This spring with abundant snowfall helps the #glaciers resist the summer heat and #climatechange and allows #skimountaineers to enjoy exceptional days in the #SwissAlps . #Aletschglacier region.

In this paper published in The Review of Financial Studies, we show how #digitalization can help individuals optimize their #retirement contributions and thus have a #pension that is better suited to their needs

Swiss Parliament passed a new CO2 law with two important weaknesses: it doesn't follow the polluter-pays principle and is not in line with one of the energy policy goals, i.e., security of supply. Abating CO2 emissions abroad does not promote renewable energy production in CH.

🌍 Today marked the 1st Swiss workshop on environmental, resource, and energy economics at #ETHZurich Center for Energy Policy and Economics with the support #EAERE 🚀 Incredible presentations by researchers from Switzerland, Germany, the US, Finland, and Argentina. 🇨🇭🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇮🇦🇷

Who should shoulder the responsibility of absorbing atmospheric carbon? Historical responsibility is on developed nations. Reaching #NetZeroby2050 with #NetNegative developed nations aids the transition for low-income ones, which can be #NetPositive . On stage & having a blast🔝🌟

Yet another sharp increase in health insurance premiums in Switzerland! We need a reform! A possible measure mentioned in a paper in 2006:“..the Federal government may play a stronger role in organizing the health care system, e.g. by explicitly planning the number of physicians”

An interesting workshop on #energytransition organized in #ElChalten with #TomyAguiló and with the support of Patagonia and Protect Our Winters Switzerland . Great people, thank you!

Had an interesting talk Fundación Bariloche on the role of #behavioralanomalies in the definition of #energypoliciies . Thank you!

Interesting discussion and questions. Thank you

Great day at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

🙂Just published in Journal of Public Economics
Does policy awareness matter for the impact of public programs?
Informing consumers about the mere presence of fiscal incentives induces them to buy more efficient cars.
Adequate program awareness is key to public policy effectiveness

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As I affirmed in a roundtable with colleagues at ETH Zürich, we need a shock to achieve a sustainable energy system. The current crisis can be an excellent opportunity for change that will make us suffer a little in the short term but give us more prosperity in the medium term.

Today the Sonntagszeitung talks about electricity savings. One of our studies shows that in the short run, we can save about 11% of electricity, and in the long run, more than 30%. Bastien Girod Jürg Grossen Roger Nordmann Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung (SES) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

In addition to price increases and leveraging individual responsibility to reduce #gas consumption, a #bonus -malus system could be introduced for consumers.Those who consume less than the average of the past 4 years during the winter months will receive a bonus, otherwise a malus

The current situation of energy prices leads some companies to realize above-normal rates of return. The scarcity of natural resources determines this extra return and, therefore, could be taxed with a resource rent tax, and the revenues redistributed to the population

Brauchen wir neue Kernkraftwerke für die Energiewende? Ökonomisch gesehen gibt es bessere und sauberere Alternativen nzz.ch/wirtschaft/sic…

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The level of knowledge of what a #sustainable financial product means is low. Therefore, it is difficult for private investors to make informed choices. Including #nuclear and #gas in the #taxonomy (proposal EU-Commission) would create more confusion. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

For a sustainable energy system, we need consumers who are able to make informed and conscious energy #investment decisions, i.e. consumers with a high level of what we call “ #energy -related #financialliteracy

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