WEO Week: How can social and economic dimensions be core elements of transitions?
How can social and economic dimensions be core elements of transitions?
Policy-makers are faced with the challenge of designing socially-sustainable policies, even as voters grow increasingly concerned about the impacts of climate change. How to design transitions that simultaneously ensure social inclusion, affordability, job creation, and industrial competitiveness?
Panellists:
- Mr. David Victor, Professor of International Relations at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego
- Mr. Stephane Hallegatte, Senior Climate Change Adviser, World Bank
- Ms. Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation
Moderator:
- Brian Motherway, Head of IEA's Energy Efficiency Division
Presenter:
- Dan Wetzel, Head of IEA's Tracking Sustainable Transitions Unit
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