Forum Climate Economics 8

Virtual Roundtable Series

09 - 11 Feb 2021

The Forum Climate Economics “Transparent Climate Footprints – Information for Climate-Friendly Action“ on February 23, 2021 will be preceded by small virtual roundtable discussions on February 9 and 11, 2021. This roundtable series discussed specific aspects of this forum in a small group with invited guests and provides input for the discussion on February 23.

Roundtable 1

CO2 prices, transparent carbon footprints, border carbon adjustments - What role do they play for the climate protection of European companies?

11:00 - 12:30

9. Februar 2021

Chairs:
Prof. Ulrich Wagner, PhD | Uni Mannheim
Kathrine von Graevenitz, PhD | ZEW
Dario Foese | Uni Düsseldorf

At the end of 2020, the European Commission decided to reduce European greenhouse gas emissions by 55% until 2030. This increases the urgency to gather information on mobilizable potentials to reduce emissions and to leverage these potentials with adequate policy measures. Against this backdrop, the roundtable brings people from science, business and politics into dialogue on the pressing questions: How can incentives be created to trigger a climate-friendly transformation of emissions-intensive production processes? What role does information about the carbon footprint of products and business models play? Can investors be empowered to invest in sustainable and future-proof business models by providing this information? And what do politicians need to know in order to implement an ambitious European climate policy that avoids carbon leakage and maintains the competitiveness of European companies?

Roundtable 2

Climate Protection through Cooperation - Does the COVID-19 Pandemic alter the Interaction of Politics and Citizens in Climate Policy?

11:00 - 12:30

11. Februar 2021

Chairs:
Prof. Dr. Martin Kesternich | ZEW
Prof. Dr. Manuel Frondel | RWI
Prof. Dr. Andreas Ziegler | Uni Kassel
Elke Groh | Uni Kassel

The Covid 19 pandemic has been affecting the daily lives of citizens for a year now: Many people's financial security suffers, personal and political priorities shift, and reduced interaction with others changes the frame of reference of one's own behavior. In addition, the pandemic is occupying large parts of public and private attention. What does this mean for the social acceptance of climate policy measures and the willingness of citizens to take action themselves? The Roundtable brings scientific findings into dialogue with the experiences of stakeholders who work with citizens on a daily basis on practical climate protection issues. Do the scientific findings coincide with the experiences of local stakeholders? And what information is needed to ensure social acceptance and participation in climate policy in the long term?

Virtual Roundtable Series

Roundtable 1

Roundtable 2

The Financial Sector as Climate Protector? The Potential of Sustainable Finance

Virtual Roundtable Series

Insurance of Climate Risks - Between Private Provision and Public Intervention

Increasing Global Climate Ambition – How to get Lower-Income Countries and Fossil Fuel Exporters on Board?

System Message

Kiel Institute for
the World Economy