General Programme

27th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation

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)

Day 1: International environmental taxation and cooperation
08:00 am  Registration & coffee
09:00 am Welcome
09:15 am Keynote 1
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
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
10:15 am Parallel sessions 17, 18, 19 & 20
12:15 pm Lunch
01:15 pm Closing & summary