Archivo del Autor: JORGE ENRIQUE ZAFRILLA RODRIGUEZ

Ángela García at «CONCIENCIA2 POR EL CLIMA»

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Ángela García Alaminos, a researcher with the GEAR group, participated as a speaker at the ConCiencia2 por el clima event, held on September 23 at the Antiguo Instituto in Gijón. The event was organized by The Conversation and the Climate Change Chair of the University of Oviedo.

In the roundtable titled “Development, Economy, and the Welfare State in the Context of Global Change”, she shared her insights alongside biologist Fernando Valladares (CSIC) and chemist Olga Martín Alonso (Aclima), in a discussion moderated by Lorena Sánchez (The Conversation).

Ángela addressed key issues, including the implications of potential restructuring of global value chains and the environmental impact of international trade, offering a critical economic perspective on the challenges posed by the ecological transition in vulnerable contexts.

Congrats, Ángela!

CONGRATS MARINA!

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Last Friday, July 18, Marina Sánchez-Serrano, GEAR member, brilliantly completed her PhD in Economics.

The Thesis entitled «La heterogeneidad de los hogares y su impacto sobre la sostenibilidad.
Un análisis multiescalar a través del enfoque input-output», was supervised by Jorge Zafrilla and Guadalupe Arce.

Do you want to know more about Marina’s thesis? Follow this link: https://bsky.app/profile/marinas13.bsky.social/post/3lrssosttk22f

The thesis tribunal was formed by Professors Cristina Sarasa, from University of Zaragoza, Spain, and Andrea Caragliu, from Politecnico di Milano, and by European Commission member Antonio Amores.

GEAR joins the Renewable Energy Research Institute of the UCLM

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The future is renewable!

The Renewable Energy Research Institute (IIER) of the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) has expanded its structure by incorporating the GEAR research group in Energy and Environmental Economics. This integration, formalized at the IIER headquarters, strengthens the institute’s capabilities in addressing challenges related to energy transition and sustainability.

GEAR is internationally recognized for its work in economic modeling applied to sustainability, including studies on photovoltaic parks, carbon footprint analysis in agri-food and tourism sectors, and advising on sustainable business plans. Their achievements include publications in high-impact journals, participation in European and national projects, collaboration with companies, and the creation of a university spin-off.

With this addition, IIER enhances its service offerings to industry and contributes to the training of UCLM graduates in advanced sustainable technologies. It also reinforces its commitment to society by disseminating progress in energy and environmental research.

The institute now integrates economic analysis with its existing work in renewable energy sources, biomass, thermal storage, green hydrogen, additive manufacturing for solid-state batteries, and environmental impact studies in the agroforestry sector.

News from the UCLM Press Office: https://www.uclm.es/noticias/noticias2025/julio/albacete/iier_gear?sc_lang=es#

IIER website: https://www.uclm.es/centros-investigacion/ier?sc_lang=en

NEW PUBLICATION IN ICE JOURNAL

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The GEAR members Ángela García-Alaminos, María Ángeles Tobarra, and María Ángeles Cadarso have recently published the paper “Drivers of the Carbon Footprint Impact Resulting from the Reconfiguration of Global Value Chains» in the most recent issue of the Spanish journal Cuadernos Económicos de ICE, entitled “International trade and global value chains in a new global context. The article is a result of the European Commission under Horizon Europe project TWIN SEEDS (Towards a World Integrated and Socio-economically Balanced European Economic Development Scenario), grant number 101056793 (https://doi. org/10.3030/101056793) and has also received funding from the University of Castilla-La Mancha and the EU Regional Development Fund trough the project SOS-ESOCAM (ref. 2022-GRIN-34177).

This study aims to assess whether the evolution of the global value chains (GVCs) in which the Spanish economy is embedded has contributed to emission reduction goals or not. To this end, we analyze the evolution of Spain’s carbon emissions from multiple perspectives between 1995 and 2018, and evaluate their determinants through a structural decomposition analysis using an extended multi-regional input-output model. We pay particular attention to the impact of GVC reconfiguration, which has shifted from greater fragmentation and offshoring of production to a slowdown in globalization and even reshoring of activities. Our results show that the geographical factor of these GVCs has contributed to increasing emissions throughout the entire period, while other factors (emission intensity, demand level and pattern) have helped reduce them since 2008.

You can find the full text here: https://doi.org/10.32796/cice.2025.109.7925

NEW PUBLICATION IN THE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS POLICY

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The GEAR members Luis A. López, Mateo Ortiz, Ángela García-Alaminos and María Ángeles Cadarso have recently published the paper entitled “Consequences of Legislation-based Reshoring for EU Carbon Emissions in Global Value Chains» as a part of the special issue titled “Industrial Policy and Global Value Chains in an Era of Disruptions” in the Journal of International Business Policy.The article is a result of the European Commission under Horizon Europe project TWIN SEEDS (Towards a World Integrated and Socio-economically Balanced European Economic Development Scenario), grant number 101056793 (https://doi. org/10.3030/101056793).

The recent global events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical shifts, have emphasized the fragility of global value chains (GVCs) and sparked interest in reshoring strategies. These strategies involve relocating production closer to home or to allied countries to enhance resilience. However, the environmental implications of such moves remain underexplored. Now, in the article “Consequences of Legislation-based Reshoring for EU Carbon Emissions in Global Value Chains», we investigate how reshoring driven by EU regulations impacts CO2 emissions across GVCs, focusing on strategic products like antibiotics and semiconductors.

The study employs an environmentally extended multiregional input-output model combined with a source-shifting technique to assess the effects of reshoring on the EU’s carbon footprint. It analyzes several scenarios involving trade reconfigurations for strategic products identified by the European Commission. This approach allows to evaluate the environmental impacts of shifting production locations and identify potential synergies between resilience and sustainability goals.

The results indicate that reshoring can lead to significant reductions in the EU’s carbon footprint, particularly for carbon-intensive sectors like iron and steel. While direct emissions within the EU may increase, the overall carbon footprint decreases due to lower emissions from new suppliers compared to former ones. This study concludes that strategic reshoring can align with climate goals, offering a pathway to enhance both resilience and sustainability. Future implications suggest that coordinated policies could further optimize these benefits, supporting the EU’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions while strengthening supply chain resilience.

You can find the full text here: https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-025-00216-8