Spain
Spain rises five spots to 18th in this year’s CCPI, staying among the medium performers.
The country earns a medium rating in all four main CCPI categories – Climate Policy, Renewable Energy, GHG Emissions, and Energy Use.
In 2023, Spain updated its National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (Plan Nacional Integrado de Energía y Clima: PNIEC), which was first published in 2020 and originally proposed a 23% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 compared with 1990. The number is now raised to 32%. Spain’s renewables target was increased to 48% of final energy production by 2030, reaching 81% in electricity while improving energy efficiency to 44%. The CCPI country experts welcome this as a crucial step, but they criticise it as still insufficient for the 1.5°C limit, as it sets reduction targets without changes in production or consumption patterns.
Missing vision for renewable targets
The experts therefore see a need for improved policies and measures for reducing energy demand in transport (hopefully evident soon in the country’s Sustainable Mobility Law), tourism, and agriculture.
The experts also observe that outdated procedures and regulations, strong influence from the transport and industry lobbies, and a missing vision for reaching renewable targets will make it difficult to reach the ambitious targets. They ask for clear price incentives to increase demand in areas such as electric vehicles and better design of auctions for new capacity, especially in solar energy.
Overall, the experts call for consistent, far-reaching implementation of the existing updated policy framework. And they demand improved public and rail transport, environmental taxation, and a rehabilitation plan with sufficient funding for adaptation.
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CCPI experts
The following national experts agreed to be mentioned as contributors for this year’s CCPI:
- Mario Rodríguez Vargas (Transición Justa y Alianzas Globales)
- Pablo Barrenechea Abecia (Acción Climática)
- Carlos Martinez Camarero (Comisiones Obreras (CCOO))
- Group of Scientists and Engineers for a Non Nuclear Future
