"It's about sharing not only the benefits, but also the risks," Octavia Stepan says.
That's the message from the mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania, as she signed a deal Thursday to make the city the world's first "zero-emission" city by 2024, the Guardian reports.
According to a press release from the European Climate, Infrastructure, and Environment Executive Agency, the goal of the "zero-emission" city is to slash carbon emissions by 25% by the year 2024the same year the EU's target of cutting emissions by 17% from 1990 levels.
"It's about sharing not only the benefits, but also the risks," Stepan says.
The deal was signed at the European Climate, Infrastructure, and Environment Executive Agency's Forum 2024, which focused on "Transforming Mobility and Transportation: steering the mobility renaissance together," according to the press release.
In addition to the zero-emission goal, the city is also aiming to become climate neutral by 2030, the BBC reports.
"It's about sharing not only the benefits, but also the risks," Stepan says.
Vilnius is one of 112 cities taking part in the EU's Cities Mission, which aims to make cities climate neutral by 2030, according to Read the Entire Article
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