{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66fec4e7a7d676ab06d068df/68a05a7eaabbc2ace3d81209?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Prof Alex Edmans: Does divestment from fossil fuels work?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66fec4e7a7d676ab06d068df/1755339262621-a2798476-f3c4-4c9f-b489-bf39022642f1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>Season four of Solving for Climate is sponsored by <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/xlinks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xlinks</a> <a href=\"http://xlinks.co\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">xlinks.co</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://solvingforclimate.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Podcast transcripts available on Substack</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/aedmans/?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Professor Alex Edmans,</a> Professor of Finance at London Business School</p><p><br></p><p>Co-hosts&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-ritchie-8646b899/?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Ritchie</a>, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-stewart-koba/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Stewart</a>, Co-founder Stealth AI startup</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to Hannah's Substack '<a href=\"https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/?utm_source=navbar&amp;utm_medium=web\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainability by numbers</a>'</p><p>Want to get in touch? Email <a href=\"mailto:solvingforclimate@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">solvingforclimate@gmail.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeleine-drury-012497235/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Madeleine Drury</a>, Series Producer</p>","author_name":"Rob Stewart"}