Lecture's IaaC - IaaC Lecture Series 2008 > Gonzalo Delacamara

Gonzalo has developed much of his academic career in the UK (University of Leeds) and has been a researcher and lecturer at the Departemt of Economic Analysis of the University of Alcalá (Madrid, Spain) for the last 11 years. He has also been an associated expert for the United Nations (Economic Comission for Latin America and the Caribbean) where he has worked on the economic analysis of first- and second-generation liquid biofuels for transport in Latin America as well as energy planning policies. As the co-ordinator of the Environmental Economics Group and one of the main researchers in the team, Gonzalo has co-ordinated a number of projects on the analysis of environmental externalities from electricity generation, the economic value of ecosystem services and the benefits of energy efficiency policies and renewable energies. In the UK, Gonzalo worked on the assessment of environmental charges and taxes (for the European Commission) and the introduction of the Climate Change Levy and workplace parking levies (the latter within the context of regeneration and public transport policies). Several years ago, Gonzalo co-ordinated a a study commissioned by the Spanish Ministry of the Environment to develop a strategy on sustainable urban development. His main research interests are on the economic value of environmental quality, energy economics and water economics.