Spain vows to ratify climate
pact quickly
Spain will ratify a global pact
aimed at taming climate change,
a step which had been delayed by
months of political paralysis, Environment Minister Isabel Garcia
Tejerina said Friday.
“Ratification will allow us to participate fully in all the decisions
which will start to be adopted” after UN climate talks currently underway in Morocco which Rajoy
will attend, she added.
Spain is one of the biggest consumers in Europe of fossil fuels.
The country also has little or no
oil reserves, making it heavily dependent on imported oil.
Oil accounts for half of its energy consumption while natural gas
accounts for roughly 20 percent.
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Valencia Architects’ College
advises on the Montañar
Coastal Path design competition
The premise is to attract the best
architects and construct a path
that respects the environment,
enhances the value of the bay of
Xàbia and makes it more accessible to people.
With this commitment, the
mayor of Xàbia, José Chulvi, met
this morning with the Dean of the
College of Architects of Valencia,
Rafael Durá in order to outline
a transparent tender backed by
technical guarantees for the competition of ideas for the Montañar
coastal path.
At the meeting, which was
also attended by Urban Councillor Paco Torres, and the Municipal architect, Enric Morera,
Rafael Durá expressed his satisfaction with both the purpose of