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Análisis de una reforma fiscal ambiental para España con devoluciones para todos los hogares
(Papeles De Economía Española, 2018)In recent years, various international organizations have pointed out the importance of boosting energy-environmental taxation in Spain given its limited use today. In this paper we propose and analyze a reform or environmental ... -
Análisis de una reforma fiscal ambiental para España con devoluciones para todos los hogares. Papeles de Economía Española,
(Papeles de Economía Española, 2018-02-01)En los últimos años diversos organismos internacionales han señalado la importancia de potenciar la fiscalidad energético-ambiental en España dado su reducido uso en la actualidad. En este trabajo proponemos y analizamos ... -
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Animal board invited review: Opportunities and challenges in using GWP* to report the impact of ruminant livestock on global temperature change
(Animal, 2023)Ruminant livestock is a large contributor of CH4 emissions globally. Assessing how this CH4 and other greenhouse gases (GHG) from livestock contribute to anthropogenic climate change is key to understanding their role in ... -
Anthropocentrism as the scapegoat of the environmental crisis: a review
(Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, 2022)Anthropocentrism has been claimed to be the root of the global environmental crisis. Based on a multidisciplinary (e.g. environmental philosophy, animal ethics, anthro - pology, law) and multilingual (English, Spanish, ... -
Anthropogenic ecosystem disturbance and the recovery debt
(Nature, 2017)Ecosystem recovery from anthropogenic disturbances, either without human intervention or assisted by ecological restoration, is increasingly occurring worldwide. As ecosystems progress through recovery, it is important to ... -
Applying fault tree analysis to biological invasions identifies optimal targets for effective biosecurity
(Journal of Applied Ecology, 2022-10-01)The management of invasive species requires analytical tools that can synthesise the increasing and complex information generated through risk assessment protocols. To that end, fault tree analysis (FTA) provides a means ... -
Applying the global RCP SSP SPA scenario framework at sub-national scale: A multi-scale and participatory scenario approach
(Elsevier, 2018)To better anticipate potential impacts of climate change, diverse information about the future is required, including climate, society and economy, and adaptation and mitigation. To address this need, a global RCP ... -
Are local climate adaptation policies credible? A conceptual and operational assessment framework
(Taylor and Francis, 2019)After the Paris Agreement that put stronger emphasis on the development of climate change adaptation policies and on the definition of financing mechanisms, there is a patent need to track whether actual planning efforts ... -
Are protected areas covering important biodiversity sites? An assessment of the nature protection network in Sicily (Italy)
(Land Use Policy, 2018-11-01)GIS spatial analysis of three indicators (vegetation value, faunal richness and landscape heterogeneity) was used to detect and map High-Value Biodiversity Areas (HVBAs), estimate the coverage of biodiversity in the Sicilian ... -
Are risk attitude, impatience, and impulsivity related to the individual discount rate? Evidence from energy-efficient durable goods
(Theory and Decision, 2024-01-01)Discounting is a manifestation of behavioral impulsivity, which is closely related to self-regulation processes. The decision-making process for intertemporal choices is governed by the inhibition of impulses, which can ... -
Are there gender differences in household carbon footprints? Evidence from Spain
(Ecological Economics, 2024-05-01)Identifying the main drivers of the household carbon footprint (HCF) is a priority to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and move towards a more sustainable economy. Among the multiple factors that explain the HCF, some ... -
Are we on the right path? Measuring progress towards environmental sustainability in European countries
(Sustainability Science, 2022-01-01)Current environmental and sustainable development metrics fail to capture environmental sustainability from a strong sustainability perspective, which can lead to misleading messages around the urgency to reduce environmental ... -
Assessing food sustainable intensification potential of agroforestry using a carbon balance method
(SISEF, 2019)Food security, climate change mitigation, and land use challenges are interlinked and need to be considered simultaneously. One possible solution is sustainable intensification, which is the practice of increasing food ... -
Assessing nature s contributions to people: Recognizing culture, and diverse sources of knowledge, can improve assessments
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Assessing nature-based solutions for transformative change
(One Earth, 2021-05-01)Global sustainability targets demand transformative changes. Nature-based solutions (NbS) are gaining traction in science and policy, but their potential for transformative change remains unexplored. We provide a framework ... -
Assessing risks of low-carbon transition pathways
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Assessing stakeholder preferences on low-carbon energy transitions
(Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, 2020-01-01)Low carbon transition pathways entail diverse uncertainties and risks in the underlying environmental, social, political, economic and technological factors. Inadequate information about such risks could affect the achievement ... -
Assessing synergies and trade-offs of diverging Paris-compliant mitigation strategies with long-term SDG objectives
(Elsevier, 2023-01)The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement are the two transformative agendas, which set the benchmarks for nations to address urgent social, economic and environmental challenges. Aside from setting ... -
Assessing the energy trap of industrial agriculture in North America and Europe: 82 balances from 1830 to 2012
(Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2023)Early energy analyses of agriculture revealed that behind higher labor and land productivity of industrial farming, there was a decrease in energy returns on energy (EROI) invested, in comparison to more traditional organic ...