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Martin Weitzman was interviewed by MW Fellow Martina Bozzola on 21 October 2015 at the Max Weber Programme of the European University Institute. They tackled the collective challenges posed by the risk of climate change and the relevance of shock events to redirect individual interest towards the international governance of this crucial public good. An FSR interview by Martina Bozzola

Mario Ragwitz, Deputy Head of Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Markets, Coordinator of Business Unit Renewable Energies, talks to Nicholas Barrett about funding for renewable energy in Europe. This recording was made on 22 October during FSR Climate 2015 Annual Conference. “We have seen a strong decline in the generation costs of renewables and a number of technologies are already competitive today in good locations such as on-shore wind and solar in southern Europe.” “We see that market values of renewables decrease with increased market integration, therefore, you probably still need another decade before renewables are fully cost competitive.”

Ian Parry is the Principal Environmental Fiscal Policy Expert in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Fiscal Affairs Department, here he talks to Xavier Labandeira, Director of FSR Climate, about how to price carbon. This recording was made on 22 October during FSR Climate 2015 Annual Conference. “Carbon taxes are a very simple practical straight forward tool and the most effective and efficient way to price carbon while raising revenue at the same time” “There is a lot of momentum, but if we are being honest, we have an awful long way to go”

Massimo Filippini, Professor from ETH Zurich gives his thoughts on how effective the European effort to mitigate Climate Change is. An interview by Xavier Labandeira, Director of FSR Climate, recorded 22 October during FSR Climate 2015 Annual Conference. “We should recognise behind the consumption of energy we have long term investment” “I am not sure that at the end of the day this diversity in the approaches to reach some climate and energy policy goals will be so effective”

Peter Cramton is a professor both at the University of Maryland and the European University Institute, here he gives his opinion on how to promote international climate agreements. An interview by Christoph Graf, Research Assistant at FSR Climate, recorded 22 October during FSR Climate 2015 Annual Conference. “The coalition of the willing has to include the United States, Europe, India, China, Brazil… all the large countries who are emitting large amounts of carbon” “I think that the political will is growing, and what will is growing… and what will help it grow is an effective instrument”

Peter Kaderjak | Director of the Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research, talks to the Director of the Florence School of Regulation Jean-Michel Glachant about Gas Security of Supply after his participation on the panel ‘Going beyond national borders: is it really that difficult?’ Recorded at ‘External Energy Security and Policy: Power and Gas Aspects’, 5 October 2015, Vienna, Austria, organised by E-Control and Florence School of Regulation. http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Workshop/2015/150703ExternalEnergySecurityandPolicyPowerandGasAspects.aspx “We are the only region with the perspective of declining production.” “The external question is to what extent are our outside suppliers reliable and at what cost they provide the gas. The good news is that there are several outside suppliers who are becoming new ones in the European market, potently the US is there. The bad news is that you still have problems with the potential reliability of the outside suppliers, with Russia you never know and the nor

After introducing the main features of the EU Infrastructure Package, Catharina Sikow-Magny (DG Energy) confirms to our microphone the dates of the first EU Forum on energy infrastructures. Listen to the podcast. http://fsr.eui.eu “Why is the infrastructure package so good?”, The role of ACER, and the Madrid, Florence and Copenhagen forums in perspective. Catharina Sikow-Magny is Head of Unit at Networks and Regional Initiatives, DG ENER, here she talks with Ilaria Conti, Research and Policy Coordinator at the Florence School of Regulation, about Energy Infrastructure. Recorded at “External Energy Security and Policy: Power and Gas Aspects” event organised by the Florence School of Regulation and E-Control in Vienna on the 5th October 2015. “The trans-European network regulation is actually I would say, four regulations in one, it is a very rich regulation, we still need to explore all the different articles, and are still sometimes discovering articles from the past” “There is a wide range of issues, where

Marc van der Woude | Judge, President of 7th Chamber, General Court of the European Union Marc van der Woude settles disputes at the EU level, including those involving the EU's own institutions. Here he discusses his role in European energy policy with Jean-Michel Glachant. Recorded in Brussels, 29th September 2015 "You can have a clash between energy policy on one hand and environmental policy on the other" "To say that they would define policy is wrong, they would define conflicts between policy objectives." "Even the Iranian case deals with the question of whether companies are active in the energy sector, because the energy sector provides the funds which allow the Iranian government to finance its nuclear proliferation."

http://fsr.eui.eu Jean-Michel sums up the Florence School of Regulation in 60 seconds

http://fsr.eui.eu Jos Delbeke is the Director General of DG Climate Action at the European Commission and is considered a "founding father" of the Emission Trading Scheme. He is also the co-author of a new book, EU Climate Policy Explained, which will be published in October. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Climate-Policy-Explained-Jos-Delbeke/dp/9279482610/ Recorded 22 September in Brussels Here he tells Jean-Michel about the highs and lows of European climate policy over the last decade, as well as the future of carbon markets around the world. "We were increasing GDP while we were decreasing our emissions significantly." "Our policy is much more coherent than what it resembles at first sight." "We all know that optimally, we should have the same carbon price around the globe, but we know that the world isn't perfect." "It's a success that in Europe, with 28 member states, we have the same carbon price." "The fact that all countries have to come forward with a policy pledge merits much more attention than

