Towards a Low-Carbon Economy. How Europe Runs its Cap-and-Trade and why it Matters to the US

The Heinrich Böll Foundation cordially invites you to a luncheon to discuss current trends in the European emissions trading system and its implications for the US debate. The panel will highlight how Europe has set up its carbon market and how it aims to maintain international competitiveness of its manufacturing industry. Speakers will outline ideas to set the course towards a low-carbon economy that is super energy efficient and powered predominantly by renewable sources by 2050.

Featured Speakers:  

Denny Ellerman
Former Senior Lecturer
MIT’s Sloan School of Management  

Felix Matthes
Research Coordinator, Energy & Climate Policy
The Öko Institut, Berlin, Germany

Moderated by:

Arne Jungjohann
Program Director Environment and Global Dialogue
Heinrich Böll Foundation North America

A light lunch will be served at 12:00pm. Space is limited. To attend this event please RSVP here .

 For more information please contact Arne Jungjohann (arne@boell.org)

This project is co-funded by the European Commission. The European Commission is not responsible for the content of the project. HBF is a 501c3 public policy institute that neither employs nor retains any registered lobbyists.