By Louis de Briant ( September 4, 2026, 14:19 GMT | Insight) -- Binding EU climate adaptation targets for sectors including water, infrastructure and agriculture should form part of the European Commission's upcoming climate resilience framework, Spain has told EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra. Madrid also called for a dedicated European Climate Adaptation Fund financed through climate-related levies. The commission said resilience is already being factored into budgetary work, while reiterating that windfall taxes are a national matter.Spain has asked for legally binding EU adaptation objectives for strategic sectors at risk, including water, infrastructure and agriculture....
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