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The heating and air renewal systems of 170 public schools will be upgraded with €100 million financed directly with revenue from the surcharge on the tourist tax. This summer, work will commence at the first 24 municipal schools.

Climate control will be extended to 170 public educational centres across the city over the next six years. The total investment will amount to €100 million, with income derived from the surcharge on the tourist tax. This plan reaffirms Mayor Jaume Collboni’s commitment to allocate part of the funds raised through tourist taxation to policies with a social return, thus improving the lives of citizens and addressing the impacts of tourism on the city.

Project School Climate Plan

The Barcelona City Council will provide better air quality and temperature to classrooms during the warmest and coldest times of year with the installation of aerothermal equipment with home automation control. Work has already begun this summer at 24 educational centres in the city. The actions at these initial schools cost a total of €14.1 million and are financed by the revenue from the surcharge on the tourist tax managed by the Barcelona Education Consortium.

The School Climate Plan, a project launched by the City Council, aims to cover all public schools in the city. It will install heating, air conditioning, and air renewal systems, as well as photovoltaic panels that will contribute part of the energy supply needed to meet the demand of this equipment.

Throughout the summer, work will be carried out at 24 schools in the districts of Ciutat Vella, Eixample, Les Corts, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Gràcia, Horta-Guinardó, Sant Andreu, and Sant Martí. It is projected that with the completion of this first phase of the plan, 9,000 people will enjoy the necessary comfort in the upcoming school year.