Friday, April 9
Welcome, Introduction and Scope Bob Kerrey, President, The New School Willi Semmler, Professor of Economics, The New School for Social Research
Session I:
What Next? Policies, Plans & Strategies of the Developed Countries after Copenhagen Chair: Willi Semmler, Professor of Economics, The New School for Social Research
Damien Meadows, Head of Unit International Carbon Markets, Aviation and Maritime, European Commission (via videoconference)
Topic: "EU Climate Laws and Policies Post-Copenhagen"
Michael Oppenheimer, Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, Princeton University and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Topic: "After Copenhagen, the New Landscape"
Michael Greenstone, Economics Professor, MIT; Former Member, Council of Economic Advisors Topic: "5 Facts About Climate Policy: Cause for a Shift in Policy?"
Session II: Climate Change Beyond the Tipping Point? Evidence and Effects Chair: Will Milberg, Professor of Economics, New School for Social Research
Peter Schlosser, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, The Earth Institute, Columbia University Topic: "Anthropogenic Climate Change: Are We Ready?"
Klaus Keller, Associate Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University Topic: "Managing the Risks of Climate Thresholds: Uncertainties and Information Needs"
Session III: Climate Change and Economic Growth Chair: Jeff Madrick, Senior Fellow, Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA)
Lopamudra Banerjee, Assistant Professor of Economics, New School for Social Research Topic: "Hazards, Vulnerabilities and the Risks of Disaster: Threat of Global Warming in the Developing World"
Session IV: Mitigation Policies and Solutions 1: Carbon Tax and International Fund Chair: TBA
Saturday, April 10
Session V: Mitigation Policies and Solutions 2: Carbon Tax, Cap and Trade and Renewable Energy Chair: Klaus Keller, Associate Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University
Ernst U. von Weizsäcker, Former Member of German Parliament, Chair of the Environment Committee, International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management Topic: "A fivefold increase of carbon efficiency is easily available. How can we prevent it from being gobbled up by additional consumption?"
Franz Wirl, Professor of Economics, University of Vienna Topic: "Renewable Energy - Models, Implications and Prospects"
Session VI: Mitigation Policies and Solutions 3: Innovation Policy, Preferences, Carbon Tax and Employment Effects Chair: Willi Semmler, Professor of Economics, New School for Social Research
Stefan Mittnik, Professor of Statistics, University of Munich
Willi Semmler, Professor of Economics, The New School for Social Research Mika Kato, Assistant Professor, Howard University
Daniel Samaan, PhD Candidate, The New School for Social Research Joint Paper: "Climate Policies and Their Employment Effects"
Session VII: Policy Approaches and Global Green New Deal Chair: Lopamudra Banerjee, Assistant Professor of Economics, New School for Social Research
Geoffrey Heal, Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility, Professor of Finance & Economics, Columbia University Topic: "Tipping Points and Treaty Formation in the Climate Context"
Tariq Banuri, Director, United Nations Commision on Sustainable Development Topic: "Climate, Energy, and Development: The Case for a Global Green New Deal"
Panel Discussion: Global Solution or Country Specific Solutions? Chair: Ed Nell, Professor of Economics, New School for Social Research
Hirofumi Uzawa, Social Common Capital Research Tokyo
Ernst U. von Weizsäcker, International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management Nathaniel Keohane, Environmental Defense Fund Charles Komanoff, Carbon Tax Center
Panel Discussion: Climate Change and Developing Countries Chair: Mike Cohen, Director of the Graduate Program in International Affairs, The New School
Tariq Banuri, United Nations Commision on Sustainable Development Ali Khan, Johns Hopkins University
Wolfram Schlenker, Assistant Economics Professor, Columbia University
