Green raving? Balearic Islands plan switch to 100 per cent renewable power

Madeleine Cuff
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Ibiza, Menorca, Formentera, and Mallorca will transition to 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2050 under ambitious new climate law

Spain's Balearic Islands are set to transform themselves into some of the world's greenest communities, thanks to a new law that will see Mallorca, Ibiza, Formentera, and Menorca powered by 100 per cent...

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