The Third CEPR/EAERE Webinar on Climate Policy: The European Green Deal took place on July 16, 2021 from 5.00 to 6.30 pm CEST.

On July 4, 2021 the European Commission will present its "Fit for 55" Proposal. Stefanie Hiesinger, Member of Cabinet of the Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans at the European Commission, will introduce us to the key insights of this proposal, followed by a description of his perspective by Peter Liese as Member of the European Parliament and a commentary by Arthur Runge-Metzger, Director for Climate Strategy, Governance, Emissions from Non-Trading Sectors at the European Commission?s Directorate General for Climate Action. Finally, Ottmar Edenhofer, Director of the Potsdam-Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), will share his views on a whole economy carbon price for Europe and how this goal can be reached. The event will be moderated by Brigitte Knopf, Secretary General of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC).

The format was as follows:

Introduction: 5 mns
Main Presentation: 20 mns
Commentary & Insights: 20 mns per speaker
Moderated discussion: 45 mns

The main presentation was given by Stefanie Hiesinger (European Commission).

This presentation was followed by 20-minutes of commentary & insights by Peter Liese (European Parliament), Artur Runge-Metzger (European Commision) and Ottmar Edenhofer (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and CEPR). This segment was followed by a 45-minute moderated discussion and Q&A session led by Brigitte Knopf (Secretary General of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change).

Organisers:

Carlo Carraro (Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia and CEPR)
Ottmar Edenhofer (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)
Christian Gollier (Toulouse School of Economics and CEPR)