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The Council of Ministers has approved the Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) for industrial decarbonisation, to support industry in its transition to more environmentally friendly models and processes and to contribute to the goal of climate neutrality by 2050.

The project foresees a public investment of €3.1 Bn, which will mobilise up to €11.8 Bn euros of total investment. The investments in decarbonisation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry promoted through this PERTE will increase the competitiveness of the sector by around 10% and will lead to the creation of around 8,000 jobs. Moreover, according to estimates by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, emissions are expected to be reduced by up to 13 million tonnes of CO2 per year.

The PERTE industrial decarbonisation will have the following objectives:

• Decarbonisation of production processes, enabling the viability of industries in the médium and long term.
• Improving energy efficiency by incorporating the best available technologies in industries and implementing energy management systems.
• Improving competition in the manufacturing sector. The manufacturing industry will face a major emissions reduction challenge and, to remain competitive, it will be essential to support investments in decarbonisation.
• Promote Spain’s energy security. The manufacturing industry is responsible for 30% of natural gas consumption in Spain (59% if electricity generation is excluded), so reducing this consumption will be essential to ensure Spain's energy security.
• Promote the use of renewable energies. This will make it possible to reduce emissions while at the same time helping to lower dependence on fossil fuels.
• Promote environmental improvement by supporting the utilisation of by-products and the recovery of waste for integration into other processes to reduce the environmental impact of products throughout their life cycle.
• Creation of high value-added employment. The decarbonisation of industry will be accompanied by increased training of professionals who will have the necessary skills to be able to implement cleaner technologies.

PERTE is based on four transformative measures. Firstly, comprehensive action aid for decarbonisation, which includes aid for the decarbonisation of energy sources with the electrification of processes and the incorporation of hydrogen; comprehensive energy management of industrial processes; reduction in the use of natural resources and carbon capture, among other lines of action.

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Carbon farming refers to agricultural management practices that aim to achieve climate change mitigation in agricultura. This involves management of both land and livestock, all carbon stocks in soils, materials and vegetation, as well as fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). It includes carbon removal (capture and permanent storage of carbon in soils and biomass), avoided emissions (preventing the loss of carbon already stored) and emission reductions (i.e. GHG reductions below current on-farm emisión levels).

All farming systems can contribute to mitigation, although the level of mitigation potential differs between farm types and geographies. Carbon farming also refers to the business model that aims to increase climate change mitigation by paying farmers to implement climate-friendly farm management practices.

Funding can come from public funds such as the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or from private sources through supply chains or carbon markets. These different sources of finance offer different opportunities and risks for farmers and for meeting climate goals.

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Three out of four tonnes of GHGs originate in the energy system, so decarbonising the energy system is key to achieving the objectives of this Plan. To achieve this goal, a transition is required from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewable energy. In addition, a significant part of the thermal and transport demand needs to be electrified. The Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, has therefore agreed to submit the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030 (PNIEC) to the European Commission.

The PNIEC aims for a 23% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to 1990. This reduction target means eliminating one out of every three tonnes of greenhouse gases currently emitted. . This is consistent with an increased ambition at European level for 2030, as well as with the Paris Agreement.

The text sent matches the one that is currently included in the public consultation phase of the Strategic Environmental Study (SEA) of the plan and which was already sent to Brussels last January, as an updated draft. With this new communication to the European Commission, Spain complies with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action.

National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan 2021 - 2030

The new CAP, which will apply from 2023 to 2027, retains the essential elements of the previous CAP, but it moves from being a policy based on the description of the requirements to be met by the final beneficiaries of the aid to a policy focused on achieving specific results, linked to three general goals:

• Fostering a smart, competitive, resilient and diversified agricultural sector that guarantees
  long-term food security.
• Supporting and strengthening environmental protection, including biodiversity, and climate action and contribute to achieving the Union’s environmental and climate objectives, including
  the commitments contracted under the Paris Agreement.
• Strengthening the socio-economic fabric of rural areas.

These general goals are in turn broken down into nine specific objectives, based on the three pillars of sustainability and complemented by a common cross-cutting goal of modernising the agricultural sector through knowledge, innovation and digitisation in rural areas.

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