The Economics of Climate Change: An International Conference Where Do We Go After Copenhagen's Failure?
On April 9 - 10, The New School
hosted U.S. and international academics, government officials, and policy analysts in a discussion of whether or not we are past the tipping point on climate change.
Participants addressed the economic issues associated with carbon emission, climate change, and emission regulation and shared important lessons on how to enact effective climate change policy in light of the United States’ fragile economy and the post-Copenhagen tensions between developed and developing countries.
The agenda included an overview from the European Commission regarding what policies, plans and strategies are next for developed countries. Following panels were dedicated to economic growth, specific mitigation policies (carbon tax, cap and trade, and renewable energy), implementation strategies (global vs. country-specific), and the role of developing countries.
The program included keynote speeches by Hirofumi Uzawa of Tokyo University and Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, former chairman of the German Parliament’s Environmental Committee (right). Participants included Alfred Greiner of the University of Bielefeld; Geoffrey Heal of
Columbia University; and Franz Wirl of the University of Vienna.
To find out more about what happened at the conference, you can read a summary of the event, view the full agenda, including speaker bios, presentations and related papers, or click below to watch the panel on domestic and international policy alternatives featuring Uzawa, Weizsäcker, Nathaniel Keohane of the Environmental Defense Fund and Charles Komanoff of the Carbon Tax Center.
The conference was organized by Willi Semmler, Economics Professor at The New School for Social Research. Participating faculty include Lopamudra BanerjeeandEdward Nell from NSSR andMichael Cohen of the Graduate Program of International Affairs.
Sponsored by The Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) and the Economics Department of The New School for Social Research. The conference was made possible by support from the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, the Alex C. Walker Foundation, and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany New York.
On April 9 - 10, The New School