Keynote Speaker#

Roger von Haefen, Professor at North Carolina State University and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Chairs#

Wenxuan Hou MAE and Xi Liang, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK
Wenjie Ma and Xiaoju Zhao, SIIFC, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

Organisers#

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
University of Edinburgh Business School, UK
Shanghai Institute of International Finance Centre, SUFE, China
Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, China

Overview#

Following the success of the co-organised conference series since 2017, the Shanghai Institute of International Finance Centre (SIIFC) at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and the University of Edinburgh Business School are organizing the JEEM-Edinburgh-Shanghai Climate and Development (Hybrid) Conference on 6 December 2020. The objective of this workshop is to present top quality theoretical and empirical academic research devoted to climate and environmental issues. The conference also includes a high-profile forum which brings together key policy makers, top professionals, media and academics. There is no registration fee for speakers. Presenters based in China may attend the conference in Shanghai and presenters subject to international travel restrictions may present online.

The committee welcomes studies that provide cutting-edge insights into current research work, Covid- 19 pandemic and sustainable development in particular. Specific topics and research questions can include, but are not limited to, climate strategy and political economy, economic and social consequences of climate change, environmental behaviour and responses to regulations, environmental issues and development economy. The committee encourages interdisciplinary research that uses newly available datasets or research approaches such as machines learning to provide new insights.

Publication Opportunities#

In consultation with the editors of the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, the committee encourages conference papers to be submitted to the journal. Conference papers submitted to the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management will go through the regular reviewing process.

Submission Instruction#

Extended abstracts or full papers are to be submitted to:
Email: green_finance@163.com
Please put “JEEM-Edinburgh-Shanghai Climate and Development Conference” in the subject line.
Submission Deadline: 10 November 2020
Authors will be notified by 15 November 2020
Conference: 6 December 2020