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Lumbrerense The session will launch a online information point to advise local companies in the field of energy saving, and also launch a new environmental training plan
The City Council of Puerto Lumbreras approved at the next Full Council that a motion to extend environmental initiatives and commitments to the Spanish Network of Cities for Climate.
Thus, the session will reiterate their commitment to this network incorporating a dozen new media in the field of environmental care and sustainable development.
The local mayor, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, recalled that "the municipality of Puerto Lumbreras has among its main objectives the implementation of actions to promote the fight against climate change and the improvement and environmental conservation ".
Thus, Sanchez explained that "since the council are leading environmental practices that later approach to encourage citizens to social awareness."
Among the new initiatives to be launched by the council highlights a training and awareness campaign to increase general and local knowledge of the causes and effects of climate change.
In addition, the Department of Environment will organize training plans aimed at different groups of local people to promote energy efficiency, and create an online information point to inform local businesses about funding programs and subsidies for energy saving.
Also, for actions to incorporate the municipality lumbrerense emphasizes the development of a baseline emissions inventory classified by indicators, to set new strategic lines locally to further reduce CO2 emissions, as marking the Covenant of Mayors in Puerto Lumbreras was the first municipality to join.
Finally, the session lumbrerense incorporated into its traditional business awards category 'Company responsible to the environment', "in order to promote good practices among local businesses."
Moreover, the last measure is the creation of an online tool on the website of the City Council to manage the waste generated by different government departments.
In this sense, the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, concluded by saying that "Puerto Lumbreras continue working in this direction through Ecopuerto Strategic Plan 2008 - 2012, progress towards sustainability and carbon neutral towards becoming carbon a 'green city. "
"Puerto Lumbreras sustainable growth has become a basic objective of his government.
It has therefore been the first town in Spain who accepted the challenge of this European project, linking its growth with a commitment to respect the natural environment ', said the municipal government responsible.
The ceremony took place in the European Parliament, and has received assistance from José Manuel Barroso - President of the European Commission - and Vice President of the European Parliament, Alejo Vidal-Quadras.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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