Tag #Sustainability

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cincodias.elpais.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Mapfre's Ávila Center: Advancing Vehicle Safety and Insurance Practices

Mapfre's Cesvimap center in Ávila, Spain, uses advanced technology to test vehicle safety, impacting insurance policies and repair processes; the center conducts crash and fire tests, analyzing data to improve efficiency and fraud detection, informing insurance premiums and mechanic training.

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52% Bias Score

Responsible Consumption and Production
theguardian.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Seabound's Lime-Based Carbon Capture System Shows Promise for Cargo Ship Decarbonization

Seabound, a UK startup, developed a carbon-capture system using quicklime pellets installed in shipping containers to filter exhaust, removing 78% of carbon and 90% of sulfur from a cargo ship during Suez Canal trials; one company plans to install full-scale units this year.

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40% Bias Score

Climate Action
elpais.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Madrid's Housing Boom Halted by Environmental Lawsuits

In Madrid, Spain, over 9,650 planned homes face legal challenges due to insufficient environmental impact assessments, with ecologists and residents successfully halting projects in Pozuelo de Alarcón and Alcobendas, and targeting others in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Alcorcón, and Cercedilla, while...

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56% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
theguardian.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Benidorm: A Spanish Tourism Success Story

In 2024, Benidorm, Spain, received nearly 3 million visitors; over 1 million were Spanish nationals, exceeding the nearly 900,000 from the UK, showcasing a successful model of sustainable tourism that contrasts with other Spanish cities struggling with overtourism.

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48% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
euronews.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Mauritania's Fishing Crisis: Overfishing Threatens Food Security

In Mauritania, a two-month fishing ban ends, promising relief for artisanal fishermen but highlighting concerns over depleted fish stocks due to industrial fishing, particularly for fishmeal, threatening food security and the livelihoods of 300,000 people.

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28% Bias Score

Zero Hunger
motor.elpais.com
🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Iberdrola Installs Free EV Chargers at Ronald McDonald Houses in Spain

Iberdrola will install free electric vehicle charging points at Ronald McDonald Houses in Spain for families of children with long-term illnesses, promoting sustainable mobility and social responsibility.

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36% Bias Score

Affordable and Clean Energy
elpais.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Record Heatwave Drives 50% Surge in Spanish Ceiling Fan Sales

Spain's June 2024 heatwave, the hottest on record according to Aemet, caused a more than 50% increase in ceiling fan sales at Leroy Merlin in the last three years, a 91% rise in second-hand searches on Milanuncios in one week, and reflects rising demand for energy-efficient cooling solutions.

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36% Bias Score

Climate Action
bbc.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Lithuanian City Saves Millions Using Fly Larvae to Process Food Waste

Vilnius, Lithuania, is using fly larvae to process 2,700 tonnes of its annual food waste, saving the city up to €2 million and creating various products, while regulatory hurdles in other countries like the UK prevent similar initiatives.

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40% Bias Score

Responsible Consumption and Production
elpais.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Dcycle: Streamlining Environmental Data for Business Sustainability

Dcycle, a Spanish company founded in 2021, provides a data platform helping businesses measure and communicate their environmental impact, addressing inefficiencies in existing methods, and currently boasts over 1000 clients, €1.5 million in 2024 revenue, and €10 million in funding.

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40% Bias Score

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
bbc.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Charities Repurpose Festival Waste to Aid Homeless

Emmaus Hertfordshire and Herts for Refugees collected 260 discarded tents and 150 sleeping bags from the Isle of Wight Festival to aid the homeless and promote environmental sustainability, marking their fourth year of collaboration in this initiative.

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44% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
elpais.com
🌐 70% Global Worthiness
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Madrid's Canal de Isabel II Plan: €2 Billion Investment, Rising Tariffs, and Unresolved Issues

The Madrid regional government's new Canal de Isabel II plan (2025-2030), costing over €2 billion and raising tariffs by 3% annually, aims to modernize water services but faces criticism for failing to address previous shortcomings and neglecting social equity and environmental sustainability.

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56% Bias Score

Clean Water and Sanitation
english.elpais.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Smaller AI Models: 50 Times Less Pollution, But at What Cost?

A study comparing 14 open-source AI models found that smaller models generate up to 50 times less pollution than larger ones, though with reduced accuracy; researchers are developing a tool to help users select the least polluting model for each task, addressing the growing environmental impact of A...

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12% Bias Score

Climate Action

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