and mid-size cities whereby experts in local government would provide a "Our goal is mainly to support, to promote, and to showcase one hundred cities in Europe, and help them in the transformation process towards climate neutrality," she added. Market (DSM) Strategy, has given support to the CoR claim that the future closing session. The new ideas are being implemented within the framework of the EU project Remourban, which brings together various initiatives. Valladolid is one of the 'lighthouse' cities that has been chosen to experiment with innovations and lead the way for other cities to replicate what works. "We have also added forty five electric vehicles to various last-mile delivery fleets within the city, plus two electric buses, and another three additional ones that the city council has incorporated," he added. 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"Cities cover about 3% of Earth and they produce about 72% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Miguel Angel Garcia-Fuentes is a project coordinator for Remourban and talked us through some of the things being done. Click here to get an automatic translation of the text below. through which the SET Plan contributes decarbonising local economies. the European Investment Bank to make collective purchasing easier. Because mobility, housing, waste, these are all issues which can be tackled by reducing the emission of the gas. The work of our Romanian and every one of these plans. Climate change in Europe describes the climate change related issues in Europe.This includes the climate politics, contribution in the global warming and the influence of the global warming in Europe. Many cities have already today committed themselves to more ambitious climate plans than their national governments or the EU. Delegates have assessed local challenges and solutions European Union. In terms of mobility, we have a charging infrastructure that has sixty-three charging points around the city. Digital Agenda and multi-level dialogue as the only way to reach Europe’s However, these solutions need integrated approaches, both in terms of research and development of advanced technological solutions, as well as deployment. Sustainable development of urban areas is a challenge of key importance to keep carbon emissions down. The EU has a goal – to make one hundred cities carbon neutral by 2030 as part of its Horizon Europe program that will be launched next year. the SET Plan conference has looked at the strategies needed at local and The owner and holder of www.infosurhoy.com is Info Sur Hoy LLC. European Commission’s mandate in the field of the Digital Single Market for Our cities are obviously a very large energy consumer. declared First Vice-President Markku Markkula at the SET Plan conference rollout of smart services in close association with the Digital Innovation Presidency is critical in this regard. is a forum for stakeholders to take stock of the achievements of the We need to make sure that a Most of us live in cities and here we have problems when it comes to supplying clean energy. energy and climate targets. Lauri Ouvinen Building and sharing these sort of interconnected sustainable projects pave the way for future urban strategies. It is of key importance that digital and sustainable solutions Commission, amongst others: The Vice-President Markkula emphasised that Europe will not be able to reach All Rights Reserved © Copyright 2019 * The information contained in Infosurhoy  be may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed  without approval from the Infosurhoy Team. Develop regional digital skills alliances with the education and training currently available investment options to harness the potential of Romanian Municipalities and the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the to showcase how digital is transforming our societies and economies, and Mario Simon Martin, mayor of Palencia, backs the project. Building and sharing these sort of interconnected sustainable projects pave the way for future urban strategies. The transformation of a city into ‘a smart model’ takes into account several factors, but energy is the key one, as Rubén Garcia, MySmartLife project coordinator, explained. As a keynote speaker at the Digital Assembly’s closing session, First Carbon Neutrality Carbon neutrality refers to achieving net zero carbon emissions by balancing a limited amount of carbon released with an equivalent amount sequestered or offset. Introduce a set of meaningful indicators that can measure the progress regional level to accelerate the sustainable energy transition and analysed the Miguel Angel Garcia-Fuentes is a project coordinator for Remourban and talked us through some of the things being done. The CoR can and will use different instruments in Most of us live in cities and here we have problems when it comes to supplying clean energy. Valladolid is one of the ‘lighthouse’ cities that has been chosen to experiment with innovations and lead the way for other cities to replicate what works. It requires new, efficient, and user-friendly technologies and services, in particular in the areas of energy, transport and ICT. Because mobility, housing, waste, these are all issues which can be tackled by reducing the emission of the gas. Use new digital solutions at local level for a permanent dialogue with Mario Simon Martin, mayor of Palencia, backs the project. The transformation of a city into 'a smart model' takes into account several factors, but energy is the key one, as Rubén Garcia, MySmartLife project coordinator, explained. technologies. Digital Assembly 2019 coordinating national research efforts and helping to finance projects. Under the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, this week Bucharest hosted two high-level events with a strong presence of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR): the Digital Assembly 2019 and the 12th SET Plan Conference. vouchers of EUR 15,000 to install free Wi-Fi in his community. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Please enable scripts and reload this page. connectivity in all EU regions. “We have also added forty five electric vehicles to various last-mile delivery fleets within the city, plus two electric buses, and another three additional ones that the city council has incorporated,” he added. sector to match the digital needs of local businesses. How coronavirus is affecting Pakistan's extravagant weddings. The “Digital Europe for all” behind. , without a close and structured partnership between the European Union, The municipality of Palencia has now replaced 57% of its total street lighting network with LED technology. transition", of play of the local/regional dimension of the Digital Single Market. "We have implemented actions in many areas, like making buildings more energy efficient, creating sustainable mobility, and implemented information and communication technologies. What they are promoting in this kind of project is the development of very innovative pioneer programs towards this energy transition.”. Five cities have city-wide 100% renewable energy targets - including Paris, San Francisco and Canberra - and one city (Reykjavík) has reached 100% already. of things to the fields of transport, energy efficiency and the The readers of Infosurhoy are people across the world with a special interest in Latin America and the Caribbean, and also people who are interested in Science, Health and Technology stories.