Energy and the bubble economy

Date: 20 May 2014 5:00 pm — 7:00 pm
Speaker(s): Tiago Domingos, (IST, Portugal); Robert Ayers, (INSEAD, France); Chair: Tim Foxon, Reader in Sustainability and Innovation at the University of Leeds
Venue: Maurice Keyworth Lecture Theatre, Leeds University Business School

Synopsis:
Join Tiago Domingos, Assistant Professor at IST, University of Lisbon and Robert Ayers (from INSEAD in France) as they discuss linkages between energy and economic growth, and the implications for a sustainable economy. Tiago will present evidence for linkagesbetween energy and economic growth, and the implications for a sustainable economy. Tiago will present evidence for linkages by assessing “Can energy use and economic growth be de-coupled?”. Robert will then pick up the “energy baton” by discussing the implications of these linkages, drawing on his forthcoming book: “The Bubble Economy: Is There a Sustainable Way Forward?”

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