"Not next to my house," Iñigo Urkullu, in his speech, summed up the criticism of the Basque Government on the issue of renewables. We see ourselves as selfish, we do not see the challenge correctly, and we are not able to act with the generosity that requires prioritizing the general interest. No words about the views of those who demand a transition from the public sector, strategically planned and listened to the citizens, and served. I am not responding to the committees proposed to channel citizen participation; nor to the request to abandon the macro-project model and to opt for small projects linked to local reality; nor to the proposal to reuse empty industrial lands instead of filling with wind mountains and valleys. In short: “Not with my government.”

The Government of Navarre, for its part, begins the political year with domestic tasks and continues the programme in progress. The share of renewables should be 50% by 2050. There is funding, as the grant project to deal with the COVID-19 crisis contains some loopholes for citizen participation. Can you do different things? This is a path established within the framework of the European Green Deal and in its development, which offers few opportunities to alternatives arising from popular initiatives.

Fundamental laws, strategic plans and government initiative are the keys to transitions. All three here. But to bring about real change, there's another key: pushing the interests of capital out of the equation to put popular interests in place. That is still to be achieved.