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Interviewing Cristina García Díaz (Carbon Markets Deputy Unit – Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge)

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Fighting climate change demands a change in our way of life and, especially, in our production and consumption model. Our market economy needs that these changes are done without affecting the freedom of economic actors. Hence, market instruments and incentive decision without any imposition are the most efficient for decarbonizing the productive cycle and our consuming habits.

In this interview we will talk with Cristina García Díaz, Technical Council attached to the Deputy Unit for Carbon Markets of the Spanish Office for Climate Change. She will explain us how the EU Emission Trading Systema (ETS) works, how it has evolved during the last 20 years, and what are the main challenges it faces with the 2023 reform. 

Broadcast Date: October 4th, 2023 (Canal UNED)

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Research Seminar on Environmental Protection in Armed Conflicts

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Concepción Escobar Hernández, Director of the Centro de Estudios de Derecho Internacional Humanitario of the Red Cross, will be the speaker at this seminar on environmental protection in armed conflicts. The discussant of this seminar will be Monserrat Abad Castelos, Director of the Secretariat of the International Council of Environmental Law. 

The event will take place on October 3rd, 2023, at 14 hours in online format. For more information about registration, click on the poster.

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Extension course in ‘Climate Justice: A European Perspective’ (9, 10 and 11 October 2023)

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The course aims to analyse the different dimensions of climate justice. It will adopt a multidisciplinary approach and study both the historical perspective and the present and future challenges that the fight against climate change requires from the perspective of domestic, European, and international climate justice. The main objective of the course is to gain an in-depth understanding of the concept of climate justice and its relationship with the different elements of the ecological transition process. The costs of mitigation and adaptation, their distribution, and especially the impact on the most vulnerable will be addressed; and aspects such as the participation of civil society and local communities, climate activism and litigation, public-private partnerships, North-South injustices, and many other aspects that make up the concept of justice in the fight against climate change will be debated.

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Dissemination 1/2023: Let’s play in the forest while the wolf is not there! Play, educational and awareness activities for climate change preparedness in Europe

Courses and informational publications

This second publication compiles a selection of the best informational projects prepared by the students who successfully completed our 2021/2022 European Climate Law Course. In the document, you can find a novel project on women and climate change and an original version on how to explain the European Green Deal to children. Both projects were also presented (and discussed) during the XXII Science Week 2022.

Dissemination 1/2022

The EU as a global climate actor (1ed. 2023)

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The EU as a global climate actor (1ed. 2023)

This course explains what the circular economy consists of and how it relates to proper waste management. To this end, the main initiatives of the EU in this field are analyzed and the development measures that Spain has approved to promote the transition towards a circular economy that is sustainable and, therefore, more efficient in the use of resources and in the elimination of waste, so that less environmental impact is generated.

The course will start on the 15th of June 2023. For more information regarding the course and the registration, please click on UNED Abierta.

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EU’s Circular Economy (1ed. 2023)

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EU’s Circular Economy (1ed. 2023)

There is no doubt that the European Union is one of the key actors in climate diplomacy. However, the strategy and influence of the so-called European climate diplomacy has gone through different historical stages where internal and external elements are shaping it. In this course, these changes are classified into three periods: unilateralism, realpolitik, and grand strategy. Each one will be analyzed, and strategies will be proposed for the last one, still in development.

The course will start on the 15th of June 2023. For more information regarding the course and the registration, please click on UNED Abierta

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European Emission Trading Scheme (2ed. 2023)

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El esquema europeo de Derechos de Emisión (2ed. 2023) 

The objective of this course is for participants to get familiar with the main instrument of the EU for climate change mitigation: the European Emission Trading Scheme. This mechanism is called “cap and trade”. Many of the most polluting productive sectors are included in this market; if they exceed their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limit, there are obliged to participate in the purchase of emission rights. Thus, the market must mean an economic incentive for the reduction of GHGs, and the price plays a decisive role that affects States, companies, and consumers. The regulator must ensure that a sufficient price is maintained so that, in the market, the emission right achieves the purpose for which it was created, the reduction of GHG emissions and the adoption of cleaner technologies.

The course will start on the 1st of September 2023. For more information regarding the course and the registration, please click on UNED Abierta.

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Interviewing Isabell Büschel, from the European Federation for Transport & Environment

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A transition towards a decarbonized European transport: what is the service sector opinion.

The transport sector is responsible for 27% of the total greenhouse gas emissions. In order to achieve the “zero emissions” goal by 2050, it is necessary to advocate for decarbonization in this sector. Isabell Büschel is the director of the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E)’s Spain desk. In this interview with International Public Law professor, Justo Corti Varela, she discusses the reality of transport in Europe, the different alternatives to the use of carbon and the existing obstacles to achieving the goals set by the European Union.

 

Broadcast Date: April 2nd, 2023 (Canal UNED)

Broadcasting RNE: 16 June 2023

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Research Seminar on Human Security and Climate Change

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Prof. Ana Cristina Gallego discusses the topic of Health and Health Crisis as a consequence of Climate Change. She introduces us to the relationships between Health and Climate Change and how these can be considered Human Rights, particularly according to the European Court of Human Rights. The event took place on the 24th of March 2023 in Room B of the Faculty of Law of the UNED.

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