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Addendum to Understanding risks in the light of uncertainty: low-probability, high-impact coastal events in cities
(IOP Publishing, 2018)
This addendum adds to the analysis presented in Understanding risks in the light of uncertainty: low-probability, high-impact coastal events in cities Abadie et al (2017 Environ. Res. Lett . 12 [https://doi.org/10.1088 ...
Evaluating the Role of Energy Efficiency Labels: the Case of Dish Washers
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-05-17)
This article uses the hedonic approach to estimate how much is paid for the energy efficiency label on the dishwasher market in Spain. The estimated figure is 15.6% of the final price. This accounts for about 80€ of ...
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 ...
The Equivalency Principle for Discounting the Value of Natural Assets: An Application to an Investment Project in the Basque Coast
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2011-10-10)
Making decisions about optimal investments in green infrastructure necessitates setting social discount rates. This paper suggests a practical way for determining the discount rate for projects or programmes in which one ...
Climate Change and Its Socioeconomic Importance
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2009-10-21)
Climate change has played an increasingly key role in recent years and is now one of the leading political priorities worldwide. This article illustrates the scope of the problem, its causes and its impacts, along with the ...
What happened during the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen 2009?
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2009-06-05)
This policy briefing summarizes the results of the last United Nations Climate Change summit (COP 15) held in Copenhagen (Denmark) between 7-18 December. The postures taken by the main countries during the summit, the main ...
Evaluating the role of energy efficiency labels: the case of Dish Washers
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-09-23)
This article uses the hedonic approach to estimate how much is paid for energy efficiency in the dishwasher market in Spain. The estimations suggest that 15.6% of the final price is paid for the characteristic represented ...
The Cancun Climate Summit: a Moderate Success
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2011-01-14)
The Cancun Summit started with the conviction that a binding agreement would not be possible and with significantly lower expectations than the previous summit in Copenhagen. If the outcome of the summit had to be defined, ...
Urban research at BC3: How climate change science can support urban policy making
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2016-06)
Cities are becoming key actors to successfully achieve climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives. . -Science can play a crucial role in supporting local decision-makers by providing top level information and ...