Spain

Spanish MP Inés Sabanés on the country’s unstable politics and the need to re-politicise everyday life.

With projections of climate science now indisputable, many of Europe’s right-wing populist parties are abandoning responses of dismissal and denial in favour of a very different approach. The threat of climate change is increasingly appropriated and reframed to suit a nationalist political agenda.

Covid-19 and a challenging political climate put feminist gains at risk in Spain. Recovery must address inequalities to prevent a downward spiral.

Municipalities that previously invested in rewilding initiatives are reaping their rewards during lockdowns.

For a Covid-19 recovery that addresses both present and future needs, Europe will need to prioritise three key elements.

Spain is leading the way with just transition, but the concept needs bringing up to speed to account for the impacts of accelerating digitalisation and automation.

For Spain, addressing regional tensions could go hand in hand with effective ecological transition that creates space for multiple identities to thrive.

The EU Covid-19 recovery programme is a critical juncture for Spain to accelerate its ecological transformation.

Is political ecology able to push for real transformation and to offer a convincing narrative that transcends class lines?

A series of crises in recent years have made instability the political norm in Spain. Ahead of the general election in November, we ask how political ecology has fared through these developments and what opportunities lie ahead.