Ted Loch-Temzelides
Research project
Energy Transitions
Project summary
As the energy landscape continues to change through growth and innovation, what is the optimal energy transition to a sustainable, low carbon economy? How can economists assist the design of self-enforcing international climate agreements? Moving closer to home, the energy landscape is changing in the Mediterranean region. From the substantial off-shore gas and oil fields recently discovered in the eastern Mediterranean to the DESERTEC project that could bring cheap and clean solar energy from North African deserts to Europe, new developments will provide us with new challenges, including some related to the complex geopolitics in the region. An interdisciplinary approach is necessary to investigate most of these questions, as the answers require insights and methodologies from several fields. I am planning to pursue interdisciplinary research that integrates economic, climate science, and social considerations in order to assess the economic and environmental impact of policy and of technological developments.
