Chair Energy and Prosperity

What Chair Energy and Prosperity does

Chair Energy and Prosperity (Chaire Energie et Prospérité) is a French nonprofit academic research chair created in 2015 to inform the decisions of public and private actors on the energy transition. It is hosted by the Fondation du Risque (Risk Foundation) and physically located at the Institut Louis Bachelier, 28 place de la bourse, Paris. Its research is organised around four axes — sectoral policies; macro-economic and societal challenges; financial regulation and innovative financing; and access to energy — and its outputs are delivered through working papers, journal articles, books, policy briefs, doctoral theses, and seminar cycles such as the 2025 'Financer les investissements stratégiques' series co-organised with Institut Veblen.

The Chair does not sell products or operate a proprietary technology platform; its core 'products' are research publications (138+ items including 86 working papers and 12 books/reports), events and seminars, doctoral training, and policy advisory work. Revenue is institutional: founding backing comes from ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) and Caisse des Dépôts, with additional corporate sponsorship from Engie and Groupe Renault, and emerging co-organisational partnerships with SDSN France, SDSN Benin, and Institut Veblen. Core paid staff is approximately 5, but the operational capacity is provided by a network of 60+ associated researchers, expert associates, doctoral students, and postdoctoral researchers led by Scientific Director Jézabel Couppey-Soubeyran.

Its served audiences are French and European public-sector decision-makers and private-sector actors in energy, finance, transport, and construction, who use the Chair's analysis to evaluate macro-economic impacts (growth, employment, debt), sectoral decarbonisation pathways, financing mechanisms for green investment, and energy-access challenges in low-income economies. Distribution is non-commercial: outputs are disseminated free of charge through the bilingual website, academic repositories (HAL, SSRN, DOI links), and event participation, with no pricing model, no app or API surface, and no disclosed revenue or headcount growth beyond a small core team.

Name

Chair Energy and Prosperity

Legal name

Chaire Energie et Prospérité

Website

https://chair-energy-prosperity.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chair Energy and Prosperity is a 2015-founded French nonprofit research chair hosted by the Fondation du Risque in Paris, producing academic publications, theses, and seminars on energy-transition economics and sustainable finance for public and private decision-makers, funded by ADEME, Caisse des Dépôts, Engie, and Groupe Renault.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: The Chair is funded through institutional partnerships with government agencies and corporate sponsors. Key supporters mentioned include ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) and Caisse des Dépôts, as well as corporate partners such as Engie and Groupe Renault.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

Chair Energy and Prosperity is an academic research chair that produces multi-disciplinary research on the economic and sectoral impacts of energy transition. It generates working papers, journal articles, books, policy briefs, doctoral theses, and organizes seminars and events on topics including sustainable finance, climate policy, sectoral decarbonization, and energy access for public and private decision-makers.

Product overview

Chair Energy and Prosperity is a research chair (academic research organization) focused on informing public and private sector decisions in managing the energy transition. Created in 2015 and hosted by the Risk Foundation in Paris, the chair produces research publications (working papers, journal articles, policy papers), doctoral theses, books and reports, and organizes events and seminars. The research is organized into four main axes: sectoral policies, macroeconomic and societal challenges, financial regulations and innovative financing, and energy access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research Publications (Working Papers, Journal Articles, Policy Papers) Academic publications including working papers, journal articles, and policy papers focused on energy transition economics, climate policy, and sustainable finance. Distributed free of charge to public and private sector decision-makers via the website and academic repositories.
• Doctoral & Master Theses Doctoral and master's theses produced by researchers affiliated with the chair, covering topics in energy economics, climate finance, and ecological transition. Made available via the publications page.
• Books & Official Reports Books and official reports published by the chair and its researchers on ecological economics, sustainable finance, and energy transition policy, including titles such as 'Ecological Economics and Finance' via Springer.
• Events & Seminars Organized seminars, conferences, and policy discussions on financing strategic investments, sustainable development, and energy transition topics, including the 'Financer les investissements stratégiques' cycle with Institut Veblen.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 138 academic publications and 86 working papers produced since 2015
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• SDSN France (Sustainable Development Solutions Network France)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026SDSN France, part of the UN SDSN network, partners with the Chair on the Senior Policy 2026 on 'Innovations financières et développement durable' (Financial Innovations and Sustainable Development), including a call for papers and potential publication in academic journals.
• SDSN BeninmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026SDSN Benin, in partnership with SDSN France and the Chair, organizes the 2026 Senior Policy on sustainable development financing. The Chair is a co-organizer of this event.
• Institut VeblenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Chair co-organizes the seminar cycle 'Financer les investissements stratégiques' (Financing Strategic Investments) with Institut Veblen, as part of the 'New European Bauhaus' project. This is an ongoing collaborative research and event partnership.
• Institut Louis BacheliercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chair is hosted by the Institut Louis Bachelier, which provides institutional infrastructure and an academic network. The address 28 place de la bourse is the Institut Louis Bachelier's Paris location.
• Fondation du Risque (Risk Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chair is housed within the Fondation du Risque (Risk Foundation), which serves as its institutional host and provides organizational framework and support.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TSE Energy and Climate Chair (Toulouse School of Economics): Academic research chair at Toulouse School of Economics focused on energy and climate economics. Closely comparable academic chair structure with similar research topics and policy orientation.
• IDDRI (Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations): French sustainability think tank focused on policy research for the transition to sustainability. Directly comparable on energy transition governance, climate policy, and sustainable finance research.
• I4CE (Institute for Climate Economics): French non-profit think tank focused on climate economics research, founded by Caisse des Dépôts and AFD. Directly comparable as a French research institution producing analysis on climate finance, energy transition economics, and policy.
• The Shift Project: French think tank advocating a post-carbon economy. Strong overlap on energy transition macro-economics research, with a similar seminar-driven model and policy-engagement focus.
• RFF (Resources for the Future): US-based independent research institution focused on environmental, energy, and natural resource economics. Comparable as an academic-style research organization producing rigorous economic analysis for energy and climate policy.
• Novethic: French sustainable finance research and media center. Comparable as a French non-profit producing research and analysis on sustainable finance, ESG, and energy transition financing — directly overlapping with the Chair's financial regulation axis.

Broad incumbents

• Climate Policy Initiative: Global climate finance research organization producing analysis on green investment flows and climate policy. Comparable on the climate finance and energy transition financing research axis, but operates globally at a much larger scale.

Regional players

• Wuppertal Institut: German research institute for sustainability research with a similar focus on energy transition, climate policy, and sustainable economic structures. Comparable publication output structure, but Germany-focused.
• CE Delft: Dutch research organization specializing in environmental economics and policy analysis. Comparable on economic modeling for energy and climate policy, but operates primarily in the Netherlands.
• Agora Energiewende: German think tank focused on energy transition research and policy advice. Comparable mission and output (working papers, policy briefs, seminars) but primarily serves Germany rather than France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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