The goal of the Center for Political Economy’s Political Economy of Climate Lab seminar series is to convene faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students from various disciplines across the university to engage in discussion of emerging concepts and issues within climate change that possess a distinct political economy focus. During the Spring 2025 semester, the seminar series will focus on fossil fuel communities and how these communities are affected by and can respond to energy transition.
What are the potential local labor market consequences of the energy transition, particularly for traditionally fossil-fuel dependent communities? What role do firms play in reallocating labor in response to changing relative demand for carbon-intensive/non-carbon-intensive products and services? R. Jisung Park (University of Pennsylvania) will address these questions through a brief talk, followed by a Q&A session, and dinner and discussion.
