In 2006, impatient with international foot-dragging over opting for sustainable energy use and a green economy, 14 Hungarian towns decided to seize the initiative.
They created the climate-friendly Towns Movement which emphasises local initiatives and solutions to help achieve an eco-efficient lifestyle.
Their idea has since become the fashion across many other cities in Europe. Since 2009, more than 1,700 European towns have joined to the Covenant of Mayors - an initiative to tak...
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