Research

June 6, 2016

Artículo científico sobre las necesidades energéticas de los países industriales avanzados

A lo largo de la historia se ha prestado una atención especial a la relación entre el uso de la energía y el nivel de desarrollo de una comunidad o país: desde la antropología (e.g. Ley de White) a trabajos basados en la comparación de estadísticas de distintos países.
May 30, 2016

Investigación urbana en BC3: Cómo la ciencia del cambio climático puede apoyar la elaboración de la Política Urbana

Nuevo Policy Briefing [2016-04] "Investigación urbana en BC3: Cómo la ciencia del cambio climático puede apoyar la elaboración de la Política Urbana"
May 25, 2016

Acercando Ciencia y Política para Mitigar y Adaptar las Ciudades al Cambio Climático: Retos y Oportunidades en el Contexto de la Declaración Vasca

Nuevo Policy Briefing [2016-03] "Acercando Ciencia y Política para Mitigar y Adaptar las Ciudades al Cambio Climático: Retos y Oportunidades en el Contexto de la Declaración Vasca"
May 25, 2016

External Costs of Energy: How Much Is Clean Energy Worth?

BC3 just published a new Journal Article, co-authored by Joseph Spadaro. This article describes the methodology for the analysis of environmental damages and presents key results obtained by the external costs of energy (ExternE) projects of the European Commission as well as analogous work in the U.S. The classical air pollutants (PM, NOx, SO2, and O3) due to the combustion of fossil fuels cause significant damage costs.
May 11, 2016

Scientific Director of BC3 Prof. Maria José Sanz elected member of the Editorial Board of the IPCC´s Emission Factor Database (EFDB)

The Scientific Director of BC3 Prof. Maria José Sanz has been selected as a member of the Editorial Board (Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry Sector) of the Emission Factor Database (EFDB) for the coming 4 years (2016-2019).
May 11, 2016

Scientific Director of BC3 Prof. Maria José Sanz elected member of the Editorial Board of the IPCC´s Emission Factor Database (EFDB)

The Scientific Director of BC3 Prof. Maria José Sanz has been selected as a member of the Editorial Board (Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry Sector) of the Emission Factor Database (EFDB) for the coming 4 years (2016-2019).In November 2015, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) invited governments and international organizations to nominate experts to serve on the Editorial Board of the EFDB and Prof. Maria José Sanz was selected.
April 29, 2016

Pasado, presente y futuro del nivel del mar en el País Vasco

Nuevo Policy Briefing [2016-02] "Pasado, presente y futuro del nivel del mar en el País Vasco".
April 26, 2016

Urban_BC3_Leaflet

BC3 just published a leaflet on the Urban Research carried out in the centre.Urban research at BC3 interacts with its four major research areas ((1) Low carbon, (2) Climate and Natural Environment, (3) Health and Climate and (4) Climate policy), emerging as a multidisciplinary field that explores the contribution of cities to global warming and the ecological, political, social and economic implications of climate change at the local scale.
April 14, 2016

BC3 will be participating in the 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities &Towns

The 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns, the flagship conference on local sustainable development in Europe, is taking place from 27-29 April 2016 in Bilbao, Basque Country.C3 will participate actively in this Conference and has organized a Round Table Dialogue entitled “Bridging science and policy to support cities to mitigate and adapt to climate change” where participants will be able to discuss their experiences and perceptions on current strengths and weaknesses of such partnerships and opportunities for the future based on the current and future needs of cities regarding climate planning.
April 5, 2016

BC3 participa en las “V Jornadas de Investigacion de la Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología”

BC3 participará en las V Jornadas de Investigacion de la Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Universidad del Pais Vasco.María José Sanz, Directora Científica del BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change impartirá la Conferencia Inaugural de la Jornada que lleva por titulo: "Los retos del Cambio Climático: Un largo camino hasta París" y el centro tendrá además una participación activa en la sesión de presentación de posters.