Les Rendez-vous de l'Eco "Climate neutrality, the challenges of agro-ecological transition".

As part of the "Rendez-vous de l'Éco" series, the Faculty of Economics, in partnership with Midi Libre, is organizing a conference-debate on the theme of climate neutrality and the challenges of agro-ecological transition.

In just a few years, the goal of climate neutrality has become the long-term target for climate change mitigation policies worldwide. To reach this goal, our societies must undergo a twofold transformation at full speed. On the one hand, we need to accelerate the pace of the low-carbon energy transition, in order to get rid of fossil fuels, which are responsible for around 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. On the other, we need to initiate the agro-ecological transition, which is the main lever for strengthening natural carbon sinks and effectively reducing emissions from agriculture. One of the greatest challenges in building a carbon-neutral world will be to coordinate these two transformations, which bring different rationales into play. 

Speakers:

• Christian de PERTHUIS, Professor at Paris Dauphine University - Founder of the Climate Economics Chair, author of "Carbone fossile, carbone vivant. Towards a new climate economy";
• Patrice BURGER, Founder and Director of the Association du Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales (Cari).