Renewable Acceleration Areas: the administrative challenge of the renewable tsunami
Op-ed written by Ana Barreira and Marta Vicioso on Renewable Acceleration Areas.
Ecological transition
The International Institute for Law and the Environment (IIDMA) has initiated legal proceedings against the Government of Asturias for allowing ArcelorMittal to pollute beyond permitted levels
IIDMA announced that it filed a contentious-administrative appeal with the High Court of Justice of Asturias, which has been accepted for processing after two previous appeals were effectively dismissed due to administrative silence. IIDMA criticizes the Asturian Administration for its lenient approach towards the Gijón steel plant owned by ArcelorMittal, noting it as one of …
60 organizations demand the withdrawal of the Common Interest Projects list: “Its approval will worsen the climate crisis”
The ‘Gas No es Solución’ network criticizes the hydrogen export model based on large infrastructures such as H2Med, which could jeopardize the fair energy transition in Spain.
Territorial planning, public participation and repowering of existing renewables: keys to a sustainable energy future
The International Institute for Law and Environment presents a study that analyzes recent regulatory instruments to address the energy transition in Spain.
Autonomous Communities Facing the Climate Crisis: The Value of Multilevel Climate Governance
Although it is a global phenomenon that requires an international response consistent with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, the fight against climate change also requires coordinated action at national, regional and local level by all sectors of society and public administration. In order to contribute to the objectives of the European Green Deal, Spain …
Offshore wind energy in Spain needs to be urgently regulated to avoid irreversible damage to the marine environment
The International Institute for Law and the Environment (IIDMA) has carried out a legal analysis that includes recommendations for the drafting of the new royal decree that will regulate the authorisation procedure for offshore wind farms
Spain’s progress on climate and energy action under debate in Galicia
The conference ‘Which territories are leading climate and energy action in Spain’, o brought together specialists from Galicia, the Basque Country, the Canary Islands and Murcia in Santiago de Compostela.
Organizations from all over Europe unite their voice against H2Med: “It is an unnecessary infrastructure that will not solve the energy crisis”.
This Wednesday, October 25th, a High Level Decision-Making Meeting will take place, bringing together senior officials from the European Commission and the governments of the 27 EU countries to discuss the projects to be included in the sixth list of Projects of Common Interest/Projects of Mutual Interest (PCI/PMI). Dozens of environmental and civil society organizations …
H2Med at the epicentre of a major hydrogen summit in Berlin, despite being an oversized and unnecessary project
The H2Med hydrogen corridor is a highly questioned infrastructure by environmental and civil society organisations.
Offshore wind in Spain: an impossible mission?
Op-ed on the deployment of offshore wind power in Spain written by IIDMA’s Director Ana Barreira for ‘Energías Renovables’.
