RCF Sponsored Workshops
ICFA 2021, IIM Jammu, and University of Bradford
Sustainable Finance, Economics, and Accounting in the Pre- and Post-Pandemic Era
July 30-31, 2021, Virtual
Climate Finance & Economics Workshop: New directions in climate finance & economics research
Friday 12 March 8:45 until 18:00, University of Sussex, Virtual
Overview
Climate change is creating new opportunities in modern finance and economics. This one-day workshop on climate finance and economics will delve into the economics of green finance, environmental finance, climate risk, hedging climate change, climate finance assets, and the impact of weather changes on the economy. Thus, the workshop aims to restart the academic discussions on climate finance and economics, bringing together top experts from top schools around the world. This event is relevant for senior researchers, finance experts and practitioners in the field. Participation is free of charge but registration is required.
It is a fully online event for a full day, 8.45-18.00 with a lunch break. All timing is London time. Each talk has allocated 55 minutes (45 min talk and 10 min for Q&A).
Please see http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/54096 for registration and further information
Programme
8.45-9.00. Introduction - Radu Tunaru
9.00-9.55. Christian Gollier, Toulouse School of Economics
Title: Some economics of green finance
10.00-10.55. Marcin Kacperczyk, Imperial College London
Title: Signalling through carbon disclosure
11.00-11.55. Martina Linnenluecke, Macquarie University
Title: Environmental finance: research challenges and opportunities following the COVID-19 recovery
12.00-12.55. Cameron Truong, Monash University Business School
Title: Climate risk: the price of drought
13.00-14.00. Lunch break
14.00-14.55. Natalie Packham, Berlin School of Economics and Law
Title: Structured climate financing: valuation of CDO's on inhomogeneous asset pools
15.00-15.55. Johannes Stroebel, New York University
Title: Hedging climate change
16.00-16.55. Richard S.J. Tol, University of Sussex Business School
Title: Testing the dismal theorem
17.00-17.45. Round Table: Future directions of research in climate finance and economics
Chair: Richard Tol
Panel: Douglas Cumming,Christian Gollier,Marcin Kacperczyk, Natalie Packham
17.45-18.00. Review of Corporate Finance - Douglas Cumming, editor
18.00 Workshop Closes.