First session of the XI International Academic Symposium: Green Investments for the Energy Transition on February 7th, 2023 at the University of Barcelona.

Chair: Andreas Löschel (Ruhr-University Bochum)

“Making jobs out of the energy transition: evidence from the French energy efficiency obligations programme”, François Cohen (Chair of Energy Sustainability and Universitat de Barcelona)
“Directed technological change and general purpose technologies: can AI accelerate clean energy innovation?”, Pia Andres (London School of Economics and Political Science)
“Who’s fit for the low-carbon transition? Emerging skills and wage gaps in job ad data”, Aurélien Saussay (London School of Economics and Political Science)
“Bringing breakthrough technologies to market: evidence from renewable energy feed-in-tariffs”, Sugandha Srivastav (University of Oxford)

Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement will require the mobilization of a large number of resources over the coming decades. These resources will be allocated to the development and implementation of suitable initiatives, new disruptive technologies, large-scale green infrastructures and novel methods of production and resources management. To achieve this critical transformation, it is essential to establish an efficient framework to channel financial support from private and public sources indistinctively. This Symposium offers a platform for debate and discussion of the opportunities and challenges for the achievement of a green and sustainable economy, characterized by its inclusiveness and resilience.