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Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has outlined plans to tax private jets in a move backed by environmental activists. Speaking at the United Nations COP30

7 Nov, 2025 @ 16:55

Environment·Green·Lead·Politics

Asian ‘murder hornets’ kill three in just two weeks in Galicia as Spain faces defeat in its battle against invasive species

THREE men have lost their lives to ‘murder hornets’ in Galicia in under two weeks – prompting fears that Spain is losing its long-running battle

29 Oct, 2025 @ 11:00

Galicia·Green·Lead

10,000 key buildings including schools, nursing homes and hospitals are in danger from severe floods in Spain

SPAIN has 10,197 infrastructures that could be affected by severe floods with a recurrence period of 500 years. That’s the conclusion of a report published

27 Oct, 2025 @ 14:00

Environment·Green·Lead

Spain backs EU ban on diesel and petrol cars by 2035 – but Italy dubs it ‘madness ideology’

SPAIN has called on its European allies to remain committed to a planned EU ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035

24 Oct, 2025 @ 13:00

Green·International Affairs·Lead

The northern lights are coming back to Spain for a second year – here’s how to catch them

ONE night in May last year, the sky over Zaragoza shimmered with ribbons of green and violet light — a spectacle that left onlookers spellbound.

24 Oct, 2025 @ 09:36

Environment·Green·Lead·National News

Spain’s power companies request extension to life of the country’s largest nuclear power plant amid fears of a new blackout

THREE of Spain’s leading energy companies are considering requesting a three-year extension to the operational life of the country’s largest nuclear power plant, according to

23 Oct, 2025 @ 12:33

Environment·Green·Lead

€4 billion electric car battery factory to be built in Spain- promising to cut costs for vehicle owners

Electric car owners can recharge their vehicles for FREE in Marbella at these locations – here’s where and how

ELECTRIC car owners in Marbella can recharge their vehicles for free this week at three public charging points across the city. The scheme, launched by

22 Oct, 2025 @ 11:30

Green·Lead·Marbella

‘Ditch your car for free electric bikes’: Town in northern Spain is pioneering new green transport revolution

A SPANISH town is encouraging residents to ditch their cars and get around on electric bikes – which they can use for free. The plan,

19 Oct, 2025 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Environment·Green·Lead

WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar power plant to supply clean energy

WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar farm to supply clean energy

BENIDORM’S Terra Natura park has opened a solar power plant capable of generating over 1,000 kW clean energy. The park says it is a major

16 Oct, 2025 @ 15:35

Benidorm·Green·Lead

Hard-hitting report says climate change has created 141 related risks to Spain- 51 of which are described as ‘key’

SPAIN is confronting 141 climate-related risks that threaten public health, economy, and biodiversity, according to a government report published on Tuesday. The Assessment of Risks

14 Oct, 2025 @ 18:45

Environment·Green·Lead

Fuel breakthrough as Spain’s Repsol unveils 100% renewable petrol that could help save our planet

SPANISH energy giant Repsol has just announced the industrial-scale production of the world’s first 100% renewable gasoline. The fuel, dubbed Nexa 95, is now available

14 Oct, 2025 @ 16:30

Environment·Green·Lead·Other News

Illegal Costa Blanca mobile home park closed down after sewage pollutes farming eco-system

Illegal Costa Blanca mobile home park ordered to close down after sewage pollutes farming eco-system

AN ANONYMOUS pollution complaint led to the Guardia Civil uncovering an illegal mobile home park site. Guardamar del Segura council has ordered the facility to

13 Oct, 2025 @ 12:46

Costa Blanca·Green·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We can’t just walk into their home and sit at their table’: Calls for more education after friends film themselves swimming with whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

MORE education is needed to stop people disturbing whales, conservationists have warned, after a video of three friends diving from a boat to swim with

9 Oct, 2025 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

Spain and Portugal's late April electricity blackout caused by excessive voltage

Spain has just ‘five days’ to rescue wobbling power grid – or face risk of fresh nationwide blackout, regulator warns

SPAIN’S energy regulator has sounded the alarm over the state of the country’s energy grid – almost six months after the country was plunged into

9 Oct, 2025 @ 09:30

Green·Lead·National News

Outcry over plans to rip up ancient olive groves near Granada’s Alhambra to build a giant solar panel plant

ANCIENT olive groves are to be ripped up to make way for a solar panel plant near one of Spain’s leading World Heritage sites. Granada

8 Oct, 2025 @ 18:15

Granada·Green·La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: Last tour company still selling tickets to orca shows named and shamed during Mallorca travel conference

ANIMAL rights activists stormed the stage at a major travel industry convention in Mallorca to denounce Europe’s last big tour operator still selling tickets to

8 Oct, 2025 @ 15:30

Green·Lead·Mallorca

Lifeline thrown: Illegal farms to be axed in bid to rescue Spain’s vital ecoreserve Doñana’s thirsty wetlands

SPAIN’S most important national park is finally getting the cash to tackle its depleted water resources. Doñana National Park – one of Europe’s last great

8 Oct, 2025 @ 12:59

Andalucia·Environment·Green·Lead·Other News

Victory for campaigners as Malaga bans horse-drawn carriages – but what will happen to the animals?

