Media Advisory: EAERE Press Conference at COP 31, Thursday Nov. 19
Financing the climate-neutrality transition, urban regeneration and resilience: from global to local
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The European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) invites to a press conference:
- When: Thursday 19-Nov-2026, 10:00-10:30
- Where: COP 31: Press Conference 2, Area D-4
- Livestream link
Earth’s surface air temperature is expected to reach 1.65 degrees above pre-industrial levels this year, and as high as 1.8 degrees by 2027 – as researchers now predict: https://uni-graz.at/en/news/el-nino-is-turning-wild-climate-researchers-predict-18-degrees-of-global-warming-by-2027/.
The need for resilience, urban regeneration and a climate-neutral transition is therefore more urgent than ever. We discuss how economic instruments and innovative approaches can help finance and accelerate the climate transition. We cover:
- Carbon pricing and carbon revenues: financing the climate transition
- Electrification: Gains from trade in renewable energy and their potential to finance the climate transition
- ESG Urban track tool: an assessment framework to measure the impact of urban regeneration projects
With:
- Simone Borghesi, Director FSR Climate – European University Institute & Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Siena, Italy
- Edoardo Croci, Sustainable Urban Regeneration Lab & Smart City Observatory Coordinator, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
- Karl W. Steininger, Professor of Climate Economics, Director of Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Austria