The Catalunya Europa Foundation launches a new documentary series titled "Urban Future. Challenges and solutions for the energy transition in cities". This production, which consists of four episodes of 30 minutes each, addresses one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century: the energy transition in urban areas.

Synopsis

In a world in which cities occupy only 2% of the planet's surface but concentrate more than half of the world's population and are responsible for 70% of greenhouse gas emissions, the documentary series "Urban Future" explores how urban areas can mitigate the effects of climate change and reduce their ecological footprint without increasing social inequalities.

The series breaks down the key principles for a sustainable energy transition: increasing energy efficiency, the shift towards renewable energy and the proximity between the areas of energy generation and consumption. Furthermore, it does not hide the difficulties of this process, highlighting the geopolitical, economic and urban obstacles related to land use, social equity, available resources and governance.

Mission

The objective of this series is to demonstrate that the apparent dilemma between environmental efficiency and social equity is a false dilemma. The series argues that only an equitable distribution of costs will allow a politically and socially viable transition, avoiding the increase in inequalities.

The series is aimed at society in general and, in particular, at public managers, business leaders and third sector entities working in the field of energy transition, urban decarbonization and social inequalities. And with the objective of disseminating knowledge of the need, potential and social impact of the energy transition in European urban areas and, especially, in the cities of our country.