Author name: Mary Psilou

On 19 December, Professor Phoebe Koundouri spoke at the Launch of China’s Progress Report on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2025, hosted by the Center for International Knowledge on Development (CIKD). The event marked a significant milestone—ten years since the adoption of the UN 2030 Agenda—providing an opportunity to reflect on […]

At the National Conference on Health Economics and Health Policy 2025 (Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο για τα Οικονομικά και τις Πολιτικές της Υγείας), held in Athens, on 9–11 December 2025 Professor Phoebe Koundouri contributed to the roundtable discussion entitled “Climate Change, Environment, Economy, and Health.” The session examined the complex interlinkages between climate change, environmental degradation, economic

On 10/12/2025, Professor Phoebe Koundouri contributed to the workshop “Thought Leadership for a Post-2030 Sustainable Development Agenda: Pathways to Impact”, organised by the SEI – Stockholm Environment Institute and the Monash Sustainable Development Institute, held in Stockholm. During the session on near-term opportunities for impact, partnerships, and collaboration, Professor Koundouri focused on the 2027 UN

On 11 December 2025, within the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) Council Meeting, the SDSN Global Climate Hub team organised the Energy Data and System Modelling Workshop. The workshop presented scientific evidence demonstrating how integrated, cross-sectoral modelling can strengthen climate decision-making and accelerate progress towards climate neutrality and resilience. Through presentations by

The Workshop on the Europe Sustainable Development Report 2026 (7th edition) was hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in collaboration with the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The workshop presented the preliminary findings of the Europe Sustainable Development Report 2026, the seventh edition of SDSN’s independent assessment of the European

On 2 December, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri delivered a lecture on “Sustainability: A Systems Approach” at Triennale Milano, as part of the KWords for the World lecture series, organised by Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) in collaboration with Hublab. In an in-depth interview on sustainability transformation and global climate policy, Prof. Koundouri emphasized that sustainability can

On 25 November 2025, the Horizon Europe BRIDGE Black Sea project marked 4.5 years of collaboration and innovation, with our team from ReSEES, Research Laboratory at AUEB, Athens University of Economics and Business, participating in the event. Represented by Professor Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB Principal Investigator) and Alice Guittard (ReSEES Researcher), our team joined 160

The Closing Plenary of SBCA 2025 brought the Athens conference to a thoughtful and forward-looking conclusion. Professor Dr. Phoebe Koundouri, Scientific Lead of SBCA 2025, opened the session with final reflections, thanking participants for their active engagement and emphasizing the central role of rigorous benefit–cost analysis in shaping effective, evidence-based public policy. Daniel Herrera, Vice

The final set of parallels focused on social and health programmes, non-monetary valuation and low-carbon mobility. Speakers presented work on climate adaptation and willingness to pay, elderly care and integrated social support, global meta-analyses of the value of statistical life, prioritisation by age and health, and benefit–cost analysis of electric vehicle charging, military emissions and

Midday sessions turned to policy-level applications of BCA, spanning intergenerational discounting, electric vehicle diffusion, and the capitalization of energy efficiency in housing markets. Further papers addressed urban recovery in Ukraine, innovative predictive approaches, multilateral development bank practice in water and sanitation, and the role of BCA in higher education and institutional development. Parallel Session on

Professor Anna Alberini (University of Maryland) delivered the second keynote address: “The Benefits and Costs of Energy Assistance and Special Energy Pricing Programs.” Drawing on extensive work in energy and environmental economics, she examined residential energy demand, targeted assistance schemes for vulnerable households, and the distributional and efficiency implications of special energy pricing programs, illustrating