Budgets to fight climate change drop by 16%

  • The Spanish government has cut its budget to combat climate change by 16%.
  • 35 million euros will be allocated to climate change adaptation in 2017.
  • The decline in revenue from emissions auctions is affecting environmental financing.
  • It is urgent to implement strategic plans to address climate change and its consequences.

Contamination

Humanity must face several important challenges in order to succeed. We will all have heard of them at least once: poverty, mass migration, lack of water or climate change. The way things work, for a country to prosper it must have money; without it, it will not be able to protect its coasts when sea levels rise, nor take the necessary measures to prevent high temperatures and lack of resources from harming it. The situation is so critical that many Cities could disappear due to global warming. Furthermore, it is worrying to see how the reduction of budgets for climate change in Spain may contribute to increased poverty.

Given this situation, the Spanish government has cut budgets to fight climate change by 16%, going from 62,98 million in 2016 to 52,76 million this year 2017, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to the newspaper La Vanguardia.

The difference of 10,22 million is due to the fact that the estimate of auction income has gone from € 50 million in 2016 to € 40 million due to a decrease in the price of emission rights on the marketApparently, the Ministry is supported by a portion of the revenue it receives from auctions, which large companies subject to the emissions trading system must pay for. These companies must purchase the rights to these emissions, which are priced at €5 per ton of CO2. This situation reflects how the Climate change also affects pregnant women. However, it is important that the climate change adaptation measures in Europe to face these challenges.

Where is that money going to go? Under the Environmental Promotion Plan (PIMA)-Adapta, the National Parks Agency will receive €1,5 million; the General Directorate of Coasts will receive €2,55 million; and the General Directorate of Water, which already has €18,9 million, will receive another €4,9 million. In addition, €34 million will be allocated to climate change adaptation this year, compared to €32 million in 2016. Financial resources are vital for plant adaptation to climate change, as mentioned in an article on the adaptation of plants to climate changeThis type of investment can also contribute to the long-term resource optimization and is essential in the face of global climate crisis.

Mediterranean Sea

However, it is hoped that the country will be able to better adapt to climate change by developing strategic plans to prevent the situation from worsening. It is urgent that measures be taken to address the threats facing deserts due to global warmingThe situation is especially critical, and although initiatives have been proposed, such as the new law on climate change, a strong commitment and sufficient resources are required to implement them.

The drought in Spain is an increasingly serious problem
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