Episode 012: Jean-François Mercure & Hector Pollitt

How do assumptions about money and finance change what climate-economy models tell us about decarbonization?In this episode of Podcast or Perish, I talk with Dr. Jean-François Mercure, Senior Lecturer in Global Systems at the University of Exeter, and Hector Pollitt, Head of Modelling at Cambridge Econometrics. We compare mainstream models used by environmental economists, explore how different assumptions about the financial sector and the nature of money yield starkly different predictions, and consider the political and ecological stakes when those models inform policy.***Full transcript, photos, and related resources:https://www.podcastorperish.ca/episodes/episode-012-mercure-and-pollitt***Podcast or Perish is about academic research and why it matters. Hosted by Prof. Cameron Graham.