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| This is the first of a cycle of three recognitions that are awarded to the municipalities involved in reducing greenhouse gas emissions generated by their activity | The Ministry for Ecological Transition has granted the Calculo seal to the Jumilla City Council for having registered the result of the calculation in the National Registry of Carbon Footprint, compensation and carbon dioxide absorption projects.

This voluntary registry includes the efforts of Spanish companies, administrations and other organizations in the calculation, reduction and compensation of greenhouse gas emissions generated by their activity. The study has been carried out by the environmental consultancy expert in climate change Ecoterrae Global Solutions, who has accounted for the total volume of emissions to the atmosphere in equivalent tons of CO2 from the City Council. It is the first of a cycle of three stamps that the Ministry grants to the municipalities involved in reducing their impact on the environment.

The one for reduction is the second one, in which Jumilla is already working, and with the one for compensation, he would complete the cycle, as a challenge for the future. "From this moment on, we are going to work on the drafting of projects that entail a compensation for these CO2 emissions derived from municipal activity, such as the creation of carbon sinks.

For this reason, landscape restoration is intended, in which The creation of forest mass will take precedence, taking into account the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol, "said the Councilor for the Environment, Juan Gil. Today, Environment Day Today (June 5), the World Environment Day is commemorated, so from the Department, Jumillanos are encouraged to carry out an action throughout the day that contributes to improving our environment and its environmental quality for a sustainable Jumilla . Given the circumstances caused by the covid pandemic19, the activities that were scheduled for World Environment Day cannot be carried out, but he does not want to pass the day without remembering the need to take care of the environment and encourage new generations to continue enjoying the planet Earth. 'The hour of nature' is the motto chosen this year for this international day, in order to publicize the links that connect all living beings on Earth and how to act #ByTheNature. This 2020 World Environment Day focuses on biodiversity, as recent events such as the unprecedented forest fires in Brazil, California and Australia, the locust invasion in the Horn of Africa and now the Covid-19 pandemic they demonstrate the confusing relationship between humans and the networks of life.

Biodiversity is the foundation that sustains all life on land and underwater and millions of species are lost every day around the world due to, among others, the well-known climate change.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla