Evidence to Action: Promoting Global Development in a Changing Climate

J-PAL joined its partner organization the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at UC Berkeley in co-hosting “Evidence to Action: Promoting Global Development in a Changing Climate.” The symposium highlighted new research on the impact and cost-effectiveness of innovative climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in developing countries. It also featured talks by policymakers who are using these findings to improve environment and energy policy.

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Summary of Symposium Agenda and Presentations

Welcome
Temina Madon (Executive Director, CEGA) and Mary Ann Bates (Policy Manager, J-PAL)

Quantifying the Impact of Climate on Human Conflict
Marshall Burke (UC Berkeley) and Edward Miguel (UC Berkeley, CEGA, J-PAL)

Energy Consumption Trends in Developing Countries
Paul Gertler (UC Berkeley, CEGA, J-PAL)

Impact of Stress-Tolerant Rice on Farmer Welfare in India
Elisabeth Sadoulet (UC Berkeley, CEGA)

Environmental Investments on Private Land: Planting Trees in Chipata
Paulina Oliva (UC Santa Barbara, CEGA)

Keynote Address
Tom Steyer (Co-Founding Director, Next Generation)

Willingness to Pay for “Clean Tech” in Kenya and India
Eric Brewer (UC Berkeley, CEGA) and Catherine Wolfram (UC Berkeley, CEGA)

Making Environmental Regulation Effective: Experimental Evidence from India
Michael Greenstone (MIT, J-PAL) with Hardik Shah (Member Secretary, Gujarat Pollution Control Board)

Behavioral Response to an Appliance Replacement Program in Mexico
Lucas Davis (UC Berkeley, CEGA) with Veronica Irastorza (Former Subsecretary at SENER, Mexican Energy Ministry)

Closing Remarks
Craig McIntosh (UC San Diego, CEGA, J-PAL)