Coming clean: Spain making dash for hydrogen in bid to be European leader
SPAIN is to splash €1.55 billion on clean hydrogen production in a bid to become European leader in the new technology. It has earmarked EU
STUB IT OUT! Calls for nationwide ban on cigarette smoking at Spain’s beaches
283,000 people have signed a petition calling for a smoking ban on all of Spain’s beaches. Environment minister, Teresa Ribera, received the petition organised by
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: Spain’s Valencian government relaunches green agenda now COVID is stabilised
THE Valencian regional government is hoping to relaunch its green agenda now that the COVID situation is stabilised. Valencia was one of the first areas
Green crackdown: owners of polluting cars face fines in Spain’s Catalunya
OWNERS of cars which pollute the atmosphere could face fines in Catalunya, the first Spanish region to consider such plans. Vehicle owners will be penalised
CAMPO CALLING: Small towns and rural villages throughout Spain launch drive to attract new residents and entrepreneurs
Budding entrepreneurs looking to relocate somewhere calmer, less crowded and healthier can apply through the website www.holapueblo.com until June 11.
LIVES SAVED: Fewer car journeys during Spain’s 2020 lockdown cut pollution and premature deaths
IMPROVED air quality in Spain caused by last year’s pandemic lockdown restrictions may have prevented at least 170 premature deaths. It’s largely down to fewer
Spain gets burnt in hottest year ever with warnings over further temperature hikes
SPAIN had the hottest year on record last year according to a report published today(May 14) by the state meteorological agency, Aemet. The news comes
GETTING BATTY for home comforts to fight off mosquitoes in a park area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BATS and birds are being coaxed to have a home in a Costa Blanca park in order to fend off nasty pests and mosquitoes. Boxes
Spain’s climate change law is passed in Madrid to make country ‘carbon-neutral’ by 2050
SPAIN’S new climate change and energy law was passed by Congress in Madrid today(May 13). It aims to make Spain a carbon-neutral country by 2050.
GREEN TOWNS: Small village in Castellon among the 10 most environmentally friendly towns in Spain according to Greenpeace
A SMALL mountain village in inland Castellon is one of the 10 most environmentally friendly towns in Spain, according to Greenpeace. A study by the
Prosecutors to force Murcia’s government to investigate companies polluting the Mar Menor in Spain
THE Murcia government will be taken to court to force it to investigate ten companies who are accused of polluting the Mar Menor, one of
Life’s a picnic: The Olive Press samples Bilbao’s famous Azurmendi restaurant
As Spain’s top chef Eneko Atxa opens in London, Jon Clarke checks out the green and wacky world of his Basque restaurant
Almost 4,000 arrests in Spain for environmental crimes during 2020 with big increases in animal abuse
NATURE PROTECTION Service (SEPRONA), part of Spain’s Guardia Civil, arrested an incredible 3,957 people for crimes related to the environment during 2020. Worryingly, crimes that
OPINION: More needs to be done to tackle Spain’s air pollution problem
In this week’s ‘green column’, Martin Tye insists it time Spain tackled its air pollution problem. No smoke without fire – this is a well
LIFE’S A BEACH: Travel restrictions and wintry weather lead to quietest spring season ever on Valencia beaches
However, the situation is expected to reverse completely when the heat finally sets in and the national state of alarm preventing national travel is dropped
WORLD EARTH DAY: Bladeless wind turbine dubbed Skybrator could be future of green energy in Spain
A pioneering turbine design by Spanish inventors promises to reinvent how we harness wind power without the need for giant windmills and blades that harm
WORLD EARTH DAY: Meet the schoolgirl cleaning up Spain’s Costa del Sol one piece of plastic at a time
THE Costa del Sol has its very own Greta Thunberg. To mark World Earth Day on April 22, Fiona Govan catches up with a teenage
WORLD EARTH DAY: Barcelona mayor unveils green future for city to cut pollution and save lives
BARCELONA mayor Ada Colau set out the city’s vision for a green future through its plan to create 503 superblocks to cut pollution and prevent
Giant 100 kg catfish caught in Sevilla’s Guadalquivir River
A SUPER predator weighing 100 kilos and almost two metres in length has been caught in the Guadalquivir River, near the Alcala del Rio Dam,
Spain revealed as one of the costliest places to run electric cars, but UK only slightly cheaper
AN ENERGY broker has revealed that Spain is one of the most expensive countries in Europe to charge and run an electric car. Using data
Controversial port expansion project approved for Spain’s Valencia
THE Spanish government has given the green light to a highly controversial development project for Valencia port. Plans to extend the northern part of the
GOING GREEN as Spain’s politicians give thumbs up to radical climate bill
SPAIN’S new climate bill should become law next month once it is ratified by the country’s Senate. Congress in Madrid yesterday(April 8) backed the measure
Leading energy company in Spain is facing court action over electrocuted birds in Barcelona area
ENERGY company Endesa is being prosecuted in Barcelona over hundreds of birds dying after making contact with the firm’s high voltage power lines and pylons.
GREEN BEACH BARS: Gandia announces plans for first eco-friendly chiringuitos in Spain
The move has been announced for summer 2024, when the current bar licences expire.
Popular and spectacular spot for Costa Blanca visitors is set to get ‘Natural Monument’ status in Spain
ONE of the largest and most significant geological areas in the Valencia region is set to be officially classified as a ‘Natural Monument’. La Falla
Dangerous exotic turtle found in Spain’s Huelva
THE Andalucian Environmental Agency (AMA) is investigating the discovery in Huelva of an unusual and potentially dangerous exotic reptile–snapping turtle. These turtles (Chelydra serpentina), an