CONGRATS MATEO!!

Great news!!

The GEAR member Mateo Ortiz, under the supervision of María Ángeles Cadarso and Luis Antonio López, has completed his Ph.D.!!

The thesis, entitled “La huella de carbono de agentes no estatales. Análisis a través de las cadenas globales de producción de multinacionales y ciudades”, presents three peer reviewed publications that you can easily access here:

  • Ortiz, M., Cadarso, M. Á. y López, L. A. (2020). The carbon footprint of foreign multinationals within the European Union. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 24(6), 1287-1299. doi:10.1111/jiec.13017 LINK
  • Ortiz, M., López, L.-A. y Cadarso, M. Á. (2020). EU carbon emissions by multinational enterprises under control-based accounting. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 163, 105104. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105104 LINK
  • Gilles, E., Ortiz, M., Cadarso, M.-Á., Monsalve, F. y Jiang, X. (2021). Opportunities for city carbon footprint reductions through imports source shifting: The case of Bogota. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 172, 105684. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105684 LINK

Mateo did an astonishing Thesis defense in front of a amazing thesis tribunal composed by Mònica Serrano (from Universidad de Barcelona), Ignacio Cazcarro (from Universidad de Zaragoza and ARAID) y André Carrascal (from Universidad de Oviedo).

Undoubtedly a day to remember for the GEAR group. Congratulations Mateo; thank you for your great work, incredible effort, and good mood.

Great doctor, with and without a tie…

NEW PUBLICATION IN ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS

The GEAR members Luis Antonio López, María Ángeles Tobarra, María Ángeles Cadarso y Nuria Gómez, in collaboration with Ignacio Cazcarro, Enrique Gilles, researcher at BC3 and University of Zaragoza, have recently published in Ecological Economics the paper entitled: « Eating local and in-season fruits and vegetables: Carbon-water-employment trade-offs and synergies».

This paper explores the interactions among carbon emissions, scarce water use, and employment linked to imports and domestic production. The decision to consume domestic or imported products has consequences at different levels, this work allows us to compare the impact on greenhouse gases, water and the creation of new jobs by applying an innovative decisions analysis tool, the seasonal avoided footprint by imports (SAFM). Obtained results point to the need to design certification systems that jointly consider appropriate social, economic, and environmental issues.

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800921003293

NEW PUBLICATION IN THE JCP

The GEAR members Ángela García, Jorge Zafrilla, and Fabio Monsalve, in collaboration with Enrique Gilles, researcher at @CESA_edu, have recently published in the Journal of Cleaner Production the paper entitled: «Measuring a university’s environmental performance: A standardized proposal for carbon footprint assessment».

This paper explores the role of organizations fighting climate change and offers a standardized and refined model to assess the direct and indirect carbon footprint embodied in the organization’s activity. In the analyzed case, a Colombian University, results show how more than 94% of total emissions are indirect. Computing indirect emissions along the global value chains are crucial for an effective fight against global warming.

Please, enjoy this 50 days of free access to the paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652622013956?dgcid=coauthor

RED MENTES seminar (24/11/21)

On November 24, 2021, at the CIEMAT-Madrid headquarters, we enjoy the network’s seminar entitled «TOWARDS A FAIR ENERGY TRANSITION. RECENT LINES OF WORK OF THE MENTES NETWORK». All the members of the Network were able to share our latest work.

We show you the program of presentations as well as some photos:

PROGRAMA REUNIÓN/SEMINARIO RED MENTES

HACIA UNA TRANSICIÓN ENERGÉTICA JUSTA.

LÍNEAS DE TRABAJO RECIENTES DE LA RED MENTES

24 de noviembre de 2021; CIEMAT, Madrid

MAÑANA:

9.30 – 10.00:      Bienvenida y recogida documentación.

10.00 – 10.30:   Presentación Grupo 1. IIT – Comillas: “Programación robusta en energía”, Pedro Linares y Antonio Francisco Rodríguez Matas.

10.30 -11.00:     Presentación Grupo 2. IMDEA-Energía: “Modelización energética en la Unidad                                                  de Análisis de Sistemas de IMDEA Energía”, Diego Iribarren.

11.00 -11.30:    Presentación Grupo 3. BC3: “Líneas de investigación y proyectos en curso”, Iñaki Arto.

11.30 -12.00:     Descanso – café.

12.00 -12.30:     CIEMAT: “the importance of CSP cooperation projects in Europe to deal with sustainability for the energy transitions”, Santacruz Banacloche y Yolanda Lechón.    

12.30 -13.00:     Presentación Grupo 5. INARBE – UPNA. «Eficiencia energética y efectos rebote», Pablo Arocena y Antonio Gómez-Plana

13.00 -13.30:     Presentación Grupo 4. GEEDS – Uva: “Líneas de investigación y proyectos en curso”, Luis Javier Miguel y Luis Llases González.

13.30 – 15.30:   Descanso – Comida.

TARDE:

15.30 – 16.00:    Presentación Grupo 7. GEAR – UCLM: “La extensión de la sentencia Shell a todas las multinacionales a nivel mundial”, Luis López, Mª Ángeles Cadarso y Mª Ángeles Tobarra.

16.00 – 16.30:    Presentación Grupo 8. Tecnalia: “Plataforma de planificación-proyecto Bideratu”, Diego García Gusano.

16.30 – 17.00:    Descanso – café.

17.00 – 17.30:   Presentación Grupo 9. Presentación grupo 6. CREDENAT – Unizar: “Líneas de investigación y proyectos en curso”. Ignacio Cazcarro y Raquel Langarita.

17.30 – 17.45:   Discusión de temas de la Red (agradecimientos artículo, Jornada de modelización, próxima reunión y curso de verano).

17.45 – 18.00:   Conclusiones y cierre.

NEW PUBLICATION IN SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The Science Network RED MENTES has recently published a joint contribution entitled “Energy-socio-economic-environmental modelling for the EU energy and post-COVID-19 transitions” in the journal Science of the Total Environment.

The paper argues how recovery plans are an opportunity to deepen the way towards a low-carbon economy, improving at the same time employment, health, and equity and the role of modelling tools. It is based on contributions from many network members and tries to justify how multidisciplinary modeling is key to the successful development of the energy transition. Policies must be focused on both short-term and long-term goals, and the assessment of the social impacts of the energy transition must be highlighted. The scientific community has to assess disparate, non-equilibrium, and non-ordinary scenarios, such as sectors and countries lockdowns, drastic changes in consumption patterns, significant investments in renewable energies, and disruptive technologies, and incorporate uncertainty analysis

This paper has been written by Ignacio Cazcarro, Diego García-Gusano,  Diego Iribarren, Pedro Linares José Carlos Romero, Pablo Arocena, Iñaki Arto, Santacruz Banacloche, Yolanda Lechón, Luis Javier Miguel, Jorge Zafrilla, Luis-Antonio López, Raquel Langarita y María-Ángeles Cadarso, from ARAID and University of Zaragoza, Tecnalia, IMDEA, Comillas Pontificial  University, Public University of Navarra, Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), CIEMAT, University of Valladolid and University of Castilla-La Mancha.

Read us at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721054061