They promote environmental awareness with cinema

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Under the atmosphere of the city of eternal spring, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Cinema Planeta will be held, the First Mexican Film and Environment Festival in which 45 independent feature films that address environmental problems will be shown.

"It aims to be a window to learn about the cinematography of other cultures, promote independent cinema and raise awareness among the public about caring for the environment," said Eleonora Isunza, director of Cinema Planeta .

From March 11 to 15, films from 20 countries, such as Austria, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain and Namibia, will be presented at the Cinemex Diana, Jacarandas and Cine Morelos in that city.

There will also be open-air cinema through three forums: The Fairgrounds, Chapultepec Ecological Park and the Plaza de Armas.

"They are feature films with impressive production, excellent quality and spectacular images," said Isunza.

There will be conferences, such as "Art and the Europe Cell Phone Number List Environment" by Fabricio Feduchy, who has photographed more than 100 nature documentaries and won the 2001 National Journalism Award, and Jaume Gil, director of the International Environmental Film Festival of Catalonia, which It has been done for 15 years.

Likewise, technological developments of alternative energies from the institutes and research centers of the State of Morelos will be presented.China goes to war. The enemy: polluting coal plants, gas-consuming cars and smoggy cities.

Prime Minister Li Kequiang said Wednesday that China would declare "war on pollution," recognizing that it is a big problem for the country .The severe pollution "is nature's warning against the inefficient and blind model of development," Li wrote in a report released at the annual parliamentary meetings. We must strengthen environmental protection and take strong measures," he said.



Li set goals to reduce energy consumption and emissions, close 50,000 coal furnaces, minimize vehicle smoke and boost alternative energy sources.

These plans are not new, Beijing has talked about similar initiatives before. While cleaning up the air and water would improve social stability, the project is challenging China's priority: economic growth.

"The 'war on pollution,' as Premier Li called it, will put downward pressure on the country's economy," said Michal Meidan of Eurasia Group. "Fighting air pollution means curbing coal consumption and shutting down steel smelters, aluminum and cement producers, (but) this will be partly offset by investments in clean technologies, more efficient consumer products and renewable energy." ».

Although Li's report did not detail how the government will fund these anti-pollution plans, experts say it is a sign that the administration is really fighting smog.

Some officials have proposed subsidies for residents living in hazy areas, paid for by taxes on polluting businesses and motor vehicle owners, said Reorient economist Steve Wang. Beijing could also raise electricity and water prices, to pressure consumers. consumers to save.