Fridau Lecture Meeting Debate - Simon Porcher, January 16th, 2026
2026-01-16 12:30 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | Chaire Economie du Climat, Palais Brongniart 28 Place de la Bourse, Paris, 75002
Please note that the seminar will be conducted in French.
Speaker: Simon Porcher, Full professor of Management at Université Paris Dauphine PSL.
Title: La fin de l’eau? Fayard, 306 pages (Winner of the Lucien Dupont Prize from the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, the Sustainable Development Prize from the Cercle Turgot, and the Best Management Essay Prize from FNEGE).
Abstract: Are we heading toward the end of water? Or at least the end of easily available and affordable drinking water? Until the recent droughts experienced in Europe and the United States, global powers tended to view water scarcity as primarily an issue for poorer countries. However, due to climate change and human overuse, half of the world’s population is now exposed to shortages of this vital resource. Around the globe, social tensions over water access are growing increasingly acute. Until recently, water rarely made headlines. Yet, its management should now top the list of the most critical issues. Solutions exist, but governments have fallen far behind. This book outlines the urgent actions needed before the ongoing disruption of the water cycle leads to catastrophic consequences.

Practical informations : Our Friday Lecture Meeting (new format) will take place from 12.30 to 2.00 pm

FLMs are held in a face-to-face format in the seminar room on the 4th floor of the Palais Brongniart, 28 Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris.
To participate we invite you to preregister here
Your registration is only guaranteed subject to availability: if the capacity limit is reached, you will receive an email informing you whether your registration has been confirmed or if you have been placed on the waiting list. If you do not hear from us, your registration is considered final.
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Friday Lecture Meeting – Romain Svartzman, February 20th, 2026
2026-02-20 12:30 - 14:00
Please note that the seminar will be conducted in English.
Speaker: Romain Svartzman, Research Fellow at Bocconi University’s Institute for European Policymaking (IEP@BU), a Senior Executive Fellow at SDA Bocconi School of Management.
Title: Price stability in the low-carbon transition: Taking stock and assessing the implications for monetary policy
[Based on an ongoing paper written with David Barmes and Andrew Jackson]
Abstract: The low-carbon transition – driven by policy, innovation, and behavioral shifts – will fundamentally reshape relative prices across the global economy. These adjustments can exert significant pressure on headline inflation, particularly through volatile categories such as energy, transport, and food. Whether these shocks result in persistent inflationary pressures depends on their propagation through supply chains, aggregate demand, and wage-setting behaviors. This presentation will first take stock of the existing evidence regarding the links between the low-carbon transition and inflation. Such inflationary pressures may compel monetary policymakers to increase interest rates. However, this could slow down the pace of the transition and amplify inflationary pressures related to climate shocks. This introduces a potential “inflation-green transition trade-off” alongside the traditional inflation-output mandate, creating a complex intertemporal challenge for central banks. The second goal of this presentation is to assess the implications for monetary policy and propose a framework for navigating these trade-offs.

Practical informations : Our Friday Lecture Meeting (new format) will take place from 12.30 to 2.00 pm

FLMs are held in a face-to-face format in the seminar room on the 4th floor of the Palais Brongniart, 28 Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris.
To participate we invite you to preregister here
Your registration is only guaranteed subject to availability: if the capacity limit is reached, you will receive an email informing you whether your registration has been confirmed or if you have been placed on the waiting list. If you do not hear from us, your registration is considered final.
To receive invitations to the FLM, present your works or unsubscribe from the mailing list, do not hesitate to contact this address: flm@ChaireEconomieduClimat.org
