World Youth Day 2011 will be an environmentally friendly event, said Eva Latonda, director of the project “100% Natural.”
“Passing on land in good condition to future generations is a concern
of every Christian, and thus also of World Youth Day,” she added.
The youth event will take place August 2011 in Madrid.
The Spanish company, Zeroemissions, will assist World Youth Day in
compensating for the carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the event,
Latonda noted.
Zeroemissions said it will compensate for any climate damage from the
massive event by collaborating on five environmental projects in New
Caledonia, Honduras, Uganda, China and Turkey.
Latonda said carpooling will also be encouraged during World Youth
Day to help prevent excessive traffic.
A pedestrian route from Madrid to
the Cuatro Vientos Airfield will also be created so young people can
travel back on forth on foot or bicycle.
She added that Madrid city officials will place waste receptacles at
various points around the city to help keep the streets clean.