Climate change has the potential to eliminate humankind from the Earth if our generation refuses to confront its responsibilities towards Humanity. In recent years, the crucial question has shifted from the nature of the climate problem to the shaping of the optimal societal answer. How should one adapt Society to address this question optimally? This CEPR network is aimed at addressing this crucial question. This initiative will generate, coordinate and disseminate academic research related to this existential issue. The network seeks to foster a dialogue among academics and policy makers about the optimal policies to deal with fighting climate change, both in terms of mitigation and adaptation.

The range of theory and policy questions is wide, from determining the optimal policy instruments to the estimation of the schedule of efficient carbon prices, the best strategy to solve the free-rider problem in international negotiations, the estimation of climate impacts, the issue of equity and burden-sharing, the role of green finance, the impact of risk and uncertainties in the urgency to reduce emissions, or the management of the political acceptability issue, to mention just a few items in the long list of hot topics in climate economics.

Members

Jean Boissinot

Deputy Director, Financial Stability Banque De France; Head of Secretariat Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)

RPN Member, Climate Change / RPN Member, Sustainable Finance

Francesco Paolo Mongelli

Senior Adviser in Directorate General Monetary Policy European Central Bank; Honorary Professor Goethe University Frankfurt

Associate Fellow

Ottmar Edenhofer

Director Mercator Research Institute On Global Commons And Climate Change; Director and Chief Economist Potsdam Institute For Climate Impact Research; Professor Technical University Of Berlin

Meredith Fowlie

Professor University Of California, Berkeley

RPN Associate Fellow, Climate Change

Geoffrey Heal

Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise Columbia University

RPN Associate Fellow, Climate Change

Derek Lemoine

Research Associate National Bureau Of Economic Research (NBER); Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies University of Arizona

RPN Associate Fellow, Climate Change / RPN Associate Fellow, Climate Change

Gilbert Metcalf

Professor of Economics Tufts University

RPN Associate Fellow, Climate Change

Robert Stavins

Professor Harvard University

RPN Associate Fellow, Climate Change

Thomas Sterner

Professor University of Gothenburg

RPN Associate Fellow, Climate Change
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Book

Peace not Pollution: How Going Green Can Tackle Climate Change and Toxic Politics

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Webinar Video

CEPR-EAERE Climate Policy 13: Proposal of a Global Climate Plan

For the 13th Episode of the CEPR/EAERE Webinar Series on Climate Policies, on Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 05:00-06:30 PM (CEST), Adrien Fabre (CIRED, CNRS) presented a Global Climate Plan. The presentation was followed by a discussion and Q&A session with the audience moderated by Christian Gollier (Toulouse School of Economics, EAERE, CEPR & Climate Change RPN Leader).