Climate Policy Research groups

Policies are a shorthand for short-term guidelines for action, found in the realm of governments across scales (local, regional, national and transnational). Given the important connection between policy and broader (longer term) governance options, a specific policy focus is also necessary. For example, since the Paris agreement, the discussion at the UNFCCC shaped climate policy worldwide, and specifically the efforts made by the European Union and its Member States. Understanding the implications of such policy decisions, as well as generating knowledge that contributes to the design of future policy initiatives is part of the core research work at BC3 through its objectives, in particular objectives 2,3 and 4. Policy design and policy evaluation at different scales (local, national, regional and global) across sectors (energy, biodiversity, water, health etc.), including focus on efficiency and equity/distributional aspects of policies (including issues of power relations, gender aspects, political ecology, etc.). (Leads: I. Galarraga and M.J. Sanz).

Science field

Social Sciences & Humanities

Institution
BC3 - Basque Center for Climate Change
RIS3 Priorities
Main researcher
Ibon Galarraga and Maria Jose Sanz
Address
Sede Building 1, 1st floor Scientific Campus of the University of the Basque Country 48940 Leioa
How to arrive
Main research lines
  • Climate Policy