The climate crisis is real. It’s not a drill. If we do nothing, Barcelona and the planet will become uninhabitable for future generations. In an effort to prevent that happening and mitigate the effects of the climate crisis in the city, Barcelona City Council has declared the Climate Emergency, with an action plan and a budget of 563 million euros to implement a hundred different measures. The goal is to halve greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030 in comparison to levels recorded in 1992, and to cut CO2 emissions by two million tonnes.
Economics
Ashoka Mody: Why the euro failed
An ercerpt from Ashoka Mody´s outstanding book “EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Act”. Read our book review here Read here
Climate Crisis
Clean Energy Wire: Germany marks first ever quarter with more than 50 pct renewable electricity
Just think what could have been accomplished when the government wasn’t doing everything it can to block renewables. Germany produced more than half of its electricity with renewable power in the first three months of […]
EU politics
Reuters: Spain bars exiled ex-Catalan leader from European election
Spain’s electoral commission barred former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont from running in the European Parliament elections in May, he said on Monday, a day after a general election where the region’s separatism has been a […]
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