Can we make climate policy fair and effective?
From Crossing Channels by Bennett School of Public Policy & Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse
January 29, 2026 · 32 min · Season 5 · Episode 4
About this episode
The episode discusses the complexities of creating a fair climate transition amidst local costs and global benefits.
In this episode of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott talks to Dr Alessio Terzi from the Bennett School of Public Policy, and Prof Christian Gollier from the Toulouse School of Economics, about what a “fair” climate transition could look like when the costs are local, the benefits are global, and the politics are hard. They explore why decarbonisation is a whole-economy transformation, what it means for jobs and places, and why the narrative matters as much as the technology. The conve...
People in this episode
Host: Richard Westcott
Guests: Dr Alessio Terzi, Prof Christian Gollier
Topics covered
- climate policy
- fair transition
- decarbonisation
- economy transformation
- jobs
- narrative
Keywords
- climate policy
- fair transition
- decarbonisation
- economy
- jobs
- narrative
- technology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bennett School of Public Policy, Toulouse School of Economics
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