Lecture

Reducing GHG Emissions: Strategies and Innovations

In course

Le cours présente les enjeux mondiaux liés au climat: système climatique et prévisions ; impacts sur écosystèmes et biodiversité ; cadrage historique et débat public ; objectifs et politiques climatiq

Description

This lecture discusses strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, emphasizing the importance of combining various measures to limit global warming. It explores the Kaya identity, linking demographic growth, economic development, and technical progress. The lecture also delves into the role of innovation in lowering costs and driving climate-friendly advancements, highlighting the need for continuous progress in energy efficiency and renewable technologies.

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Instructor

Philippe Thalmann

Philippe Thalmann was born in Lausanne in 1963. He graduated in Economics from the University of Lausanne in 1984, where he earned a postgraduate diploma in Economics in 1986. Mr. Thalmann entered the doctoral program in Economics of Harvard University (Cambridge, U.S.A.) in 1986, which he completed with a Ph.D. in 1990. His dissertation is entitled: "Essays in the Economics of Government Revenues and Spending". Returning to Switzerland, he was hired as an assistant professor first at the University of Geneva (teachings in Public Economics), then at the University of Lausanne (teachings in Econometrics and Introductory Economics). Since 1994, Mr. Thalmann is associate professor of Economics as the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne.

Official source

Ontological neighbourhood

Environmental science

Climate: Climate change mitigation

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