A cewar Steiner Achim, tsohon babban darakta na Shirin Muhalli na Majalisar Dinkin Duniya (UNEP), Spain zata kasance jagorar duniya a cikin abubuwan sabuntawa in har matsalar tattalin arzikin da ta fara a shekara ta 2008 bata shafeta ba. Spain tana jin dadin awanni masu yawa na hasken rana a rana da kuma yanayi mara kyau wanda yake ba da damar amfani da makamashin rana sosai. Hakanan yana da sassaucin tsaunuka wanda ke ba da damar shigar da gonakin iska don cin gajiyar ƙarfin iska a tsayi.
Achim Steiner ya bar UNEP kuma ɗayan bayanansa na ƙarshe shine cewa Spain zata iya kasancewa jagora wajen amfani da kuzarin sabuntawa tunda kusa da 40% na makamashin da aka samar a Spain ana samar dashi ne ta hanyar sabbin hanyoyin sabuntawa, adadi kusa da na Portugal da Denmark. Waɗannan ƙasashe tabbaci ne cewa makamashi mai sabuntawa yana zama yanayin duniya.
Mun san cewa enarfin da ake sabuntawa suna zama ƙaruwa a cikin haɓaka ƙirar makamashi saboda gaskiyar cewa tsakanin 40% da 50% na sababbin saka hannun jari da aka aiwatar a cikin recentan shekarun nan ta ƙasashen duniya suna sadaukar da kai don samar da makamashi mai sabuntawa, walau hasken rana, iska, geothermal, hydraulic, da dai sauransu.
Matsalar muhalli kamar gurɓataccen yanayi da ƙarancin burbushin halittu yana ba da ci gaban tattalin arziki yayin bayar da gudummawa ga kulawa da kiyaye muhalli da albarkatun ƙasa. A cewar Steiner, shawarar da Spain ta yanke na daina bayar da tallafi da kuma binciken makamashin sabuntawa duk kuskure ne.
Ga kasashe kamar Afirka, makamashi mai sabuntawa yana da matukar mahimmanci saboda godiya ga shi yankuna da dama sun sami damar wadata kansu da wutar lantarki a karon farko.
"Maganar cewa ƙasashe matalauta ba za su iya “saka jari a cikin makamashi mai sabuntawa” ba zai tsaya ba. Haƙiƙanin gaskiya yana canzawa, ba tare da la'akari da cewa ku ƙasashe ne masu tasowa ko masu tasowa ba. Akwai matsaloli da dama na muhalli da na albarkatu wadanda ke tilasta mana yin aiki a matsayin duniyan duniyanmu na kasashe da tattalin arziki.”. Steiner ya ayyana.
Ta kuma aminta da cewa a Kenya, inda hedkwatar UNEP take, duk da cewa ta samu filayen mai, ci gaba da kasafta duk wasu kudade domin ingantawa da cigaban kuzarin sabuntawa.