The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, calls for a democratic front against parties that attribute warming to a natural cycle. This was stated at the opening of a conference on resilient cities.
The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, made a call on Tuesday to halt climate change denial at the opening of the conference Resilient Cities. How European Cities Adapt to Climate Change, organised by the Barcelona City Council and Impacte, the climate channel of Nació.
Collboni criticized the parties that attribute warming to a natural cycle of climate evolution. He explained that the fight against climate change is a global battle that needs resources from the Govern, the Government, and the European Union.
I insist on the idea of the capacity to raise awareness, especially when there is such a confrontational political and ideological offensive against climate change.
The mayor defended that Barcelona has been able to invest its own resources in this area, unlike other metropolitan areas with the same problems but fewer means. He also called for sensitive governments to these causes.
Collboni recalled the rains of this October and their impact on the city. He also remembered the 40.9 degrees recorded in Barcelona on July 7, the highest temperature in the history of the Fabra Observatory.
In light of this scenario, the city council is developing the Heat Plan. Its main measure is to prepare the city for temperatures of 50 degrees, with the participation of all municipal services. The first simulation will take place in February.
Climate policy will be social or it will not be.
With this idea, the mayor explained that the goal is to prevent climate change from generating a new source of inequality. To achieve this, he aims for all neighbourhoods to have climate-controlled schools and for streets not to flood, with more rainwater reservoirs in the city.
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