Hallway Talks with Climate Economist Gernot Wagner

Bloomberg columnist, author, and NYU professor Gernot Wagner describes how climate change is not only an opportunity for action, but also for-profit. He examines the social cost of carbon, the role of big fossil fuel companies, and key differences in the climate policies presented by US presidential candidates Joe Biden and president Donald Trump.  

Finally, Professor Wagner provides a solution to a zero-carbon future through global policy action, innovative investment, and accountability.  

Transcript:

[0:00] Welcome from Rhea Almeida and Luisa Portugal,

[2:09] Professor Wagner begins his discussion on climate change.

Guest Speaker:

Gernot Wagner is a climate economist. His research, writing, and teaching focus on climate risks and climate policy. He teaches climate economics and policy at NYU, where he is a clinical associate professor at the Department of Environmental Studies and associated clinical professor at the NYU Wagner School of Public Service. Gernot writes the Risky Climate column for Bloomberg Green and has written two books.Prior to joining NYU, Gernot was the founding executive director of Harvard’s Solar Geoengineering Research Program (2016 – 2019). He has taught at Columbia, Harvard, and NYU, and has been a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.