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Spain’s Andalucia plans for an eco-revolution after coronavirus crisis exit

THERE may be an ecological silver lining to the COVID-19 crisis. Spain’s economy has suffered massively during the pandemic, with an expected 12.8% economic decline

15 Jul, 2020 @ 13:31

Lead

Green Spain Landscape Mountains Asturias Lake

Spain ranks 14th on list of greenest countries worldwide, while the UK is fourth

SPAIN has ranked 14th on the list of greenest countries in the world, while the UK came in at an impressive fourth.

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:11

Environment·Lead

Spanish Government approves draft law introducing tax on plastic waste, expected to raise €724 million

THE Government has approved a draft law introducing a tax on plastic waste.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 14:36

Environment·Lead·National News

Rental car company on Spain’s Costa del Sol is using ozone generator to disinfect cars

A RENTAL car company on the Costa del Sol has started using an ozone generator to disinfect cars.

20 May, 2020 @ 15:53

Environment·Health·Lead

CO2 emissions in Spain decrease by 32% in April, much higher than the average worldwide drop of 26%

CO2 emissions in Spain have decreased by over a third in April, registering one of the highest drops in the world.

20 May, 2020 @ 13:59

Environment·Lead·National News

Two businessmen jailed for two years for illegally extracting water from Spain’s Donana National Park

TWO businessmen who illegally extracted water from Donana National Park have been jailed for two years.

2 Mar, 2020 @ 14:21

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Use of cars in Madrid rises, while use of public transport declines

THE use of cars in Madrid has risen in recent years, whereas the use of public transport has declined.

27 Feb, 2020 @ 13:09

Environment·Lead

Andalucia’s Sierra Nevada ski resort launches ten-year ‘green’ plan in bid to eliminate carbon footprint

THE Junta de Andalucia has prepared a ten-year strategic plan to make Sierra Nevada as ‘green’ as possible.

24 Feb, 2020 @ 16:52

Environment·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Spain green group demands answers after rabbit decapitated and animals abused in THIS Costa del Sol park

Expats were quick to branded the unknown perpetrators as ‘pure evil’

9 Nov, 2019 @ 17:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Electricity giant to scrap dirty coal power station to cut costs in Spain’s Andalucia

The two plants would not have complied with emission limits imposed by the EU, which come into force on June 30, 2020.

5 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead

Expats are out in force as global climate change protests hit the Costa del Sol

A week-long campaign has been launched to ‘bring an end to the age of fossil fuels and climate justice for everyone’.

21 Sep, 2019 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Madrid bans old cars from city centre in CRACKDOWN on pollution

MADRID is banning aged cars from its city centre in a bid to reduce monster levels of air pollution. The vintage veto, coming into effect

16 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Health·Lead

Environmentalists call for huge expansion of the Cabrera National Park

MALLORCA environmentalists want to expand the Cabrera National Park TENFOLD to 100,000 hectares. The Ministry of Ecological Transition has submitted a proposal to the national

11 Dec, 2018 @ 15:50

Environment·Mallorca·Nature

More than 50% in Spain fear climate change is ‘threatening’ survival of human race

Some 64% believe it is already negatively affecting their health

2 Dec, 2018 @ 12:15

Environment·Lead

Spain to close almost all coal mines and leave more than 1,000 out of work in latest step towards green energy

Over 1,000 miners and subcontractors will be made redundant by the new year closures

8 Nov, 2018 @ 17:59

Environment·Lead

Spain takes big steps towards renewable energy

New data shows that 45.8% of electricity came from renewable resources

15 Jul, 2018 @ 16:30

Environment·Lead

Andalucia tech company to send solar panels into space

The company aims to seize on a rising demand for panels attached to satellites

15 Jul, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Mallorca celebrates a whale of a win as migration corridor becomes a protected area

THE WHALE corridor in the Mediterranean, which runs just North of Mallorca, has been declared a Protected Marine Area. The government approved a Royal Decree

9 Jul, 2018 @ 13:51

Environment·La Cultura·Mallorca

Spanish nuclear power plants have to stay in use for forty more years says leading energy chief

NUCLEAR power stations in Spain must remain active for another decade at least if the country wants to fulfill its obligations under the Paris Agreement,

