Projects that will lead to climate neutrality by 2030 are promoted by the municipalities of Limassol, Strovolos, Pafos and Aradippou, which participate in the European programme of 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. The projects planned are more than 300, with a total budget of €1 billion.

The mayors of Limassol, Strovolos and Aradippou informed on Tuesday Deputy Minister to the President, Irene Piki, about the progress of the programme and the actions planned. In statements after the conclusion of the meeting, Limassol mayor, Nicos Nicolaides, said that this is a "very important, historical development."

Nicolaides said that the mayors informed the Deputy Minister that they are ready to submit to the competent bodies of the European Commission the Climate City Contract, their proposals for the actions and projects that are planned. The mayor of Limassol noted that there are over 300 projects, with a budget exceeding €1 billion.

Asked what the actions include, Nicolaides said that the projects concern actions and proposals for five areas, namely energy, buildings, transport, circular economy and seas and coasts. At the same time, there is also a horizontal section concerning digital policies.

As he noted, the actions include, among other things, electric mobility, the promotion of sustainable urban mobility plans, the creation of parks, tree planting in open spaces, for ships docked in Cypriot ports to be supplied with electric power, renewable energy sources, energy efficient buildings etc. "The actions aim to reduce the energy footprint, gas emissions, so that we can say that we have taken a substantial step towards climate neutrality", he said.

Mayor of Aradippou, Evangelos Evangelides, said in turn, that "we are here to cooperate with the state, to move towards green transition, to support the citizens."

Μayor of Strovolos, Andreas Papacharalambous, said that green transition and digital transformation are the big challenges we have to face in the years to come.