Prof Alex Edmans: Does divestment from fossil fuels work?

02/09/2025 38 min Temporada 4 Episodio 1
Prof Alex Edmans: Does divestment from fossil fuels work?

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Finance expert Professor Alex Edmans is sceptical that divesting from fossil fuels will make an impact and reduce carbon emissions. With his experience on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Responsible Investing, he chats to Hannah and Rob about how a carbon tax is a no brainer climate solution instead.Season four of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.coPodcast transcripts available on SubstackProfessor Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business SchoolCo-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder Stealth AI startupSubscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'Want to get in touch? Email [email protected] Drury, Series ProducerTranscriptions available: https://solvingforclimate.substack.com/Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, KobaSubscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'Want to get in touch? Email [email protected] Drury, Series Producer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.