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“Acting on climate change is not an option, it is a must,” Pekka Timonen, Mayor of Vantaa told the hundreds of European city representatives gathered at the Eurocities 2024 Annual Conference in Cluj Napoca. With the Eurocities Pulse Mayors Survey having identified climate action as by far the number one priority for mayors, followed by social inclusion and affordable housing, he was far from being alone in this sentiment.
In Lodz, the majority of building stock is also this age, and many still rely on individual coal heating systems, “We have to renovate these beautiful heritage buildings, both to protect them and to improve the quality of life,” Zdanowska said. Timonen emphasised the challenge of Vantaa’s rapid growth for sustainability: “Being northern, with cold winters, we have to make sure that district heating reaches new buildings and becomes more and more sustainable.”
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