Press Releases

March 22, 2023

INFORME ANUAL OTEA 2023

Al igual que en los últimos años, el Observatorio de la Transición Energética y la Acción Climática (OTEA), una iniciativa de BC3, lanza el Informe Anual OTEA. En este documento se recoge la evolución de distintos indicadores relacionados con el clima y la energía del año pasado, así como sus implicaciones en la economía y la sociedad.
March 9, 2023

We are getting better at planning for climate change in cities, but the most vulnerable are still neglected

Most local authorities are not considering the needs of vulnerable people sufficiently when planning for climate change, according to a study of more than 300 European cities.
February 22, 2023

Un nuevo informe de BC3 concluye que en torno a 500.000 hogares son vulnerables severos a la pobreza relacionada con el transporte

Con motivo de la semana de la pobreza energética, un equipo investigador del Observatorio de la Transición Energética y la Acción Climática (OTEA) de BC3 ha publicado un estudio pionero que formula una serie de indicadores para cuantificar la pobreza relacionada con el transporte en España.
February 2, 2023

A new global study finds cities are not taking advantage of the full potential of nature-based solutions

Research conducted by a group of researchers at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) and the University of Almería, Sean Goodwin (BC3 and the University of Almería), Marta Olazabal (BC3 and Ikerbasque), Antonio J. Castro (University of Almería), and Unai Pascual (BC3 and Ikerbasque), published in Nature Sustainability, identifies critical pathways for making progress on the application of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in cities. The study uses data from 216 projects implemented in 130 cities worldwide.
January 31, 2023

Ainhoa Magrach granted with a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant

BC3 researcher Ainhoa Magrach has been granted a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant to implement her project, “GorBEEa, Understanding biodiversity-ecosystem function and biodiversity-stability relationships across spatial and organizational scales”.
December 26, 2022

Publicación del estudio sobre emisiones adelantadas 2022

Tras la caída histórica de las emisiones de gas de efecto invernadero (GEI) en 2020 a consecuencia de la crisis socioeconómica derivada de la expansión de la COVID-19 y el repunte de 2021, surgen numerosas dudas sobre si en el contexto de recuperación económica y crisis energética de 2022 las emisiones habrán seguido la tendencia al alza del año anterior o, si por el contrario, se habrán estabilizado.
December 16, 2022

BlueAdapt – New Horizon Europe project to study climate change impacts on coastal pathogens

The impact of climate change on health risks associated with pathogens in our coastal waters is the topic of BlueAdapt, a new €10 million Horizon Europe project. BlueAdapt, with full name “Reducing Climate Based Risks in Blue Environments: Adapting to the climate change impacts on coastal pathogens”, involves 12 institutes from across 10 countries in Europe.
November 30, 2022

Targeting conservation efforts on places most beneficial to people can advance biodiversity, climate, and development goals

Research led by Unai Pascual, Ikerbasque researcher at BC3, and published in the prestigious journal Nature Ecology & Evolution identifies the critical terrestrial and coastal areas where we should focus our efforts for nature conservation
November 30, 2022

El pastoreo de montaña, junto con productos de calidad, aporta beneficios socio-ecológicos a la sociedad

Esta es una de las conclusiones de un proyecto de investigación financiado por el Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad y liderado por la UPV/EHU, en el que han participado los investigadores de BC3 Agustín del Prado, Elena Galán y Guillermo Pardo, junto a investigadores de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB).
November 29, 2022

Call to participate in Survey on Urban Climate Adaptation Finance

In collaboration with the EU Covenant of Mayors and Joint Research Centre (JRC), researchers from the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) and Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability (BCNUEJ) have launched a survey on the experiences of EU local governments on funding urban climate adaptation. The survey is part of the NAVIS research project, which is supported by Spain’s La Caixa Foundation and aims to better understand how local authorities fund climate adaptation in light of their climate vulnerability needs.