The past year has left its mark on some positive as well as alarming news for the planet. Reached in Spain and Europe achievements highlighted by the main environmental organizations in the country. These include regulation against imported deforestation, the rise of renewable energy sources, waste law or the Montreal Agreement on biodiversity. 2022 milestones environmentalists celebrate and that they hope to match or evolve in 2023.
A year in which the tensions of the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis are over, but at the same time bringing some joy to the environmental movement; for example, agreement adopted at the Montreal summit (COP15) to preserve at least 30% of biodiversity, a plan to restore Doñana, a new waste law or a European regulation to prevent imported deforestation.
This is summed up in their respective balance sheets for the year, which includes victories such as United Nations recognition by the country’s largest environmental organizations—WWF, Greenpeace, Ecologistas en Acción, Amigos de la Tierra, and SEO/BirdLife. universal human right to “a clean, healthy and sustainable environment”.
They also value environmental organizations loss and damage fund committed by the international community as a result of the climate summit in Egypt (COP27)a reflection of the fact that rich countries recognize the “need to compensate the most vulnerable for the irreversible damage of climate change”.
Among the achievements of 2022, conservationists highlight: approve a strategy for the coexistence of the wolf with the activities of the rural environment, According to the WWF, this document represents a “significant paradigm shift” as it ends the “old and ineffective system of killing wolves that is generally practiced” to emphasize damage prevention.
Renewable energy continues to advance
With regard to the energy transition to face climate change, the environmental movement is experiencing a growing debate on climate change. Renewable energies reaching a “historic maximum” in generation this year: “Wind power in annual and instantaneous generation (with 20,594 MW on 22 November) and solar power in annual production (exceeding 2021 by 33%)”, celebrate from Greenpeace.
However, parallel to this boom, resistance to some renewable energy projects (especially large-scale projects) has intensified, and opposition has been mainly motivated by the implications these technologies can have for biodiversity or the landscape.
As he has repeatedly stated, environmental organizations advocate “overdue” renewable development to leave fossil fuels behind and reverse global warming in time, but stress the importance of deployment. must respect “biodiversity and citizen participation”.
Blanca Ruibal, coordinator of Friends of the Earth, said to Efe, emphasizing her commitment to energy communities, “Awareness among citizens that the energy system should be democratized and that energy should be in the hands of the people is increasing very strongly.” also for the reduction of final energy consumption.
“It is undisputed that progress should be made as soon as possible in the implementation of renewable energies, but should be done responsibly“Agree from Ecologistas en Acción as well as SEO/BirdLife. “Lack of planning” in renewable projects Faced with the energy crisis and the acceleration of mineral mining, this offers an alternative to recycling metals.
Another reason for celebration for this organization is the “historical blockade” of the Energy Charter Treaty to leave Spain and this treaty “totally” as the European Parliament has already demanded it leave the EU. in blocks.
War on plastic in Spain
This packing ordinance The Waste Law, which was approved a few days ago, along with the Waste Law approved months ago, is another of the victories pointed out by these organizations as significant progress has been made in the fight against single-use plastic containers. Now, the manufacturers of these containers will have to take over their own management and the door is also open to the implementation of the Return, Deposit and Return System to return the bottles and boxes to the store.
On the other hand, the European Union has approved a rule that prevents them from being marketed in member states. products from deforestation in large forests planetary tropics. A list of products ranging from wood to food is banned in the EU, and special measures are in place to verify the origin of permitted products.
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