According to Law 11/2018, large companies are required to prepare a non-financial information statement (NFIS) that includes, among other things, the impacts of their activities on the environment. However, the majority of NFIS from financial institutions, such as banks and insurers, lack the required environmental information.
The green hydrogen fever is sweeping across Europe, and Spain aims to take on the European leadership in its production. However, expanding its widespread use cannot be pursued without a thoughtful reflection on the context we find ourselves in.
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After years of anticipation, the construction of wind farms along our coastline has begun to be considered. However, existing regulatory and administrative barriers, such as the final approval of the Maritime Spatial Management Plans (POEM), need to be addressed.
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IIDMA’s Director Ana Barreira op-ed originally published in El Economista.
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The event will mark the end of the cycle of conferences that, throughout 2022, has taken us to different regions of Spain. In this third and final edition of the conference, the communities that will be the focus of attention will be Andalucía, Castilla la Mancha, the Community of Madrid, Extremadura and Murcia.
These data are essential to identify which actors in the banking sector support a real decarbonisation of the economy, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
The fight against climate change does not only concern local states: it is a shared responsibility that must include action at all levels of government.
• The International Institute for Law and the Environment (IIDMA) has submitted amendments to the Draft Royal Decree whose consultation period ends this Friday, June 3.
BBVA and Banco Santander’s new commitments regarding thermal coal is a step in the right direction, but it is imperative they stop financing other fossil fuel projects that are incompatible with the Paris Agreement. Madrid, November 11, 2021 – Decarbonizing the economy is an essential step towards limiting the increasing of our global temperature to
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– MAPFRE, Spain’s leading insurer has gained popularity by limiting its support for the coal industry, but needs to show more ambition with respect to oil and gas.
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