Panel Discussion: “Climate Neutrality: Challenges of the Agroecological Transition” with Christian de Perthuis and Patrice Burger

[Press Release] - Published on March 18, 2024 in the Press Room

As part of the “Rendez-vous de l’Eco” series, the University of Montpellier’s Faculty of Economics, in partnership with Midi Libre, is organizing a conference and discussion on the topic: “Climate Neutrality: Challenges of the Agroecological Transition” on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, starting at 6:00 p.m., at the Faculty of Economics’ Richter Campus. Christian de Perthuis, a professor at Paris Dauphine University, founder of the Chair in Climate Economics, and author of *Fossil Carbon, Living Carbon: Toward a New Climate Economy*, as well as Patrice Burger, founder and director of the Center for International Action and Achievements (CARI), will be the speakers at this conference.

Why this conference?

“The goal of climate neutrality has, in just a few years, emerged as the long-term target for climate change mitigation policies around the world. To achieve this, our societies must undertake a two-pronged, rapid transformation. On the one hand, we must accelerate the pace of the low-carbon energy transition to phase out fossil fuels, which account for approximately 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, we must initiate the agroecological transition, which is the primary 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 coordinating these two transformations, which bring into at stake different approaches.” 

Speakers:

• Christian de PERTHUIS, Professor at the University of Paris Dauphine—Founder of the Chair in Climate Economics, author of “Fossil Carbon, Living Carbon: Toward a New Climate Economy”
• Patrice BURGER, Founder and Director of the Association for International Action and Achievements (Cari)