Back to the bars, beaches, and climate negligence. The almost-complete easing of travel-related restrictions in the first quarter of 2022 has jumpstarted recovery in Spain’s tourist industry, reaching around 70% of its pre-pandemic levels. With packed beaches, bars, and nightclubs, the world’s second most important holiday destination is showing nostalgic signs of normality. Despite providing...
After a decade of meager development in renewables onset by policy miscalculations in 2008, Spain has begun to once again bolster momentum in heeding its Paris Agreement obligations. Indicator Frequency Data Source Baseline Measurement (July 2019) First Measurement (July 2022) Monthly electricity demand nationwide (GWh) Monthly RED Electrica 24,283 GWh 23,552 GWh Total electricity generated...
It is well known that any war has a great impact on the environment and on the economy. But, how is it related to climate change policies? First, let’s remember that market instabilities always lead to a strong increase in energy supplies. With the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the price of electricity has reached...
HIGHLIGHTS Passage of Law 7/2021 on Climate Change and Energy Transition Approval of PERTE ERHA (Proyecto Estratégico para la Recuperación y Transformación Económica de Energías Renovables, Hidrógeno Renovable y Almacenamiento) on Renewable Energy, Renewable Hydrogen and Storage Significant Emissions Reduction, Due to the Pandemic NARRATIVE The main greenhouse emission policies/events in Spain for 2021:1)...
PRIORITIES For Spain, Climate Scorecard proposes climate mitigation strategies to help achieve a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. These strategies include the following: Greater Institutional Cooperation Between the General Administration of the State and the Autonomous Communities Promotion of an Increase in Forest Cover Increased Knowledge and Implementation of Capture and Storage...
This report is in the form of memos from Climate Scorecard Country Managers to Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework to Combat Climate Change (UNFCCC). Below is a description of the progress the country has made made in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 and the...
This Post was submitted by Climate Scorecard Spain Country Manager Wendy ParedesBest Organizational Source: The Spanish Emissions Inventory System, Ministry for the Ecological TransitionThe largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Spain (at the national level) are from energy, industrial processes, agriculture, land use, land use change, forestry, and waste.Spanish Inventory System The Spanish Emissions...
This Post was submitted by Climate Scorecard Spain Country Manager Wendy ParedesDuring the last year, in Spain and throughout the world, the impact of climate change has been made increasingly evident by a series of consequential meteorological phenomena. The following is a meteorological report on climate change for 2021 in Spain.Spain extreme weather events in...
This Post was submitted by Climate Scorecard Spain Country Manager Wendy Paredes In Spain, there are seven nuclear power plants operating—Almaraz I, Almaraz II, Ascó I, Ascó II, Cofrentes, Trillo, and Vandellós II—for which there are 7 light water reactors with an electric power installed of 7,398.77 Megawatts (MW). Spain also has also a...
This Post was submitted by Climate Scorecard Spain Country Manager Wendy Paredes The framework of energy and climate policy in Spain is determined by the European Union (EU), which in turn responds to the requirements of the Paris Agreement. In this context, the European Commission presented the so-called Climate Target Plan by the year...
