‘Waste: we do not want to see it, but it is here’ Iñaki Susaeta, an environmental technician at IHOBE, the Basque Government’s environmental management agency, thus started his talk at the Donostia Sustainability Forum. In a world flooded with statistics, Susaeta proposed a change of strategy: ‘for the narrative to try to kill the data’. The aim is to avoid cold figures to address the root of the problem: our relationship with objects and hidden cost of our development.

‘Waste: we do not want to see it, but it is here’ Iñaki Susaeta, an environmental technician at IHOBE, the Basque Government’s environmental management agency, thus started his talk at the Donostia Sustainability Forum. In a world flooded with statistics, Susaeta proposed a change of strategy: ‘for the narrative to try to kill the data’. The aim is to avoid cold figures to address the root of the problem: our relationship with objects and hidden cost of our development.

Building and urban planning are at a crossroads in a global crisis and which requires their model to be totally overhauled, as the architect Bruno Sauer, CEO of Green Building Council España (GBCE), explained during a talk at the Donostia Sustainability Forum; when he analysed the role that sustainable architecture must play as a driver for change in the face of the social and environmental challenges.

Building and urban planning are at a crossroads in a global crisis and which requires their model to be totally overhauled, as the architect Bruno Sauer, CEO of Green Building Council España (GBCE), explained during a talk at the Donostia Sustainability Forum; when he analysed the role that sustainable architecture must play as a driver for change in the face of the social and environmental challenges.

Researchers Marta Olazabal and Marcelle Mardon participated in the public event Cities in a changing climate, organised by the Donostia Sustainability Forum. During the dialogue, the experts shared some of the main challenges that cities face in the context of climate change and increasing urbanisation processes. They also highlighted some of the opportunities offered by decarbonisation and adaptation policies in cities.

Researchers Marta Olazabal and Marcelle Mardon participated in the public event Cities in a changing climate, organised by the Donostia Sustainability Forum. During the dialogue, the experts shared some of the main challenges that cities face in the context of climate change and increasing urbanisation processes. They also highlighted some of the opportunities offered by decarbonisation and adaptation policies in cities.

During the 2022-2023 academic year, Elhuyar has carried out work on sustainability and the climate emergency in collaboration with the Department of Economic Promotion and Strategic Projects of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. As a result, the brochure "Investigations for Sustainability, to Inspire the Youth" was created. It presents some key insights and projects for addressing sustainability in the classroom. On November 3rd, it was introduced during the roundtable discussion "Investigations for Sustainability, to Inspire the Youth."

During the 2022-2023 academic year, Elhuyar has carried out work on sustainability and the climate emergency in collaboration with the Department of Economic Promotion and Strategic Projects of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. As a result, the brochure "Investigations for Sustainability, to Inspire the Youth" was created. It presents some key insights and projects for addressing sustainability in the classroom. On November 3rd, it was introduced during the roundtable discussion "Investigations for Sustainability, to Inspire the Youth."

Restoration of the New Anchustegui and the Saltillo. The challenge posed by the comprehensive restoration of a heritage ship.

Restoration of the New Anchustegui and the Saltillo. The challenge posed by the comprehensive restoration of a heritage ship.

Professor Mikel A. Lopez Horgue, from the UPV/EHU's Department of Geology, gave this lecture as part of the Summer Course "Universities looking out to sea: sailing for ocean sustainability on the Saltillo training ship".

Professor Mikel A. Lopez Horgue, from the UPV/EHU's Department of Geology, gave this lecture as part of the Summer Course "Universities looking out to sea: sailing for ocean sustainability on the Saltillo training ship".

This activity is part of the course program: "Universities Looking at the Sea: Navigating Ocean Sustainability on the Training Ship Saltillo".

This activity is part of the course program: "Universities Looking at the Sea: Navigating Ocean Sustainability on the Training Ship Saltillo".

Three rapporteurs from different areas participated in this activity with a common challenge: reducing ocean pollution by plastics.

Three rapporteurs from different areas participated in this activity with a common challenge: reducing ocean pollution by plastics.

This Open Activity is an integral part of the "How to Communicate Environmental Issues with and for Young People" Summer Course program organised by Ihobe.

This Open Activity is an integral part of the "How to Communicate Environmental Issues with and for Young People" Summer Course program organised by Ihobe.

Fernanda Hopenhaym, member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, held a conference entitled “La sostenibilidad, la empresa y los derechos humanos”. The talk was followed by a dialogue between the main speaker and José Antonio Rodríguez Ranz, Vice-Minister of Human Rights, Memory and Cooperation of the Basque Government; and Juanjo Álvarez, Professor of International Law at the University of the Basque Country. The dialogue was introduced and moderated by Mikel Mancisidor, member of the UN Committee on ESCR.

