The True Cost of Carbon

Thu Feb 10 2022 at 12:00 pm to 01:30 pm

Kleinman Center for Energy Policy | Philadelphia

The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
Publisher/HostThe Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
The True Cost of Carbon
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Climate economist and author Gernot Wagner discusses the hidden dangers of climate inaction.
About this Event

Please note this is a hybrid event. We look forward to welcoming guests back to the Kleinman Center's Energy Forum. In accordance with the University of Pennsylvania's COVID-19 guidelines, if you are joining in-person you will be required to wear a mask and present a green PennOpen Pass (for members of the Penn community) or PennOpen Campus pass (for visitors) to attend. Further details for joining in-person or virtually will be emailed with your registration. Boxed lunches will be available to go following the event!


What we know about climate change is bad, and should have prompted us to act a long time ago. But what we don’t know is potentially much worse. NYU climate economist Gernot Wagner discusses what we know, what we don’t, and the implications for climate policy in the U.S. and globally.


Speaker

Gernot Wagner is a climate economist. He teaches climate economics and policy at NYU, where he is a clinical associate professor. Wagner is a 2021-2022 Kleinman Center Visiting Scholar.


Moderator

Arthur van Benthem is an expert in environmental and energy economics, exploring the economic efficiency of energy policy. He is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center and an associate professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at Wharton.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, 220 S. 34th St., Philadelphia, United States

Tickets

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