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The BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change's annual accounts for 2025 were audited by Forvis Mazars Auditores, S.L.P., which issued an unqualified opinion stating the accounts provide a 'true and fair view' of the entity's financial state. The center reported total income from its own activities of 8,326,518.02 euros, primarily driven by subsidies. The audit highlighted the recognition of these subsidies as a key risk area due to their materiality. The center maintains a diverse workforce of 143 people, including 123 researchers, and achieved significant academic output, including 118 articles in indexed journals. Financially, the entity is exempt from corporate tax on its social purpose activities and reported a total result for the year of 108,996.37 euros.

The document details the three main priorities for COP30 in Belém: closing the ambition gap for 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to limit warming to 1.5ºC, mobilizing $1.3 trillion annually for developing countries by 2035, and concluding the global adaptation indicators program. It also highlights the launch of the Tropical Forest Forever Fund (TFFF) led by Brazil to protect forests through innovative financing, and a broader global action agenda focusing on renewable energy, just transition, and urban resilience.

The document reports on interviews with 1,500 farmers in ten African mountain regions, identifying increased temperatures, reduced fog, and erratic rainfall as primary climatic changes. These changes have led to lower yields for maize, cassava, and coffee, as well as reduced milk production and increased soil erosion. Farmers are adapting through on-farm strategies like changing planting dates and adopting new crop varieties, though wealth and conflict significantly influence the capacity to adapt. The brief recommends improving access to credit and markets, enhancing knowledge exchange, and accounting for the impacts of violent conflict in adaptation planning.

The document details how climate change is manifesting in African mountains through rising temperatures and erratic precipitation, leading to decreased crop yields and livestock production. It highlights that while farmers are adapting by changing planting dates and adopting new crop varieties, they face significant barriers such as limited access to credit and land, and the destabilizing effects of violent conflict.

The BC3 3rd Equality Plan (2025-2028) identifies a workforce composed of 58% women and 42% men, noting that while overall representation is balanced, horizontal segregation exists as women predominate in administrative and health care research roles while men hold more senior research and technical management positions. The plan finds no significant pay gaps and notes that full-time permanent contracts are balanced by sex, though temporary and part-time contracts disproportionately affect women. Key areas for improvement include reducing segregation in research leadership, implementing mandatory equality training, eliminating the generic masculine in Spanish communications, and integrating a gender perspective into occupational risk protocols.

The report details the compilation of pilot ecosystem accounts for Kaduna and Nasarawa states in Nigeria between 2015 and 2020. Using the SEEA-EA framework and ARIES AI technology, the study estimated biophysical supply for climate regulation (carbon storage), soil retention, crop production, pollination, and water supply. Findings indicate that while total carbon stocks and soil retention remained relatively stable, there were significant shifts in land cover, including an increase in deciduous broadleaf forests and a loss of shrublands. The report emphasizes the lack of local geo-referenced data and the need for an institutional framework to support independent national environmental accounting.

The report examines how 13 global cities are evolving their climate adaptation measurement strategies, moving from simple output tracking to outcome-based evaluations. It highlights the importance of collaborative governance, the need for structured internal knowledge management to prevent the loss of institutional memory, and the integration of community-centric approaches to ensure equity and inclusivity. The document identifies systemic challenges such as data silos, resource constraints, and legal restrictions like GDPR, while proposing strategies to strengthen data infrastructure and foster a culture of continuous learning.

The independent audit by Mazars Auditores, S.L.P. concludes that the annual accounts of the BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change for the year ending December 31, 2023, provide a true and fair view of its assets and financial situation. The entity reported a total asset value of 19,300,522.78 euros and a net result for the exercise of 22,399.39 euros. A significant portion of its funding comes from public and private subsidies, with 6.7 million euros recorded as income from its own activity in the profit and loss account for 2023. The audit specifically focused on the recognition of these subsidies due to their materiality. The center's primary activities include interdisciplinary research on climate change, high-level training, and knowledge transfer, based at the UPV/EHU campus in Leioa, Bizkaia.

The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) has developed a Further Improved Action Plan (FIAP1) for 2024-2027 to maintain its 'HR Excellence in Research' award. This plan follows a series of previous action plans (2015-2023) and is based on a 2023 internal GAP analysis. The FIAP1 focuses on four strategic objectives: ensuring a safe and vibrant workspace, developing a labour framework for excellence, improving internal structures for sustainability and fairness, and contributing to personal and professional development. Key initiatives include updating the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment (OTM-R) policy, developing a new Equality Action Plan for 2024-2027, and establishing a formal labour framework for rights and responsibilities.

The document is a financial record of funding for the Basque Centre for Climate Change in 2024, listing various grants and contracts from international, national, and regional bodies. Key funders include the European Commission, the Basque Government (Eusko Jaurlaritza), and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN). The funding supports a wide array of projects focusing on climate science, biodiversity, agri-food systems, and urban transitions, with individual project grants ranging from small amounts to over 2 million euros.

