The European Green Deal and the Recovery Plan for Europe will define the European economy for many years, or even decades. And the EU’s blue economy is fundamental to both efforts. Not only should the blue economy adhere, like every other sector, to the European Green Deal. It is also indispensable to meet the EU’s […]
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Support for Ukraine and the energy situation in Europe
Russian military action in Ukraine is causing major damage to the country’s energy capacities. Energy ministers have said that they are willing and ready to provide assistance to Ukraine in this regard. Moreover, these military operations are leading to an increase in gas prices in the EU as well as in international oil prices. This […]
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European Climate Pact and the implementation of the Glasgow COP26 outcomes
VALENCIA HOSTS FROM THIS THURSDAY THE EUROPEAN CLIMATE PACT Various activities will be held until Saturday; the Pact will be presented this Friday. A dozen Valencian “ambassadors” will take part in the Pact The European Climate Pact arrives this week in the city of Valencia. The project in question brings together organizations and individuals to […]
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Europe and Spain bet on space development
After a series of meetings in Toulouse (France), European leaders confirmed their ambitious plans to boost Europe’s position as one of the world leaders in space. Under these plans, the European Space Agency (ESA), the EU and its member states are coming together to ensure that Europe fully exploits its enormous untapped space potential to […]
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Leading EU initiatives to preserve the oceans
The Commission presented on February 11 ambitious initiatives to promote a cleaner, healthier and safer ocean as part of the EU’s contribution to the One Ocean Summit hosted by France in Brest, demonstrating the EU’s leadership role in providing a global response to ocean challenges. Speaking at the Summit, President Von der Leyen announced three […]
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Petition to activate drought measures in Spain
Luis Planas Puchades, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, transferred to the ministries of the Autonomous Communities the priority issues of Spain in the next Council of Ministers of Agriculture of the European Union (February 21): productions and consumption free of deforestation, reciprocity in trade agreements with third parties and measures to curb and mitigate […]
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Renewable energies continue to be an upward trend
In 2020, solid fossil fuels (coal) continued the downward trend of previous years and clocked another 18.3% fall, decreasing for the fifth consecutive year. Compared with 2015, it has dropped by 40%. Their share in the supply mix is now barely above 10%, while in 1990, it was 25.7%. Although oil (34.5%) and natural gas […]
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State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022
The new Guidelines provide the framework for public authorities to support the European Green Deal objectives efficiently and with minimum distortions of competition. The new Guidelines propose: Broaden the categories of investments and technologies that Member States can support;Increase flexibility and streamline the existing rules;Introduce safeguards; Ensure coherence with the relevant EU legislation and policies. How […]
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The UAL is coordinating an energy project in rural areas
The project, with a duration of 4 years, aims to develop analysis and decision-making instruments that justify and favour the implementation of distributed energy microgrids for the self-supply of isolated productive enclaves in Spain, Chile and Mexico. The University of Almeria can help to alleviate the depopulation of rural areas and improve the quality of […]
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