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…
COP25 just ended in Madrid with no step forward on the issue of international cooperation related to Article 6 of…
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…
Scientific journal Sustainability has launched a call for scientific contributions on the topic of Maladaptation to Climate Change. Read below…
Simone Borghesi, Director of FSR Climate, has joined the CEPR Research and Policy Network (RPN) on Climate Change, a new think…
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns and travel restrictions severely hit the world economy. This economic crisis threatens the…
This is a podcast about the replicability of the project LIFE DICET in other carbon markets. The project LIFE DICET is co-financed by the EU LIFE programme and managed by…
The environmental ambition of an ETS may be assessed considering three dimensions: emissions coverage, stringency and determinacy. Allowance prices are an imperfect metric for the stringency of an ETS. Yet,…
Most existing Emissions Trading Systems (ETSs) include their own specific Price Control Mechanism (PCM): a design feature which steers the allowance price into a desired range. Divergences along five key…
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…
In the context of the Paris Climate Agreement, there is today a strong need for enhanced international cooperation fostering emissions trading around the world. Based on the research of the…
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…
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.
Scientific journal Sustainability has launched a call for scientific contributions on the topic of Maladaptation to Climate Change. Read below for detailed information on the call and research topic. What happens when adaptation strategies go the wrong way? Climate change…
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