Isabella Rodriguez
Barcelona is more than just a hip mediterranean tourist destination, it carries ambitious goals to become one of Europe’s greenest cities by The Barcelona Energy Agency are currently working on 18 projects around the city in the energym climate change and air quality sector. The aim is to reduce energy consumptionand CO2 emmisions. Barcelona is more than just a hip mediterranean tourist destination, it carries ambitious goals to become one of Europe’s greenest cities by The Barcelona Energy Agency are currently working on 18 projects around the city in the energym climate change and air quality sector. The aim is to reduce energy consumptionand CO2 emmisions.
The city recquires solar panels to be fitted to all large buildings. It’s objectice is for the building to heat up 60% of their own hot water. This solar array is eurpoes largest solar panel. Ot produces energy for the public sector helping reduce the city’s carbon emissions by 440 tonnes.
a "Green" company for bike rentals, helping the environment by encouraging alternative, safe and healthy modes of transportation.. Green bikes uses recyclable materials to make their bikes. a "Green" company for bike rentals, helping the environment by encouraging alternative, safe and healthy modes of transportation.. Green bikes uses recyclable materials to make their bikes.
33 hydrogen-powered buses 33 hydrogen-powered buses
Barcelona is building Segrera Linear Park, a slim garden strip slicing through the city. covering around 40 hectars of land, considered a “green lung” for the city.
Like many areas of Spain, Barcelona operates a recycling scheme throughout the city and much of this is composted – the waste recycling bins can be found dotted liberally throughout Barcelona and are colour-coded, green for glass, yellow for un-perishables such as plastics and brown for general waste.
There is a plethora of options open to the ecotourist, vegan or vegetarian and organic restaurants decorate the city. Organic local markets are all over Barcelona.