{"id":30,"date":"2026-07-30T09:23:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sparkle.energy-cities.idfr.net\/en\/?post_type=ec_city&#038;p=30"},"modified":"2026-07-30T09:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:24:06","slug":"guimaraes","status":"publish","type":"ec_city","link":"https:\/\/sparkle.energy-cities.idfr.net\/en\/city\/guimaraes\/","title":{"rendered":"GUIM\u00c3RAES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cm-guimaraes.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GUIM\u00c3RAES<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a Portuguese municipality with a long history of climate action and citizen involvement. Selected to be one of the EU 100 Climate Neutral Cities Mission, Guimar\u00e3es was already strongly committed to reducing CO2 emissions, as a signatory of the Covenant of Mayors for Energy and Climate. The city focuses on the\u00a0<strong>Local Governance<\/strong>\u00a0pillar. 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