Fernanda Hopenhaym, member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, held a conference entitled “La sostenibilidad, la empresa y los derechos humanos”. The talk was followed by a dialogue between the main speaker and José Antonio Rodríguez Ranz, Vice-Minister of Human Rights, Memory and Cooperation of the Basque Government; and Juanjo Álvarez, Professor of International Law at the University of the Basque Country. The dialogue was introduced and moderated by Mikel Mancisidor, member of the UN Committee on ESCR.

Antxon Olabe: "The response to the planetary climate emergency is the decisive struggle of our time"

Antxon Olabe: "The response to the planetary climate emergency is the decisive struggle of our time"

"Hydrogen is going to gradually carve out a place in sustainable mobility, but if batteries take off and allow longer and longer ranges, they'll be a better solution in economic terms. And there's going to be a bit of a fight between the two technologies." Iosu Ibarbia, technology manager at CAF, came to the Donostia Sustainability Forum to explain the current position of transport based on electric batteries and on hydrogen, which already accounts for a large part of the integrated transport projects on which the Gipuzkoa-based company is working.

"Hydrogen is going to gradually carve out a place in sustainable mobility, but if batteries take off and allow longer and longer ranges, they'll be a better solution in economic terms. And there's going to be a bit of a fight between the two technologies." Iosu Ibarbia, technology manager at CAF, came to the Donostia Sustainability Forum to explain the current position of transport based on electric batteries and on hydrogen, which already accounts for a large part of the integrated transport projects on which the Gipuzkoa-based company is working.

"Educational institutions, even universities, have become havens of knowledge that do not live in convergence with the community in which they live. We have to go back to educating with the idea that we are part of society and that we depend on each other. Only by recovering the concept of the idea of living in community will we be able to face the challenges we encounter".

"Educational institutions, even universities, have become havens of knowledge that do not live in convergence with the community in which they live. We have to go back to educating with the idea that we are part of society and that we depend on each other. Only by recovering the concept of the idea of living in community will we be able to face the challenges we encounter".

A revelatory experience to show you how the other side works. This is how Elena Galán, a post-doctoral researcher at the Basque Centre for Climate Change, describes her experience as a shepherd in Baja Navarra.

A revelatory experience to show you how the other side works. This is how Elena Galán, a post-doctoral researcher at the Basque Centre for Climate Change, describes her experience as a shepherd in Baja Navarra.

<p> Three decades of scientific reports on climate change and the biodiversity crisis have not been enough to change the dominant social structure and economic model in the world significantly. Only a realisation of the link that exists between people's health and the health of ecosystems can bring about change to resolve the environmental crisis. On this premise Fernando Valladares, doctor of biology, research fellow at CSIC and associate lecturer at the Rey Juan Carlos university, gave a talk at the Donostia Sustainability Forum about the changes necessary to cope with climate change.</p>

Three decades of scientific reports on climate change and the biodiversity crisis have not been enough to change the dominant social structure and economic model in the world significantly. Only a realisation of the link that exists between people's health and the health of ecosystems can bring about change to resolve the environmental crisis. On this premise Fernando Valladares, doctor of biology, research fellow at CSIC and associate lecturer at the Rey Juan Carlos university, gave a talk at the Donostia Sustainability Forum about the changes necessary to cope with climate change.

<p> Arturo Elosegi, Doctor in Biology and Professor of Ecology, highlights the difference between the way Artikutza used to look like 100 years ago and the way it looks today. A hundred years ago, miners, charcoal makers and shepherds used to walk through Artikutza, the river was polluted and the forest was overexploited. The situation in Artikutza has changed considerably. Today Artikutza is one of the best-preserved places in the Basque Country and, in this sense, it emphasises the commitment that San Sebastian City Council made in its day and continues to make.</p>

Arturo Elosegi, Doctor in Biology and Professor of Ecology, highlights the difference between the way Artikutza used to look like 100 years ago and the way it looks today. A hundred years ago, miners, charcoal makers and shepherds used to walk through Artikutza, the river was polluted and the forest was overexploited. The situation in Artikutza has changed considerably. Today Artikutza is one of the best-preserved places in the Basque Country and, in this sense, it emphasises the commitment that San Sebastian City Council made in its day and continues to make.

