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DESCRIPTION:Jean-François Mercure\n\nProfessor of Climate Policy\, Univers
 ity of Exeter Business School (UK)\, Director of the unit Exeter Climate P
 olicy\n\n \n\nSpeaker Biography:\n\nJean-Francois Mercure is  Professor of
  Climate Policy at the University of Exeter’s Business School and direct
 or of Exeter Climate Policy\, the university’s initiative to support pol
 icy-makers on climate issues. He was previously Senior Climate Economist a
 t the World Bank. His research focuses on the economics and finance of low
 -carbon transitions\, and climate-related risks. He develops models and me
 thods for public policy appraisal for assessing the effectiveness and macr
 o- and socio-economic impacts of diverse types of low-carbon\, energy and 
 climate policies. He works with scientists of all disciplines\, and transl
 ates complex science for public policy use. He helped raise awareness of a
 nd provide analytics for assessing transition risks and the macroeconomic 
 impacts of stranded fossil fuel assets. He has authored two books\, the fi
 rst entitled ‘Complexity Economics for Environmental Governance’ and t
 he second\, forthcoming early 2026 with Hector Pollitt\, is titled ‘Reth
 inking Climate Policy: Innovation and the economics of resource creation
 ’. \n\n \n\nAbstract:\n\nA global transition towards zero-carbon economi
 es is existential\, but is capital-intensive and incurs financial and econ
 omic risk. During a transition\, the mid-transition period\, when economie
 s transform fastest\, is when the potential is highest for global macro-fi
 nancial volatility and instability. This includes risks of stranded assets
 \, commodity price instability\, unsustainable current accounts and sovere
 ign risk\, socio-political instability and conflict between nations. Start
 ing off with low resilience following the COVID pandemic\, many nations ma
 y face problems during a global transition. Here we look at the implicatio
 ns of a tipping point towards electric vehicles in China and Europe\, and 
 potentially globally\, on global oil markets and their ramifications for v
 arious economies worldwide. Assessing risks and opportunities in a complex
  world is a challenging task\, but scenarios and foresight can help make s
 ense of what is going on\, and what could happen. Scenarios can help asses
 s risks\, opportunities\, and resilience. We thus also make the case for m
 inistries of finance to use global scenarios and various analytical method
 s for assessing country-level resilience in a changing global macro-financ
 ial landscape. \n\n \n\nAbout the UT Energy Symposium: \n\nThe UT Energy S
 ymposium is a weekly guest lecture series that is both free and open to 
 the public and available for course credit. \n\nIn an effort to provide 
 a multi-disciplinary platform for UT faculty and students to interact on t
 he most pressing energy issues facing our world\, the Energy Institute spo
 nsors the UT Energy Symposium (UTES)\, which will enter its 30th semeste
 r in spring 2026.  \n\nThe UTES serves as a “convener” for the campu
 s community\, uniting students interested in energy issues with faculty an
 d others working on sustainable energy security. Students who register f
 or the symposium receive one credit hour for the 15-week seminar course\, 
 which is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. \n\nOngoing the
 mes for UTES include climate change policy\, innovation and diffusion of e
 nergy technologies\, low-carbon technology options and status\, and behavi
 oral aspects of energy consumption. \n\nEach UTES talk will be recorded an
 d posted on this page and on the Energy Institute YouTube channel fo
 llowing the event.
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SUMMARY:UT Energy Symposium – Global scenarios for Ministries of Finance 
 to Inform Resilient Economic Transformation to Zero-Carbon
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.utexas.edu/event/ut-energy-symposium-global-
 scenarios-for-ministries-of-finance-to-inform-resilient-economic-transform
 ation-to-zero-carbon
CATEGORIES:Academics
CATEGORIES:Business & Economy
CATEGORIES:Policy & Law
CATEGORIES:Science & Technology
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