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The government delegate in Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, opened this morning at the Multi-Service building in Murcia, the presentation by the association Columbares climate change, part of the "Project Awareness of Climate Change Population immigrant ", funded by the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs.
This project consists of various measures to raise awareness of the population, including immigrants, climate change and efficient use of energy through lectures, experiential workshops, the publication of informative materials and the exhibition will be open until 31 December and since then will be exhibited in other cities in the region.
At the opening, González Tovar has expressed his satisfaction with the agreement of the European Parliament on 17 December called 20-20-20 plan, which commits the European Union in 2020 to emit 20% less CO2 than 1990, consume 20% less energy and generate 20% of its primary energy from renewable sources.
In this sense, the delegate said that "the situation of global change to which we apply ourselves out of this global economic crisis should lead to new opportunities based on a low carbon economy, with a different ethical framework where search logic sustainability, not growth at all costs. "
To do so, "we must put in place, has said Gonzalez Tovar-a new strategy that bets on further investment in renewable energy, more efficient cars, human capital formation and business criteria including action environmentally clean, since we can not be wrong on such important issues as climate change. "
The delegate noted that since 2004, Spain has made significant progress in defining public policy to address climate change, one of its key tools is the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change, which was approved in 2006, and we is allowing the government to coordinate with regard to the assessment of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Spain in the various sectors potentially affected.
Among these, he made reference to those relating to water management, agriculture and the coast, as this matter with great importance in the Region of Murcia.
González Tovar also praised the work being done by the Climate Change Executive Committee created last July by the Government of Spain, coordinated by Vice President Fernandez de la Vega, who has proposed action to all ministries and facilitate coordination and cooperation with the Autonomous Communities and Local governments.
"These actions, has reminded the delegate will be developed in the next two years, reinforcing measures in the areas with greatest potential for emissions reduction is Spain, such as mobility, building and energy sustainability as well as the proper management and prevention of waste and manure, forest policy and sinks and important issues in innovation and technological development. "
In closing his speech, González Tovar said that we can all contribute our share to fight climate change and gave as example the shopping season, betting that they are more environmentally friendly "use public transport, car sharing or making walking purchase, rejecting the excess plastic wrap, using local products, encouraging ecotourism in these dates, use timers for the Christmas lighting, as well as light bulbs, use the Internet to send congratulations, and educational gifts to be possible unless these rechargeable batteries or are simple tips, the delegate concluded that we all do our bit to combat climate change. "
Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia
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