January 22, 2020-Spain’s new socialist government declared that climate change is a national “emergency.” The government plans to make it a cornerstone issue for all ministerial departments and government actions.
That adds Spain to a list of more than two dozen countries that have declared climate change an emergency.
The coalition government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who took office on 13 January, plans to bring legislation to the parliament to reduce greehouse gas emissions to a net zero by 2050, according to reporting by Euractiv and AFP.
If parliament approves the bill, it would require “all urban areas with a population of more than 50,000 to create low-emission zones,” Reuters reported.
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