Climate
FSR Climate delivers research focused on the environmental and economic evaluation of climate policies implemented in the EU at different jurisdictional levels.
FSR Climate aims to provide a reliable source for information, analysis, and evaluation of EU climate policies ex-post and a forum for discussion of research carried out in this area.
Our main research interests are the EU Emissions Trading System, the renewable energy promotion, the distributional impact of climate policy, energy efficiency policies and environmental and energy taxation.
Our events (workshops, conferences, online events, and others) and training courses (both residential and on-line) involve researchers and the policy and business communities for the purposes of developing and discussing research that evaluates EU climate policies.
In order to limit the spread of COVID-19 and its profound implications on public health across the globe, most governments…
http://fsr.eui.eu/event/real-value-paris-agreement/ Video version available from the link above The Paris Agreement undoubtedly forms a milestone in the fight against climate change. It sets the framework for the first long-term global…
Highlights: Current estimates of marginal abatement costs suggest that achieving zero or net-zero emissions requires much higher carbon prices than ever experienced. Depending on how well they are addressed, competitiveness…
Simone Borghesi, Director of FSR Climate, has joined the CEPR Research and Policy Network (RPN) on Climate Change, a new think…
COP25 just ended in Madrid with no step forward on the issue of international cooperation related to Article 6 of…
Scientific journal Sustainability has launched a call for scientific contributions on the topic of Maladaptation to Climate Change. Read below…
Xavier Labandeira, Director of FSR Climate, shares his thoughts on the outcomes of the Paris Climate Talks. “We for the first time introduce a 1.5 degree maximum increase of temperature…
The present report is chronologically the first output of the project LIFE DICET – Deepening International Cooperation on Emissions Trading (lifedicetproject.eui.eu). LIFE DICET supports EU and Member State policymakers in…
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns and travel restrictions severely hit the world economy. This economic crisis threatens the…
Sharing the European experience on Climate Governance with policy-makers worldwide Facts about climate change are worrying citizens and policy-makers across the globe. Since Climate Change became a subject of international…
This 5-week online course will include video lectures, readings, as well as interactive online activities. A one-hour live class will take place each week on Fridays, aimed at discussing issues related…
This Executive Seminar provides professionals with a complete overview of financial instruments used to achieve a low-carbon economy and a deeper understanding of how these can be better targeted at…
The school carries out multidisciplinary research with the purpose of developing economically, legally, and socially-sound regulation and policy.
Designed by an international faculty of academics and the main experts in the field, our courses are designed to meet the educational needs of professionals at all levels.
Our events bring together the world of academia and practice to offer a vast range of opportunities for open discussion and practice sharing.
The implications of Brexit are today the object of heated debate and have gained much attention in the public opinion, both in the UK and in the rest of Europe. Among the many different consequences that Brexit could have, an…
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