6th international scientific conference on energy and climate change
Background
The PROMITHEAS Conference started as an activity of a FP6 funded project and has developed as an annual Conference for scientists and researchers working in energy and climate change policy issues. The 1st PROMITHEAS Conference titled “Energy Investments and Trade Opportunities” in 2008 was a two-day event focused on political and scientific topics
The PROMITHEAS Conferences titled “Energy and Climate Change” that followed were also two-day events, but were dedicated exclusively on research issues. All events are hosted by the oldest university of Greece, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA); organized by the Energy Policy and Development Centre (KEPA) of the NKUA, coordinator of the PROMITHEAS Network and set under the auspices of the Black Sea.
Themes and Topics
Environmental – Climate Change Policy
Climate change
- Climate change forecasting models and simulations
- Measuring and evaluating climate change impacts (water cycle, forests, ecosystems, biodiversity, land regions, agriculture, health and cultural heritage)
- Carbon dioxide capture and storage
- Climate change and ozone layer depletion
Mitigation/Adaptation policy portfolios
- Mitigation policies (Kyoto protocol mechanisms – ETS, CDM and JI – green markets, post-Kyoto regimes).
- Adaptation policies
- Development of Mitigation and adaptation policy mixtures
- Assessing climate change policies through models and methods
- Mitigation/Adaptation policy portfolios for emerging economies
- Policy interactions (synergies, conflicts) for energy and climate change policy instruments