La praxis de las relaciones intergubernamentales en España: un examen cuantitativo y cualitativo de la cooperación en materia ambiental

Climate Governance and Federalism in Spain

“…In 2001, an Advisory Council on Environmental Policy for EU Affairs was created within the Environment Conference and was given responsibility for matters concerning environmental issues in EU affairs. However, the number of agreements reached between the parties as a result of negotiations on draft legislation has been very limited compared to other Sectoral Conferences (Alberton 2020). The agreements reached have mainly concerned the distribution of federal subsidies to the ACs in relation to environmental matters, as well as agreements on the transfer of funds for the management or execution of EU environmental measures, plans, and actions.…”

“…During the preparation of the National Climate and Energy Plan (2018,2019) the Sectoral Conference on the Environment met only three times; the conference on Energy met just once (Ramos, Alda, and Cicuéndez 2019); and neither the Conferences on Local Issues nor on the Conference on Infrastructure and Land Management was called at all. Meanwhile, Spain's peak intergovernmental meeting, the Conference of Presidents, bringing together the heads of government, has not discussed climate governance so far (Alberton 2020).…”

Climate Governance and Federalism

“…During the preparation of the National Climate and Energy Plan (2018Plan ( , 2019 the Sectoral Conference on the Environment met only three times; the conference on Energy met just once (Ramos, Alda, and Cicuéndez 2019); and neither the Conferences on Local Issues nor on the Conference on Infrastructure and Land Management was called at all. Meanwhile, Spain's peak intergovernmental meeting, the Conference of Presidents, bringing together the heads of government, has not discussed climate governance so far (Alberton 2020).…”