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El impulso municipalista a una transición energética justa y participativa en Cádiz

Topic: 
Democracia energética
Spanish
Programmes: 
Alternativas Públicas
Subtitle: 
Mesas de energía en Cádiz, España
Article type: 
Article
Authors: 
Alba del Campo
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En mayo de 2015, Por Cádiz Sí Se Puede (la versión local de Podemos) se hizo con el gobierno municipal y se encontró con un Ayuntamiento terriblemente endeudado, una cultura del derroche energético generalizada, una situación grave de desempleo y pobreza energética, además de muy poco conocimiento sobre las cuestiones básicas relacionadas con la energía.

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Población afectada 118,919... Read more

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By Alba del Campo, feminist, ecologist and journalist who has been advising the Cádiz City Council about the energy transition and coordinating the city’s energy tables
Published at: 
Energy Democracy
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Europe
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The municipalist drive for a fair and participatory energy transition

Topic: 
Energy Democracy
English
Programmes: 
Public Alternatives
Subtitle: 
Energy tables in Cádiz, Spain
Article type: 
Article
Authors: 
Alba del Campo
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In May 2015, the party Por Cádiz Sí Se Puede (the local version of Podemos) took over the government of Cádiz, inheriting a situation of massive debt, widespread energy waste, severe unemployment, energy poverty, and a lack of public awareness around energy issues. In just a few years, however, Cádiz has celebrated a number of concrete results.

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Affected population 118,919 First of all, the local company Eléctrica de Cádiz now supplies 100 per cent certified renewable energy, impacting every municipal supply contract and 80 per cent of household consumers. Secondly, a pioneering alternative proposal for a ‘social discount’ is expected to guarantee access to energy for more than 2,000 families each year. And finally, the discussion aro... Read more

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By Alba del Campo, feminist, ecologist and journalist who has been advising the Cádiz City Council about the energy transition and coordinating the city’s energy tables
Published at: 
Energy Democracy
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Europe
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