Public event

#5 Fireside chat: Protecting vulnerable households in the energy crisis

Skyrocketing energy prices affect households across Europe dramatically and spread social unrest in Spain and elsewhere. More is to come: the strongest impact will be through natural gas prices, and wholesale price movements are often transmitted to retail tariffs only with a few months delay. Last week, the German government has decided on a compensation package involving a 300 Euro cash payment and a subsidy of gasoline. How can and how should we help households weather the energy crisis?

Speakers:

  • Prof. Lion Hirth, Assistant Professor of Governance of Digitalisation and Energy Policy, Hertie School,
  • Prof. Matthias Kalkuhl, Head of working group Economic Growth and Human Development, MCC & Professor on Climate Change, Development and Economic Growth at the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, University of Potsdam.

The event will take place online via Teams, on 5 April 2022, at 12.00 PM CET.

Please register online by 4 April 2022 at the latest.