This summer, the application of the Barcelona School Climate Plan will begin, a municipal initiative to air-condition schools that has a double objective: on the one hand, to ensure air quality and thermal comfort for students and professionals in educational centers, both in hot and cold months, providing an environment of well-being for education and learning.
On the other hand, the new plan will contribute to the decarbonization and reduction of polluting emissions, energy savings and the sustainability of educational centers, mainly through the installation of aerothermal equipment and photovoltaic panels. These new systems will transform educational centers into energy producers, favoring self-consumption and involving the educational community and students in the fight against the climate emergency. The energy surplus will also be used to supply other municipal equipment.
It is estimated that 55,519 students will benefit from these actions and that more than 1.1 million euros will be saved in energy consumption.
A project in two execution phases
The Barcelona Education Consortium will be in charge of executing the project, partially financed by the tourist tax, which foresees an investment of 13.7 million euros in 2024 and 17 million euros annually until 2029.
The two execution phases are the following:
The 170 facilities included in the plan are all the municipal centers over which the City Council has powers in terms of maintenance and renovation (primary schools, municipal institutes and special education schools), to which are added the secondary school institutes. the city, although the competence is shared with the Generalitat.
The plan is pending approval by the municipal plenary session and will be put to a vote during the next session, on January 26.
First performances of 2024
The first centers to adapt to the Barcelona School Climate Plan will be these 24 facilities:
Among the actions, which will be carried out mainly during the summer, taking advantage of the school holidays, the following stand out:
The municipal teams are working on the reorganization of the summer camps that are held in these centers to minimize the impact of the work by diverting the activities to other nearby facilities.
