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The LIFE CELSIUS project will mean that a reduction of up to 60% of the energy used in wastewater treatment in hot climates such as the Mediterranean basin can be achieved. The project, with an investment of around 1 million euros, will last for three years and will be carried out in collaboration with EFEverde of the Agencia EFE (Spanish Press Agency).

In a letter sent today to the Treasury Ministers of the G20, the private sector – led by the Corporate Leaders Group – has asked for solid commitments to be made in the COP21 that include a legal, fiscal and financial framework that will favor a low-carbon economy. The business leaders have stressed the need for a strong price for carbon and the elimination of “perverse subsidies such as those for fossil fuels”.