20 May, 2018 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead

Spain wages war on wet wipes

SPAIN is waging war on wet wipes … or, rather, the practice of flushing them down the loo. A call by the Grupo Parlamentario Vasco

19 May, 2018 @ 14:00

Environment·Lead

Big business urges Spain to pass climate change law and ‘transition to green energy’

MORE than two dozen multinational and medium-sized companies have signed a declaration calling for Spain to transition to green energy. Eleven out of the 30

12 Apr, 2018 @ 15:52

Environment·Lead

Green group in Spain call for protection of historic mine town

Ecologists campaign to preserve the town from demolition

14 Mar, 2018 @ 16:02

Environment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Balearic Islands pledge to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in ambitious green manifesto

THE Balearic Islands has pledged to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In an ambitious plan, Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera will take new

24 Feb, 2018 @ 16:55

Lead·Mallorca

Local food is on the rise as Balearic government cuts down on carbon footprint

THE BALEARIC government has agreed to prioritise local and ‘short-range’ products to improve the green footprint. In an effort to reduce CO2 emissions, the government

18 Feb, 2018 @ 11:25

Environment·Food & Drink·Mallorca

Madrid’s firefighters go green to reduce pollution in the city

It is estimated the move will save €18,000 and reduce emissions by 50 tonnes while the total cost of the fleet came in at €660,000.

17 Feb, 2018 @ 10:39

Business & Finance·Environment·Health·Lead·Nature

Balearic Islands propose limiting the number of cars to cope with tourism

Formentera town hall say the draft bill will limit the number of cars in circulation and cap the number of rental cars and motorbikes.

8 Feb, 2018 @ 16:08

Environment·Health·Lead·Mallorca·Nature·Travel News

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Spain’s Andalucia plans for an eco-revolution after coronavirus crisis exit

Spain ranks 14th on list of greenest countries worldwide, while the UK is fourth

Spanish Government approves draft law introducing tax on plastic waste, expected to raise €724 million

Rental car company on Spain’s Costa del Sol is using ozone generator to disinfect cars

CO2 emissions in Spain decrease by 32% in April, much higher than the average worldwide drop of 26%

Two businessmen jailed for two years for illegally extracting water from Spain’s Donana National Park

Use of cars in Madrid rises, while use of public transport declines

Andalucia’s Sierra Nevada ski resort launches ten-year ‘green’ plan in bid to eliminate carbon footprint

EXCLUSIVE: Spain green group demands answers after rabbit decapitated and animals abused in THIS Costa del Sol park

Electricity giant to scrap dirty coal power station to cut costs in Spain’s Andalucia

Expats are out in force as global climate change protests hit the Costa del Sol

Madrid bans old cars from city centre in CRACKDOWN on pollution

Environmentalists call for huge expansion of the Cabrera National Park

More than 50% in Spain fear climate change is ‘threatening’ survival of human race

Spain to close almost all coal mines and leave more than 1,000 out of work in latest step towards green energy

Spain takes big steps towards renewable energy

Andalucia tech company to send solar panels into space

Mallorca celebrates a whale of a win as migration corridor becomes a protected area

Spanish nuclear power plants have to stay in use for forty more years says leading energy chief

Spain wages war on wet wipes

Big business urges Spain to pass climate change law and ‘transition to green energy’

Green group in Spain call for protection of historic mine town

Balearic Islands pledge to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in ambitious green manifesto

Local food is on the rise as Balearic government cuts down on carbon footprint

Madrid’s firefighters go green to reduce pollution in the city

Balearic Islands propose limiting the number of cars to cope with tourism

Spain doesn’t quite get Christmas as we know it, writes MICHAEL COY – so here’s how to enjoy it the Spanish way

MICHAEL COY introduces us to his hero – George Santayana: A Spanish-American thinker famous for his pithy sayings

Daring swashbuckle and the restoration of honour: MICHAEL COY on a Spanish theatrical classic -the Mayor of Zalamea

‘Greenhouse’ gas dealers arrested after police find €3m of cannisters set for fridges and air conditioners in Spain

Heavy rain prompts yellow alert for Costa del Sol this weekend