Economics of Climate
The Old Theatre London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE
About this Event
This evening event, hosted by the Economics of Environment and Energy (EEE) programme at LSE in partnership with LSE Global School of Sustainability and the International Growth Centre , marks the formal launch of the Economics of Climate Organisation (ECO) which will carry forward the Action Agenda on climate economics developed under the COP30 Presidency.
The event will showcase work from the COP30 Action Agenda across four areas: tropical deforestation and forest protection; the transition away from fossil fuels; carbon markets; and climate coalitions. The event will open with a welcome and introduction by José Scheinkman (Columbia University), followed by short presentations from Action Agenda contributors on each thematic area. The centre piece is a keynote address by Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, President of COP 30/CMP 20/CMA 7, reflecting on progress made under the COP30 Presidency and the road ahead. The event concludes with the formal launch of ECO, followed by a private dinner for speakers and invited guests.
Headline speakers: Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago (keynote); José Scheinkman, Columbia University; Juliano Assunção, PUC-Rio; Robin Burgess, LSE; Rohini Pande, Yale University; Catherine Wolfram, MIT Sloan. Chaired by Jonathan Pershing, LSE.
Academics, policymakers, multilateral institutions, development finance professionals, philanthropists and practitioners working at the intersection of climate policy and economics. The event will be open to public and we will provide a LSE registration link. Our goal with this event is to present the current state of climate economics research in the areas prioritised by COP30; to demonstrate the value of convening leading economists alongside policymakers and industry; and to formally establish the ECO as an ongoing vehicle for translating economic research into climate policy at the international level.
Economics of Environment and Energy (EEE) in collaboration with the Global School of Sustainability (GSOS) and the International Growth Centre (IGC), LSE
Economics of Environment and Energy (EEE), LSE
The Economics of Environment and Energy (EEE) Programme, based within STICERD at LSE, gathers a dynamic group of researchers working on the interaction between human activity and the natural environment, and is led by Director Robin Burgess and Co-Director Clare Balboni. EEE supports work both on how economic growth can be made cleaner but also on how to mitigate the damages from this growth. EEE's objective is to bring these concerns into mainstream economics and to create the policy-relevant research needed to address environmental and energy challenges at scale and speed. We also help train the next generation of scholars working on the economics of environment and energy by running a pre-doctoral research assistant programme and by guiding the work of several PhD students. EEE also hosts Environment Week, the world's first academic and policy conference dedicated to the economics of environment and energy.
Global School of Sustainability (GSoS), LSE
Launched in 2025, the Global School of Sustainability at LSE (GSoS) is advancing global efforts to shape a brighter future for all that is sustainable, resilient, hopeful, prosperous and inclusive. GSoS brings together the wealth of social science expertise at LSE concerned with the critical questions for a sustainable future. As a centre of expertise, GSoS is informing policy that can help to rapidly and equitably create the economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protections crucial to ensuring a sustainable future; convening global experts; and training the future generation of leaders.
International Growth Centre (IGC), LSE
The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research. We are a global research centre with a network of world-leading researchers, country teams across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East, and a set of global policy initiatives. IGC focuses on four key themes that are critical to transforming the productivity of people and firms to ensure that growth is inclusive and resilient, and to placing countries on a sustainable growth path: Firms, Cities, Energy, and State. We see sustainable economic growth as the key catalyst through which developing countries can adapt to, and mitigate, climate change. Through its Climate and Growth Initiative, the IGC is driving climate research and policy impact through knowledge generation, uptake, and global engagement to scale solutions for inclusive growth.
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