March 18, 2024

New study reveals disparities in urban heat vulnerability and calls for targeted interventions

As global warming intensifies, urban heatwaves have become a major challenge for cities around the globe. New research, zooming in on the Basque Country’s capital city Vitoria-Gasteiz, reveals clear disparities in heat vulnerability, stressing the importance of targeted actions to mitigate environmental injustices linked to heat exposure.
March 8, 2024

BC3 and Emakumeak Zientzian: Promoting women in climate research

BC3 organised multiple events this year on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, in collaboration with the Basque initiative supporting women in STEAM Emakumeak Zientzian. The activities aimed to make the role of female researchers more visible and to encourage future generations to follow the same career path.
February 28, 2024

Congratulations to new BC3 PhD graduate Celina Aznárez

Dr Celina Aznárez graduated with a thesis entitled “The role of urban biodiversity in green infrastructure multifunctionality and environmental justice” today at Univ Autónoma Barcelona (ICTA-UAB).
February 22, 2024

BC3 se une a la red Sare Berdeak como entidad colaboradora

BC3 ha firmado un acuerdo de colaboración con Sare Berdeak para desarrollar e implementar iniciativas que promuevan la comunicación y divulgación de la ciencia del cambio climático.
February 15, 2024

Monitoring species genetic diversity needs expansion to detect climate change impacts

In a recent publication, we discovered that efforts to monitor genetic diversity in Europe are incomplete and need to be extended to account for potential climate change impacts on species of conservation interest.
February 13, 2024

New podcast with BC3 scientific director María José Sanz on COP28 and sustainable food systems

Maria Jose Sanz, scientific director at BC3, recently shared her insights on COP28 and its implications for sustainable food systems in a podcast of the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), hosted by Krystyna Springer, Policy Analyst in the Land Use and Climate programme, and with Gillian Bowser, Associate Professor at the Colorado State University as the other interviewee.
February 6, 2024

BC3 joins the Bilbao Charter of Values to promote community cohesion

BC3 supports the Bilbao Charter of Values – Bilbao Balioen Hiria, aligning with the initiative led by the Bilbao City Council to encourage the commitment to maintain, strengthen and promote attitudes and behaviours according to the spirit and content of this Charter.
February 1, 2024

BC3 lanza CLIMAGOB, una herramienta para impulsar la acción climática en municipios y regiones

CLIMAGOB es una herramienta diseñada para guiar y evaluar cómo desde el marco de la gobernanza local y regional se puede impulsar una acción climática saludable y efectiva. Diseñada por la investigadora de BC3 Estibaliz Sanz Gogeaskoetxea, el propósito fundamental de CLIMAGOB es apoyar a los gobiernos locales y regionales en el impulso de sus políticas climáticas, garantizando a su vez la mejora de la salud y calidad de vida de la ciudadanía.
January 31, 2024

BC3 participates at the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with two especial webinars

To commemorate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, BC3 is set to host two webinars on February 16, 2024. The first session, conducted in English from 10 am to 11am, will be followed by a Basque session from 11 am to 11.30am, building on our initiative from last year’s “Women and Girls in Climate Change Science” under the Emakumeak Zientzian project.
January 15, 2024

Xaquín García-Muros, nuevo investigador Ikerbasque

El investigador de BC3 Xaquín García-Muros se ha incorporado al programa Ikerbasque Research Fellow por su destacada trayectoria científica. La investigación de García-Muros tiene como objetivo crear y difundir conocimientos en el campo de la energía, el cambio climático y la economía pública, así como las repercusiones distributivas de las políticas de mitigación del cambio climático.