To save the climate, we have to reimagine capitalism | Rebecca Henderson

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🗓️ 11 November 2020

⏱️ 9 minutes

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"Business is screwed if we don't fix climate change," says economist Rebecca Henderson. In this bold talk, she describes how unchecked capitalism destabilizes the environment and harms human health -- and makes the case for companies to step up and help fix the climate crisis they're causing. Hear what a reimagined capitalism, in which companies pay for the climate damage they cause, could look like.

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