Podcast Aug 27, 2020

Episode 20: Can COVID Change the Climate?

Eduardo Porter, Tess Vigeland, and Michael Greenstone
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COVID-19 has prompted a significant decline in carbon emissions, accompanied by extraordinary economic cost. Professor Michael Greenstone discusses what energy economists are learning from the pandemic and how the trade-offs may be misinterpreted.

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