The use of energy efficient technologies and the introduction of electric transport in Moscow made it possible to reduce harmful emissions into the atmosphere and bring the air quality in the capital closer to the best standards. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced this on Friday, December 3, during his participation in the session “Cities-2030. Progress of Humanity ”at the“ Forum of Russia: Defining the Future ”at the World Exhibition“ Expo 2020 ”in Dubai.
“In recent years, harmful emissions into the atmosphere have decreased several times. And today the air quality in Moscow is approaching the best standards, “the city news agency quotes Sobyanin.Moscow“.
He noted that the Russian capital now ranks first among European cities in terms of the number of electric buses.
“And by 2030, we must switch almost all public transport in Moscow to electricity. Thus, Moscow is making its contribution to the solution of the global problem of climate protection ”, – stressed the mayor.
Landscaping and landscaping are also the keys to improving the environmental situation, he said. Thousands of new trees are planted in the metropolis every year, writes “Moscow 24“. “Green spaces occupy half of Moscow’s area. Nevertheless, every year we plant thousands of new trees, ”Sobyanin concluded.
Earlier, on November 24, Sobyanin said that Moscow took first place in the “Public administration” category of the European rating “Cities of the Future: ESG Innovation Index”. The city also took second place in the categories “Social capital in the field of ESG” and “Community of ESG-entrepreneurs”. The rating takes into account the involvement in solving environmental, social and management problems. In the overall standings of cities, the capital of Russia bypassed Paris, Berlin and Barcelona.
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