The Energy and Prosperity academic Chair was created in 2015 to inform decisions of public and private actors in managing the energy transition. The Chair research deals with the impacts of energy transition on national economies (growth, employment, debt), on specific sectors (transportation, construction, energy , finance) and with the associated financing issues. Hosted by the Risk Foundation, the chair has the support of ADEME, Air Liquide, the French Development Agency, the Caisse des Dépôts, Mirova , Schneider Electric and SNCF .
« The energy transition is a global societal project, which impacts all economic sectors »
« The real role of energy and the limits of the Anthropocene will lead economists to change their paradigm »
Speach from John E Roemer (Yale University)at the Research Seminar of the Chair Energy and Prosperity on October 23.
