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Professor Mats Nilsson, an economist at Luleå University of Technology. Here he talks to Nicholas Barrett about the transition to renewable energy and Europe's "extreme focus on renewables". "There is a good intention behind the support for renewables, but we have to remember that the support for renewables was for a sustainability goal, but that has become mixed with the co2 goal." "The manufactu...

http://florence-school.eu/event/fsr-climate-annual-conference-2015/?instance_id=302 Claudio Marcantonini, is the deputy director of FSR Climate. Here he talks to Nicholas Barrett about the first 10 years of the European Union's emission Trading Scheme and what it means to the rest of the world. "The EU ETS did not have a strong negative impact on the economy, there was no negative impact in terms...

http://florence-school.eu/event/two-day-executive-course-to-master-electricity-markets-18-19-january-2016 Fabien Roques, Senior Vice President with the Economics Consultancy Compass Lexecon and Associate Professor at University Paris-Dauphine, talks about the FSR's new 2-day Executive Course to master Electricity Markets. The new training programme covers many topics, one of them is the capacity m...

http://fsr.eui.eu Jean Tirole, Nobel Laureate and Professor of Economics at the Toulouse School of Economics explains what we can expect from COP21, the UN Climate conference taking place in Paris in December. An interview by Jean-Michel Glachant, Director of the Florence School of Regulation and Holder of the Loyola de Palacio Chair. Recorded 9 September 2015 An interview by Jean-Michel Glachant,...

Martin Weitzman was interviewed by MW Fellow Martina Bozzola on 21 October 2015 at the Max Weber Programme of the European University Institute. They tackled the collective challenges posed by the risk of climate change and the relevance of shock events to redirect individual interest towards the international governance of this crucial public good. An FSR interview by Martina Bozzola

Mario Ragwitz, Deputy Head of Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Markets, Coordinator of Business Unit Renewable Energies, talks to Nicholas Barrett about funding for renewable energy in Europe. This recording was made on 22 October during FSR Climate 2015 Annual Conference. “We have seen a strong decline in the generation costs of renewables and a number of technologies are already compet...

Ian Parry is the Principal Environmental Fiscal Policy Expert in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Fiscal Affairs Department, here he talks to Xavier Labandeira, Director of FSR Climate, about how to price carbon. This recording was made on 22 October during FSR Climate 2015 Annual Conference. “Carbon taxes are a very simple practical straight forward tool and the most effective and efficien...

Massimo Filippini, Professor from ETH Zurich gives his thoughts on how effective the European effort to mitigate Climate Change is. An interview by Xavier Labandeira, Director of FSR Climate, recorded 22 October during FSR Climate 2015 Annual Conference. “We should recognise behind the consumption of energy we have long term investment” “I am not sure that at the end of the day this diversity in t...

Peter Cramton is a professor both at the University of Maryland and the European University Institute, here he gives his opinion on how to promote international climate agreements. An interview by Christoph Graf, Research Assistant at FSR Climate, recorded 22 October during FSR Climate 2015 Annual Conference. “The coalition of the willing has to include the United States, Europe, India, China, Bra...

Peter Kaderjak | Director of the Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research, talks to the Director of the Florence School of Regulation Jean-Michel Glachant about Gas Security of Supply after his participation on the panel ‘Going beyond national borders: is it really that difficult?’ Recorded at ‘External Energy Security and Policy: Power and Gas Aspects’, 5 October 2015, Vienna, Austria, organise...

After introducing the main features of the EU Infrastructure Package, Catharina Sikow-Magny (DG Energy) confirms to our microphone the dates of the first EU Forum on energy infrastructures. Listen to the podcast. http://fsr.eui.eu “Why is the infrastructure package so good?”, The role of ACER, and the Madrid, Florence and Copenhagen forums in perspective. Catharina Sikow-Magny is Head of Unit at N...

Marc van der Woude | Judge, President of 7th Chamber, General Court of the European Union Marc van der Woude settles disputes at the EU level, including those involving the EU's own institutions. Here he discusses his role in European energy policy with Jean-Michel Glachant. Recorded in Brussels, 29th September 2015 "You can have a clash between energy policy on one hand and environmental policy o...

http://fsr.eui.eu Jean-Michel sums up the Florence School of Regulation in 60 seconds

http://fsr.eui.eu Jos Delbeke is the Director General of DG Climate Action at the European Commission and is considered a "founding father" of the Emission Trading Scheme. He is also the co-author of a new book, EU Climate Policy Explained, which will be published in October. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Climate-Policy-Explained-Jos-Delbeke/dp/9279482610/ Recorded 22 September in Brussels Here he tells...

