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Published on April 21, 2023– Updated on September 20, 2023

International Conference "Action Inaction Climate Change"

Photo by Mark Spiske
Photo by Mark Spiske

The world is facing a potential disaster from climate change. Many promises have been made, but little action has been taken. This conference of the AICC consortium addresses several aspects of this failure by lining up international experts and top French academics and economists.

Location

Paris CNRS - 3 rue Michel-Ange - 75016 Paris
 

Conference Organizers

  • André de Palma (CY Cergy Paris University, France),
  • Robin Lindsey (University of British Columbia, Canada),
  • Nathalie Picard ( University of Strasbourg, France),
  • Stef Proost (KU Leuven, Belgium)
  • Nicolas Coulombel (Ecole des Ponts, France)

Sponsors

  • CY Advanced Studies
  • Labex MME DII (FSM)
  • Bureau d'économie théorique et appliquée
  • Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech

Registration

Register to the AICC Conference on Azur Colloque

Registration fees ((include breakfast, lunch and cocktail):
  • For all except students: 150 € by June 30, 200€ after June 30, 2023
  • Students: 75 € by June 30, 100 € after June 30, 2023

Program

Welcome, registration and breakfast

8:15-9:00

Introduction

André de Palma (CYU)

Welcome and update on AIIC initiative

9:00-9:15

Session 1
The world scene

Franck Lecocq (Director of CIRED)

Mitigation options: key messages from IPCC Working Group III

Stef Proost (KUL)

9:15-10:00

Andrew Prag (Managing Director for Policy, We Mean Business Coalition)

Climate policy in 2023: urgency, obstacles and

opportunities

10:00-10:30

Katheline Schubert (Paris 1)

Confronting the carbon pricing gap: second best climate policy

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-11:20

Session 2
Global policies

Christian Gollier (TSE)

Climate uncertainties and carbon value

Robin Lindsey

(UBC)

11:20-12:05

Frank Venmans (LSE, UK)

Optimal Climate Policy as if the Transition Matters

12:05-12:35

Lunch

12:35-14 :00

Session 3
Urban climate policy

Jean-Claude Prager (Société du Grand Paris)

The Grand Paris Express: Historical perspective and environmental stakes

Nathalie Picard (Unistra)

14:00-14:30

Dominique Bureau (Director of Société du Grand Paris)

Mass transit and climate policy: the Grand Paris Express casestudy

14:30-15:00

Session 4
Regional and international transport policy and trade

Robin Lindsey (UBC, CA)

Road vehicle emission policies

Nicolas Coulombel (Ecole des Ponts)

15:00-15:30

Stef Proost (KU Leuven, BE)

Can and do we need to decarbonize aviation?

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:20

Session 5
Decision theory and behavioral

Samuel Rufat (CYU)

Samuel Rufat (CYU) Drivers and dimensions of flood risk perceptions and evacuations

André de Palma

(CYU)

16:20-16:40

Loïc Berger (IESEG)

Rational Policymaking in the context of climate change

16:40-17:10

Moshe Ben-Akiva (MIT, USA)

TBA

17:10-17:50

Closing Session

Nathalie Picard (Unistra)

Conclusions, final questions and next steps

17:50-18:05

Cocktail

18:05-19:20