He is a firm defender of the necessary cooperation of the wine sector, “to accelerate the decarbonization of our activity.” Miguel A. Torres – visible head of the fourth generation at the head of a winery that has more than 150 years since its beginnings in Vilafranca del Penedès and that today has vineyards in the main Spanish wine regions, Chile and California -, does not hesitate in defend “stopping dependence on fossil fuels as the most immediate medium-term objective.”
These are some of the arguments, and facts, that have catapulted him to be part of the first edition of the Time 100 Climate list, the ranking that, with climate action on the horizon, the prestigious publication will publish annually from now on. . And theirs are not mere statements, Familia Torres has already allocated more than 19 million euros to climate change adaptation and mitigation measures, which include energy self-consumption, CCR (Carbon Capture Reuse) technologies and regenerative viticulture.
In his career, Time has especially valued his involvement in the creation of the International Wineries for Climate Action association, a collaborative space that promotes the decarbonization of the wine sector, and his efforts in environmental sustainability through consortium research projects such as SmartCrops 51 It is a commitment to apply technology to adapt viticulture to the current climate context.
Another of its contributions in climate matters is the launch, in 2008, of Torres
Thanks to this, fourteen years later, in 2022, the winery achieved a reduction in direct and indirect CO2 emissions per bottle of 36% compared to 2008. By 2030, a 60% reduction has been set as the goal with the intention of achieving in 2040 to be a net zero emissions winery.
