The interventions of the councilors of both territories have taken place within the framework of the General Assembly of Under2Coalition, which promotes global commitment and leadership for the climate.
Euskadi and Navarra have announced this Sunday at the Glasgow COP26 climate conference their commitments on climate action.
The interventions of the counselors of both autonomous communities have taken place within the framework of the General Assembly of Under2Coalition of the Climate Group, which drives global commitment and leadership for the climate.
Given that 80% of the actions to respond to the threats of climate change are carried out by the regions and local entities, the Under 2 Alliance has shared the need for the policies of the different states to have “greater sensitivity” towards local authorities. It is thus necessary to facilitate a financing policy that contributes to strengthen the role of the regions as drivers of mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
The Basque Minister for Economic Development, Sustainability and the Environment, Arantxa Tapia, has presented the Basque Country’s commitment to generation of clean energies in the future and has announced the international appointments around renewable energies planned for 2022. It has also presented the initiative of the industrial supercluster Net Zero, which became official last Thursday at an official event of the United Nations and the World Economic Forum (WEF).
In addition, the counselor has sent the invitation for the Government of Scotland to attend the two international energy events that are going to take place in the Basque Country in 2022: the Feria Wind Europa, next April at the Barakaldo BEC, and the ICOE, the largest international congress on marine energy that will take place in October at the Kursaal de Donostia.
For its part, Navarre Regional Minister of Rural Development and the Environment, Itziar Gómez, has announced the adhesion of Navarra to a new commitment to five climate action goals. These are commitments on waste, building, biodiversity and environmental justice included in the draft Regional Law on Climate Change and Energy Transition.
Among the objectives that Navarra has committed to, it has signed that public buildings are 100% zero emissions by 2030, or for all public buildings to use 100% clean energy.
Regarding environmental justice, Navarra has committed itself to two objectives, the first, a just transition that provides sustainable livelihoods for those who depend on the fossil fuel economy in change towards more sustainable systems and practices.
He has also subscribed improve representation of women in governance structures related to climate change by at least 30% by 2030, with the ultimate goal of equal representation.
Regarding nature-based solutions, Navarra has ratified the objective of restoring forests on a large scale and other indigenous ecosystems.
And in the field of waste, the commitment is to develop circular economies that reduce organic waste going to landfills in states and regions by at least 50% by 2030, or reducing the total waste stream to landfills by at least 15% by 2030.
According to the counselor Gómez, “these are objectives to which we respond with concrete actions that are already included in our LFCCyTE project. A law that will oblige administrations, companies and society to move from words to words. made in that commitment that we all have with a Navarra zero emissions by the year 2050 “.
Gómez added that “Navarra is the second community in the State that faces the climate challenge with a law that combines both the mitigation and adaptation fields, a law that is already in Parliament and that will be the best tool for to be able to face present and future climate challenges “.
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