By Rachel Gore MALAGA has finally moved to ban horse-drawn tourist carriages in the city with immediate effect – with the fate of the animals

6 Oct, 2025 @ 15:15

Green·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Outrage as friends cruising on a leisure boat dive in and swim with a pod of whales passing through the Strait of Gibraltar

THREE friends who thought they were having the experience of a lifetime may find themselves staring at the wrong end of a five-figure fine after

6 Oct, 2025 @ 14:36

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

Spain and Portugal’s April power blackout caused by excessive voltage

SPAIN and Portugal’s April 28 electricity blackout was caused by excessive voltage according a report published by the European network of electricity transmission system operators(ENTSO-E).

3 Oct, 2025 @ 15:15

Green·Lead·National News

Spain now boasts among the cheapest energy in Europe – and its thanks to renewables (which were NOT to blame for the blackout), new report claims

SPAIN has become one of the cheapest places in Europe for electricity, thanks to a surge in solar and wind power that has broken its

3 Oct, 2025 @ 14:35

Business & Finance·Green·Lead

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez wants climate change action counted as defence spending – and Europe isn’t happy

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is making waves in Copenhagen by trying to label climate change action – plus emergency and disaster management – as

3 Oct, 2025 @ 08:45

Environment·Green·Lead·Other News

‘European way of life is under threat’: New environmental report is grim reading for Spain

CLIMATE change is threatening the European way of life despite ‘significant advances’ in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, an alarming new report has warned. According to

2 Oct, 2025 @ 14:30

Environment·Green·Lead

Greenhouse gases generated by Spain’s power sector fell by 16.8% in 2024

GREENHOUSE gas emissions from Spain’s power sector fell by 16.8% in 2024, compared to the previous year- a reduction of 1.5 million tonnes. The Ministry

2 Oct, 2025 @ 14:15

Environment·Green·Lead

POWER SURGE: Spain to Pump €200 Million into Second Menorca-Mallorca Electric Cable by 2030

SPAIN’S government is powering up plans to lay a second undersea electric cable between Menorca and Mallorca – with the high-voltage project set to spark

26 Sep, 2025 @ 10:25

Business & Finance·Environment·Green·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Balearics up the ante against invasive snakes with €2.5m spend and 2,600 traps

THE Balearic Government is going all?in on stopping slithery invaders, unleashing €2.5 million and deploying over 2,600 traps to shield the islands’ delicate ecosystems. In

26 Sep, 2025 @ 08:55

Balearic Islands·Environment·Green·Lead·Other News

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Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change

Asian ‘murder hornets’ kill three in just two weeks in Galicia as Spain faces defeat in its battle against invasive species

10,000 key buildings including schools, nursing homes and hospitals are in danger from severe floods in Spain

Spain backs EU ban on diesel and petrol cars by 2035 – but Italy dubs it ‘madness ideology’

The northern lights are coming back to Spain for a second year – here’s how to catch them

Spain’s power companies request extension to life of the country’s largest nuclear power plant amid fears of a new blackout

Electric car owners can recharge their vehicles for FREE in Marbella at these locations – here’s where and how

‘Ditch your car for free electric bikes’: Town in northern Spain is pioneering new green transport revolution

WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar farm to supply clean energy

Hard-hitting report says climate change has created 141 related risks to Spain- 51 of which are described as ‘key’

Fuel breakthrough as Spain’s Repsol unveils 100% renewable petrol that could help save our planet

Illegal Costa Blanca mobile home park ordered to close down after sewage pollutes farming eco-system

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We can’t just walk into their home and sit at their table’: Calls for more education after friends film themselves swimming with whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

Spain has just ‘five days’ to rescue wobbling power grid – or face risk of fresh nationwide blackout, regulator warns

Outcry over plans to rip up ancient olive groves near Granada’s Alhambra to build a giant solar panel plant

WATCH: Last tour company still selling tickets to orca shows named and shamed during Mallorca travel conference

Lifeline thrown: Illegal farms to be axed in bid to rescue Spain’s vital ecoreserve Doñana’s thirsty wetlands

Victory for campaigners as Malaga bans horse-drawn carriages – but what will happen to the animals?

WATCH: Outrage as friends cruising on a leisure boat dive in and swim with a pod of whales passing through the Strait of Gibraltar

Spain and Portugal’s April power blackout caused by excessive voltage

Spain now boasts among the cheapest energy in Europe – and its thanks to renewables (which were NOT to blame for the blackout), new report claims

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez wants climate change action counted as defence spending – and Europe isn’t happy

‘European way of life is under threat’: New environmental report is grim reading for Spain

Greenhouse gases generated by Spain’s power sector fell by 16.8% in 2024

POWER SURGE: Spain to Pump €200 Million into Second Menorca-Mallorca Electric Cable by 2030

Spain’s Balearics up the ante against invasive snakes with €2.5m spend and 2,600 traps

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change

Madrid’s regional government hands controversial director Woody Allen €1.5 million for new film – but with strings attached

Revealed: The terrifying Serb neo-Nazi whose narco empire took over Mallorca in just two years

Cat killer behind at least 100 feline poisonings is arrested in Spain

Big night TONIGHT for ‘nougat’ town that’s one of Spain’s first to switch on its Christmas lights