BC3-UPV/EHU Curso de Verano: “Climate Change in an Era of Uncertainty”
Miramar Palace Paseo Miraconcha, 48, San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa, SpainThe objective of the summer school is to offer an updated and recent view of the ongoing trends in Climate Change research in an annual basis. The BC3 Summer School is organized in collaboration with the University of the Basque Country (Fundamentos de Análisis Económico I) and is a high quality and excellent summer course gathering leading experts in the field and students from top universities and research centres worldwide.
BC3 Seminars “Bio-economic modelling in European agroforestry systems”
BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Park of the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Bizkaia, SpainSustainable agroforestry can support EU policy goals for a greener economy by improving the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry, the quality of the environment, rural life, and climate change resilience.
BC3 Seminar: “Losses and inefficiencies in the global food system”
BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Park of the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Bizkaia, SpainLosses throughout the food system influence the extent to which the nutritional requirements of a growing global population can be sustainably met, with inefficiencies in agricultural production and consumer behaviour all playing a role.
Presentation of Dr. Josué Polanco at COAST Bordeaux 2017
Dr. Josué Polanco will participate in the COAST Bordeaux 2017 with the oral presentation “Climate Effects On Historic Bluefin Tuna Captures in the Gibraltar Straits and Western Mediterranean"
La investigadora Aline Chiabai participa en la Conferencia “Ciencia y tecnología en Igualdad”
BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Park of the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Bizkaia, SpainEl martes 7 de noviembre, en el Edificio Sede del Parque Científico de la UPV/EHU de Leioa, de 09:30 a 11:30 horas, el Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Bizkaia celebrará la jornada abierta "Ciencia y tecnología en Igualdad", en el marco del Foro para la Igualdad 2017 liderado por Emakunde.
La investigadora de BC3, Elisa Sainz de Murieta, impartirá una charla sobre el cambio climático el 8 de noviembre en Ingurugela (Berritzegune de Zaratamo).
Esta conferencia es parte de la iniciativa BC3 organizada conjuntamente con Ingurugela. Ingurugela es un equipamiento publico para la formación de docentes y escuelas. Coordinan los […]
International Spring University on Ecosystem Services Modeling: Masterclass 2017
BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Park of the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Bizkaia, SpainThis year, 2017, the International Spring University on Ecosystem Services Modeling is organizing a Masterclass, that is conceived as a mastering course and update on the latest developments in k.LAB, targeted for previous editions’ selected participants.
Comparecencia de Maria Jose Sanz Directora Científica de BC3 en la Comisión para el Estudio del Cambio Climático del Congreso de los Diputados.
El 22 de Noviembre de 2017 a las 17:00 horas, Maria Jose Sanz Directora Científica de BC3 comparecerá en el Congreso de los Diputados (Comisión para el Estudio del Cambio Climático) en calidad de experta, para informar sobre futuras medidas legislativas sobre Cambio Climático y transición energética.
BC3 Seminar: “Integrated Design and Analysis for Sustainable Energy Systems”
BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Park of the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Bizkaia, SpainUN Sustainable Development Goals set 17 goals to transform our world which include ‘affordable and clean energy’ in No. 7 and ‘sustainable cities and communities’ in No. 11 to be achieved in 15 years. Paris agreement set by UNFCCC implies zero carbon emissions toward the year 2050.
Conventional energy system requires drastic and consistent changes based on an ideal design which satisfies multiple energy demands in future. The point of design inspires stakeholders to integrate physical, economic, and social dimensions to lead optimized energy configuration with less carbon emissions as well as reasonable costs. A practical approach of integrated design for sustainable energy systems is proposed to aid long term transition toward the Goals based on geographical/dynamic analysis. The approach has three dimensions, which are A) physical integration, B) spatial integration, and C) time transition. The point is illustrated based on our several case studies in Japan, in particular for earthquake area stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Data driven innovation provides major impetus for designing sustainable energy systems in near future.
BC3 Seminar: “Carbon footprint of human settlements in Spain”
BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Park of the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Bizkaia, SpainThe role of towns and their inhabitants in fighting climate change is becoming increasingly important (Shi et al., 2016). In this context, we propose to apply a multi-regional input-output model to study the evolution of the carbon footprint for Spanish households as determined by the different type of settlement. This study analyses the household carbon footprint as a function of the municipality’s population size, whether it is located in a rural or urban environment, and its relation to population density. By using a multi-regional model, we are able to calculate the share of that carbon footprint that is generated within the settlement and the share that is produced around the world along global value chains. This methodology has been widely applied to study carbon footprints for households in terms of different characteristics: income levels (R. Duarte, A. Mainar, & J. Sánchez-Chóliz, 2012), age (Shigetomi, Nansai, Kagawa, & Tohno, 2014), consumption of agriculture products (L.-A. López, Cadarso, Gómez, & Tobarra, 2015), or tourism consumption (Cadarso, Gómez, López, & Tobarra, 2016). The structure of household consumption as a function of the type of settlement will be used to analyse whether socio-economic features are the greatest influence in the level of carbon footprint, or by the contrary, structural, institutional or geographical factors of the settlement are more relevant. Previous literature has addressed this link in other countries, for instance Fan, Guo, Marinova, Wu, and Zhao (2012), J. Minx et al. (2013), Baiocchi, Creutzig, Minx, and Pichler (2015) or Ahmad, Baiocchi, and Creutzig (2015), but not for the Spanish case.
