Gov’t doubles summer lunch funding for children at risk
► 15 million euros lets VECA program help 100,000 children at risk of poverty ► 2019 program triples number of children served…
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NGOs demand action from Congress on climate change
► Environmental groups join call for comprehensive climate-change legislation ► Groups urge symbolic declaration of international climate-change emergency More than two-dozen leading…
Researchers deploy robots, drones in renewables project
Spanish teams at universities and research labs in Andalucía and the Basque Country are joining with other researchers in France, Ireland, Portugal,…
NGOs urge social justice agenda for election manifestos
Spanish non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have called on the country’s political parties to include commitments to social justice in their party manifestos in…
Solar capacity jumps 94% after removal of ‘solar tax’
Spain’s production of solar energy jumped 94 percent last year with the installation of 261.77 megawatts of new photovoltaic power, according to…
Solar plant design app wins Santander ‘Explorer’ award
A software app designed by a Spanish technology startup that enables the design and optimization of large-scale photovoltaic solar plants in just…
IKEA set to go solar, provide electric vehicle recharge
Swedish retail chain IKEA has announced that its stores across Spain will soon begin offering free electric vehicle recharge to customers as…
New law will scrap ‘sun tax’, cut cost of electricity bills
Spain’s new minister for energy and the environment, Teresa Ribera, announced Friday that the government will introduce legislation into Congress that will…
Spain set to expand electric vehicle recharge stations
Spain expects to embark on an ambitious expansion of recharge stations for electric and hybrid vehicles in the coming weeks, following imminent…
Sánchez, Torra agree to disagree, continue dialogue
Spanish President Pedro Sánchez and Catalan regional President Quim Torra held a two-and-a-half-hour meeting Monday at the Moncloa presidential residence in Madrid,…
Spain loses internat’l arbitration in legacy solar dispute
The World Bank’s arbitration court has ruled against Spain in a dispute over the renewable energy policies of the previous administration of…
Sánchez showcases progressive centre-Left government
► New cabinet includes 11 women, 6 men and first openly gay ministers ► ► Sánchez restructures ministries, brings 5 independents onto…
Alcalá to get Europe’s first solar-biomass heating plant
Alcalá de Henares in the Madrid regional community is slated to become the first city in Europe to provide heating to its…
Andalucia takes legal action to stop Doñana gas drilling
The regional government of Andalucia said Tuesday said it is filing legal action and requesting a court injunction to halt natural gas…
Spain recycles more, but still dumping too much plastic
While Spain is improving its rate of recycling of plastic waste, the European plastics manufacturing industry association says the country is still…
Scout movement to go dark for WWF’s Earth Hour 2018
The Scouting movement in Spain has pledged its more than 35,000 boy and girl members to work to raise awareness about global…
Rajoy gov’t loses another renewables arbitration case
► Panel orders Spain to pay €53mn to NovEnergia over solar energy changes ► The Partido Popular (PP) government of President Mariano…
EU issues air quality ultimatum to Spanish government
► Spain one of nine countries given until next week to fix pollution problem ► The European Union has again cautioned Spain…
Hotel sector urged to offset tourism’s carbon emissions
? 25,000 tons of CO2 produced for every million tourists in Spain ? Spain’s hotel sector has been urged to do more…
EU Parliament challenges Spain on renewables, solar tax
► MEPs vote 594-67 for increased EU commitment to solar, wind energy ► A European parliament vote in Strasbourg last week to…
China’s plastics ban poses recycling dilemma for Spain
? Spain must deal with with 138K tonnes of plastics previously sent to China ? China’s decision to ban the import of…
Organic agri-produce boosted by Spanish consumers
► Double-digit rise in purchase of organic foodstuffs for third straight year ► Consumers across Spain are increasingly opting to buy organic…
Greenpeace spoofs Rajoy’s climate-change promises
► Activists unfurl banner critical of policies on renewables and climate change ► Activists from Greenpeace España unveiled a giant film poster…
Spain ready for new climate law, more emissions curbs
• Climate change official sees new law in 2018, backs greater EU restrictions • More renewable energy possible, pending regional, bilateral electricity…
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#VIDEO: Barcelona awakens to giant Greenpeace sun
• Activists roller 2,000 litres of biodegradable paint in busy traffic roundabout • Protest aimed at Spain’s reliance on fossil-fuels over renewable…
Caixa rewards innovative approaches to social problems
• Projects tackle gender violence, poverty, social exclusion, hate speech & more • Social Innovation awards carry 15K euros prize money for…
Solar investors line up against Spain at World Bank
• Total of 27 lawsuits over Spain renewables cuts at World Bank dispute agency • ICSID has ordered Spain to pay 128…
Oaks clear-cut by Aussie-owned uranium mine halted
• Activists, NGOs say oaks crucial to habitat of bird species in Natura 2000 zone • Open-pit uranium mining operation is subsidiary…
Cold temps put Spain’s homeless at greater risk
• NGOs say some 40,000 people living on streets across Spain exposed to cold • Energy poverty, social exclusion from affordable housing…
Cádiz goes 100% renewables on electricity supply
• City’s utility to buy only power from renewable sources on wholesale market • Move means city will slash emissions of CO2…