Carbon Economy Day

Reviews of the Carbon Economy Day On September 12, FairCarboN organized a day on the carbon economy at the Agro Paris-Saclay campus in Palaiseau. This day invited participants to discuss economics and carbon, focusing on the question : How does economics shed light on climate issues? With a focus on GHG emission mitigation and carbon storage in the agricultural and food sectors, and on the role of public policies and markets.

More than 150 people, including 60 students from the Rennes-Angers Agro Institutes and AgroParisTech Paris Saclay, attended presentations by Marc Fleurbaey (Paris School of Economics), Hugo Valin (OECD), Claire Chenu (INRAE/Université Paris-Saclay), Stephane De Cara (INRAE, Université Paris-Saclay), and Alan Matthews (Trinity College Dublin) on the AgroParis-Saclay campus.

On the agenda :

- Patricia Garnier (INRAE, PEPR FairCarboN Directorate)

- Introduction - Marc Fleurbaey (Paris School of Economics)

- "Economics at the Climate Crossroads" - Hugo Valin (OECD)

- "Climate Change Mitigation Policies for the Agricultural Sector : Current Situation, Options, and Challenges"

- Claire Chenu (INRAE/Paris-Saclay University)

- "How can soils and agrosystems contribute to mitigating net greenhouse gas emissions?"

- Stéphane De Cara (INRAE, Paris-Saclay University)

- "Towards a Price on Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions?"

- Alan Matthews (Trinity College Dublin)

- "Trade policy approaches to avoid carbon leakage in the agri-food sector"

- Catherine Laroche Dupraz (Institut Agro Rennes-Angers) - Conclusion / Closing remarks - "Economic and social issues : drivers and impacts of change"

You can find the PPT presentations, lectures, and debates from this day below and in our video library.

Lectures Patricia Garnier : Introduction to the FairCarboN program

Marc Fleurbaey : The economy at the crossroads of climate change

Claire Chenu : How can soils and agrosystems contribute to mitigating GHG emissions ?

Stéphane De Cara : Towards a price on agricultural GHG emissions ?

Allan Matthews : Trade Policy Approaches to Avoid Carbon Leakage in the Agri-Food Sector

Discussions by A. Matthews and S. De-Cara & Conclusion of the Day