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Sand is, after water, the most sought after natural resource. It is an essential component in the manufacture of electronic devices and glass, and it is also used in bulk in construction. Rapid population growth and the mass development of cities have turned this material into a scarce commodity and a very lucrative business has emerged in trading sand. The theft of sand is a real threat to the environment.
Human activity and global warming are accelerating the extinction of species. As progress continues towards the necessary transition to a decarbonised and environmentally responsible economy, protecting the planet’s biodiversity and its natural ecosystems is more important than ever, especially in so-called megadiverse countries. These are territories that concentrate an extraordinary richness of species and a high degree of endemism – meaning species that exist nowhere else in the world. However, it is important to draw a distinction: a country may host many species and be highly diverse without reaching “megadiverse” status if it does not also meet this high level of biological uniqueness.
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Wind energy is produced by transforming the movement of air currents into electrical energy. To harness the wind produced on land, enormous wind farms are built capable of extracting maximum power from this clean, renewable resource. Let us explain how it works.
Working in collaboration with public administrations, various companies and NGOs, we have prevented vulnerable customers from being deprived of their electric supply. Our group has also contributed over €15 million towards a series of initiatives to raise living standards for people at risk of social exclusion.
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United Nations World Environment Day 2026, which will be held on 5 June, takes place within the framework of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a global initiative to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. Fully aligned with this objective, at Iberdrola Group we are working to help preserve healthy ecosystems wherever we operate.
Wind energy, which transforms the power of an inexhaustible resource such as wind into electricity, is a sustainable and valuable investment for the future. Utilising wind requires the construction of wind farms, either on land or at high sea, with dozens of wind turbines. These giants have become part of the landscape in recent years, but do we know how they work?
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Iberdrola encourages its employees to donate food and essential goods. In 2023, 20,495 people participated in volunteering activities, such as supporting soup kitchens to feed families in need. Under our commitment to mitigate the COVID-19 health crisis, 90,000 meals have been prepared for people in vulnerable situations.
Tokyo (Japan) is currently the largest 'megacity' in the world with 37.4 million inhabitants. In 2100 it will be Lagos (Nigeria) with 88 million. The number of these urban centres are astounding and in a short period of time they will become a great challenge for humanity at a demographic, migratory, socio-economic, political and environmental level.
