{"id":4907,"date":"2025-04-25T18:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T16:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/regulatory-updates-carbon-footprint-april-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:15:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:15:57","slug":"regulatory-updates-carbon-footprint-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/regulatory-updates-carbon-footprint-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulatory Updates: Carbon Footprint, April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 elementor-2027\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f754c26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f754c26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14ff07b\" data-id=\"14ff07b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a13664a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a13664a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Key Regulatory Updates on Sustainability and Carbon Footprint in Spain - RD214\/2025 <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c29130a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c29130a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9028e1a\" data-id=\"9028e1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5796da7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5796da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Carbon Footprint, Compensation, and CO2 Absorption Registry is updated<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ffbbf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ffbbf8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e85264\" data-id=\"7e85264\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f1783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51f1783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a four-year wait, Royal Decree 214\/2025 was published last Saturday, April 12. It updates and repeals the previous RD 163\/2014 concerning the registration of carbon footprints, compensation, and CO\u2082 absorption projects. This new regulation addresses the provisions of Law 7\/2021 on climate change (Additional Provision 12) and reinforces the commitment to decarbonization in both the public and private sectors. <br\/>Among the most relevant aspects: <br\/>\u2705 The basic scheme of the carbon footprint registry is maintained. <br\/>\u2705 The obligation to calculate, plan for reduction, and publish the carbon footprint is reinforced for certain actors, especially large companies and public administrations. <br\/>\u2705 Companies must develop reduction plans with quantifiable 5-year targets, aligned with the 2050 climate neutrality objective. <br\/>\u2705 Information must be verified and publicly accessible, following a standard comparable to financial auditing. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94790c4\" data-id=\"94790c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0c5c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e0c5c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wb9.988.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1744700475505Pies-Verdes-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Huella de carbono\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-398da201 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"398da201\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5819bf4b\" data-id=\"5819bf4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ddd2b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62ddd2b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within this new framework, biomethane gains even greater relevance as a strategic tool for decarbonization, especially in sectors with high enthalpy processes and long-distance logistics. Its immediate availability, technological viability, and economic competitiveness position it as one of the key energy vectors for achieving climate objectives. <\/p><div class=\"gpBMAMOxTrqAqnLgMAcNUJVKajFGGEcXXLmU\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"feed-shared-inline-show-more-text feed-shared-update-v2__description feed-shared-inline-show-more-text--minimal-padding feed-shared-inline-show-more-text--3-lines feed-shared-inline-show-more-text--expanded \" tabindex=\"-1\" data-artdeco-is-focused=\"true\"><div class=\"update-components-text relative update-components-update-v2__commentary \" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"break-words tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">At IAM Carbonzero, we are committed to accelerating this green transition, developing biomethane production infrastructure in Spain that provides real and sustainable solutions to society and the productive sector. <br>\ud83c\udf31 The time to act is now. The regulatory framework is ready. The solutions are too.   <br><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>Biomethane <span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>EnergyTransition <span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>CarbonFootprint <span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>Sustainability <span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>CircularEconomy <span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>Decarbonization <span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>RD2142025 <span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>ClimateChange <span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>RenewableEnergy<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"update-components-image update-components-image--single-image feed-shared-update-v2__content\"><div class=\"update-components-image__container-wrapper relative\"><div class=\"update-components-image__container \"> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a four-year wait, Royal Decree 214\/2025 was published last Saturday, April 12. 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This new regulation addresses the provisions of Law 7\/2021 on climate change (Additional Provision 12) and reinforces the commitment to decarbonization in both the public and private sectors.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,49,61,50,51],"tags":[63],"planta":[],"class_list":["post-4907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biomethane","category-green-energy","category-iam-carbonzero","category-regulation","category-sustainability","tag-regulation-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4912,"href":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4907\/revisions\/4912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4907"},{"taxonomy":"planta","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamcarbonzero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/planta?post=4907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}