February 3, 2021
In the current global energy transition where the world´s energy needs are increasingly met by renewable energy instead of fossil energy, the role of solar energy is rapidly growing. Due to the abundance of sunlight reaching the Earth, the theoretical potential of solar energy is enormous, and the costs of technologies that convert solar energy into power have been decreasing 5 to 10-fold in the past decade.
February 5, 2021
The BC3 - Basque Centre for Climate Change has collaborated on the updated report on the impacts of Climate Change in Spain. The study has been coordinated by the Spanish Climate Change Office in Spain, under the Ministry for Ecological Transition. It is part of the European Life Shara programme to raise awareness of climate change adaptation. A group of 17 scientists, led by BC3 scientific director María José Sanz, have identified the 35 specific risks for Spain that must be addressed urgently
February 11, 2021
María José Sanz, scientific director of the multidisciplinary centre BC3 - Basque Centre for Climate Change, has been interviewed at the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science" in the Basque newspaper Deia. In this interview, Sanz analyzes the impact that science should have in the areas of our society and emphasizes that we should also study how it will be implemented and what social impacts it may have on society.
February 12, 2021
On 11 February BC3 organized a special event to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science “Women and girls in Climate Change Science”. This event has the aim to show high school students the possibility of a career in climate change research is a professional option in the Basque Country and a reality for women.