Greening Politics – Navigating Environmental Policy Consistency Amidst Political Change
The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Forum for Research on Eastern Europe: Climate and Environment (FREECE) would like to invite you to its 2024 SITE Energy Talk. This edition will address the complexities of upholding environmental policies amidst a changing political landscape.
In the ongoing battle against climate change, maintaining our environmental commitments is more crucial than ever. However, the evolving landscape of global politics, marked by shifting international relations and significant concerns regarding democratic regression, presents escalating challenges to the continuity of our environmental objectives and obligations. This year’s SITE Energy Talk will prioritize the identification of risks posed by political transitions to our environmental aspirations and explore strategies for maintaining the credibility of environmental policies in the face of political flux.
Speakers
Michaël Aklin
Michaël Aklin, Associate Professor of Economics and holder of the Chair of Policy & Sustainability (PASU) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, who will offer a broader European perspective.
Thomas Tangerås
Thomas Tangerås, Associate Professor, Program Director at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), who will address the Swedish perspective on the issue.
Paweł Wróbel
Paweł Wróbel, Energy and climate regulatory affairs professional. Founder of GateBrussels and Managing Director of BalticWind.EU, who will present Polish perspective on green transition in the face of European and regional challenges.
Registration
The event will take place in room Torsten, Sveavägen 65, 113 50 Stockholm (the main building of SSE) and the registration opens at 11.45 near room Torsten.
The event will also be streamed online via Zoom for those who cannot join the event in person. Please register via the Trippus platform:
NOTE: A light lunch will be provided for those who pre-register for in-person participation.
Please contact site@hhs.se if you have any questions regarding the event.
Highlights from Previous SITE Energy Talk Events
SITE Energy Talk is an annual event. The purpose is to bring together scholars and practitioners to discuss recent developments in the energy markets and regulation, such as:
- Energy infrastructure resilience and sustainable future (2023)
- Energy storage: Opportunities and challenges (2021)
- Energy demand management from a behavioral perspective (2018)
- Technological development, geopolitical and environmental issues in our energy future (2017)
- The impact of the technology changes on the energy market (2016)
- Economic impacts of oil price fluctuations (2015)