Experts from Robeco and Forética argue that the energy sector and finance sector are spearheads for integrating sustainability in business management, and they state that companies are institutions that are incapable of incorporating sustainability will have no future.
Two out of three Spanish energy companies have a Sustainability Plan
According to a report published by the Naturgy Foundation and Deloitte, the energy sector is extending its responsible management policy by assessing 77% of its collaborators with ESG criteria.
Vaclav Smil: “There is no rational scenario that relegates natural gas to an insignificant role before 2050”
The scientist, ranked as one of the 100 leading world thinkers by Foreign Policy, argues that “to date, there is no clear nor technically sound path toward decarbonisation”.
“The International Energy Agency forecasts that world gas consumption in 2040 will exceed the level of 2019 by almost 28%”, notes the University of Manitoba lecturer, who today presented ‘Natural gas in the new energy world’, published by the Naturgy Foundation.
Martin Wolf: “Putting a stop to growth is not the solution for climate change. Technology is the only way forward.”
Financial Times Associate Editor says to keep the global temperature increase to under 1.5ºC, we must reduce emissions 40% by 2030.
Bank of Spain Governor Pablo Hernández de Cos, meanwhile, highlighted the long-term benefits of early adoption of policies that promote the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy, stressing the need for a holistic approach that involves all stakeholders in achieving it.
Europe must maintain mechanisms that mitigate the impact of the transition to continue leading the decarbonisation process
EIT Innoenergy CEO Diego Pavía and Deloitte European Policy Centre Managing Director Pablo Zalba discuss the future of renewable energies in Europe in an online session organised by the Naturgy Foundation and the Spanish Chapter of The Club of Rome.
Spain must drive the digitalisation of its electricity networks to contribute to decarbonisation of the energy system
Spain is one of the best-positioned countries in Europe in the installation of smart meters, but the digitalisation of the electrical grid is still not enough to integrate the new resources and all the participants in the system.
Competitiveness and technological development will be the keys to the success of hydrogen development in Spain
Javier Brey, Chairman of the Spanish Hydrogen Association (AeH2), and Raúl Yunta, Chairman of MIBGAS, discuss the development of hydrogen in an online debate set up by the Naturgy Foundation and the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome.
Redesigning goods distribution logistics and introducing less-polluting vehicle fleets would halve costs and emissions
A study by the UPF Barcelona School of Management, published by Naturgy Foundation, finds that a sustainable urban layout requires changing how vehicles are powered and also reordering street furniture, with logistics adapting to the current needs arising from e-commerce.
Cristina Lobillo (EC): “The elimination of fossil fuels will improve the EU’s geostrategic position”.
The European Commission’s Director of Energy Policy and the former Secretary of State for Energy, Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta, today took part in the 7th session of the Energy Prospectives debates, organised by the Naturgy Foundation and the IESE Business School.
Large-scale batteries associated with photovoltaic power plants will be the most viable method for developing this kind of power storage in Spain
A report by PwC and the Centre for Environmental, Technological and Energy Research (CIEMAT) concludes that the source of revenue from batteries will be determined by their arbitrage pricing capability in the market and ability to participate in adjustment services or capacity payments.