Research Fellows

Electric Moto Taxis Innovation in Low-Income Countries: A Rider’s Perspective in Kampala – 1er prix du Global case writing competition 2023 du William Davidson Institute

Access to EnergyAkil AmiralyPublicationsPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsComments Off on Electric Moto Taxis Innovation in Low-Income Countries: A Rider’s Perspective in Kampala – 1er prix du Global case writing competition 2023 du William Davidson Institute

Akil Amiraly (i3-CRG) et Mansoureh Hasannia Kolaee (Laval University), et leur co-auteurs Peter Kasaija (Makerere University) et Nathalie Prime (ESCP) ont reçu le premier prix du Global case writing competition 2023 du William Davidson Institute (Michigan University) pour l’étude de cas « Electric Moto Taxis Innovation in Low-Income Countries: A Rider's Perspective in Kampala ».

10th International Conference on Mobility Challenges

The Chairs Armand Peugeot, Energy and Prosperity, and Climate Economics are organizing, on December 6th an 7th, 2023, the 10th edition of the annual international Conference on Mobility Challenges.

Green industrial policy, information asymmetry, and repayable advance

Guy MeunierJean-Pierre PonssardPublicationsPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsSectoral PoliciesComments Off on Green industrial policy, information asymmetry, and repayable advance

Recent recovery plans, associated with the COVID‐19 pandemic and the energy transition, increased the funding available to finance innovative low‐carbon projects and called for an economic evaluation of their allocation. This paper analyzes the potential benefit of using repayable advance: a lump‐sum payment to finance the project that is paid back in case of success.

What are the Drivers of Corporates’ climate transparency? Evidence from the S&P 1200 Index

Climate transparency through firms' disclosures is often considered a prerequisite for the redirection of investments toward low-carbon economy. In order to provide effective incentives to improve this transparency, it is therefore crucial to identify its drivers.

Climate policy, Bioenergy and Land-use

Access to EnergyGuy MeunierResearch areaResearch FellowsComments Off on Climate policy, Bioenergy and Land-use

The workshop aims to identify the key uncertainties and debates regarding the role of bioenergy in a climate neutral economy, at national and global scales, and the challenges for the design of climate policies.

Do French firms follow a transparent or climate-friendly path?

Our analysis of the Climate Risks and Opportunities Index (CRORI) and the CDP climate score reveal a parallel improvement of these indices with different sectoral disparities over the 2015–2019 period. While our results are encouraging, they need to be put into perspective because these firms are still far from being carbon neutral.

The design flaw in Sustainability-Linked Bonds

We examine in this paper sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) whose issuance now totals more than USD 200 bn. There is a structural design flaw in the SLB mechanism: setting a significant coupon step-up does not suit the issuer’s nor the investors’ interests, considering conditionality. This creates a no win situation for the issuer and investors alike and explains the “benign” use of SLBs by current market participants.

Crop prices and deforestation in the tropics

Understanding the mechanisms of deforestation is necessary in order to slow or arrest its progress. To accomplish this requires rigorously estimating the demand for deforestation. We contribute to this endeavor by estimating the effect of crop prices on the demand for conversion of land from forest to agriculture in the tropics during the 21st century.

Coordination of sectoral climate policies and life-cycle emissions

The present paper addresses the issue of sectoral policy coordination, especially when Pigovian carbon pricing is unavailable. It analyzes the optimal allocation of mitigation effort among two vertically connected sectors, an upstream (e.g. electricity) and a downstream (e.g. transportation) one.

Extending the limits of the abatement cost

The paper examines the relevant cost benefit framework for state agencies investigating the potential of local projects to mitigate climate change. We propose a new metric that incorporates into the analytical framework the dynamic interactions between the project and its continuation.