Together for 1.5
Spanish NECP
Spain is in a great position to boost an ecological, fair, and just transition, powered by an unprecedented deployment of renewable energy – which must be compatible with biodiversity conservation and respectful with local populations-, accompanied by efficiency and energy saving measures in all economic sectors while involving all key actors in society transformation (business, civil society organisations, sectoral associations, citizens) and all levels of decision-making (local, regional and national).
Articles
Transform cities to reduce road traffic and improve air quality
Cities, which concentrate the majority of the population and are centers of consumption of natural resources and emission of greenhouse gases, must do their part to reduce travel and the use of private vehicles...
An effective ecological transition in the transport sector must focus on electrification
In Spain, road transport alone accounts for 27.6% of the total GHG emissions. Advanced biofuels emerge as an alternative to decarbonise the sector, an inefficient solution in monetary...
The EU Recovery Fund to be a great support for a deep building renovation wave
Spain, where half of buildings are over 40 years old, receives different types of aid for building renovation; mainly aimed at improving energy efficiency, accessibility or habitability, depending..
The agricultural sector is key both as emitter sector and potential carbon sink
The agricultural sector is the fourth most emitting sector in Spain, representing 13.4% of the total gross emissions in 2021, a not insignificant figure for a sector with little used sink...
Greening cities initiatives are growing in Spain for different strategic goals
Cities are at the closest level of government to citizens and have key sectoral competences that should strongly contribute to national mitigation and adaptation strategies. Several Spanish cities...
Collective energy models are lagging behind by bureaucracy and lack of knowledge
Despite the latest advances in the regulation, collective self-consumption has not yet got rid of long procedures and complicated bureaucracy that are leading to important delays and social demotivation...
More than 2.5 GW of new solar power for self-consumption was installed in 2022
Although far behind other European countries, renewable prosumerism has finally taken-off in Spain and for the second consecutive year doubles the figures for solar installed power in homes...
Massive renewable deployment clashes with local communities and nature conservation
Although the deployment of renewables in Spain has been successful in recent years, the implementation has been mostly based on large installations, with general lack of social consensus and...
Spanish NECP
The transition of Spain to build a prosperous, equitable and sustainable future implies not only the decarbonization of all sectors of the economy in this decade but also a profound transformation of the society and the modernization of the economy. This is a crucial moment for Spain to adopt a good climate and energy plan that leaves no one behind and takes care of the planet. With the NECPs, we now have the opportunity to make it real.