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The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), through the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), has awarded 20 million euros to a total of 79 projects spread over a large part of the national territory for the promotion and dynamization of Energy Communities. The priority and objective of the energy communities is to reduce emissions and increase the participation of renewable [...]

The green transition will weaken the economy and generate more losses for banks if it is not implemented sooner rather than later, warns the European Central Bank (ECB). Although the costs of the transition may be higher initially, they are much lower than the risk of postponing it to the last minute.    Delaying the ecological transition could lead to energy prices like those at [...]

From the institutions of the European Union come new laws and directives on sustainability that will affect companies. With the increased awareness of the importance of corporate sustainability, the UN Global Compact has developed a tool that will help companies and organizations to continue on the path to sustainability and implement the necessary changes.    Among the sustainability laws and directives adopted are sustainability reporting [...]

The French Minister of Transport, Clement Beaune, is proposing to set a minimum price for airline tickets as an alternative in favor of the environment, as he considers that the price per ticket in air transport does not cover the real cost per passenger in terms of pollution.    This is a proposal that he is launching to his counterparts in the European Union who [...]

The climate emergency is considered equally important for people living in municipalities of different sizes, according to the latest study on polarization and attitudes published by the Center for Economic Policy EsadeEcPol. The survey data shows that the size of the municipality where one lives does not have a relevant effect on attitudes and values regarding climate change.   However, divisions emerge when it comes [...]

73% of Europeans agree that the cost of the damage caused by climate change is much higher than the investment needed for an ecological transition, according to a Eurobarometer survey. More than half think that the green transition should be quicker in the face of rising energy prices and the availability of gas supply. 84% of Europeans believe that tackling climate change and environmental problems [...]

The Ministry for Ecological Transition has approved new measures for the Economic Savings Certificates System that have opened up a market for the sale and purchase of energy savings. This new system authorizes companies subject to an annual energy savings quota to substitute a percentage of their payments to the National Energy Efficiency Fund for certified energy savings, provided they come from making energy efficiency [...]