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pain backslides
on green policies
Spain has slipped eight places in the 2015 Climate Change Performance
Index, and is now classified as “very poor” performer on emissions.
n the Canaries, the
Spanish government have
come under huge criticism
for their backing of
Repsol´s offshore oil
drilling. Now, a fuller picture of
Spain´s failure to meet ecological
targets has been provided with
the Climate Change
Performance Index.
Spain is ranked 28th out of
the 61 nations responsible for
90 percent of global CO2
emissions, and now produces
0.81 percent of all global CO2
emissions, making it a "very
poor" performer in this regard,
according to the CCPI.
Overall Spain won a
"moderate" rating in terms of
effectiveness in fighting climate
change. Other countries with the
same rating include Italy, India, Indonesia and Egypt.
Spain performed worst of all in the renewables
category. The report said "Politically retroactive
measures have ruined the dynamics in the renewables
sector and, as a result, Spain slides down 37 places in
this category. In addition, the country is opposing
progressive measures on an international scale."
Spain has been widely criticized by ecologists recently
The green energy
sector also highlights
Spain's decision to scrap
subsidies for green
businesses, a move
which has left many
investors owing money
to the banks. All in all, it
is far more difficult to “go
green” nowadays than it
was a few years ago.
Top of the CCPI
rankings was Denmark,
followed by Sweden
and the United
Kingdom, while the last
place was occupied by
Saudi Arabia.
In Lanzarote, where
locals received a new
light blinking on the
horizon all through the
night just before Christmas– caused by the Repsol
drilling platform – there has been a lot of talk about
concentrating on renewable energies, but so far very
little action. Politicians claim their hands are tied by
bureaucracy and the lack of viable development
plans, but the fact remains that Canarian resolutions
to be more green have often proven to be as much
hot air as those emanating from Madrid.
I
for the “tax on sunshine” - a decision to tax people
who produce solar energy using their own panels.
The government claimed the measure was
introduced to help Spain slash a massive debt to
power producers built up over years of subsidizing
energy prices for end consumers.
Critics say the move has acted as a huge
disincentive for people to install solar panels.
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