Green policies designed to tackle global warming have been accused by some of reinforcing existing inequalities, with underprivileged people bearing the cost of the green transition as a result. How can we equitably finance the fight against the climate crisis while taking urgent action?

With:

  • Brendan Curran, Senior Policy Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Emily Fry, Economist, Resolution Foundation
  • Jérémy Mast, Sustainable Development Counsellor, French Embassy to the UK

Chaired by Laela Pakpour Tabrizi, Director of Consumer Converged Finance, Virgin Media O2 – Franco-British Young Leader.

 

Recorded on 8 February 2024 at the Institut français, London

 

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