Using a simple format and plain language, the Banco de España Blog seeks to make our work more accessible to the general public. It allows us to share our analysis of economic and financial issues and the ins and outs of the Banco de España’s tasks and activities with all those keen to learn more.
The Blog series group together posts covering certain similar topics. Further down is a general listing of all Blog posts, with a search function to help readers find the posts they are interested in.
12/05/2025
Cash is still essential in the digital age. Banknotes – from their design to production – incorporate the latest technology to be more secure, durable and sustainable. They are high-tech industrial products that are constantly being enhanced. At the Banco de España, we help design the banknotes of the future.
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02/04/2025
What’s the cost of not being sustainable? Series: Sustainability, Women in Economy
Imagine that, instead of living 50 more years, you were to live 200 more. Or even 500. Do you think you would use your resources as you do now, or would you rather keep a little more for tomorrow? That is what living sustainably is about: concerning ourselves not only with our own needs today but also with the needs of future generations. If you believe it would be very costly to create a sustainable world, you have no idea how expensive it would be to carry on with our unsustainable one.
Climate change and green transition
21/02/2025
Climate change and green transition
18/12/2024
Climate change and green transition
20/11/2024
Climate change and green transition
14/11/2024
Climate change and green transition
20/06/2024
A combination of extreme weather events and environmental degradation in the Mar Menor has resulted in real estate losses of more than €4 billion in the area. This figure is ten times the amount earned over the last 20 years from converting the surrounding land into irrigated farmland (one of the main drivers of the environmental degradation).
16/04/2024
How green are our banknotes? The environmental impact of the euro
Cash is still the most common means of payment in shops. But how sustainable is it? The ECB has calculated the environmental impact of euro banknotes. As it turns out, they are green and their environmental impact is being reduced.
03/04/2024
Climate change and green transition
30/01/2024
Climate change and green transition
12/12/2023
Is reducing carbon emissions compatible with economic growth?
Squaring lower carbon emissions with growth requires energy efficiency to be improved and energy to be “decarbonised”. Headway on these fronts since the early 21st century has helped reduce emissions in Spain and Europe, but we must go much further if we are to achieve our climate targets.
