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Impacts of Climate Change on European Critical Infrastructures: The Case of the Power Sector
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-06-24)Anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases cause climate change and this change in turn induces various direct impacts, e.g., changes in regional weather patterns. The frequency of heat waves and droughts in Europe is ... -
Optimal Abandonment of Coal-Fired Stations in the EU
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-05-26)Carbon-fired power plants could face some difficulties in a carbon-constrained world. The traditional advantage of coal as a cheaper fuel may decrease in the future if CO2 allowance prices start to increase. This paper ... -
The Slow Search for Solutions: Lessons from Historical Energy Transitions by Sector and Service
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-04-07)This paper reviews past energy transitions by sector and service to identify features that may be useful for anticipating future transitions. As the United Kingdom was the first to make the transition from traditional ... -
The Health Impacts of Climate Change: A Study of Cholera in Tanzania
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-01-08)Increased temperatures and changes in patterns of rainfall as a result of climate change are widely recognized to entail serious consequences for human health, including the risk of diarrheal diseases. Indeed, there is ...