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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. For full story see: Phys.org 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