The public survey asks how to limit greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) in the context of the EU climate framework and energy for 2030. The survey is open to citizens, entities…
1 MILLION COMMITMENTS TO CLIMATE
Collective commitment Initiative whose aim is to contribute to the COP21 Paris a sum of actions, individual daily gestures of people and entities influencing the climate against climate change, to show the urgency of a sufficiently ambitious emission reduction that…
WATER USE DECREASE IN IRRIGATED FARMLAND IN SPAIN
Irrigation water use in Spain has gradually fallen, from 17,681 cubic hectometres in 1999 to 15,833 in 2012, which represents a reduction of more than 10% in that period, as indicated by the latest data from the survey on water…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment selects 42 Clima Projects 2014 that will result in a reduction of 1 M tonnes of CO2
The Governing Board of the Carbon Fund for a Sustainable Economy (FES-CO2) has selected 42 Clima Projects in its 2014 call to avoid the release into the atmosphere of about 1 million tons of CO2 equivalent. Clima Projects aim to…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment selects 42 Clima Projects 2014 that will result in a reduction of 1 M tonnes of CO2
The first meeting of the Regadiox project was held was held on March 12 in Olite, focusing on the project’s training program aimed at the training farmers and the dissemination of the progresses made in the experimental actions on water…
SPAIN’S COMMITMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE IS STRONG
The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment of Spain, Ms Isabel García Tejerina, stated that the government will continue to prioritize the generation of economic activity and employment in sectors that contribute to the decarbonization of our economy. In the…
INTIA presents “The impact of the Navarre Canal in the agri-food sector of Navarre” during the Agricultural Conference Horizon 2020
The agricultural conference held last Wednesday, November 5 at La Caixa’s Auditorium in Aranzadi brought together more than 250 professionals from the sector with the main objective of analysing the current situation and future prospects of this strategic sector in…
EU AGREES TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS BY 40%
27-10-2014 HISTORIC AGREEMENT: EU UNDERTAKES TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS BY 40% AND TO INCREASE THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES UP TO 27% The EU reached a historic climate agreement: to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% by…
GHG EMISSIONS IN THE EU WERE THE LOWEST IN THE LAST 20 YEARS
The European Union is on track to meet the climate and energy targets set for 2020. However, further efforts are needed by 2030. According to a study by the European Environment Agency (EEA), between 2012 and 2013, greenhouse gas…