Ricardo contributes to Spain’s environmental transition

Spain is at a turning level within the environmental transition throughout power, transport, water, waste and different key sectors wherein the nation aspires to be on the forefront of sustainable innovation in Europe and internationally.

With our presence throughout 23 international locations worldwide, Ricardo’s new Madrid workplace launched in Spring 2024 with greater than 50 consultants working throughout Spain.

We plan to proceed constructing our workforce within the nation to supply our built-in sustainability options, uniquely positioned on the intersection of the mobility (see this text in Spanish), power and environmental agendas. 

Marking the launch of the brand new workplace, Lorenzo Casullo, one in every of our Administrators based mostly in Madrid, stated “Spain is transitioning in direction of a extra sustainable financial and social mannequin, and we’ll proceed to advise native and multinational organisations of their quest for greener merchandise and existence, whether or not they’re producers, infrastructure managers or innovation start-ups”. Graham Ritchie, CEO, added that “Ricardo’s consultants are recognised for his or her skill to handle multidisciplinary challenges and their skill to deliver options to our prospects”.

That is the place our European and worldwide advisory expertise is available in. Most technological options to enhance environmental sustainability are already accessible, and our technical consultants have been concerned within the growth of many of those options. Nonetheless, the gradual implementation of key laws and monetary mechanisms is holding again progress.

In our work with the European Fee and different legislators, we’re serving to to form the legislations that promote innovation and sustainability. For instance, Ricardo consultants supplied recommendation to the European Fee of their revision of legislations such because the Industrial Emissions Directive to finalise the implementation of the Inexperienced Deal (see this text in Spanish).

Our workforce is now concerned within the implementation of key devices to make the change occur. As an illustration, we’re supporting creation of the first-ever European SAF Clearing Home: a one-stop store for brand new sustainable aviation fuels throughout Europe, accelerating their testing and certifying their sustainability credentials to scale-up the decarbonisation of the aviation sector. Now we have additionally supplied technical and regulatory assist to chemical sector firms as they work in direction of merchandise which can be Protected and Sustainable by Design and a round and decrease carbon economic system, with decrease (eco)toxicological dangers.

Throughout our workplace launch, our consultants and key prospects mentioned the challenges the Spanish economic system faces within the decarbonisation of floor, air and maritime transport; regulatory framework and market wants in a context of local weather change and water shortage; distribution networks, power storage and power effectivity; industrial transition in direction of extra sustainable manufacturing within the EU; and railway certifications – all areas which Ricardo is already serving to prospects deal with worldwide.

Having spoken to over 50 main organisations throughout Spain in latest weeks, we perceive their wants even higher. We’re able to step up our assist to Spanish firms and associations throughout totally different sectors that share related issues on the potential impacts of European, nationwide and native laws associated to air high quality, transport emissions and industrial emissions, amongst others – to make sure that they continue to be aggressive in a low-carbon economic system, creating jobs and alternatives linked to the inexperienced transition.