Graz, Austria
The Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria, is pleased to announce the Spring School on Climate Economics for PhD students and early PostDocs.
The Spring School will take place from April 4 (arrival) to April 6, 2020 at the Castle Seggau, in Styria, Austria, and participants are invited to present their papers at the immediately subsequent Environmental Protection and Sustainability Forum, taking place at the Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Austria, from April 7-9, 2020.
The Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria has a strong expertise in environmental economics. The University is heavily investing in the research on climate change through its “Wegener Centre for Climate and Global Change” and its newly launched Field of Excellence “Climate Change Graz”. The “Environmental Protection and Sustainability Forum” (EPSF) has previously taken place in Exeter (April 2011) and Bath (April 2015) both United Kingdom. Given the great success in the past, this time it will take place at the Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Austria. The EPSF will be organized by Professor Michael Finus, together with his colleagues Professor Birgit Bednar-Friedl, Professor Stefan Borsky and Professor Karl Steininger. The Faculty of Social Sciences at the Karl-Franzens University of Graz is convening a three-day international forum. This event will bring together leading international researchers in the field of environmental and resource economics and influential stakeholders from international institutions including the World Bank and the European Union. The Forum will be combined with a PhD Spring School, which takes place before the Forum. Four internationally well-known academics will teach at this school. The number of places at the School is limited to 40 students.