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☀️🌳Valencia Shines Green: European Green Capital 2024! 🏙️ How proud I am! My hometown, Valencia, has won the title of #EuropeanGreenCapital 2024, a prestigious award endowed with 600k€, recognizing cities leading in ecological and clean environmental policies. Until now, only Vitoria in 2012 had received this distinction in Spain. 🎉 It's inspiring to see how our city leads the way towards a greener and more sustainable future! 💚🌱 ✨ Here's why Valencia earned this honor: 🌳 River Turia Park: Europe's longest urban park, hosting events and activities while promoting outdoor recreation and sports. 🌿 Albufera Natural Park: Valencia prioritizes protecting green spaces like this unique wetland near the city. 🚶♂️ Pedestrian-Friendly Streets: The city's historic center is pedestrianized, ensuring safe and clean streets and squares. 🌍 Urban Sustainability: Valencia is a model of urban sustainability, becoming cleaner and less polluted each day. 🚲 Bike-Friendly City: With over 120 hectares and 12km of bike lanes, Valencia encourages clean transportation and a healthier lifestyle. 📊 Carbon and Water Footprint Audits: Pioneering audits in the tourism sector towards carbon neutrality by 2025. 🌐 Technological Innovation: Valencia, designated as the Capital of Design and Smart Tourism in 2022, embraces technological advancement. Let's envision the endless possibilities for the future growth and prosperity of this magnificent city! 🌟🏙️ #València #GreenCity #mediterranean Source: Taronja School

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Cities contribute a lot to climate change in relation to how much space they take up. Changes to cities can have a big impact. Many of these actions make life better! #greenspaces #nature #cities #greencities #sustainability #electrification #solar

The power of the people

¡Enhorabuena Valencia! 🎉 This Green Capital win is a breath of fresh air for Europe 🇪🇸 Valencia's commitment to becoming a beacon of sustainability is truly inspiring. Their victory as the 2024 European Green Capital highlights the growing importance of urban decarbonization and achieving net-zero carbon emissions. Here's why this matters beyond beautiful beaches and delicious paella: Cleaner, healthier cities: Reduced air pollution = healthier lungs and happier citizens! Combating climate change: Cities account for a massive chunk of global emissions. Green initiatives like Valencia's are crucial for a sustainable future. Energy independence: Embracing renewables and energy efficiency fosters resilience and reduces reliance on fossil fuels. But what about India? 🇮🇳 The world's second-most populous nation is also stepping up! Initiatives like Smart Cities Mission and the ambitious goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070 demonstrate India's commitment to a greener future. This is a global movement, folks! Every city, every community has a role to play. What are YOU doing to champion sustainability in your corner of the world? 🤔 #EuropeanGreenCapital #Valencia #UrbanDecarbonization #NetZero #ClimateAction #India #Sustainability #GlobalMovement

From green mobility solutions to beautiful parks enhancing quality of life 🌳🙂, #Valencia 🇪🇺🇪🇸 is leading the way in sustainable urban living, setting high standard for other cities to follow. Located in one of Europe’s most draught prone regions, topping the agenda in the coming years will be water management. It’s time to See Water Differently and pursue a #WaterWiseEU Let’s be inspired by Valencia! #EUGreenCapital #Sustainability #GreenTransition EU Environment and Climate

Cities generate more Co2. That’s why it is important for them to take measures to reduce emissions. If we have to build smart cities, they must first of all be sustainable. And not concrete jungles where you wake up and see building blocks in all the four directions. You don’t remove trees to build highways and bridges without replanting more trees. Small islands have the opportunities to be models of sustainable development.

Decarbonization is the biggest strategy that will bring #LEEDv5 on prerequisites and credits, as well as other green building certifications. Locating a building in a city like #Valencia will bring a lot of benefits for a building looking a for a green certification, and a green building will benefit a city that is actively going towards decarbonization. Contact us if you want to know how your building can contribute to #decarbonization.

It's important for cities to share best practices and share knowledge with regard to Climate actions it is taking towards greening the cities infrastructure. Valencia in Spain is just doing it right with right kind of focus and appropriate projects in solar EV charging with public funded system. Its good that city is greening itself along with conserving its biodiversity Hotspot. More such initatives needs replication at different levels. #Greencities #Climateactions #Climateadaptaion #Learn4climate #UNSSCforclimateactions #PACCDA2021 #PACCDA2022 #SPSD2021