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Carmen Bunzl - Universidad Pontificia Comillas

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Chapter 4. Case Study: Spain 184<br />

flexibility mechanisms. Regarding the CDM, there are already many bilateral<br />

agreements in place with Latin American countries; the Ibero-American<br />

Climate Change Bureau Network (RIOCCC) and carbon funds have been<br />

created.<br />

The key element for compliance with the commitments resulting from<br />

ratification of the Kyoto Protocol is the Spanish Strategy on Climate Change and<br />

Clean Energy, Horizon 2007-2012-2020, which covers policies and measures<br />

which contribute to sustainable development in two levels: both climate change<br />

and clean energy.<br />

In Spain, economic growth has been accompanied by higher growth in<br />

energy consumption. It is therefore a Government priority to develop legal<br />

instruments and mechanisms to achieve increased energy efficiency, reversing<br />

the current trend. In July 2007, the Council of Ministers approved the 2008-2012<br />

Action Plan for the Spanish Energy Savings and Efficiency Strategy 2004-2012 (E4).<br />

In recent years, certain renewable energy applications have really taken off in<br />

Spain. The Renewable Energies Plan for 2005-2010 entails a contribution from<br />

renewable sources of 12% of primary energy consumption in 2010, electrical<br />

production from these sources of 29.4% of gross electricity consumption and<br />

consumption of biofuels of 5.75% of the consumption of petrol and diesel<br />

estimated for transport.<br />

Table 4 – 14 presents a short description of main climate change policies and<br />

measures for each of the sectors previously identified in Section 2.3.<br />

Table 4 - 14 . Policies affecting sectoral greenhouse gas emissions in Spain<br />

Electricity EU ETS. Feed-in tariff system for renewable electricity. Substantial increase in RE<br />

production capacity.<br />

Industry EU ETS. Voluntary agreements.<br />

Transport Support and development of biofuels.<br />

Households Energy efficiency plans for buildings. Energy saving appliances.<br />

Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería ICAI <strong>Carmen</strong> <strong>Bunzl</strong> Boulet Junio 2008

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