DESCRIPTION

The Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB in Catalan acronym) will urgently implement climate change and anti-pollution policies in its influence field.

The declaration establishes nine principles that will guide the actions and underline the key role of the AMB Climate and Energy pannel and a reminder of the urgent implementation of the Climate and Energy Plan 2030. In this declaration, the AMB emphasize the key challenges that the zone is facing such as:

• Energy transition and decarbonisation and renewable energies generated locally, fairly and efficiently.
• Efficient use and management of water resources.
• Electrified, efficient, inter-modal and flexible mobility.
• Planning for more resilient and sustainable cities and urban environments.
• Waste as a resource, circular economy and changes in production and consumption models.

Read the DECLARATION CLIMATE EMERGENCY AMB here.

Tags: Environment & climate change, city strategies & governance, waste, water, energy, innovation, low carbon, Barcelona

SOURCE

AMB

MedCities

LANGUAGE

English

YEAR

2021