Barcelona's City Council, AMB, and CaixaForum are calling for alliances between administration, businesses, and citizens. The request was made at the opening of the Global Sustainability Barcelona Summit 2026.
The first deputy mayor, Laia Bonet, the manager of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB), Ramon Torra, and the director of CaixaForum Barcelona, Mireia Domingo, agreed on Monday at the summit's opening that coordinated efforts are needed. Their goal is to turn environmental threats into opportunities for sustainable development.
Bonet warned that the Catalan capital must adapt to global warming without losing sight of social equity and budgetary constraints. She explained that the city is rapidly transitioning from episodes of severe drought to torrential rains, and the municipal response is supported by the Pla Clima.
“It is not enough to tell the story and build from good intentions; the committed funds are what allow us to move towards a greener Barcelona,” Bonet stated.
From the metropolitan perspective, Torra argued that sustainability must be a cross-cutting axis in the management of essential services such as water, waste, mobility, and public housing. For AMB, these services are the ones most affected by climate change in the daily lives of residents in the metropolitan area.
Domingo, for her part, pointed out that sustainability must translate into social well-being. The summit will also serve as a space for discussion on artificial intelligence, talent, and open innovation.
The conseller Jaume Duch brought to the table the impact of global armed conflicts on the transition. During his speech, he said:
“There can be no peace without justice, nor sustainability without human security.”
The day concluded with an international dialogue between Arnau Queralt from CADS and Pol Morillas from CIDOB about the challenges of the current geopolitical scenario for energy and climate.
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