The current, increasingly critical climate change situation forces us to redesign our response and adaptation capacity to secure water resources for people today and tomorrow, and to ensure the survival of the planet.
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Carbon Footprint
Committed to the fight against climate change, Aguas de Murcia decided to calculate its carbon footprint in 2013 as a tool to measure and understand its environmental impact in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This calculation allows for the identification of emission sources, assessment of their impact, and the establishment of measures to reduce them, thus contributing to the fight against global warming.
This calculation follows the UNE EN ISO 14064-1:2019 standard, which, starting in 2022, takes into account indirect emissions derived from outsourced activities, products/services, their purchase, and use, known as Scope 3.
Evolution of emissions:
2024
2023
2022
13,088.43 tCO2eq
11,037.42 tCO2eq
19,567.28 tCO2eq
The calculation result is verified by an accredited entity registered in the Emissions Registry of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, which grants us the corresponding seal of approval.
Emission reduction measures-
Reduction Plan
After analyzing the GHG statement and the main CO2 emissions by category and emission source, a Reduction Plan is defined with a 2050 horizon.
The main lines of action are as follows:
- 100% Sustainable Vehicle Fleet
- Optimize travel for service delivery tasks
- Reduce the impact of air conditioning equipment by 95% compared to 2022
- Reduce GdO Energy purchases by 10% by 2030 by increasing green energy production
- Include assessment criteria associated with Carbon Footprint reduction in tenders
- Request Carbon Footprint calculations from major service providers with the greatest impact
- Reduce sewage sludge production
- Allocate a greater amount of sludge to composting
- Expand the current capcity of the treated flow
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Request Carbon Footprint calculations from major service providers with the greatest impact
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Offsetting
Aguas de Murcia offsets emissions in two different ways:
- Through the absorption project "Actions for the recovery of the riparian forest on the banks of the Segura River in the vicinity of the Aguas de Murcia water treatment plant", registered in the Registry of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
- Through international offset projects
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Photovoltaic Master Plan
In our commitment to sustainability and energy innovation, we are presenting our Photovoltaic Energy Installation Master Plan, a strategic initiative designed to lead the transition to a cleaner, more efficient future. This ambitious project represents our vision of transforming the way we generate and consume energy, harnessing the power of the sun and our facilities to create smart and environmentally friendly energy solutions. Through this comprehensive plan, we not only seek to reduce our carbon footprint but also set new standards in energy efficiency and business sustainability, demonstrating that economic growth and environmental responsibility can go hand in hand.
Our goal is to implement solar photovoltaic energy in two phases. In the first phase, it is estimated that 74.25 kWp could be installed in a total of four facilities, representing an estimated production of 106,239 kWh/year. In the second phase, the necessary studies are being carried out to install a capacity of 1,100 kWp, which would represent a production of 1,599,698 kWh.
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Sustaible Urban Drainage System
To reduce the impact of soil waterproofing due to urban growth and the increasingly torrential nature of rainfall, Aguas de Murcia has made a significant commitment to urban drainage management, acting from the source by converting our soils and drainage networks into Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS), the aim of which is to significantly contribute to adaptation to climate change, especially in the Mediterranean area, in multiple areas:
- Create cities that are more respectful of the natural water cycle by restoring their pre-urbanization situation
- Capture rainwater at its source
- Reduce urban stormwater runoff
- Treat urban stormwater runoff, reducing its pollution load
- Achieve a circular economy in the urban water cycle by considering rainwater as a valuable natural resource, allowing for subsequent uses such as irrigation or street cleaning
- Reduce the volume of rainwater captured by wastewater systems, improving network management during rainy seasons
- Improve the performance of associated WWTPs, reducing energy costs and the efficiency of biological treatments as a result of reducing the contribution of surface runoff to the wastewater system