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Picardo added: “Whilst we will not usually comment on anonymous badmouthing of Gibraltar in Spain, we will not permit our compliance with obligations and the good name of our law enforcement officers to be besmirched in this way.”

A campaigning, community newspaper, the Olive Press represents the huge expatriate community in Spain with an estimated readership, including the websites, of more than two million people a month.

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Going green

GIBRALTAR’S plan to set up charging points for electric vehicles (EV) across the British overseas territory is a great first step towards carbon neutrality.

While it is clear very little can be done in the short-term, it is time the government at least put the infrastructure in place for this EV push.

This is all the harder on the Rock considering the price of locally produced electricity, which is driven by natural gas, a supply put in jeopardy by the Russian attack on Ukraine.

But it is time to turn the tide despite all odds.

The launch of the electric taxi at the Sunborn Hotel also shows that startups are now vying for the same market bigger companies like Tesla have dominated for a few years.

Still, they have some way to go to rival their infrastructure.

Tesla’s delayed launch of the new electric HGV truck has shown that the change is slowly happening.

And in Gibraltar, where it all happens in such a small area, having electric cars could be easier to realise than most other places.

Strategically placed charging points could lower the carbon footprint considerably, especially considering how emissions went down during the pandemic.

But other energy solution are being explored across the bay in Algeciras.

‘Green hydrogen’ is the latest sustainable fuel being explored in Europe with the first plant set up in Gibraltar’s neighbouring town.

On the other side of the world, an Australian company recently invented a new low-cost manufacturing technique to make green hydrogen straight from seawater.

Back in Gibraltar, eagle-eyed readers might have spotted the solar panels planned into the new development at the Rooke site.

Along with an increase in cycling and walking infrastructure – as proposed in the latest sustainable traffic plan – Gibraltar has the opportunity to become a shining example of sustainable living.

Long may this trend continue under the guiding hand of Minister for the Environment John Cortes.

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