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The largest emitters of CO2
Based on the data from CO2 emitting facilities in 2018 published by the European Commission, thermal power plants, steel plants, and oil refineries make up the list of major polluters in the State. The names of the owners are also repeated in the list of the most polluting companies in Spain from the Sustainability Observatory,…
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#cop25: the european union, world leader for the climate?
Just as the old continent was the origin of the industrial revolution through the burning of fossil fuels, the revolution towards a decarbonized society must take place in it. That was the concept that the president of the government wanted to underline in the inaugural speech of the summit. But is the European Union really…
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#NAIDERCOP25 (Second Day) – First events, statements and curiosities
03/12/2019: SECOND DAY OF COP25 Closing the decade in which temperatures have risen the most and with the greatest accumulation of greenhouse gases; more than 7 million deaths a year from pollution; or that 2019 will be the 2nd or 3rd hottest year on record. (COP25). NAIDER is at COP25, the first summit before beginning…
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#NAIDERCOP25 (First Day) – Delegations from all over the world arrive in Madrid
02/12/2019: FIRST DAY OF COP25 The COP25 Climate Summit “Conference of Parties” has already begun in Madrid. This year the organization of the event has corresponded to Chile, although Madrid has ended up being the host city due to the internal political and social conflicts of the American country. Today’s day has served to show…
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#cop25: time to act
“It is time to act” So says the motto of the World Climate Summit 2019 (COP25) that will take place in IFEMA, Madrid, from December 2 to 13. With less than four days to go before the event begins, at NAIDER we are already warming up our engines and preparing to attend COP25 and participate…
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Indartu 2019 program – budget expansion
The Department of Economic Development and Infrastructures of the Basque Government has communicated the extension of the budget credit of the Indartu 2019 Program that allocates aid to companies that make productive investment that leads to competitive improvement and economic development, to boost the Left Bank Ría del Nervión and Oiartzualdea Zones and other municipalities…
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Transforming the basque country into a sustainable city-region
This Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 November 2019 NAIDER has attended the XVIII EuskalHiria Congress 2019 , which took place at the Kursaal Auditorium in Donostia-San Sebastián. The congress focused on the presentation of the new Urban Agenda for Euskadi – Bultzatu 2050, which promotes a reflection on the territory and the city from a…
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The measure of the Sustainable Development of the countries
The GDP It’s like the speedometer: it tells you if the economy is going fast or slow, but it doesn’t show you if you’re on the right track, or if the car’s tank is running out of gas. In the search for ways to measure economic progress that are alternatives to GDP – which also…
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How do we design cities to improve Climatic Comfort?
Cities suffer from the so-called Heat Island effect whereby the temperature inside the city is higher than it should be. The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of the influence of the heat island on human health and many cities are already beginning to change their way of designing the city to take into account the…
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Euskadi is in debt to the world
Yesterday the Basque Government made public the Ecological Footprint of the Basque Country. Report that has had the technical assistance from NAIDER following the calculation standards international. From this report it can be concluded that, despite certain advances, the Basque Country continues to be a debtor territory. The consumption of the Basque population, as well…