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"Spain can be the best", the campaign that proposes creating a fund for public housing and pensions with income from renewable energy sources

The promoters of the citizen initiative, who are appealing to all parties on 29-N, seek to reproduce Norway's plan with oil and gas profits, but with the sun and wind.

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"Spain can be the best", the campaign that proposes creating a fund for public housing and pensions with income from renewable energy sources

The Norwegian Government Global Pension Fund was established in the 1990s to invest long-term oil and gas profits from the North Sea. It is now one of the world's largest funds, accounting for over a fifth of Norway's budget. A citizen-led campaign is proposing the creation of a similar fund in Spain, based on energy from solar and wind power, among other sources, to address the needs of current and future generations.

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