The achievements and ambitious sustainability plans of ICLEI Member Lisbon (Portugal) can be read about on the ICLEI Europe website as part of the ongoing Member in the Spotlight series. Lisbon was chosen for the series thanks to its success in developing sustainability policies in fields including mobility, green infrastructure, waste management and energy efficiency. The City of Lisbon also recently endorsed the Basque Declaration.

Lisbon’s sustainability efforts have had a significant effect on the local environment over the last years, helping the city to reach ambitious goals such as reducing their CO2 emissions by 50 percent and lowering energy consumption by almost a quarter between 2002 and 2014. A green infrastructure plan is being implemented as a tool to face local urban climate challenges, which could be replicated in other European countries facing similar issues.

Mr. José Sá Fernandes, City Councillor of Lisbon, said: "We are now working hard and fast to create an ambitious green city (...) Remarkable energy and water savings as well as CO2 reductions in the last years are giving us strength to proceed with our ambition to be a green capital city.” If you'd like to share your city's progress in building a more sustainable future, contact us at information.services@iclei.org.

To view the Lisbon MITS page, click here.