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Final Day of the 'An Hour of Change' Project by Advanced Tertiary and Aguas de Alicante

Final Day of the 'An Hour of Change' Project by Advanced Tertiary and Aguas de Alicante

During the initiative held at the Aguas Museum, challenges related to sustainability in the context of the UN's 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals in the Alicante province were addressed.

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Miércoles, 16 de octubre 2024, 21:25

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The Aguas Museum hosted the final day of 'An Hour of Change', where challenges related to sustainability in the context of the 2030 Agenda of the UN and the Sustainable Development Goals were addressed. The initiative, led by the Advanced Tertiary Association and Aguas de Alicante, included the participation of the mayors of Alicante, Sant Joan d'Alacant, and San Vicente del Raspeig.

During five programs in Living Podcast format, the aim was to inspire and give visibility to social commitment in various sectors of the Alicante province. These programs served as a meeting point between the mayors of the municipalities where Aguas de Alicante operates, and specialized professionals from across the province in social sustainability.

The final day was inaugurated by the president of the Advanced Tertiary, Mariano Torres, who thanked Aguas , the communication company Líder, as well as the six municipalities that participated in the project: San Vicente del Raspeig, El Campello, Monforte del Cid, Petrer, Sant Joan d'Alacant, and Alicante. He also highlighted the role of the five companies, associated with the Advanced Tertiary, participating in the various panels, which provided their expertise in different fields: Sánchez Butrón, Sien Consulting, Omawa Ecological Footprint, Proyectiva, and Cubierta Solar.

Luis Barcala

Next, the intervention of the mayor of Alicante, Luis Barcala, took place on 'Alicante towards sustainability: challenges and actions', where he reviewed the main actions the city council is undertaking in this area. Barcala emphasized that sustainability is a tool to achieve the goals we set in our urban environment and represents a profound physical, structural, and social transformation, although it is everyone's responsibility and requires a common commitment to co-responsibility.

Among the actions carried out in the municipality of Alicante reviewed by the mayor are: the implementation of the smart card for brown containers to assess citizens' commitment and contribute to waste separation, the creation of new eco-parks, the approval of the first waste plan, the Circular Water and zero discharge project using recycled water for irrigation and street cleaning, with more than 100 million euros invested in this project, the Marjal Park as an example of a floodable park, energy sustainability measures with the change of lighting and installation of solar panels, and in terms of mobility, having a significant public transport fleet, the highest in Spain per inhabitant.

Regarding the management of the Low Emission Zone, the Alicante city council has opted for measures that contribute to achieving this goal, such as increasing green areas and trees, pedestrianization, and a greater number of walking areas that calm traffic and provide alternatives to private vehicle use, without the need for restrictions or penalties, taking advantage of the city's characteristics.

Round Table

After the intervention of the mayor of Alicante, a debate table moderated by Mariano Torres, president of the Advanced Tertiary, took place with the mayors of Alicante, Sant Joan d'Alacant, and San Vicente del Raspeig. Barcala explained that the upcoming increase in the waste tax comes from a transposition of European regulations, by which the tax must be equated to the cost of the service, and its implementation has fallen on the municipalities.

The mayor of Sant Joan d'Alacant, Santiago Román, stated that they will continue with a measure that has been very successful in the municipality, the property tax bonus for the installation of solar panels, and that they are working to advance the energy community project, which is estimated to save fifty percent of the energy cost for the municipality. Finally, he positively valued the participation in this project, which has served to confirm all that remains to be done in terms of sustainability, thinking of future generations.

For his part, the mayor of San Vicente del Raspeig, José Rafael Pascual, explained that citizen involvement is necessary in the field of waste management, although the administration must create opportunities for this to be possible and communicate it well. They are also applying the property tax bonus for the commitment to green energy and thanked the organizing entities for this interesting cycle in which the initiatives launched by the municipalities on current issues have been explained.

Sergio Sánchez, general director of Aguas de Alicante, closed the day by reviewing the topics discussed in each of the sessions and thanked all the participating mayors. He reiterated one of the main messages launched in the sessions: 'Drink tap water because it is the most sustainable thing you can do in your daily life'. In this regard, one of the initiatives launched together with the Alicante City Council has been the installation of six refrigerated water fountains, which have resulted in a consumption of 45,000 liters of water, equivalent to 50,000 half-liter bottles, thus reducing plastics.

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