The objectives of this conference are to:
• Build on discussions undertaken at a side-event and a workshop at the Climate Change Summit
2009 (see the scoping papers on economic instruments to mitigate climate change in South
Africa at www.erc.uct.ac.za
• Contribute to the development of climate policy in South Africa, by further exploring practical
options for putting a price on carbon,
• Deepen the understanding of economic instruments, through a conference with peer-reviewed papers,
• Broaden the community of experts working in this emerging field, by having attracted papers
from researchers and analysts in cognate disciplines that are not currently working on carbon
pricing
o including economics and environmental economics, but also
o researchers working on institutional and political dimensions
• Draw on experiences and lessons from other countries, in particular
o other developing countries in their exploration of the same issues in similar contexts, and
o experiences of implementation in developed countries examining the applicability in the
context of development.  Click to read more...

The core ERC organizing committee comprises Associate Professor Harald Winkler,
Dr Andrew Marquard and Ms Meagan Jooste.

For any further queries please contact
Ms Meagan Jooste at erc climatechange@uct.ac.za or

+27 (0) 21 650 2420