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'Green' hydrogen is at a relatively early stage of development and requires substantial investment (AFP)
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Windfall tax backlash menaces Spain’s green energy sector

Spain's government has infuriated banking and energy giants by wanting to maintain a windfall tax on them, threatening crucial investments for the country's...

With Spain getting hotter, the amount of land devoted to drought-resistant pistachio trees has jumped nearly five-fold since 2017 to 79,000 hectares (195,000 acres) (AFP)
BiodiversityClimateEnvironmentIndigenousResiliencyWeather

Droughts drive Spanish boom in pistachio farming

Facing drought and climate change, Spanish farmers turn to pistachios, a resilient crop booming in production and demand.

A farmer shows olives bearing the effects of drought (R) near Jaen in southern Spain (AFP)
BusinessEnvironmentFinanceNewsResiliencyWeather

‘Stress test’: Olive oil producers adapt to climate change

Olive oil producers are improving irrigation and seeking new varieties of olives to safeguard production as climate change upends harvests.

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