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End of the JCCM Regional Project:

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The project Evaluation of Responsible Consumption as a Driver of Sustainable and Resilient Development in Castilla-La Mancha through the Economic, Social, and Environmental Footprint (POSTER and FLYER) has concluded by preparing outreach materials presenting the main results from surveys conducted in various secondary schools across Castilla-La Mancha:

In the scientific field, the results of the research have been published in various journals:

  • Sánchez-Serrano, M., Arce, G., Zafrilla, J., López, L., 2026. Unveiling households’ vulnerabilities in Spanish regions: a carbon taxation compensation approach. Journal of Industrial Ecology. In press
  • Molina, D., Soria, C., Sánchez-Serrano, M., Osorio, P., 2026. La creciente huella de carbono de los turistas en España: un análisis sectorial y multirregional. Revista de Economía Crítica. In press.
  • Sánchez-Serrano, M., Zafrilla, J., Ortiz, M., Arce, G., 2024. Carbon taxation and related vulnerability of Spanish urban and rural households in a regional level. Regional Science Policy & Practice 16, 100123 LINK
  • Córcoles, C., López, L. A., Osorio, P. y Zafrilla, J. 2024. The carbon footprint of the empty Castilla-La Mancha. Energy Policy, 184, 113892. doi: LINK

Furthermore, within the framework of the project, Marina Sánchez Serrano received the University Research Award for PhD Holders in the Fields of Arts, Humanities, and Social and Legal Sciences, granted by the City Council of Albacete, for her work ‘Carbon Taxation: Environmental Challenges and Solutions for Castilla-La Mancha’, and she also participated in the Hilo Tesis competition.
Cristian Soria Valcárcel received awards for his Bachelor’s Thesis ‘The Influence of Environmental Attitude on Consumption Decisions: The Case of Adolescents in Castilla-La Mancha’ and his Master’s Thesis ‘Impact of Consumption Decisions: An Analysis of Eco-Anxiety and Its Relationship with Pro-Environmental Behavior in Adolescents in Castilla-La Mancha’, granted by the Environmental Education Classroom and the Energy Transition Classroom, respectively.

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!

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 ECONOMIC SYSTEMS RESEARCH!

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The GEAR members Ángela García-Alaminos, Jorge Zafrilla and Fabio Monsalve have recently published the paper entitled “Forced labour in the fashion industry: a hypothetical EU-driven reorganisation of textile value chains” in Economic Systems Research.

Given recent breakdowns in global value chains, like the COVID-19 crisis or the conflict in Ukraine, developed economies are trying to develop resilience to address future drawbacks. Backshoring and nearshoring arise as attractive solutions to reduce exposure to global disruptions and undesirable practices such as forced labour.

This study analyses the labour impacts of a hypothetical EU-driven reconfiguration of value chains of the fashion industry through a multi-regional input-output model. Using the Structural Path Analysis methodology, how forced labour is transmitted within Europe is explored. Once the forced labour hotspots are determined, we explore the socioeconomic consequences of a trade-restructuring strategy simulated through the source-shifting technique.

Our results show that the forced labour embodied in the European final demand for fashion products could fall by up to 34.2%. This strategy could generate more than 190,000 jobs in Europe, while China and India could lose more than 1.5 million jobs each.

You can find the full-text here: 

https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EPQ7HPHGGFKYZQXJDHAP/full?target=10.1080/09535314.2024.2345096

VISIT THE TWIN SEEDS WEBSITE!

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Towards a World Integrated and Socio-economically Balanced European Economic Development Scenario (TWIN SEEDS) is a research project funded within the Horizon Europe program led by Politecnico di Milano (Grant agreement ID: 101056793)

The project studies the recent evolution of Global Value Chains (GVC), with the aim of understanding the role played by technological transformations and geopolitical and policy shifts in shaping these changes. Thanks to the joint effort of eleven universities and research institutions from eight EU countries, TWIN SEEDS is expected to enrich the European debates and public policies aiming at economic prosperity, social cohesion and environmental quality in the light of the still unknown effects of GVC reconfiguration.

Please visit our website: https://twinseeds.eu/

GEAR is part of the TWIN SEEDS consortium; see you worldwide!