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The transformation process in a municipality of Murcia increasingly identified with sustainable development has been made possible largely thanks to the work done by the Local Agency for Energy and Climate Change (GER).

This was recognized by the Mayor, Miguel Ángel Cámara, after collecting the award for Best Public Initiative granted to the agency by the readers of the magazine Economic News.

House-which has attended the event accompanied by the Councillor for the Environment, Adela Martinez-Cachá-recalled the work of designing and promoting ALEM public awareness initiatives in the responsible use of energy and against climate change, promoting use of renewable energy in municipal buildings and facilities, introducing and defending the electric vehicle in the mobility behavior and supporting and enhancing and optimizing building energy efficient at home against the traditional model of uncontrolled energy.

This work has helped to reduce municipal energy consumption significantly, to sensitize Murcia in the need to manage energy consumption in their homes effectively, to Murcia is developing an adequate infrastructure for the electric car and the bike because has increased the number of people using bicycles in their daily commute.

In short, "measures and actions aimed at sustainability and sustainable development and future of Murcia," added House.

ALEM ensures that they meet the objectives of the Covenant of Mayors of the EU, which it joined the municipality of Murcia, committed to reducing its CO2 emissions by 20% or more by 2020.

"Murcia goes far beyond that commitment", said the Mayor, who has expressed the intention of the City of up to 40% reduction in CO2 emissions by that date.

"This will definitely become a municipality in Murcia more environmentally friendly, more sustainable and committed to the responsible use of energy resources, which offer a higher quality of life enjoying the available resources without compromising its existence in the future" , said House.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia