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A report that cannot be acted on is not a finished report

Marc Oliva Carbonell

A report that cannot be acted on is not a finished report

For 33 years we have delivered technical reports, and there is one lesson that repeats itself more regularly than any other: a report that cannot be decided upon is not a finished report . The calcula...

Consulting Energy transition Engineering Environment Industry Projects

14 Oct 2026

Biodiversity is no longer a chapter - it is a data series

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Biodiversity is no longer a chapter - it is a data series

For years, the chapter on fauna and flora in an environmental impact study has been the part of the document that almost no one discussed with figures in hand. It was inventoried, described, correctiv...

Consulting Engineering Environment Projects Public administrations Renewable energy

30 Sept 2026

Renewable Acceleration Zones: Environmental Assessment Does Not Disappear, It Changes Location.

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Renewable Acceleration Zones: Environmental Assessment Does Not Disappear, It Changes Location.

On 20 March 2026 the Royal Decree Law 7/2026 introduced into Spanish law the Renewable Acceleration Zones (ZAR), the figure that the Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III) had outlined to shorten the auth...

Consulting Energy transition Engineering Environment Projects Renewable energy

17 Sept 2026

IED 2.0: six engineering checks before your permit review

Marc Oliva Carbonell

IED 2.0: six engineering checks before your permit review

On 1 July 2026, the deadline for transposing the Directive (EU) 2024/1785 , of 24 April, which amends Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions —the IED 2.0— and Directive 1999/31/EC on landfills, ...

Consulting Decarbonisation Engineering Environment Industry Projects

9 Sept 2026

European Blue Deal and water resilience: a paradigm shift in European water policy

Marc Oliva Carbonell

European Blue Deal and water resilience: a paradigm shift in European water policy

In previous articles we have already covered the new TARU Directive (urban wastewater treatment), the regulation 2026/805 on pollutants or the Catalan water cycle plan.

Environment Public administrations Utilities Water

14 Jul 2026

Atmospheric dispersion studies

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Atmospheric dispersion studies

Atmospheric dispersion studies: when they are essential and how to do them properly If noise is the environmental impact most easily forgotten until it shows up, air quality is the impact hardest to defend once it is questioned.

Air quality Engineering Environment Industry

2 Jul 2026

Acoustic studies

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Acoustic studies

When and why an acoustic impact study is needed: a guide for industries, developers and public administrations Noise is one of the most heavily regulated environmental impacts in Spain and, paradoxically, one of the most overlooked in the…

Air quality Engineering Environment Industry

30 Jun 2026

New wastewater law: what changes for industry, treatment plants and public administrations with the transposition of the TARU Directive

Marc Oliva Carbonell

New wastewater law: what changes for industry, treatment plants and public administrations with the transposition of the TARU Directive

On 3 June 2026, the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) opened the preliminary public consultation on the transposition of Directive (EU) 2024/3019 on urban wastewater treatment — known in the…

Environment Public administrations Utilities Water

23 Jun 2026

The new European Soil Law: implications for industry and property transactions

Marc Oliva Carbonell

The new European Soil Law: implications for industry and property transactions

On 12 November 2025, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive (EU) 2025/2360 on Soil Monitoring and Resilience, better known as the Soil Monitoring Law.

Corporate & Finance Environment Industry

11 Jun 2026

New European legislation 2026/805 on pollutants in water: what changes and what it means for water management

Marc Oliva Carbonell

New European legislation 2026/805 on pollutants in water: what changes and what it means for water management

On 11 May the new European legislation 2026/805 entered into force, setting new criteria and requirements regarding the presence of pollutants in surface water and groundwater.

Environment Public administrations Utilities Water

19 May 2026

Catalonia prepares a plan to safeguard the water cycle against possible power blackouts

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Catalonia prepares a plan to safeguard the water cycle against possible power blackouts

Guaranteeing the drinking water supply and the proper operation of wastewater systems is key to the well-being of the population and the protection of the environment.

Environment Public administrations Utilities Water

12 May 2026

Ignoring biodiversity loss puts the viability of economic activities at risk

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Ignoring biodiversity loss puts the viability of economic activities at risk

Biodiversity loss is no longer only an environmental or scientific concern. In recent years it has become a key factor conditioning projects, activities and business decisions, especially those requiring environmental permits or operating on the land.

Corporate & Finance Environment Industry

7 May 2026

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