Thomas-Olivier Leautier is Research Director at the Toulouse School of Economics, and professor of management at the University of Toulouse Graduate School of Management, where he created the Master in Risk Management. Here he talks about policy initiatives how to integrate renewables into the power market. This topic will be covered during the FSR's new 2 day Executive Course to Master Electricit...

Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy has been a member of the European Parliament since July 2009 where he sits with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He is former Vice Chair and continues to be a member of the Environment Committee. Recorded 17 September 2015 Here he tells Jean-Michel about the role of the European Parliament in the debate surrounding climate change and the importance of effecti...

Peter Cramton, Professor at the University of Maryland and the EUI, is an expert in market design. Here he talks with Jean-Michel Glachant about global decarbonisation negotiations. Recorded 9 September 2015 "The international negotiations have today been ineffective at addressing decarbonisation, and the basic problem is the process that they're using in the negotiations. They are not taking adva...

The Florence School of Regulation presents: Jean-Michel Glachant's Energy Today no.017 16 July 2015 recorded online Walter Boltz is executive director at E-Control, Europe’s leading gas regulator. Here he talks with Jean-Michel Glachant about the nature and benefits of solidarity in European gas policy. “…I don’t think that in the foreseeable future Europe will be speaking with one voice, because...

http://fsr.eui.eu Energy Today no.022 Saskia Lavrijssen, Professor of economic regulation and governance of network industries Tilburg University, explains the new concept of prosumers in electricity markets. Interview by Adrien de Hauteclocque, Legal Secretary (Référendaire) of Judge M. van der Woude at the Court of Justice of the European Union (General Court), Luxembourg, and an Adviser of the...

http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Conference/2015/150521ClimateEUETSConference.aspx Energy Today no.021 Jos Delbeke, Director General for DG Climate Action, talks about the EU ETS. Interview by Claudio Marcantonini, Scientific Coordinator for FSR Climate. Recorded 21 May 2015, at the conference Looking Back at Ten Years of the EU ETS: Lessons Learnt and Future Perspectives, in Florence, Italy.

http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Conference/2015/150521ClimateEUETSConference.aspx Energy Today no.020 Jorge Moreira da Silva, Minister for Environment, Spacial Planning and Energy, Portugal talks about EU Policy. Interview by Claudio Marcantonini, Scientific Coordinator for FSR Climate. Recorded 21 May 2015, at the conference Looking Back at Ten Years of the EU ETS: Lessons Learnt and Future Persp...

http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Conference/2015/150521ClimateEUETSConference.aspx Energy Today no.019 Guy Turner, from Trove Research talks about the EU ETS as an economic instrument. Interview by Claudio Marcantonini, Scientific Coordinator for FSR Climate. Recorded 21 May 2015, at the conference Looking Back at Ten Years of the EU ETS: Lessons Learnt and Future Perspectives, in Florence, Italy.

http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Conference/2015/150521ClimateEUETSConference.aspx Energy Today no.018 Daniel Dudek, Vice President of the Environmental Defense Fund, USA, talks about the international importance of the EU ETS. Interview by Claudio Marcantonini, Scientific Coordinator for FSR Climate. Recorded 21 May 2015, at the conference Looking Back at Ten Years of the EU ETS: Lessons Learnt an...

http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Conference/2015/150521ClimateEUETSConference.aspx Energy Today no.017 Carlo Carraro, Director of the International Centre for Climate Governance, FEEM, gives his thoughts on the forth coming Paris conference and the role of the EU. Interview by Claudio Marcantonini, Scientific Coordinator for FSR Climate. Recorded 21 May 2015, at the conerence Looking Back at Ten Ye...

http://FSR.eui.eu Organised by FSR Climate, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence in collaboration with DG Climate Action, European Commission Teatro, Badia Fiesolana Via dei Roccettini, 9 – San Domenico di Fiesole 20 - 21 May 2015 more information and programme: http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Conference/2015/150521ClimateEUETSConference.aspx 14.15-16...