We are glad to invite you to the Workshop “Decarbonization and Affordable Housing: Can We Achieve Both?”, which will be held at the University of Zurich (Switzerland), on September 8-10, 2025. The workshop is supported by EAERE, the Swiss National Science Fund and the University of Zurich.

About the Workshop

Are sustainable buildings and affordable housing two competing goals? How are they affected by the energy transition and climate change? What policies do we need for the future?
This workshop aims to bring together researchers working on a broad range of aspects of residential housing markets in the context of energy and environmental economics, and beyond. While we are interested in general submissions related to residential housing, this time we particularly encourage the submission of proposals related to sustainability and affordability.

Keynote Lectures

The Keynote Lectures will be given by Erica Myers (University of Calgary) and Peter Christensen (UC Santa Cruz).

Call for papers

Please submit your extended abstract or full paper here by April 4, 2025. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified in due course.

The workshop has no registration fee. Participants must cover their own travel and accommodation costs.

Organising Committee

• Sofie R Waltl, University of Cambridge
• Harald Mayr, University of Zurich

Further Information

For any questions or further information please contact the event organiser at harald.mayr@econ.uzh.ch.