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Madrid 2012 Environmental Update

Paz Gonzalez, Madrid’s Environment Town Councillor, introduced Tuesday the first six municipal cars that use two engines, one for gas and the other using electricity. The presentation is part of a project to incorporate ecological vehicles in Madrid should the city host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

Each of these cars, which will be used by the Environmental Area of the City Council of Madrid, uses 40 per cent less fuel than a conventional engine. The contaminant emission of the cars is also reduced by 60 per cent, and the noise pollution is 1.2 decibels lower.

Gonzalez emphasizes that with this initiative the City Council of Madrid “pledges itself to fight the urban atmospheric pollution. We have to be very strict and show our commitment to the city in order to work with a view to the Madrid 2012’s project”.

Meanwhile, Madrid 2012’s environmental director travelled to Pakistan Wednesday to the Global Forum for Sport and Environment in Lahore where 250 participants are meeting from November 24 to November 26.

At the forum, sponsored by the Global Sports Alliance in collaboration with the United Nations Environmental Programme, the impact and contribution to the sustainable development of athletes, sports federations, sporting goods companies and NGO’s will be discussed.

Lucio was invited to give a lecture about the role of future Games in promoting environmental awareness and actions.

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