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.

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Professor Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business School

Co-hosts 

Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie 

Rob Stewart, Co-founder Stealth AI startup

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Madeleine Drury, Series Producer

Transcriptions available for season 3: 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, Koba

Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'

Want to get in touch? Email solvingforclimate@gmail.com

Maddie Drury, Series Producer

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