Climate Change and the Real Economy

Date

Sept. 16, 2026

Time

2:30–3:30 p.m. ET

Participants

Viral Acharya, Noah Kaufman, Peter Wilcoxen, and Kevin Stiroh

Event Series

Webinar

Event Description

Launched in September 2025, the Climate-Related Financial and Macroeconomic Risk Initiative (CFMRI) brings together leading academic researchers, private market experts, and policymakers to build capacity to understand and address the economic and financial impacts of climate policies.

Join Resources for the Future (RFF) on Wednesday, September 16 for a webinar outlining the local, sectoral, national, and international economic impacts of climate change. Panelists will discuss implications for federal, state, and local policies, as well as emerging policy needs. This webinar is the second in a three-part webinar series, “The Economic and Financial Impact of Climate Change.”

Speakers

Viral Acharya, CV Starr Professor of Economics, New York University
Noah Kaufman, Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy
Peter Wilcoxen, Professor and Director, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration, Syracuse University
Kevin Stiroh, RFF Senior Fellow, Director of CFMRI (Moderator)

Participants

Viral Acharya

CV Starr Professor of Economics

Noah Kaufman

Senior Research Scholar

Peter Wilcoxen

Professor and Director

Kevin Stiroh

Senior Fellow

Kevin Stiroh is a senior fellow at RFF.

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