Thomas-Olivier Leautier is Research Director at the Toulouse School of Economics, and professor of management at the University of Toulouse Graduate School of Management, where he created the Master in Risk Management. Here he talks about policy initiatives how to integrate renewables into the power market. This topic will be covered during the FSR's new 2 day Executive Course to Master Electricity Markets which takes place 18-19 January 2016. Course webpage: http://fsr.eui.eu/EnergyandClimate/Training/Master-Electricity-Markets.aspx

Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy has been a member of the European Parliament since July 2009 where he sits with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He is former Vice Chair and continues to be a member of the Environment Committee. Recorded 17 September 2015 Here he tells Jean-Michel about the role of the European Parliament in the debate surrounding climate change and the importance of effective scientific communication. "What I find most important after we tried the top-down approach with great failure in Copenhagen, we now have this bottom-up approach where countries have to submit their own climate plans." "If you have a message based on data that is so unpopular that nobody will follow you then have no influence." "Scientists and researchers are often very knowledgeable in their own field but not very knowledgeable in other fields like politics so it would be good for every scientist to take a short class on how politics works because it is a completely different world." "What I find intrigui

Peter Cramton, Professor at the University of Maryland and the EUI, is an expert in market design. Here he talks with Jean-Michel Glachant about global decarbonisation negotiations. Recorded 9 September 2015 "The international negotiations have today been ineffective at addressing decarbonisation, and the basic problem is the process that they're using in the negotiations. They are not taking advantage of what we know about how to promote cooperation in negotiations" "The pledges are inadequate. They are essentially what are in the self-interests of the countries." "Price carbon - I will, if you will." "Rather than making individual pledges, the parties should be looking for a common commitment and pledge the common commitment" "The price of carbon is a very natural common focal of the common commitment."

The Florence School of Regulation presents: Jean-Michel Glachant's Energy Today no.017 16 July 2015 recorded online Walter Boltz is executive director at E-Control, Europe’s leading gas regulator. Here he talks with Jean-Michel Glachant about the nature and benefits of solidarity in European gas policy. “…I don’t think that in the foreseeable future Europe will be speaking with one voice, because the actual interests of European counties varies widely.” “There is this principle of solidarity but as the discussions bout the restructuring of Greek debt has shown, there are limits to solidarity and the solidarity levels is seen differently in different regions in Europe. I think what has become clear in the gas world is that certain amount of solidarity is in the interest of everybody because individually we are weaker than jointly. ” “The stress tests have shown that if everybody tries to optimise his own national situation, the overall a significant number of citizens will be denied gas access. Whereas i

http://fsr.eui.eu Energy Today no.022 Saskia Lavrijssen, Professor of economic regulation and governance of network industries Tilburg University, explains the new concept of prosumers in electricity markets. Interview by Adrien de Hauteclocque, Legal Secretary (Référendaire) of Judge M. van der Woude at the Court of Justice of the European Union (General Court), Luxembourg, and an Adviser of the Loyola de Palacio Chair Recorded 2 June 2015, at the FSR, 2015 Summer School on EU Energy Law and Policy, in Florence, Italy. “The prosumer, that is an energy consumer, and I especially refer to households, that do not only use energy but also generate energy” “At this moment the current national and European frame works are still based on the idea that the consumer only uses energy… however now in the future more and more consumers will also feed in energy to the grid…”

http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Conference/2015/150521ClimateEUETSConference.aspx Energy Today no.021 Jos Delbeke, Director General for DG Climate Action, talks about the EU ETS. Interview by Claudio Marcantonini, Scientific Coordinator for FSR Climate. Recorded 21 May 2015, at the conference Looking Back at Ten Years of the EU ETS: Lessons Learnt and Future Perspectives, in Florence, Italy.

http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Conference/2015/150521ClimateEUETSConference.aspx Energy Today no.020 Jorge Moreira da Silva, Minister for Environment, Spacial Planning and Energy, Portugal talks about EU Policy. Interview by Claudio Marcantonini, Scientific Coordinator for FSR Climate. Recorded 21 May 2015, at the conference Looking Back at Ten Years of the EU ETS: Lessons Learnt and Future Perspectives, in Florence, Italy

http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Conference/2015/150521ClimateEUETSConference.aspx Energy Today no.019 Guy Turner, from Trove Research talks about the EU ETS as an economic instrument. Interview by Claudio Marcantonini, Scientific Coordinator for FSR Climate. Recorded 21 May 2015, at the conference Looking Back at Ten Years of the EU ETS: Lessons Learnt and Future Perspectives, in Florence, Italy.

http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Conference/2015/150521ClimateEUETSConference.aspx Energy Today no.018 Daniel Dudek, Vice President of the Environmental Defense Fund, USA, talks about the international importance of the EU ETS. Interview by Claudio Marcantonini, Scientific Coordinator for FSR Climate. Recorded 21 May 2015, at the conference Looking Back at Ten Years of the EU ETS: Lessons Learnt and Future Perspectives, in Florence, Italy.

http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Conference/2015/150521ClimateEUETSConference.aspx Energy Today no.017 Carlo Carraro, Director of the International Centre for Climate Governance, FEEM, gives his thoughts on the forth coming Paris conference and the role of the EU. Interview by Claudio Marcantonini, Scientific Coordinator for FSR Climate. Recorded 21 May 2015, at the conerence Looking Back at Ten Years of the EU ETS: Lessons Learnt and Future Perspectives, in Florence, Italy.