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Naider to participate in the European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns Aalborg 2024
NAIDER will be attending the 10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns on 1-2 October. Organised by ICLEI, the event brings together European and global leaders in urban sustainability every three to four years. Udalsarea 2030, the Basque network of sustainable municipalities is a partner of the 2024 edition. It is returning to the…
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Launch of the GELBIZ Project for the circular competitiveness of Goierri companies
Today NAIDER was at the premises of the Goieki Development Agency in Ordizia for the launch of the GELBIZ project (Goierriko Enpresen Lehiakortasuna Bultzatzeko Ibilbide Zirkularra). This project, which will run until 31 May 2025, is part of the Basque Government and Ihobe’s Circular SME 2023 call. Its main objective is to develop activities and…
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Energy Poverty in the EU
With rising global energy prices and the equity challenges of the ecological transition, energy poverty is once again at the centre of economic policy debates in Europe. However, the lack of consensus on the measurement of energy poverty complicates policy formulation and evaluation in this area. The Joint Research Centre report conducts a comprehensive analysis…
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Launch of the BIRATU Project for the Transition to a Circular Economy in Oarsoaldea
This week we have started the BIRATU Project for the transition towards a circular economy in Oarsoaldea. Iván de Torres and Haizea Agirre have given two training sessions on the subject to technical staff of Oarsoaldea Garapen Agentzia, reviewing theoretical concepts of the circular economy and exploring opportunities for the application of this circular competitiveness…
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Science, Research and Innovation Performance of the EU 2024
How does Europe perform in the global context in science, research and innovation? The 2024 edition of the SRIP Report provides an overview of performance, including an analysis of the determinants of performance. The report addresses the contribution of research and innovation in boosting competitiveness, environmental sustainability and improving quality of life.
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Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) in Macroeconomic Models
The benefits provided by ecosystem services, such as crop pollination and water purification, are of great importance to any economy, both directly and indirectly. Therefore, nature-sensitive decision making requires that such benefits are taken into account in economic decision-making. However, most assessments use GDP as the main indicator of economic development, without fully capturing nature’s…
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The Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2024
What are the emerging technologies that will have the greatest impact in the coming years? Each year, the World Economic Forum highlights ten technologies based on their novelty, applicability, depth, and transformative potential. These are the 10 technologies selected this year:
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Financial and investment challenges for cities on their way to climate neutrality
NetZeroCities, a consortium within the EU Mission “100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030”, has published a report that addresses the financial and investment challenges cities face on their way to climate neutrality. Its recommendations and solutions are based on the real-life experiences of three mission cities (Valladolid, Leuven and The Hague), with additional…
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Training in Energy Communities in the Nerbioi-Ibaizabal Community of Councils
Our colleagues Sara Soloaga and Aitor Mingo gave a training session on energy communities, in the framework of the Sustainability Law 4/2019, to the technical and political staff of the Nerbioi-Ibaizabal Community of Councils: Arakaldo, Arrankudiaga-Zollo, Arrigorriaga, Etxebarri, Orozko, Ugao-Miraballes, Urduña-Orduña, Zaratamo and Zeberio. During the meeting in Arrigorriaga, the reference framework and the importance…
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Energy Management in the Public Sector Training Programmes
The Basque Climate Change Strategy 2050 approved to achieve the long-term GHG emission reduction targets, establishes among its goals that of having a responsible, exemplary and benchmark Basque public administration in terms of climate change, and points out that in order to achieve the involvement of all agents in Basque society, exemplary action must be…