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Spain declares national climate emergency
A woman photographs the Mediterranean sea as the waves hit the breakwater during a storm in Barcelona

SPAIN’S new government declared a national climate emergency today, taking a formal first step towards enacting ambitious measures to fight climate change.

The declaration approved by the Cabinet states that the socialist government will send its proposed climate legislation to parliament within 100 days.

The targets coincide with those of the EU, including a reduction of net carbon emissions to zero by 2050.

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