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The nexus between climate change, ecosystem services and human health: Towards a conceptual framework
(Elsevier, 2018)This paper addresses the impact that changes in natural ecosystems can have on health and wellbeing focusing on the potential co-benefits that green spaces could provide when introduced as climate change adaptation measures. ... -
The Oyambre coastal terrace: a detailed sedimentary record of the Last Interglacial Stage in northern Iberia (Cantabrian coast, Spain)
(Journal of Quaternary Science, 2021-05-14)A detailed study is presented of a 15.3-m-thick Pleistocene coastal terrace located on the Cantabrian coast (northern Spain). Stratigraphic, sedimentological, topographic and micropalaeontological information is combined ... -
The Paris Summit: the beginning of the end of the carbon economy
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2016-02)The Paris Agreement is the basis for increased, transparent and coordinated action of all countries. -The key of the success was the extraordinary transparency and confidence throughout the process. - While the Kyoto ... -
The past, present and future of the sea level in the Basque Country
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2016-05)The sea level has significantly changed throughout the Earth's history. -120,000 years ago, during the earlier interglacial period, the sea level was 4.5 m higher than the current mean level in Bilbao. -The sea level rose ... -
The path towards herd immunity: Predicting COVID-19 vaccination uptake through results from a stated choice study across six continents
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The potential land requirements and related land use change emissions of solar energy
(Nature, 2021-02-03)Although the transition to renewable energies will intensify the global competition for land, the potential impacts driven by solar energy remain unexplored. In this work, the potential solar land requirements and related ... -
The potential of behavioural change for climate change mitigation: a case study for the European Union
(Springer, 2018)Mainstream literature on climate change concentrates overwhelmingly on technological solutions for this global long-term problem, while a change towards climate-friendly behaviour could play a role in emission reduction ... -
The potential of ecosystem-based management to integrate biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision in aquatic ecosystems
(Science of the Total Environment, 2019)Global aquatic biodiversity keeps declining rapidly, despite international efforts providing a variety of policies and legislations that identify goals for, and give directions to protecting the world's aquatic fauna and ... -
The power of impact framing and experience for determining acceptable levels of climate change-induced flood risk: a lab experiment
(Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2022-02-01)This study explores how individuals, when assuming the role of policymakers, determine acceptable levels of risk in response to (a) different framings of flood risk information and (b) after experiencing economic losses ... -
The price of energy efficiency in the Spanish housing market
(Energy Policy, 2016)The housing sector is a substantial consumer of energy, and therefore a focus for energy savings efforts. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), introduced in 2002 and revised in 2010, is a key instrument ... -
The Private Provision of International Impure Public Goods: the Case of Climate Policy
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2011-09-09)We discuss a tax-transfer scheme that aims at addressing the under-provision problem associated with the private supply of international public goods and at bringing about Pareto optimal allocations internationally. In ... -
The resurgence of commons and the governance of traditional commons systems at risk: The case of Enirio-Aralar
(Lurralde: Investigacion y Espacio, 2018)The study of commons has resurged vigorously. In this context the analysis of traditional grazing commons whose governance is subject to great challenges associated with changing socio-economic conditions and the co-existence ... -
The Role and Need for Space-Based Forest Biomass-Related Measurements in Environmental Management and Policy
(Springer, 2019)The achievement of international goals and national commitments related to forest conservation and management, climate change, and sustainable development requires credible, accurate, and reliable monitoring of stocks and ... -
The role of artificial intelligence in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
(Springer Nature, 2020)The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and its progressively wider impact on many sectors requires an assessment of its effect on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Using a consensus-based expert ... -
The role of flexible biofuel policies in meeting biofuel mandates
(AIMS Press, 2018)The paper analyzes the role of biofuel sector in three major regions (USA, European Union and Brazil). It focuses on the links between volatility in the yields of feedstock and how these yields feed through to changes in ... -
The role of forests in the EU climate policy: are we on the right track?
(Carbon Balance and Management, 2023-12-01)Background: The European Union (EU) has committed to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. This requires a rapid reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and ensuring that any remaining emissions are balanced through CO2 ... -
The role of indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation
(Ecology and Society, 2021-01-01)Debate about what proportion of the Earth to protect often overshadows the question of how nature should be conserved and by whom. We present a systematic review and narrative synthesis of 169 publications investigating ... -
The role of land use and land cover change in climate change vulnerability assessments of biodiversity: a systematic review
(Landscape Ecology, 2021-12-01)For many organisms, responses to climate change (CC) will be affected by land-use and land-cover changes (LULCC). However, the extent to which LULCC is concurrently considered in climate change vulnerability assessments ... -
The role of power in leveraging the diverse values of nature for transformative change
(Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2023-10-01)... -
The Role of Regions in Climate Change Policy
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2009-10-13)Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing human kind. Urgent policy action is needed. Climate change policies are mainly being discussed at international level by means of the United Nations Conventions and ...