Preliminary Programme
GCET27 - Fiscal Instruments for International Climate Action
14th – 16th September 2026 in Berlin, Germany
Organised by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Conference Venue: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW), Jägerstraße 22/23, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Keynote Speakers: Ottmar Edenhofer (PIK and TU Berlin), Carolyn Fisher (World Bank) and Anant Sudarshan
(University of Warwick)
Panellists (among others): Susanne Aakerfeldt (World Bank), Heike Henn (Federal Ministry for the Environment, Germany), Eswaran Somanathan (Indian Statistical Institute), Claudine Uwerna (former Minister for the Environment and Finance in Rwanda, now senior advisor to the Prime Minister), Susanne Dröge (Federal Environment Agency, Germany)
| Day 1: International environmental taxation and cooperation |
| 08:00 am | Registration & coffee |
| 09:00 am | Welcome |
| 09:15 am | Keynote 1: Ottmar Edenhofer (PIK and TU Berlin) |
| 10:30 am | Coffee break |
| 11:00 am | Parallel sessions 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 01:00 pm | Lunch |
| 02:00 pm | Parallel sessions 5, 6, 7 & 8 |
| 03:30 pm | Coffee break |
| 04:00 pm | Panel 1: Extra-territorial taxation (aviation, maritime shipping, CBAM) Moderation: Matthias Kalkuhl |
| 06:00 pm | End of the scientific programme on day 1 |
| 07:00 pm | Reception & dinner |
| Day 2: Climate finance and just transitions |
| 08:30 am | Arrival & coffee |
| 09:00 am | Keynote 2: Anant Sudarshan (University of Warwick) |
| 11:00 am | Coffee break |
| 11:15 am | Parallel sessions 9, 10, 11 & 12 |
| 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 01:45 pm | Parallel sessions 13, 14, 15 & 16 |
| 03:40 pm | Coffee break |
| 04:15 pm | Panel 2: International climate finance in practice Moderation: Jan Steckel |
| 05:45 pm | Kreiser Award & Young Researcher Award |
| 06:15 pm | End of the scientific programme on day 2 |
| 07:00 pm | Get together (optional) |
| Day 3: Implementation, sectors and law |
| 08:30 am | Arrival & coffee |
| 09:00 am | Keynote 3: Carolyn Fisher (World Bank) |
| 10:15 am | Parallel sessions 17, 18, 19 & 20 |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 01:15 pm | Closing & summary |
