Overview:
Governments around the world are using industrial policy to speed the shift to a low-carbon economy. They are investing in clean energy manufacturing, emerging technologies, nature-positive supply chains, and these policies are reshaping global markets. They also raise hard questions about cost, competition, trade, and fairness.
Join the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management at Columbia Climate School for an evening on the promises and pitfalls of green industrial policy. Experts will examine which policies work and which fall short, and the technologies poised to transform industries. They will also discuss governance trade-offs and unintended consequences, and how fiscal sustainability, rising tariffs and geopolitical tensions are reshaping clean energy supply chains and ecological protection. Drawing on the experiences of China and Brazil, the panel will look at how different national contexts shape the design and results of green industrial policy.
Moderated by Dong Guo of Columbia University, the panel brings together Satyajit Bose of Columbia, Joanna Lewis of Georgetown University, Ben Shenglin of Zhejiang University, and Ricardo Miranda Rocha Leitao of the Government of Pará, Brazil, offering academic, policy, and on-the-ground government perspectives from the United States, China, and Brazil.
The evening will also announce two new field courses to China and Brazil in Columbia's M.S. in Sustainability Management program, followed by networking and refreshments.
Event Program:
6:00 p.m.: Doors Open
6:30 p.m.: Welcome Remarks from Director Steve Cohen
6:40 p.m.: Panel Discussion and Q&A
8:00 p.m.: Networking (refreshments provided)
9:00 p.m.: Event concludes
The panel will focus on:
1) the promise and limitations of green industrial policy;
2) emerging technologies poised to transform industries;
3) governance challenges, trade-offs, and unintended consequences;
4) how the different contexts in China and Brazil shape the implementation and adaptation of green industrial policy; and
5) international trade dynamics in these sectors, including tariffs, geopolitical considerations, and the need for more adaptive and resilient supply chains.
Speakers:
Opening:
Steven Cohen, Senior Vice Dean of Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs at the School of International and Public Affairs, Director of Columbia’s M.S. in Sustainability Management, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, and the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management.
Moderator:
Dong Guo, Professor of Practice, Columbia's School of Professional Studies
Panelists:
- Satyajit Bose, Professor of Practice, Associate Director, MS in Sustainability Management
- Ben Shenglin, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Zhengjiang University International Business School (Virtual)
- Joanna Lewis, Professor of Energy & Environment, Vice Dean of Undergraduate Affairs, Georgetown University (Virtual)
- Ricardo Miranda Rocha Leitao, Chief Tax Auditor, Government of Pará, Brazil
Learn more about the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management and the Master of Science in Sustainability Management program.
