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Panel discussionUrban Futures

Climate Policy and Justice

Who bears the costs and benefits of the green transition?

An interdisciplinary evening about social justice, investment, and effective climate policy.

Carbon prices, subsidy programs and building codes distribute burdens and opportunities very unevenly. Who benefits from heat-pump subsidies, and who pays the higher rents after a retrofit? The panel brings economic modeling and urban research together.

Guiding questions

  1. How can distributional effects be measured before a measure takes hold?

  2. What role do cities play when national policy hesitates?

  3. What makes climate policy win majorities?

Sofia Petrović presents recent findings on household burdens, and Leila Haddad reports from adaptation projects in three European cities. Samuel Kim moderates.

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