Socially fair transition to a green economy: research seminar
The Social Situation Monitor (SSM) team welcomes researchers, analysts and policy-makers to discuss the latest empirical research on the social transition to a green economy.
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This SSM research seminar will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Brussels, on Tuesday 14th May 2019 (2pm-5:50pm).
Focus of the seminar: Socially fair transition to a green economy
The recently published Reflection Paper “Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030” recognises that the transition to a low carbon/climate-neutral economy and society can have strong spill-over effects on social and employment outcomes and well-being. It can provide the foundation for decent jobs, and have notable health benefits.
However, traditional jobs might disappear or be transformed creating temporary frictions in the labour market and requiring significant reallocation of labour across sectors and regions.
Not only can these challenges hit the middle and lower-income households harder but the costs of investing in skills, energy efficiency and new forms of mobility, for example, can pose a higher burden on them as well.
Speakers
- Francesco Vona (OFCE, Sciences Po Paris)
- Karlygash Kuralbayeva (King’s College London)
- Paolo Tomassetti (University of Bergamo)
- Nick Robins (London School of Economics)
- Jens Horbach (University of Applied Sciences Augsburg)
- Petra Zsuzsa Lévay (University of Antwerp)
How to register
This event has limited capacity. Please use this link to request a ticket.
There is no deadline for registration but tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
No streaming is available, but all presentations and a summary of the seminar will be made available on this page.
The SSM seminar series
SSM seminars are research seminars. Their aim is to provide a forum to discuss the theoretical, methodological and policy implications of the latest economic and social research. More specifically, SSM seminars aim to inform:
- The economic and social analysis of the European Commission in general, and the Commission’s Employment and Social Developments in Europe review in particular.
- The economic and social analysis of the European Commission’s stakeholders.
- The economic and social policies of the European Commission and its stakeholders.
SSM seminars are primarily intended for:
- Economists and analysts working in policy-making organisations;
- Academic researchers;
- Policy officers with an interest in economic and social analysis.
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