The paper argues that current SEEA implementation is hindered by siloed data and uncoordinated modeling platforms. It proposes a shift toward semantic interoperability—where data and models are machine-understandable—using the ARIES Network as a proof-of-concept. The strategy outlines specific roles for data providers, modelers, and hosting institutions to create a decentralized 'network of networks' that adheres to FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles. Implementation is suggested through a four-step process involving pilot testing, stakeholder engagement, governance coordination via the UN, and capacity building.

The document analyzes the Mijares river basin, noting that decreased summer rainfall is linked to land-use changes and is driving aridification. Through 'uncertainty dialogues' with stakeholders, the authors identify three critical barriers to sustainability: the unpredictability of rural abandonment, a lack of technical knowledge for profitable and sustainable forest management to prevent fires, and conflicting perspectives on water allocation between the upper and lower basin. The brief argues that addressing these uncertainties through coordinated dialogue is essential for implementing robust sustainability projects.

The document analyzes adaptation planning across 136 large coastal cities, finding that over 50% lack formal plans and most existing policies fail to align with actual climate risks. It introduces the ARPA and APC frameworks to measure policy alignment and credibility, noting a significant gap between planning and implementation. Furthermore, it highlights a critical lack of outcome-based monitoring and evaluation, with 95% of indicators focusing on outputs. The brief argues for the integration of 'subaltern' knowledge to improve the social legitimacy and effectiveness of urban adaptation.

The document examines the 'energy efficiency gap' and evaluates whether converting energy consumption data (kWh/year) into monetary terms encourages the purchase of energy-efficient appliances. Based on field experiments and literature reviews, it finds that while monetary information can be effective, its success depends heavily on the appliance type and the method of delivery. For example, lifetime energy savings (LES) information is effective for fridges and washing machines when delivered via sales staff or labels, whereas lifetime energy cost (LEC) information is effective for A++ models of fridges, washing machines, and dishwashers when provided by sales staff. The authors suggest using QR codes on labels to address varying energy prices across EU countries.

The 2022 annual accounts for the BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change, audited by Mazars Auditores, S.L.P., show a positive financial result of 3,831.41 euros. The center's activities focus on interdisciplinary climate change research, high-level training, and knowledge transfer, primarily based in Leioa, Bizkaia. Total assets as of December 31, 2022, were 19,415,317.09 euros, with significant funding coming from public and private grants, totaling 4.9 million euros recorded in the profit and loss account for the period. The audit opinion states that the accounts provide a 'true and fair view' of the entity's equity and financial situation.

The text, signed by members of the Think Sustainable Europe network, calls for the European Commission to propose a Sustainable Food Systems Framework (SFSF) as a key pillar of the EU Green Deal. It argues that the SFSF is essential to reduce dependence on imported feeds and fossil fertilizers, transition to healthier diets, and shift the EU from a net calorie importer to an exporter. The authors contend that competitiveness should be measured by value and sustainability standards rather than production volume, positioning the EU as a global leader in ecological trade. Furthermore, the SFSF is presented as a necessary tool for resilience against climate crises, zoonotic diseases, and economic shocks, while ensuring coherence between the EU's internal food policies and its international climate and deforestation commitments.

The document advocates for the EU to introduce the Sustainable Food System legislative framework (SFSF) in 2023 as a cornerstone of the EU Green Deal. It argues that the SFSF is essential for strengthening food system resilience against climate shocks, reducing dependence on imported animal feed and fossil-based fertilisers, and establishing high environmental and health standards that provide a competitive advantage for EU agrifood players in global markets. The authors contend that without a joined-up strategy for food consumption and production, the EU will struggle to meet its climate, biodiversity, and zero pollution goals, as well as its international commitments regarding embedded carbon and deforestation.

The document advocates for the immediate proposal of the Sustainable Food Systems Legislative Framework (SFSF) to ensure the EU's long-term food security, climate resilience, and global competitiveness. It argues that the SFSF is essential for transitioning from a net importer to a net exporter of calories by reducing reliance on fossil-fuel fertilizers and imported feed. The authors contend that the EU can maintain global leadership and competitiveness by shifting focus from production volumes to value creation based on high environmental, health, and animal welfare standards. Furthermore, the SFSF is presented as a necessary tool to ensure internal and external coherence across EU goals regarding climate, biodiversity, and deforestation, particularly concerning embedded carbon in food imports.

The Mijares River basin faces significant environmental threats, including a 56% reduction in summer storms since 1950 and high risks of desertification and forest fires. To address these, the document proposes five targeted adaptation measures: recovering extensive grazing in the headwaters, creating mosaic landscapes, restoring traditional orchards in the upper and middle reaches, maintaining rain-fed crops in the middle reach, and diversifying citrus plantations with sustainable woody crops in the lower reach. Implementation is hindered by fragmented private land ownership (minifundios), rugged terrain, and the loss of traditional knowledge. The brief advocates for a participatory, integrated territorial approach involving payments for ecosystem services and the integration of women and youth into rural employment.

The study finds that consumers in Spain pay an 11% price premium for high energy-efficiency washing machines, an increase from 4.15% in 2012. Using a hedonic price model on 739 market observations, the authors identify that brand reputation, spin-drying performance, and built-in designs are also significant price drivers.