The Energy Transition, NDCs, and the Post-COP21 Agenda
| Thursday, September 8, 2016 | |
|---|---|
| 8:30am-9:30am |
Opening Remarks Hakima El Haité, Minister Delegate in charge of Environment of the Minister of Energy, Mining, Water and Environment of Morocco Maurice Obstfeld, Economic Counsellor and Director, International Monetary Fund Overview of Questions and Themes Patrick Bolton, Professor, Columbia University |
| 9:30am-10:30am |
Keynote address: Martin Weitzman, Professor, Harvard University |
| 10:30am—11:00am |
Coffee Break |
| Session I: The Energy Transition and Its Consequences | |
| 11:00am–12:30pm |
Chair: Prakash Loungani, Division Chief, International Monetary Fund Speaker: Philippe Benoit, International Energy Agency “The Outlook for the Energy Transition” Speaker: Rick van der Ploeg, Oxford University “Transitional Risks” General discussion |
| 12:30pm—2:00pm |
Lunch Address by Said Mouline, CEO, Aderee & Head of Public Private Partnership, COP22 Committee |
| Session II: Carbon Pricing | |
| 2:00–3:30 |
Chair: Natacha Valla, Head of the Policy and Strategy Division, European Investment Bank Speaker: Ian Parry, International Monetary Fund “Getting Energy Prices Right” Speaker: Katheline Schubert, Paris School of Economics “Should Carbon Pricing be Different Across Countries? General discussion |
| 3:30pm—4:00pm |
Coffee Break |
| Panel Discussion: The Post-COP21 Agenda | |
| 4:00pm–5:30pm |
Moderator: Maurice Obstfeld, Economic Counsellor and Director, International Monetary Fund Patrick Bolton, Professor, Columbia University Sasanka Thilakasiri, Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Change & Energy, Oxfam America Jan Svejnar, Director, Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia University Martin Weitzman, Professor, Harvard University |
| 7:00pm |
Dinner |
| Friday, September 9, 2016 | |
| 9:30am–10:30am |
Keynote address: Nizar Baraka, President, COP22 Scientific Committee |
| Session III: Dealing with Uncertainty | |
| 10:30am–12:00pm |
Chair: Martin Weitzman, Professor, Harvard University Speaker: Christian Gollier, Toulouse School of Economics “Climate Beta” Speaker: Ted Loch-Temzelides, Rice University “Robust Optimal Taxation and Environmental Externalities” |
| 12:00pm—1:30pm |
Lunch |
| Session IV: Implementing Climate Agreements | |
| 1:30pm–3:00pm |
Chair: Karim El Aynaoui, Managing Director, OCP Policy Center Speaker: Bård Harstad, University of Oslo “Climate Agreements” Speaker: Ujjayant Chakravorty, Resources for the Future “Perspective from Developing Countries” General Discussant |
| 2:30–3:15 |
Panel: Alessandro Turrini (European Commission) Willi Semmler (New School for Social Research) Nauro Campos (Brunel University) |
| 3:00pm—3:30pm |
Coffee Break |
| Panel Discussion: Infrastructure, Finance and Climate | |
| 3:30pm–5:00pm |
Moderator: Patrick Bolton, Professor, Columbia University Nizar Baraka, President, COP22 Scientific Committee Thierry Deau, CEO, Meridiam Gael Giraud, Chief Economist, Agence Francaise de Developpement Frederic Samama, Deputy Global Head of Institutional and Sovereign Clients, Amundi Ambroise Fayolle, Vice President, European Investment Bank |
| 5:00pm–5:30pm |
Closing Remarks |
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