Harvard Project on Climate Agreements

Speaker: Dan Jørgensen, Danish Minister of Climate, Energy, and Utilities

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As a global leader in efforts to combat climate change, Denmark is aiming to phase out its oil and gas production and produce more than 100 percent of its electricity demand by renewables by 2027. Minister Jørgensen played a significant role in maintaining the focus on reducing the rise of global temperatures during COP26 in Glasgow, serving as co-leader on the consultations in the “ambition track.” In addition, he launched the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) during the COP. This discussion will focus on the Paris Agreement process, the road to COP27, and Danish and European efforts to decarbonize their economies.

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Speaker: Professor Ottmar Edenhofer, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Ottmar Edenhofer, Director and Chief Economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, will lead a discussion, “The European Green Deal — Reform or Regulatory Tsunami?” in the next episode of “Conversations on Climate Change and Energy Policy: A Virtual Forum from the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements.” He will address the implications of the European Green Deal for Germany, in particular. 

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Speaker: James H. Stock, Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University

Policymakers often express concern about the impact of carbon taxes on employment and GDP. Focusing on European countries that have implemented carbon taxes over the past thirty years, the speaker estimates the macroeconomic impacts of these taxes on GDP and employment growth rates for various specifications and samples. His point estimates suggest a zero to modest positive impact on GDP and total employment growth rates. More importantly, he finds no robust evidence of a negative effect of the tax on employment or GDP growth.

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