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In Spain 82% of people think that climate change is the biggest challenge for humanity in the 21st century. Furthermore, 81% of Spanish people believe that climate change has an impact on their lives, versus 77% of Europeans in general. A majority of Spanish people also believe that their country should rely more on renewable energies. [9]
The Climate Change and Energy Transition Act, officially Law 7/2021, of 20 May, on climate change and energy transition (in Spanish: Ley 7/2021, de 20 de mayo, de cambio climático y transición energética) is a Spanish law which received Royal Assent on 20 May 2021, and came into force on 22 May 2021.
To mitigate the effects of climate change, Spain is promoting an energy transition to renewable energies, such as solar and wind energy. [47] In 2021, to support this process, the government approved a law on climate change and energy transition. [48] Spanish society as a whole is one of the most climate change conscious societies in the EU. [49]
She’s a pioneer in a theory that attributes a wavier and slower-moving jet stream to climate change because the Arctic is warming so much it’s no longer a lot colder than the rest of the planet. That theory is gaining more acceptance, but it's not fully embraced by the climate science community. “Attributions are always tricky.
Research suggests a complex relationship between climate change and crime. As global temperatures rise, some studies indicate an increase in crime rates , especially violent crimes . [ 1 ] However, the evidence is mixed, with some studies finding only weak or inconsistent correlations.
In a video shared with local media, Yolanda Díaz, Spain's Minister of Labour and Social Economy, described the move as historic. "For the first time, Spain will have paid climate leave for ...
Spain must do more to prepare for increasingly virulent wildfires stoked by climate change, a large group of the country’s leading wildfire prevention experts said on Thursday. The experts ...
Ben Clarke, a researcher at the Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, pointed out that a powerful typhoon made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday, just after the flooding in Spain. “These back-to-back events show how dangerous climate change already is with just 1.3 degrees Celsius of warming," Clarke said in a statement.