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Policymakers are looking to accelerate climate action by scaling up low-carbon technologies (renewable energy systems, electrical vehicles) through the creation of new industries and promotion of green value chains. Markets alone cannot drive the transition. Industrial competitiveness, and state-driven structural change can help countries meet net zero and climate commitments.

Interventions such as subsidies, standards, and public procurement can be complemented by market-based mechanisms such as carbon pricing. While some elements of this policy approach remain contentious, the issues deserve more discussion, evidence and development of analytical tools and evidence to support decision-making. This inter-disciplinary seminar in association with the World Bank, Coalition for Capacity on Climate Action (C3A) will debate the key components of a successful green industrial strategy.

Provisional programme

Welcome and opening remarks:

Angus ArmstrongÌý- Director, Rebuilding Macroeconomics, IGP UCL | Professorial Research Fellow, IGP UCL

Chair:

William HynesÌý- Senior Climate Change Economist and Co-Director of the Coalition for Capacity on Climate Action (C3A), World Bank | Honorary Professor of Practice, IGP UCL | External Applied Complexity Fellow, Santa Fe Institute

Speakers include:

Dani Rodrik -ÌýFord Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Havard University | Co-director,ÌýÌýandÌýÌýnetwork, Kennedy School
Isabel Estevez -ÌýDevelopment Economist, Global Fund for a New Economy | Former Deputy Director, Industrial Policy and Trade, Roosevelt Institute | Former Senior Policy Advisor, Sierra Club
Simon SharpeÌý- Director of Economics, UN Climate Champions | Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute
Eric BeinhockerÌý- Executive Director,ÌýÌý| Professor of Public Policy Practice,Ìý

Location:

G29 J Z Young LT, UCL Anatomy Building, Gower St, London, WC1E 6BT, and online via Zoom.