Tag: climate change
Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior docks in Malaga to push for action on climate change
The 'change energy, not climate' campaign will see the purpose-built yacht dock in eight countries and 14 ports
Spain’s environmentalists issue doomsday warning as groundbreaking study reveals alarming levels of micro-plastic in the Pyrenees
One of the main problems is the lack of ready, cheap alternatives to the imperishable material that is now part of the air we breathe and the water we drink
Tropical fish caught on Costa Blanca as experts fear Mediterranean temperature increase
A TROPICAL fish common to Indonesian waters has been caught off the Costa Blanca.The tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) was...
Climate change activists in Spain joined by those in UK as hundreds arrested
In the UK capital, around 400 activists were arrested, following acts of civil disobedience
Summers in Spain are now FIVE WEEKS longer than in the eighties
Research claims that around 32 million people are affected by a warming climate
More than 50% in Spain fear climate change is ‘threatening’ survival of human race
Some 64% believe it is already negatively affecting their health
Blowing in the wind: Does pollution on Gibraltar’s border with Spain cause increased cancer rates?
Black clouds of pollution billow daily from the industrial chimneys of the Campo de Gibraltar. Is it all merely hot air or a smoking gun for cancer? The Olive Press investigates
DROP OF COMMON SENSE: Are humans to blame for the floods that have ravaged Spain’s Costa del Sol?
Heavy rainfall is not a recent phenomenon, but Mediterranean sea warming and building in the wrong places is adding to the recent flooding problems, writes Harry Ward
Bumper month for wind power in Spain breaks record
This surge has meant that the monthly CO2 emissions from electricity dropped to the lowest for the month of October since 2010
Spain to close almost all coal mines and leave more than 1,000 out of work in latest step towards...
Over 1,000 miners and subcontractors will be made redundant by the new year closures
THE LAST STRAW: EU clamps down on single-use plastics poisoning world’s oceans
EU acts to stem the plastic tide plaguing the world's oceans
Temperatures in Spain’s Andalucia hit climate change limit
In Malaga, Cordoba and Granada the average yearly temperature in the 21st century was at least 1.5°C higher than in the 20th century
IN PICS: How biblical floods wreaked havoc on Mallorca and why they could be more frequent in the future
People are still missing, including a five-year-old boy
Spain takes big steps towards renewable energy
New data shows that 45.8% of electricity came from renewable resources
PODEMOS: Spain must do more to protect ‘climate refugees’
SPAIN’S Podemos and Equo parties have called on the government to protect refugees fleeing climate change, now becoming a more significant migration trigger than...
Marbella expat confirms Barack Obama as guest speaker at leading climate change conference
Wine expert, Pancho Campo, has secured the 44th President of the U.S. for this summer’s high profile Climate Change Leadership Porto Summit
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...
Hundreds turn up to Al Gore climate change documentary premiere in Marbella
The screening was preceded by a presentation led by Pancho Campo about the effects of climate change in the Costa del Sol
Marbella hosts Andalucía premiere of Al Gore climate crisis documentary
MARBELLA is set to host the Andalucían premiere of former US Vice President, Al Gore’s greatly anticipated documentary about climate change.An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth...
Forecaster predicts Spain will have hotter than average spring
THE Iberian Peninsula will experience a drier and warmer than average spring.According to Accuweather, an 'area of high pressure will build west of the...
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...
Malaga and southern Spain will experience droughts ’14 TIMES more severe than in recent years’ – and much sooner...
MALAGA and southern Spain could see droughts 14 times more severe than in recent years from as soon as 2050 onwards.That is according to...
Doomsday clock moves closer to midnight as nuclear war deemed more likely
THE Doomsday clock which represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe has just moved closer to midnight.Started in 1947 by Chicago Atomic Scientists,...
CLIMATE WARNING: Spain had its hottest year EVER in 2017 and climate change is ‘now noticeable’
SPAIN had its hottest year on record last year and climate change is 'now noticeable', weather agency AEMET has said. Some seven areas in Andalucia...
Energy Nordic: The electricity supplier that lets you make a difference
The company, which boasts a central location in Fuengirola, provides 100% green electricity Spain-wide, and is here to take the confusion out of selecting an electricity plan, also supplying you with easy-to-read electricity bills.
Chocolate could be wiped from the face of the earth by 2050, according to new study
Scientists from the University of California say the cocoa plant is scheduled to disappear as early as 2050 due to warmer, more arid conditions.
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Over 1 million people in Spain sign petitions supporting euthanasia, to be put before Government on Friday
It comes after surveys have shown that 84% of Spain supports changing the legislation on euthanasia
