EAERE Annual Conference
16-19 June 2025, Bergen, Norway
Conference Website
The 30th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE 2025), whose Secretariat is managed by the CMCC Foundation, will take place on June 16-19, 2025 at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen, Norway.
The EAERE Annual Conference is an invaluable opportunity for meeting, exchanging and debating current topics in environmental and resource economics. The Conference will start on Monday, 16 June with an afternoon dedicated to parallel Science-Policy-Business Sessions. The General Assembly of EAERE Members will follow. From Tuesday, June 17, to Thursday, June 19, EAERE 2025 will host three keynote lectures delivered by Robin Burgess (London School of Economics), Tatyana Deryugina (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Catherine Wolfram (MIT Sloan School of Management) and several parallel scientific sessions. In addition, the programme will feature some institutional sessions and thrilling social events.
CMCC researchers will present their papers, organize a science-policy-business session, a thematic session and a workshop, and participate in an award session. Have a look at our contribution to the Conference Programme and follow our events.
SCIENCE-POLICY-BUSINESS SESSION
Rebound Effects from Circular Economy Practices: Pathways and Policy Options
Monday 16 June, 2:30-3:30 pm CEST
This session delves into rebound effects linked to resource efficiency measures and circular economy strategies. It examines behavioral and market drivers, using models and case studies, and identifies policies to mitigate impacts.
Session Chair: Eugénie Joltreau, RFF-Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Italy
Presenters:
- Eugénie Joltreau, CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
- Imke Van Der Loo, Technical University of Denmark
- Roberto Pasqualino, Joint Research Centre
- Juliana Subtil and Ioannis BAKAS, European Environment Agency
WORKSHOP
ERC Grants Workshop: Advancing Frontier Research in Environmental Economics
Tuesday 17 June, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
This workshop brings together current and former European Research Council (ERC) grantees specializing in environmental and resource economics to present pioneering research funded by the ERC. Featuring concise presentations and an engaging panel discussion, the session will explore the transformative impact of ERC-funded projects, provide practical insights into the grant application process, and inspire early-career researchers to pursue frontier research.
Speakers:
- Phoebe Koundouri, Ambassador for the ERC, ERC Synergy Grantee, Athens University of Economics and Business & University of Cambridge
- Lassi Ahlvik, University of Helsinki
- Francesco Lamperti, Institute of Economics, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna; Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)
- Enrica De Cian, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice; Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)
- Emanuele Campiglio, University of Bologna; Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)
- Alessandro Tavoni, University of Bologna
- Natalia Fabra (online), University Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
THEMATIC SESSION
Policy frameworks for advancing a sustainable circular economy across environmental challenges
Tuesday 17 June, 4:15-6:00 pm CEST
This session highlights key market mechanisms, policy mix, and trade-offs in advancing circularity across environmental dimensions and scales, featuring insights from four innovative studies.
Session Chair: Eugénie Joltreau, RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE), Fondazione Centro Euromediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC)
Speakers:
- Miao Dai, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute
- Darius Corbier, CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
- Julie Metta, Tilburg University, KU Leuven
- Eugénie Joltreau, CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
From Monday 16 June to Wednesday 18 June, several CMCC papers will be presented during the conference: check the full list on the conference website.
AWARD SESSION
On Wednesday 18 June, 10:00-10:30 am CEST, CMCC-affiliated researcher Filippo Pavanello will receive the EAERE Award for Best Doctoral Dissertations in Environmental and Resource Economics.
The Conference will take place in person, with a portfolio of online events as part of the programme.
To attend the sessions organized by CMCC, as well as other plenary, thematic, and Science-Policy-Business sessions, register through the conference website.
Registration deadline: June 13, 2025.
Several related events will take place back-to-back to EAERE 2025.
The Local Organising Committee is chaired by Aline Bütikofer, NHH.
The Programme Committee Co-Chairs are Ben D. Groom, University of Exeter and Grantham Research Institute, Linda Nøstbakken, Statistics Norway and NHH, and Nicole Wägner, NHH.
EAERE 2025 is organised by EAERE, the Norwegian School of Economics – NHH and AIM Group International as professional congress organiser.
Acknowledgements:
The sessions organized by Eugénie Joltréau, Researcher at CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (Italy) are presented under the framework of the CircEUlar project, which has received funding from the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 101056810. The Policy session will present results from the REBOUNDLESS project “Preventing Rebound Effects by Design”, funded by the EU Commission under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme. During the thematic session results related to the CIRCOMOD (Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101056868) and PRISMA project (Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101056868) will be presented.