Spain
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News

Spain to remove renewable subsidies from consumer bills
Barcelona — Spain’s government has proposed a new law that will gradually separate the funding of renewable energy from consumers’ bills and move it to the

Spanish solar developer plans 3.3 gigawatts of subsidy-free PV farms
29 October 2019: Madrid-based Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA is planning to install 3,325 megawatts of capacity by the end of 2023 with no

Spain bans petrol cars, fracking, fossil fuel subsidies – aims for 100% renewables
15.11.2018 – Spain is proposing to ban fossil fuel subsidies, dump investments that encourage dirty energy use and will also drive lighter diesel and petrol vehicles
Reports

Mejor sin diésel (Ecologistas en Accion)
This report Mejor sin diésel (Better without diesel) by Ecologistas en Accion studies data on environmental taxes in Spain, compares Spanish taxation of vehicles to other European

At the Crossroads: Balancing the financial and social costs of coal transition in China (GSI)
This report by the Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) examines the current status of the coal transition in Shanxi and proposes how reform can be managed

Cutting Europe’s lifelines to coal – Tracking subsidies in 10 countries (ODI)
This report by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) reviews subsidies to coal in 10 countries that produce 84% of Europe’s energy-related greenhouse gas emissions: France,
Policy Briefs

Environmental Fiscal Reform in Spain (GBE)
This briefing by Green Budget Europe (GBE), in collaboration with Climate Strategy & Partners in Madrid, sets out the potential benefits in terms of fiscal consolidation