Workshop on Ex-Ante Assessments of Emissions Trading

The annual workshop on ex-ante assessment of emissions trading on Monday 5 June is devoted to the comparison of selected macro-economic models simulating the development of the EU ETS and other major emissions trading systems. At a time when emissions trading systems increase in number and face similar problems, only a few comparisons of ex-ante models exist. The workshop will provide a networking opportunity for modellers and compare both the features and predictions of the models they are working with.

The workshop is organised under the framework of the project LIFE COASE – Collaborative Observatory for ASsessment of the EU ETS. It aims at supporting policymakers in the implementation and development of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), including its integration with other carbon markets. The project will establish the first observatory for assessment of the EU ETS, in order to offer a reference source of knowledge for policymakers and researchers and pave the way for future research and policies on emissions trading.

The goal of the project’s workshop on the ex-ante assessment of emissions trading is to step up the benefits of knowledge sharing and mutual learning by collecting scientific evidence from different emissions trading systems worldwide. The workshop will contribute to strengthening international cooperation on the ex-ante assessment of emissions trading systems in order to better assess their performance and predict the consequences of different policy and regulatory options.

This is an online event. Participation is by-invitation only. More info about the project can be found here.

Chair: Simone Borghesi, FSR Climate and University of Siena

Moderator: Marie Raude, FSR Climate and Paris Nanterre University

Programme:

Welcome Coffee

09:20-09:30 Welcome and introduction

• Simone Borghesi, Director of FSR Climate and Professor at the University of Siena

09:30-11:00 Modelling the European Union Emission Trading System

• Robert Jeszke, Head of Strategy, Analysis and Auction Unit at the Polish National Centre for Emissions Management (KOBiZE)
• Sebastian Osorio, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Coffee Break

11.20 – 12.50 International perspectives on modelling of emissions trading: the cases of Quebec, China and the United Kingdom

• Pierre-Olivier Pineau, Professor at the Department of Decision Sciences at HEC Montréal
• Da Zhang, Associate professor at the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy at Tsinghua University
• Chris Ramsay-Collins, UK Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero

12.50 – 13.10 Wrap up and conclusions

• Sebastian Osorio, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
• Simone Borghesi, Director of FSR Climate and Professor at the University of Siena

Standing Lunch

Co-funded by the Life Programme of the European Union