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FSR Climate Annual Conference 2023

30 August 2023By

The Climate Area of the Florence School of Regulation is pleased to announce its 9th Annual Conference on the Economic Assessment of European Climate Policies to take place at the European University Institute in Florence on 27-28 November 2023.

The conference will cover some of the main climate policies at EU, national and subnational levels and will include a keynote speech as well as parallel sessions and plenary speeches focusing on the topics of emissions trading, environmental taxation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.

The Conference will be chaired by Simone Borghesi, Director of the FSR Climate, Deputy Rector for International Relationships at the University of Siena and EAERE President-Elect.

Papers submission deadline: 30 September 2023

SPEAKERS AND PROGRAMME

Chair: Simone BORGHESI (Florence School of Regulation – Climate/EUI & University of Siena)

Co-Chair: Jos DELBEKE (School of Transnational Governance/EUI & KU Leuven)

ORGANISERS:

Organised by the Florence School of Regulation – Climate (European University Institute) with the support of EAERE.

More information on the Conference website

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Shared Perspectives 2023: How to make the green transition happen?

11 August 2023By

Shared Perspectives 2023 is a policy workshop that seeks to develop answers to this question. Join our line-up of leading researchers and policy thinkers to:

  • Consider the interaction of different economic and political aspects of climate policy;
  • Understand the political constraints which need to be taken into account when formulating feasible climate policies;
  • Discuss policy instruments that could help unlock the path to the green transition.

The detailed programme will be released on September 1st.

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SISC2023: Mission Adaptation! Managing the risk and building resilience

12 July 2023By

The local organiser of the Conference is Fondazione Lombardia per l’Ambiente (FLA).

Official language of the Conference is English.

The Conference aims at connecting leading scientists, researchers, economists, practitioners, business leaders, and policy makers, whose activities are focused on different aspects of climate change, its impacts and related policies.

The Conference is an important interdisciplinary platform for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of science and management of climate change.

Topics of interest include:

  1. Research and innovation activities on climate modeling
  2. Supporting adaptation through extreme events analysis
  3. Climate risk models and impact chains for adaptation
  4. Climate adaptation strategies for tourism, industry, infrastructure, water management, and other socio-economic sectors
  5. Climate adaptation strategies for “one health”, biodiversity, food, terrestrial and marine ecosystems

The sessions on “Supporting adaptation through extreme events analysis” are organized in collaboration with Associazione Italiana di Scienze dell’Atmosfera e Meteorologia – AISAM.

More information on the Conference website

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Climate Economics Chair Annual Conference – Policies Toward Carbon Neutrality in Times of Crisis

19 June 2023By

SCOPE

Climate and weather events (heatwaves, droughts, storms), geopolitical events (economic and armed conflicts), as well as economics shocks (financial breakdown) depict a global context in which crisis overlap and accumulate, which have strong socio-economic impacts and can make climate action more difficult to implement. Meanwhile, achieving carbon neutrality of our society is an unquestionable objective to mitigate climate change and to avoid further worsening of those crisis.

Overall, understanding how net zero emissions can be achieved in the shortest delays, and coping with crisis and their implications at the same time are questions of paramount importance. This long-term perspective suggests identifying synergies and trade-offs between climate change mitigation and adaptation to crisis, elaborating combinations between short run adjustment and long term actions, and defining public policies and private strategies. An additional concern comes from the economic and financial environment, actually characterized by high inflation and remedies that stress the role of national policies, like the Inflation Reduction Act in the US.

This annual edition of the Annual Conference of the Climate Economics Chair will shed lights on these issues, by gathering researchers in economics, finance and econometrics.

TOPICS

  • Energy efficiency and sufficiency
  • Economics of carbon offsetting
  • Analysis of financial, geopolitical and natural risks
  • Climate policy analysis
  • Global climate finance

INVITED AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

  • Larry Goulder, (Stanford University)
  • Suzi Kerr (EDF)
  • Olivier Deschenes (University of California, Santa Barbara)
  • Massimo Tavoni (CMCC)
  • Mar Reguant (Northwestern University)
  • Maureen L. Cropper (U. Maryland)
  • Patrick Criqui (Université Grenoble Alpes)
  • Katheline Schubert (PSE)

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

A selection of high-quality papers presented at the CEC Annual Conference will be published in a Special Issue of Resource and Energy Economics (REE) under the Guest-Editorship of Anna Creti and Philippe Delacote. All papers must conform to the journal’s content scope and will be processed through the journal’s standard editorial review procedures.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

