About the event

How can we decarbonize our economy? This is the question we discuss with our guests. The kick-off event opens the first part of the series. Academic proponents of Green Growth will present their arguments and ideas for what they believe is needed to make developed economies green. It is about the narrative of climate-sensitive transition based on green innovation, sustainable investments, decarbonization, and the academic research behind it.

This is the first event of a series on economic growth and climate change, organised by the student-led d\carb – Future Economy Forum and hosted by the Centre for Sustainability at the Hertie School. Prof. Ottmar Edenhofer, Director and Chief Economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, discusses the opportunities and risks of transitioning our economy with Prof. Cameron Hepburn, Director of the Economics of Sustainability Programme and Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Oxford. Johanna Schiele, McCloy-fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, moderates the event.