Renewable energies such as marine energy are gaining momentum to become one of the most effective instruments to combat global warmingIn our country, we also have a very high potential for this type of resource, especially in the Atlantic and Cantabrian watersheds.
For this reason, the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) designed a roadmap for the development of marine energy in Spain, which is aligned with other European Union strategies in this area. All with one goal: to achieve zero carbon emissions.
This document has 4 main objectives:
- Turn Spain into a European reference for technological development and environmental innovation of this type of energy.
- Turn Spain into a country too international benchmark in industrial capacities and in the entire value chain of the sector.
- Boost the development of these energies in a sustainable manner from an environmental and social point of view.
- To establish a adequate state framework.
Furthermore, this roadmap makes it clear that Marine and ocean energy can be an indispensable vehicle for achieving decarbonisation goalsIn fact, this strategy outlines the trajectory of the transformation of the energy system for the years 2030 to 2050 and traces the evolution of our country towards climate neutrality before reaching the middle of the century.
Without blue, there is no green
In this context, the blue economywhich focuses on the role of the seas and their ecosystems, has been the undisputed protagonist of some conferences earlier this month at the Menéndez Pelayo International University from Santander (Cantabria).
The reason was the beginning of the summer course Challenges and Opportunities of the Blue Economy and reviewed and discussed the main challenges we face, from the point of view of the protection and conservation of our marine environment. plasticsthe biodiversity lossthe pollution and of course the climate changeare some of the factors that most threaten our oceans.