Author Archives: Carlos Bousoño

About Carlos Bousoño

Carlos Bousoño is director of Corporate Social Responsibility at Abengoa. He has previously worked in the areas of investor relations and marketing at the group's information technology subsidiary. His professional interests include sustainability, energy, technology, climate change, security of resources and intangible asset valuation financial models.

The Carbon Economy

In order to meet the energy challenges we face, we need to drive forward a new energy paradigm based on the use of renewable energies. Clean air is a global public good by design, and as such, “market” mechanisms do … Continue reading

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Green Jobs

Ample evidence and a multitude of analyses show that “green industries”, including renewable energy production, have the capacity to boost economic recovery, while contributing at the same time to solving the problems of fossil energy depletion a Twitter Facebook LinkedIn … Continue reading

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Diversification for the electric sector

For the electric sector, the possibility of generating all of the electricity consumed worldwide through renewables is a long-term proposition.  However, in the short term, existing dependence on fossil fuels is still extremely high, and in the Twitter Facebook LinkedIn … Continue reading

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Biofuels for transportation

In the case of transportation, the solution to lowering emissions and economic dependence on oil-producing countries lies in the use of biofuels. Producers are making significant innovative efforts in order to be able to combine the traditional e Twitter Facebook … Continue reading

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The energy that keeps the world moving

Energy is the cornerstone to proper working order, development, growth, and well-being of all industrialized societies. And as societies progress, their expenditure on energy sources and materials goes up. In Spain, for example, primary energy co Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Bitacoras.com … Continue reading

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Potential measures for achieving higher energy efficiency

Within the context in which over 80% of the energy consumed in Spain comes from fossil sources, and one in which 77% has to be imported from foreign countries, many of which, as we have pointed out, are politically and … Continue reading

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Energy Efficiency: Putting the Brakes on Waste?

Energy is the cornerstone to proper working order, development, growth, and well-being of all industrialized societies. And as societies progress,their expenditure on energy sources and materials goes up. In Spain, for example, primary energy consu Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Bitacoras.com Meneame

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Conclusions from the Cancun Summit

Following the conclusion of the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held last month in Cancun, international confidence has been restored in UN capacity to reach … Continue reading

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Cancun: Climate Change and People

Climate change is an unquestionable reality. The 0.8ºC rise in average global temperature over the last century may lead to the death of around 300,000 people each year and the suffering of millions more. The deafening silence surrounding this cr … Continue reading

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Could Brazil be the Persian Gulf of the Future?

In recent years, concern for the environment and alarm over global warming triggered by the rise in greenhouse gas emissions have stirred interest in renewable energy sources from all sectors of society. Both Europe and the United States are in … Continue reading

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