  • Andreas Löschel, Heidelberg University
  • Christian Gollier, Toulouse School of Economics
  • Dominique Bureau, Economic Council for Sustainable Development
  • Jonathan Wiener, Stanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
  • Katheline Schubert, Paris School of Economics
  • Larry Goulder, Standford University
  • Mar Reguant, Northwestern University
  • Maureen L. Cropper, Maryland University
  • Olivier Deschenes, UCSB
  • Ottmar Edenhofer, PIC Potsdam
  • Patrick Criqui, CNRS – Grenoble-Alpes University
  • Suzi Kerr, EDF
  • Thomas Sterner, Gothenburg University
  • Ying Fang, Beihang University

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

SUBMISSIONS AND IMPORTANT DATES

Authors are invited to submit full papers (in English) in WORD/PDF files, no later than July 12th at the address: confcec23@chaireeconomieduclimat.org

Notification of acceptance will be delivered before July 31st. The conference scientific program will be available by September 1st.

General inquiries regarding the call for papers should be directed to the conference co-chairs: Anna Creti, anna.creti@dauphine.psl.eu and Philippe Delacote philippe.delacote@inrae.fr

Important dates

July 12th: Submission deadline (full paper)

July 31st: Notification of acceptance/rejection

September 1st: full scientific program

September 20th: Registration deadline

October 11th and 12th: CEC Annual Conference

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African Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AFAERE) Hybrid Conference

19 June 2023By

Conference Theme: Just Energy Transition in Africa

All forces need to be mobilized as the time to fulfil the pledges made in the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 is slowly passing away before a catastrophic calamity strikes humanity. It is urgent to secure a continent-wide, inclusive green transformation, with a focus on a low-carbon transition and gender equity. Never in human history has there been a need for such a quick and comprehensive set of social alterations, which is also a knowledge-intensive process. This means that to accelerate positive change, existing capability and expertise must be fully exploited. Energy transition becomes an important theme in the context of Africa given their differential impacts, lack of preparedness and vulnerability of African economies to such transitions.

Submission Guideline and Rules

You are invited to submit theoretical, empirical and policy papers dealing with the socioeconomic and environmental implications of energy transitions and policy trade-offs in Africa. Papers could address any or combination of the following topics:

  • Modelling and understanding energy transition risks.
  • The role of property rights in a just energy transition.
  • The role of national and corporate governance in the transition towards affordable, greener, sustainable, and secure energy sources.
  • The role of gender-energy initiatives in strengthening women and youth’s engagement, involvement, and leadership in a just energy transition.
  • Options for financing a just energy transition in Africa.

Full papers are to be submitted at

https://afaere.org/submit-papers/

The deadline for full paper submissions is 31 July 2023.

The Scientific Committee will evaluate all submissions with the help of peer reviewers. The last notification of acceptance of papers is scheduled for 31 August 2023.

The number of submissions per person is unlimited, but the maximum number of presentations in parallel sessions per person will be limited to two. Presenters must be duly registered for the Conference by 30 September 2023 for their papers to be included on the programme.

Keynote Speakers

The notable international keynote speakers are published on the Conference website and these are:

  1. Prof Kelvin Chika Urama, Chief Economist and Vice President, Economic Governance and Knowledge Management complex, Africa Development Bank, urama@afdb.org
  2. Alemu Mekonnen, University of Addis Ababa
  3. Faith Odongo, Deputy Director of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy, Kenya
  4. Prof Yonas Alem, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Sponsorship and Support

Sponsors will be updated once we have received confirmation. 

Conference Fees

Conference registration and information on the registration process is available on the Conference website (https://afaere.org/conferences/).

Member R5470 (US$300)

Students R2700 (US$150)

Early bird(s)

Member R4500 (US$250)

Students R1800 (US$100)

Membership Fees

AFAERE annual membership costs R450 (US$30) while triennial membership costs R1125 (US$75). We therefore encourage delegates to join and gain the benefits of the membership rate and access to the Association and its resources. To join AFAERE click on the link provided: https://afaere.org/membership/

AFAERE membership in the year 2023 is a requirement to attend the Conference. Non-members are requested to join AFAERE as part of the Conference registration process.

