The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, has presented the Climate Projects 2016, which are celebrating their fifth edition and are aimed at reducing emissions in diffuse sectors, fluorinated gases or industry not subject to the emissions trading system. These projects “have proven to be a useful tool in the fight against climate change, as they contribute to promoting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the so-called diffuse sectors (transport, residential, waste…), responsible for just over 60% of total emissions in our country and in the European Union,” said the Minister.

In the five editions of the Climate Projects, 250 projects have been selected, going from 37 in 2012 to 63 in this edition, with the promoter entities of all sizes and belonging to both the public and private sectors. García Tejerina highlighted the contribution of the Climate Projects to the reduction of emissions, since since their implementation in 2012, they have led to a total reduction in CO2 equivalent emissions of more than 7.4 million tonnes.

García Tejerina announced that Spain is already working on the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan for the period 2021-2030, as well as on the future Law on Climate Change and Energy Transition. In its preparation, the Ministry will have the opinions and contributions of everyone, because, the minister added, “the fight against climate change must be, by definition, a choral effort”.

In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment has already opened the sixth call for Climate Projects. The phase of presentation of expressions of interest will end on May 15.