Conference on the International Dimensions of Climate Policies

21 – 23 January 2009, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Keynote presentations

Opening

Welcome by the University of Bern, Gunter Stephan, Vice-Rector, U Bern
Welcome by the Oeschger Centre, Heinz Wanner, President Oeschger Centre, U Bern (pdf, 355 kB)

Keynote 1

Trade-theoretical Foundations of Integrated Assessment Models, Michael Rauscher, U Rostock (pdf, 87 kB)

Trade-theoretical Foundations of Integrated Assessment Models, Thomas Rutherford, ETH Zurich (pdf, 369 kB)

Keynote 2

Impacts, Adaptation, and International Trade, Richard S. Tol, U Dublin (pdf, 491 kB)
Accelerated decarbonisation and the foundations of Integrated Assessment Models, Chris Hope, U Cambridge (pdf, 471 kB)

Keynote 3

Effects of technological transfers and spillovers in the context of global climate policies, Carlo Carraro, U Venice (pdf, 531 kB)

Keynote 4

Beggar-thy-Neighbor versus Global Environmental Concerns, Christoph Böhringer, U Oldenburg (pdf, 153 kB)
(EU) Climate Policies and International Competitiveness Concerns – Prerogative or Protectionism?, Peter Wooders, IISD (pdf, 178 kB)

Public Lecture (in German)

Erinnerungskultur und Risikobewusstsein – Ein Rückblick aus der Sicht der Umwelt- und der Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Christian Pfister, U Bern (pdf, 1.23 MB)
Von Bali nach Kopenhagen: Etappen der internationalen Klimapolitik, Udo Simonis, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (pdf, 948 kB)

Keynote 5

What can WTO Law do for Climate Change: Potentials and Limits, Thomas Cottier, WTI, U Bern (pdf, 58 kB)
Comparing Policies to Combat Emissions Leakage: Legal and Economic Trade-offs, Carolyn Fischer, RFF, Washington (pdf, 611 kB)