<p> Caty Arévalo, a journalist specialising in environmental news, co-founder of EFEverde and winner of the BBVA foundation award for conservation of biodiversity in 2017, used the event "Windows of Opportunity to Save the Planet" to outline the concept of social turning points: changes with a big multiplier effect able to bring about large-scale transformations and make a major contribution to solving environmental problems.</p>

Caty Arévalo, a journalist specialising in environmental news, co-founder of EFEverde and winner of the BBVA foundation award for conservation of biodiversity in 2017, used the event "Windows of Opportunity to Save the Planet" to outline the concept of social turning points: changes with a big multiplier effect able to bring about large-scale transformations and make a major contribution to solving environmental problems.

<p> Nowadays There are fifty-one billion tons of greenhouse gases in the world and by 2050 the goal is to reach zero net carbon emissions.&nbsp;</p>

Nowadays There are fifty-one billion tons of greenhouse gases in the world and by 2050 the goal is to reach zero net carbon emissions. 

<p> Veterinarian Karmele Llano, leader of International Animal Rescue Indonesia, an organization dedicated to the conservation of orangutans and other endangered species on the island of Borneo, participated in the open session organized by the Donostia Sustainability Forum, within the framework of the Summer Courses of the UPV/EHU.&nbsp;</p>

Veterinarian Karmele Llano, leader of International Animal Rescue Indonesia, an organization dedicated to the conservation of orangutans and other endangered species on the island of Borneo, participated in the open session organized by the Donostia Sustainability Forum, within the framework of the Summer Courses of the UPV/EHU. 

<p> The Donostia Sustainability Forum, organized by the Summer Courses of the University of the Basque Country and the BBVA Foundation, received Antonio Vercher in one of its sessions open to the public. Vercher is a Prosecutor of the Coordinating Prosecutor's Office for the Environment and Urban Planning since 2006.&nbsp;</p>

The Donostia Sustainability Forum, organized by the Summer Courses of the University of the Basque Country and the BBVA Foundation, received Antonio Vercher in one of its sessions open to the public. Vercher is a Prosecutor of the Coordinating Prosecutor's Office for the Environment and Urban Planning since 2006. 

<p> The symposium "The Rocky Coast: Geology, Ecology, Sculpture" &nbsp;&nbsp;organised by the UPV/EHU Summer Courses brought together specialists in art, literature, geology and ecology on June 3 and 4 .&nbsp; The event, held at the Aquarium in San Sebastian, was part of the inauguration of the work Hondalea by Cristina Iglesias.</p>

The symposium "The Rocky Coast: Geology, Ecology, Sculpture"   organised by the UPV/EHU Summer Courses brought together specialists in art, literature, geology and ecology on June 3 and 4 .  The event, held at the Aquarium in San Sebastian, was part of the inauguration of the work Hondalea by Cristina Iglesias.

<p> The presence of so-called emerging pollutants in the environment is nothing new. Pesticides, pharmaceuticals for human and animal use, cosmetic products, nanoparticles from industrial activities, micro and nanoplastics and illegal drugs often appear in the environment, usually through water pollution, and their effects on ecosystems are just beginning to be studied.&nbsp;</p>

The presence of so-called emerging pollutants in the environment is nothing new. Pesticides, pharmaceuticals for human and animal use, cosmetic products, nanoparticles from industrial activities, micro and nanoplastics and illegal drugs often appear in the environment, usually through water pollution, and their effects on ecosystems are just beginning to be studied. 

<p> The first webinar of the second edition of the Donostia Sustainibility Forum addressed the challenges and opportunities for achieving more sustainable food models.&nbsp; The talk was given by Jaime Zufía, coordinator of the Department of Efficient and Sustainable Processes at the AZTI technology centre and an expert&nbsp;in initiatives related to eco-efficiency and sustainability in the food chain.</p>

The first webinar of the second edition of the Donostia Sustainibility Forum addressed the challenges and opportunities for achieving more sustainable food models.  The talk was given by Jaime Zufía, coordinator of the Department of Efficient and Sustainable Processes at the AZTI technology centre and an expert in initiatives related to eco-efficiency and sustainability in the food chain.

<p> Transition is evolution. Energy transition, a path to follow to reach something new based on a rational use of energy, use of renewables and sustainable development.&nbsp;</p>

Transition is evolution. Energy transition, a path to follow to reach something new based on a rational use of energy, use of renewables and sustainable development. 

<p> A system needs to be created in which each and every one of us can have access to education, a participative, collaborative and cooperative, non-competitive system with room for both classroom and on-line education.</p>

A system needs to be created in which each and every one of us can have access to education, a participative, collaborative and cooperative, non-competitive system with room for both classroom and on-line education.