Facoltà di Economia

Lessons 7. From New Deal to Green Deal and 8. Sustainable Finance of Thursday 2 April 2026

have been uploaded on our Dida Egg (Environmental Global Governance) page.

In case you need clarification on substance or form of the exam,

you can contact me at ravazzi.douvan@economia.uniroma2.it, c.c. aravazzi@luiss.it   

The 3 presentations of today have been uploaded on our EGG Dida webpage:

5b. Policy Instruments for SD & EP (Part 2)

6. Natural Capital & Ecosystems Services

6b. The Dasgupta Review

By next lesson tomorrow morning Thursday 2 April at 9h, please read the slides of The Dasgupta Review Headline Messages on the Three Broad Transitions needed

5. 2026.03.26 - Policy Instruments Part 1 - Env.GG - P&E - Ravazzi

has been uploaded on our Dida webpage

Suggested readings:

A) Anders Wijkman e Johan Rockström (2012), “Bankrupting Nature: Denying Our Planetary Boundaries. A Report to the Club of Rome”, Earthscan-Routledge [CH.1-3-5, they are short and easy reading]

B) Claude Henry, Johan Rockström, Nicholas Stern (eds.) (2020), "Standing up for a sustainable world", Elgar. (for students with more interest in sustainable development and projects). [Choose one chapter of interest]

D) Gianfranco Bologna (Nov. 2023, 2nd edition). "Noi siamo natura". Milano: Edizioni Ambiente. (for students with more interest in sustainability and science).

Explore:

a) UN Sustainable Development website

uhttps://sdgs.un.org/goals

b) European Commission – Sustainable Development website

uhttps://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/sustainable-development-goals_en

c) Asvis – Alleanza Italiana per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile website

uhttps://asvis.it/

Dear Students,

I just uploaded last week Lecture 3 with tomorrow's Lecture 4; apparently - for unknown reasons - I did not succeed last week, apologies to you.

Remember the suggested readings:

A) Anders Wijkman e Johan Rockström (2012), “Bankrupting Nature: Denying Our Planetary Boundaries. A Report to the Club of Rome”, Earthscan-Routledge [CH.1-3-5, they are short and easy reading]

B) Claude Henry, Johan Rockström, Nicholas Stern (eds.) (2020), "Standing up for a sustainable world", Elgar. (for students with more interest in sustainable development and projects). [Choose one chapter of interest]

D) Gianfranco Bologna (Nov. 2023, 2nd edition). "Noi siamo natura". Milano: Edizioni Ambiente. (for students with more interest in sustainability and science, who can read Italian).

Explore:

- UN Sustainable Development website

https://sdgs.un.org/goals

- European Commission – Sustainable Development website

https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/sustainable-development-goals_en

- Asvis – Alleanza Italiana per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile website

https://asvis.it/

If you have time by tomorrow, pick up 3 SDGs, see what are their Targets and their Indicators (slides 89-106).

Lesson 1. 2026.03.05 - UN-FCCC - IPCC - Env.GlobalGovernance - P&E - Ravazzi

has been uploaded on our Dida page (Plants & Environment - Module B - Environmental Global Governance)

For next lesson 

Open the IPCC AR6 Summary for Policymakers and look at the details of one of the Headline Statements of your choice:

https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6syr/pdf/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf

Have an overview of the Reports by the IPCC:

https://www.ipcc.ch/ar6-syr/

Try to bring with us the ideas/concepts/definitions of:

1. a) Climate Change Mitigation and b) Climate Change Adaptation, c) Resilience, d) Irreversibility, e) Tipping Points, f) Net-Zero Emissions, g) Window of Opportunity, h) Lock-in investments and locked-in economy, i) Stranded Assets, j) Loss & Damage, k) Synergies and Trade-Offs, l) Co-Benefits, m) Equity, Climate Justice, Social Justice, Inclusion, Just Transition;
2. n) the 3 IPCC Working Groups themes (and related reports with the same name)
3. o) Carbon tax vs. Emissions trading

Textbooks readings:
Rockstroem-Wjkman  ch.10-11 AND

Tol Ch.2   OR   Delbeke Ch.1   OR   Ekins Ch.2