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Workshop on Climate Policy: Inequality, Fairness, and Public Acceptance

  • Location
    University of Amsterdam, Doelenzaal, University Library (Singel 425)
    Amsterdam
  • Date and time

    September 09 2024, 08:00 until September 10 2024, 17:30

How are the costs of climate change distributed across different regions and income groups? How can these costs be shared more justly? How should climate policies be designed and communicated to reach a broad consensus and keep us united in the fight against climate change?

Between September 9-10, 2024 the "Workshop on climate policy: Inequality, fairness, and public acceptance" will be organised at the University Library (Doelenzaal) at the University of Amsterdam.

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Programme

September 9, 2024

8:00-9:00: Breakfast and welcome

9:00-10:20: Academic session 1 - Distributional impact of climate change

• Gregor Singer (London School of Economics)
• Shuang Zhang (Imperial College London)

10:20-10:40: Coffee break

10:40-12:00:

• Harim Kim (University of Connecticut)
• Joyeeta Gupta (University of Amsterdam and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)

12:00-13:30: Lunch

13:30-15:30: Academic session 2 - Politically feasible design and communication of climate policies

• Steffen Kallbekken (CICERO Center for International Climate Research)
• Claudia Schwirplies (Philipps-Universität Marburg)
• Adrien Fabre (CIRED)

15:30-16:00: Coffee break

16:00-17:30: Policy session 1 - Sustainability at the city of Amsterdam, effective climate policy communication, and the role of scientists in urgent times

• Radhika Mittal (University of Amsterdam)
• Zita Pels (Gemeente Amsterdam)
• Marthe Wens (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Gianluca Grimalda (Universität Passau)

19:00-22:00: Dinner for invited speakers and organizing committee

September 10, 2024

8:00-9:00: Breakfast and welcome

9:00-11:00: Academic session 3 - Distributional impact of climate policies

• Julius Andersson (London School of Economics)
• Matti Liski (Aalto university)
• Albert Jan Hummel (University of Amsterdam)

11:00-11:30: Coffee break

11:30-13:00: Policy session 2 - Climate policy and climate justice in action

• Adrien Fabre (CIRED)
• Lucy Oates (Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving and TU Delft)
• Herman Vollebergh (Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving and Tilburg University)
• Steven Poelhekke (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

13:00-14:00: Lunch + closing


Organizing committee:



• Zichen Deng, University of Amsterdam, Microeconomics

• Thomas Douenne, University of Amsterdam,

Microeconomics

• Natalie Lee, University of Amsterdam, Microeconomics

• Jantsje Mol, University of Amsterdam, Microeconomics

• Giorgia Romagnoli, University of Amsterdam,

Microeconomics