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SUMMARY:CLIMACT Seminar Series - Linda Mhalla & Eric Jondeau
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:The CLIMACT seminar series “How to move forward and act on c
 limate change” is an interactive online event. It takes place twice a mo
 nth\, every second Monday during your lunch break\, with two new speakers.
  Each episode aims to strengthen the dialogue and collaboration between ke
 y UNIL and EPFL scientists\, swiss politicians\, entrepreneurs and various
  actors from the civil society\, through collective reflection. A wide ran
 ge of climate change-related topics will be discussed\, integrating perspe
 ctives from all sectors and academic disciplines in order to generate new 
 leads and initiatives towards systemic solutions. Participants are welcome
  to take part in the discussion in English or French.\n\n\nClimate-related
  disasters and death toll\n\n\n\nPresented by Linda Mhalla I Senior resea
 rcher I HEC Lausanne\, UNIL\n \n\n\n\nIn this presentation\, Linda Mhall
 a will look at the consequences of climate change and economic development
  on the regional death toll relying on adequate statistical models tailore
 d for extreme events. This study\, combined with the “Shared Socioeconom
 ic Pathways” elaborated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
 \, allows to project the death toll for the different types of climate dis
 asters and the different regions in the world. Its framework illustrates h
 ow policy decisions can help reduce the impact of climate change on the de
 ath toll and highlights that a shift towards a more sustainable economic m
 odel would considerably lower the number of deaths due to climate disaster
 s.\n\n\n\nHow to decarbonize a portfolio?\n\n\n\nPresented by Eric Jondeau
  I Professor of Finance I HEC Lausanne\, UNIL\n \n\n\n\nIn this presentat
 ion\, Eric Jondeau will describe how a large passive investor can construc
 t a portfolio with a decreasing carbon footprint\, with a trajectory of ca
 rbon emissions consistent with the Paris Agreement. Since the distribution
  of firms’ carbon intensity is very skewed\, excluding a small fraction 
 of highly polluting firms can massively reduce the carbon footprint of a c
 orporate stocks’ portfolio. It requires to identify the worst polluters 
 globally\, exclude them from the portfolio\, and reallocate the proceeds s
 o as to keep sectoral and regional exposures similar to those of the busin
 ess-as-usual reference portfolio. This approach limits divestment from eme
 rging countries and from energy firms and utilities.\n\n\n\n
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/63821341998%20
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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