Scientific Committee

Dr. Nnaemeka Chukwuone, President, AFAERE
Prof Edwin Muchapondwa, University of Cape Town
Prof Johane Dikgang, University of Florida
Prof Wisdom Akpalu, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
Dr. Selma Karuaihe, University of Pretoria
Prof Richard Mulwa, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Prof Ernest L. Molua, Executive Director · Centre for Independent Development Research (CIDR)

Organizing Committee

Dr. Herbert Ntuli, Secretary General, AFAERE, contact ntulih5@gmail.com
Dr Mary Karumba, State Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Government of Kenya, contact muthonikarumba48@gmail.com
Dr Precious Zikhali, World Bank, contact prehgabadela@gmail.com
Dr Boscow Okumu, The National Treasury and Planning in the Government of Kenya, contact kodhis2000@gmail.com

Important Deadlines

  • 31 July 2023: Deadline for paper submissions
  • 31 August 2023: Notification of acceptance of papers
  • 30 September 2023: Registration deadline for presenters

Further Information

For questions related to paper submissions, please contact the Scientific Committee at: afaerecouncil@gmail.com. For additional information about AFAERE 2020 please visit the Conference website at: https://afaere.org/submit-papers/. For questions related to AFAERE membership, please contact ntulih5@gmail.com

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Energy Policy in the Face of Global Instability (WCEREA Special Session @EAERE2023)

19 June 2023By

 

Organizers: Åsa Löfgren, University of Gothenburg, EAERE Council Member and former WCEREA Board Member; Thomas Sterner, University of Gothenburg

Panelists: Åsa Löfgren (University of Gothenburg, EAERE Council Member and former WCEREA Board Member) Thomas Sterner (University of Gothenburg) Anna Creti (Université Paris Dauphine) Aldo Ravazzi Douvan (Italian Ministry of Environment & University of Roma Luiss) Ottmar Edenhofer (Technical University of Berlin, PIK & MCC) Matti Liski (Aalto University)

Economies around the world are facing an array of shocks and uncertainties. These include rapid inflation and a mix of policies attempting to address inflation pressures; energy and food price increases with significant cost of living impacts; the potential for recession or at least highly uncertain economic growth; and continuing uncertainties around the war in Ukraine. Global climate and energy policies continue to support energy transition, particularly with the implementation of the European Green Deal and Fit-for-55 package in the EU. But the effects of high energy prices, rising costs of minerals necessary for electrification, and elements of global economic instability on continuing energy transition are unclear. This panel will explore the impacts of global uncertainties on energy markets, energy transition, and climate and energy policy. The panel will focus on policy in Europe in the context of global markets and policies.

WCEREA

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Policy Outreach Events

EAERE POC Policy Session “COP15 versus COP27: lessons from international negotiations on biodiversity and climate change”

31 May 2023By

Against the backdrop of accelerating and ever more complex crises (the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the energy crisis), the 21st Century has become characterised by the need for responses that are simultaneously rapid and systemic.

From greater citizen participation to bureaucratisation, from global justice to democratic backslides, and from technology to regulation, we are navigating dynamics for which our current post-war governance institutions are not equipped.

These challenges offer Europe the opportunity to transform them into global leadership. The objective of the Vision Conferences on the Future of Europe is thus to act as a catalyst of new, alternative ideas and approaches that can build solutions to the specific challenges presented in the conference’s four problem-solving groups, composed of multidisciplinary, multi-sector, and international experts.

This edition hosts an EAERE Policy Outreach Committee (POC) plenary session titled “COP15 versus COP27: lessons from international negotiations on biodiversity and climate change“. The session will discuss the interdependence of the COP15 and COP27 agreements, their respective effectiveness and implications, and their public reception.

We are pleased to have the following speakers for the session:

  • Simone Borghesi (Vice Rector for International Relations, University of Siena and Director of the Florence School of Regulation – Climate, European University Institute)
  • Valeria Constantini (Director, Department of Economics, Roma Tre University)
  • Enrico Giovannini (University Tor Vergata and former Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility)
  • Phoebe Koundouri (President, European Association of Environment and Resource Economists and Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business)
  • Thomas Sterner (Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Gothenburg)
  • Peter Vis (Senior Advisor at Rud Pedersen Public Affairs and European University Institute)
  • Anastasios Xepapadeas (Professor of Economics, University of Athens and University of Bologna)

The session will take place on Friday 9th June from 10:30-11:30 am and can be viewed live HERE

 

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13th CEPR/EAERE Webinar on Climate Policy: Proposal of a Global Climate Plan

12 May 2023By

Recent international surveys reveal sincere support for a global carbon price funding a global basic income. Join us on Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 05:00-06:30 PM (CEST) to hear Adrien Fabre (CNRS) presenting a Global Climate Plan acceptable to most countries building upon these results.

The presentation will be followed by a discussion and Q&A session with the audience moderated by Christian Gollier (Toulouse School of Economics, EAERE, CEPR & Climate Change RPN Leader).

Register here!

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