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The City Council of Puerto Lumbreras is developing the first city ordinance to prevent light pollution in the municipality.
This would be the first of a group of ordinances to be developed in the coming months to protect the environment, combating climate change and reduce CO2 emissions in Puerto Lumbreras.
With this ordinance will regulate outdoor lighting at night and protect the environment under the action lines of the European Union.
With the implementation of this ordinance will reduce the impact of light pollution in the town of Puerto Lumbreras.
The ordinance allows for concrete measures such as widespread use of shielded luminaries whose light output is directed only toward the ground, they illuminate only those areas that need it, always from the top down and not allowing light to escape from these areas.
As he explained the Mayor 'with this ordinance to reduce light pollution lights properly and efficiently, reducing energy consumption and using the amount of light where strictly necessary to address the need. "
For the development of this new ordinance technicians Puerto Lumbreras City Council have held meetings with various organizations such as the coordinator of the Campaign for Dark Skies in the region of Murcia and the Association against Light Pollution.
The creation of this ordinance of light pollution is one of 150 specific actions that the Strategic Plan 2008-2012 has Ecopuerto.
Through the Strategic Plan are being carried out measures to promote energy efficiency will modernize such as Christmas lighting, replacing the traditional incandescent filament bulbs LED lighting technology.
Also energy audits are being conducted in municipal buildings to apply criteria for energy conservation and efficiency, achieving a reduction in CO2 emissions.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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