Leading up to COP27, Columbia University professor Bruce Usher talks about how the world has gotten to the climate crisis and why progress to address it has stalled. But the energy transition provides many opportunities, and there is reason to be hopeful. Usher talks about teaching in the intersection of climate and finance and the disproportionate impact that wealthier nations have in global warming.
Also, InvestmentNews’ Jeff Benjamin talks with Emile about the ESG potential of direct indexing and expanding proxy voting to fund shareholders.