Within the framework of COP26 taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, Guadalajara was named as one of three winning cities chosen for their efforts to combat climate change.
The other winning cities are Paris, France, and Samso Island in Denmark, both leaders in their actions to reduce the serious effects of global warming.
This was announced in a video published by the United Nations Climate Change Organization, in which Governor Enrique Alfaro Ramírez expressed how the world has been put to the test after the reality that it faces currently, and that the way of life has been altered in all societies and in all areas in the face of climate change.
“In Jalisco and Guadalajara, the second largest city in Mexico, we have assumed the responsibility of betting on a solid agenda to combat the climate crisis by assuming the Paris agreements. The Metropolitan Climate Action Plan PACmetro integrates all current and future actions in terms of climate mitigation, acceptance, and inclusion, assuming specific commitments in a work route with a 2050 vision to achieve three objectives,” began Alfaro Ramírez in the recorded message.
“First: to have a carbon neutral metropolis, based on comprehensive waste management, massive and non-motorized mobility, as well as the supply and use of clean energy. Second, an inclusive, sustainable, and resilient metropolis in the face of climate impacts that seeks solutions based on nature, and that promotes responsible water management and the protection of our environmental capital. And third, a coordinated and participatory metropolis with climate leadership,” he concluded.
The video also shows the actions of the other cities that were recognized. Paris, France aims to reduce local emissions by 100% by 2050, achieving the goal of zero emissions in the French city, promoting a reduction of 80% of their carbon footprint compared to 2004 levels.
The Danish municipality of Samso Island has completely transformed its energy system from fossil fuels to renewable energy, becoming the world's first renewable energy island.
Increasing climate action is urgently necessary, ratifies the UN-Climate Change, since the established goal of avoiding an increase in temperature above 1.5 degrees Celsius must be ensured, on average compared to the 19th century, this within the Agreements of Paris taken at COP21 in 2015.
To view the UN Climate Change video, visit the website: