• Publication 27 September 2021 Contribution of circular economy strategies to climate change mitigation: Generic assessment methodology with focus on developing countries As part of the Paris Agreement, countries are asked to put forward their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), which present their proposed pathways to tackle climate change. To that end, circular economy (CE) has been proposed as a potentially important catalyzer to meet NDCs. Yet, the potential of CE strategies to help reach climate goals at the country scale has been little explored until now. Here, we propose a consistent step-wise methodology, which assesses quantitatively the…
• News 27 September 2021 New guidebook: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Technologies Indigenous Peoples' knowledge on climate solutions can play a critical part in climate action. A new guide shows ways to integrate and strengthen Indigenous tech in national Technology Needs Assessments. Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge of adapting to climatic change and their global contribution to a sustainable management of our shared natural resources are critical to combating climate change and its impacts. Yet, their contribution often remains unacknowledged, and too often Indigenous Peoples…
• News 27 September 2021 New guide: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Technologies Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge of adapting to climatic change and their global contribution to a sustainable management of our shared natural resources are critical to combating climate change and its impacts. Yet, their contribution often remains unacknowledged, and too often Indigenous Peoples have little access to the financial resources or forums for decision-making concerning the environment. This severely undermines opportunities for significant influence in climate policy, planning and…
• Publication 23 September 2021 Energy-Efficient Retrofit Measures (EERM) in Residential Buildings: An Application of Discrete Choice Modelling Cross-country evidence on the adoption of energy-efficient retrofit measures (EERMs) in residential buildings is critical to supporting the development of national and pan-European policies aimed at fostering the energy performance upgrade of the building stock. In this light, the aim of this paper is to advance in the understanding of the probability of certain EERMs taking place in eight EU countries, according to a set of parameters, such as building typology, project types, and motivation…
• Publication 21 September 2021 Short-term associations of air pollution and meteorological variables on the incidence and severity of COVID-19 in Madrid (Spain): a time series study Background: There are studies that analyze the role of meteorological variables on the incidence and severity of COVID-19, and others that explore the role played by air pollutants, but currently there are very few studies that analyze the impact of both effects together. This is the aim of the current study. We analyzed data corresponding to the period from February 1 to May 31, 2020 for the City of Madrid. As meteorological variables, maximum daily temperature (Tmax) in ºC and mean daily…
• Publication 18 September 2021 Does exposure to noise pollution influence the incidence and severity of COVID-19? Research that analyzes the effect of different environmental factors on the impact of COVID-19 focus primarily on meteorological variables such as humidity and temperature or on air pollution variables. However, noise pollution is also a relevant environmental factor that contributes to the worsening of chronic cardiovascular diseases and even diabetes. This study analyzes the role of short-term noise pollution levels on the incidence and severity of cases of COVID-19 in Madrid from February 1…
• Publication 17 September 2021 Loss and damage
• Publication 17 September 2021 A Transition Perspective on Demand-Side Flexibility in the Integrated Energy System. Insights from the Danish ISGAN Annex 7 Project 2017-2021 This paper synthesises insights from three seminars/webinars organised as part of the Danish ISGAN Annex 7 project during 2017-21 (see below). It reviews the academic and policy literature, and draws on the diverse expertise of the authors within transitions management, smart grid, energy-system integration, and flexibility. While the empirical experiences reported on are mainly drawn from Nordic and other European contexts, it is our hope that readers from other regions will also find the…

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