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Lecture
Kleinman Center Event
Can Europe Plug Its Carbon Leaks with Tariffs?
Thursday, April 4, 2024 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM
Speaker
Stefan Ambec
INRAE Research Professor, Toulouse School of Economics
Moderator
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde
Professor of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences
Location
Energy Forum at the Kleinman Center
220 S. 34th St.
Fisher Fine Arts Building, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Visiting Scholar Stefan Ambec of the Toulouse School of Economics will review the challenges in the design of the EU's CBAM.
Event Summary
On the path to achieving carbon neutrality, the European Union (EU) has recently adopted a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to address carbon leakage from international trade. Visiting Scholar Stefan Ambec of the Toulouse School of Economics will review the challenges in the design of the EU’s CBAM and discuss its impact on competitiveness, trade, carbon pricing, carbon emissions, and well-being.
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Can Europe Plug Its Carbon Leaks with the CBAM?
Stefan Ambec
speaker
Stefan Ambec
INRAE Research Professor, Toulouse School of Economics
Stefan Ambec is INRAE Research Professor at Toulouse School of Economics where he leads the TSE Energy and Climate Center. Ambec is a 2023-2024 Kleinman Center Visiting Scholar.
moderator
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde
Professor of Economics
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde is a professor of economics and research associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Penn’s Population Studies Center, and a Research Affiliate for the Centre for Economic Policy Research.