Noticias
April 25, 2017
The institutional change induced by payments for ecosystem services (PES) schemes is a ‘messy’ process. The uptake and outcomes of PES schemes cannot be fully explained from a rational choice perspective. The notion of ‘institutional bricolage’ is needed to analyse how actors assemble or reshape their actions by combining new institutions such as a PES scheme within other locally embedded institutions.
April 15, 2017
Entrevista ofrecida por el investigador de BC3, Mikel González-Eguino, en el programa de radio "Más que palabras" (Radio Euskadi): "Se puede avanzar hacia una economía baja en Carbono"Mikel Gonzalez-Eguino es profesor de investigación en Economía del Cambio Climático, Economía Ambiental y de la Energía y Evaluación Integrada del Centro Vasco para el Cambio Climático.
April 10, 2017
BC3 Journal Article “Evaluation of the health impact of an urban regeneration policy: Neighbourhood”
Background Neighbourhood Renewal (NR) was launched in Northern Ireland (NI) in 2003 to revive the social, economic and physical fabric of 36 deprived communities, characterised by a legacy of sectarian conflict. This study evaluates the impact of the policy on health over a decade.
Methods A merged panel of secondary data from the British Household Panel Survey (2001–2008) and Understanding Society (2009–2012) yields longitudinal information on respondents for 12 years.
April 6, 2017
Un estudio financiado por el Gobierno vasco que pone cifras concretas a lo que podría ocurrir en Euskadi en una proyección de cara a los próximos 80 años. Si no se adoptan medidas correctoras, a partir de 2020 las olas de calor podrían incrementar la mortalidad hasta un 58%, en el escenario más desfavorable.El estudio presentado en el foro Klimatek, en Bilbao, está firmado por el centro vasco de investigación de cambio climático BC3, y cuenta con el respaldo del Departamento de Medio Ambiente del ejecutivo de Lakua.
March 31, 2017
The transition to renewable energies will intensify the global competition for land. Nevertheless, most analyses to date have concluded that land will not pose significant constraints on this transition. Here, we estimate the land-use requirements to supply all currently consumed electricity and final energy with domestic solar energy for 40 countries.
March 28, 2017
The Spanish TV Programme LAB24, specialized in the dissemination of scientific topics, produced this video report on the science produced at BC3, Basque Centre for Climate Change.
March 27, 2017
This paper proposes a methodology for quantifying benefits and costs of extensive green roofs as an urban strategy for adaptation to climate change. It seeks to highlight the consequences of threshold effects in the delivery of the benefits and non-linearity with respect to green roof coverage.