Publications of the Chair

Prioritising Renewable Hydrogen End-Uses: A Merit-Order Framework

2026
Authors :
Maryam Sadighi, Albin Kasser

Renewable hydrogen remains costly and its availability is constrained. Only 10% of planned global clean hydrogen capacity for 2030 has identified buyers. This raises the question of which end-use sectors should be prioritised as deployment progresses.The paper examines how learning subsidies, targeted demand-side support and production incentives linked to end-use commitments can improve hydrogen...

Closing the Emission Gap: EU CO2 Standards and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles

2026
Authors :
Ariane Bousquet, Quentin Hoarau, Maria-Eugenia Sanin

 Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) occupy a particular position in European CO2 regulation. Their certified emissions depend on a regulatory Utility Factor, which determines the assumed share of driving performed in electric mode. Evidence from real-world driving has shown that this share was substantially overestimated, leading European regulators to revise the UF from 2025...

Technology Neutrality vs. Policy Discrimination: Optimal Policy Design for Competing Green Technologies

2026
Authors :
Albin Kasser, Guy Meunier

The deployment of clean technologies in hard-to-abate sectors is often hindered by high costs and investment risks. Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfDs) have emerged to mitigate these risks, yet their design raises a central question: should support for competing clean technologies be technology-neutral or technology-specific?

Corporate Strategy for the Green Transition: Are Executive Incentives Effective?

2026
Authors :
Cécile Cézanne, Francesco Quatraro, Eleonora Rubichi, Sandra Rigot.

This paper examines whether green incentives embedded in executive compensation schemes are associated with a reorientation of firms’ innovative activities toward environmentally sustainable technologies. Overall, the findings suggest that executive green incentives are associated with the direction, and not merely the volume, of firms’ innovative activities, highlighting the role of internal governance mechanisms in...

Première application de la directive CSRD : pressions institutionnelles et pratiques isomorphiques des grandes entreprises françaises

Authors :

Parties de L’information comptable et extra-comptable relative aux immatériels, sous la direction de Bessieux-Ollier C., Blum V. et Walliser E., Editions Pearson (2026). L’ouvrage propose...  

International Review of Financial Analysis

2026
Authors :
Jeanne Amar, Samira Demaria, Sandra Rigot

This study tests if CMP by large firms are linked to higher financial performance.

Most CMP show no impact on Tobin’s Q, suggesting investor indifference to climate action.

EMS certification is linked to lower CFP, possibly due to cost or greenwashing concerns.
GHG targets show a nonlinear link: only very ambitious targets are...

From a Bipolar World to the Revival of Multilateralism: Difficult but Necessary Paths of Adjustment.

2026
Authors :
Jacques Mazier, Pascal Petit

Euromemo Conference 10-12 September 2026, Oxford Abstract The world has moved from a unipolar one dominated by American power to a bipolar world in...  

Distributional incidence of car feebates with spillovers to the second-hand market.

2026
Authors :
Quentin Hoarau

Published in Transportation Research – nov 2026 –  Part A: Policy and Practice – Volume 213 Feebates applied to new vehicles are widely used to reduce...  

Quels sont les enjeux concurrentiels associés à la décarbonation des sites industriels ?

2026
Authors :
Christophe Caron, Jean-Pierre Ponssard

Cette note s’intéresse à l’articulation des méthodologies d’évaluation de projets lorsqu’on passe du point de vue public au point de vue privé. Il s’agit plus particulièrement d’analyser comment les enjeux concurrentiels dans les décisions d’investissement de rupture pour la décarbonation des sites industriels influent sur cette articulation. Le secteur cimentier est emblématique à cet...

Climate management practices and market valuation: The price of (in)credibility

2026
Authors :
Jeanne Amar, Samira Demaria, Sandra Rigot

This study explores to what extent the implementation of managerial Climate Management Practices (CMP) adopted by large publicly traded firms is associated with Corporate Financial Performance (CFP), measured by Tobin’s Q. The results show that most CMP are not significantly linked to Tobin’s Q, implying that markets largely view them as neutral with respect...