the planet's capacity to renew its natural resources (water, air, land, etc.).
After calculating the carbon footprint by the Local Agency for Energy and Climate Change (GER), the goal is that "the city becomes part of the small number of municipalities, only 24 in Spain, who are enrolled in the National Register of Carbon Footprint managed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment "says Navarro.
The example of the City
It is known CO2 emissions that occur in buildings and municipal services as a first step to reduce them.
Therefore, the Town Planning, Environment and Huerta considers it necessary to "raise awareness Murcia on the importance of these actions which can be implemented both collectively in companies and business centers, and from the individual point of view and at home ".
The goal is to reduce emissions by 40% by 2020. To do this, besides the administration effort it is essential to involve citizens.
"If we want murcianos and companies commit, it is clear that the City must lead by example," said Navarro, who stressed the commitment to clean energy, sustainable mobility, the pedestrianization or new green areas, "measures we have They started and help make more affordable the goal. "
Murcia has the general recognition for their fight against climate change.
Since 2008 it promotes actions to reduce CO2 emissions at the municipal level under the Covenant of Mayors and its Plan of Action for Sustainable Energy.
Recently, it has also joined the new European initiative Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, with the commitment to work to develop a Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change.
A few weeks ago the map of climate predictions of the municipality was presented workshops for calculating the carbon footprint of companies and the last Board of Governors agreed to Climathón accession, to be held on October 28 are performed.
More information: www.energiamurcia.es
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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