Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin took part in an online
webinar of the BRICS Youth energy Agency. The meeting was devoted to the launch
of the “From BRICS with SDG” campaign by the BRICS Youth Energy Agency. This
initiative is aimed at young people who contribute to the achievement of the UN
sustainable development goals on daily basis. This year, the theme of the campaign is Smart city.
The Mayor of
Kazan Ilsur Metshin spoke at the webinar as an expert on the subject: “Ensuring
the sustainability of the functioning of municipal authorities and
business".
In his speech,
the Mayor said that this year Kazan approved a program for energy saving and increasing
energy efficiency for 2020-2024. He noted that the city annually implements the
energy-saving measures.
“The use of any energy-saving technologies, as a
rule, is associated with a high level of consumer culture and environmental
awareness of the population. Residents of the most advanced cities in the world
are trained from childhood to the effective use of available resources. Therefore, today we set the task of improving the
overall culture of energy consumption in the city. This requires a number of
comprehensive measures to promote an energy-saving lifestyle among residents
and all enterprises of the city,” the Mayor of Kazan said.
“Thank you for
the invitation to share our vision. I believe that joint efforts will create
opportunities for developing a healthy and vibrant future in comfortable smart
cities,”- I. Metshin concluded.