Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Government Advisor-Minister of Equipment, Environment and Urbanism, visited the roof of the Ecole des Révoires, where solar panels have been installed by the Service of Maintenance of Public Buildings.
The visit was attended by Patrice Cellario, Government Counselor-Minister of the Interior, Isabelle Bonnal, Director of National Education, Youth and Sports, Anthony de Sevelinges, Head of Building Maintenance Department Public, accompanied by his teams, and Isabelle Biancheri, Director of the school.
As part of the Principality’s aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the Government is pursuing an active solar development policy. Subsidies have been announced for the installation of photovoltaic and thermal solar panels.
The Monaco Government and the Monegasque Electricity and Gas Company (SMEG) combined their skills with the creation, at the end of 2017, of Monaco Energies Renouvelables (MER). The Company’s mission is to seek investment and development opportunities in renewable energy projects abroad.
In line with this objective, Monaco Energies Renewables has just acquired eight photovoltaic parks totalling a production capacity of 39 MWpec, distributed in seven departments in the south of France.
“MER has the goal that Monaco will become one of the first states to have 100% green electricity production capacity, equivalent to the consumption of its territory,” said Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Government Counselor-Minister of Equipment, Environment and Urbanism. She adds: “If we are interested today in the development of photovoltaic plants, we are also thinking about the possibility of integrating hydropower, biogas and wind to control our energy supply costs.”
These acquired sites totaled 46,000 MWh / year, or about 9% of the electricity consumption of the Principality of Monaco. Thomas Battaglione, Managing Director of SMEG and Managing Director of MER, says: “SMEG, as an energy expert and operator, is working with the State of Monaco to bring its expertise in the renewable energy sector, identify better development opportunities and ensure the best possible operating efficiencies.”
La Poste Monaco informs its friendly clientele of the opening of a post office at the Grimaldi Forum. It will open on November 12, 2018 at 09:30.
Accessible to all (Standard PMR), it will welcome the customers of:
09:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:00 during the week
09:00 to 12:30 on Saturdays
The deadline for mailing is 15:45.
This office will only offer the following services related to the parcel post activity:
– Postage and sale of postal products
-Instance of all objects notified from November 12, 2018 (*).
Boite aux lettres
These items, which are usually in the post offices of the Poste des Moulins since the closure of the Larvotto Post Office, will be withdrawn from 13 November 2018 at the Grimaldi Forum post office. located at 10 Avenue Princess Grace.
However, all objects notified before that date will remain available at the office of Poste des Moulins.
We inform our guests that all financial transactions can be carried out in our other 6 post offices.
Monaco attends WHO conference on air pollution and health
A Monegasque delegation participated in the 1st World Health Organization Conference on air pollution and health, held in Geneva from 30 October to 1st November 2018.
The delegation was led by Didier Gamerdinger, Government Counselor-Minister of Social Affairs and Health, accompanied by HE Mrs. Carole Lanteri, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Monaco to the World Health Organization, and the Directorate Environment.
From left to right: Kristel Malgherini, Technical Advisor, Department of Social Affairs and Health; Dr. Hervé Raps, Associate Doctor in the Department of Medical Biology of the Scientific Center of Monaco; Didier Gamerdinger, Government Counselor-Minister of Social Affairs and Health; Laure Chevallier, Administrator at the Direction of the Environment; Carole Lanteri, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Monaco to the World Health Organization; Maxime Trapani, Permanent Mission in Geneva. Pic: C.Black WHO.
On this occasion, the Councilor read a message from HSH Prince Albert II. The Sovereign announced that the Principality is joining the Breathelife campaign, jointly led by WHO, UN-Environment and the Coalition for Clean Air and Climate (CCPA) to mobilise cities and individuals to protect our health and the planet against the effects of air pollution, the implementation of which will be ensured by the Directorate of the Environment.
During this conference, Didier Gamerdinger also presented the commitments of the Principality in this global struggle. They will help improve and monitor air quality through, inter alia, new technologies and innovation, thereby helping to reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on health.
For several years now, the Princely Government has been implementing a strategy consistent with these objectives. The following commitments that were presented at this conference include:
a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality in 2050;
government financial assistance to encourage soft mobility;
reducing the tonnages of incinerated waste;
the establishment of an air quality monitoring network to ensure that the European limit values are respected and to reach those of the WHO by 2030;
a new hospital that will meet high energy performance and operate without environmental impacts.
An opportunity for the Government Counselor for Health to recall that “we must together accept the responsibility to maintain and improve health and sustainable human development for our youth and future generations. the Principality is committed and invites everyone to commit themselves.”
For example, Monaco, already involved in environmental initiatives, has confirmed its commitments to WHO in the area of health.
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