A research-focused podcast on the economics of climate change and air pollution. Episodes are released every two weeks on Tuesday at 6 am CET. Episodes will be either expert interviews or solo explorations of key issues. Hosted by Dr. Arvid Viaene, a climate economist with a PhD from the University of Chicago. He has done research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and mortality. His research on climate-related mortality has been published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, and he has advised the European Commission on the impacts of climate policy on firm competitiveness.
#38 Can Farmers Adapt to Climate Change? Why the World's Breadbaskets Are at Risk - With Dr. Andrew Hultgren
How much can farmers adapt to climate change? In this episode, I speak with professor Andy Hultgren about his Science paper on the impacts of climate change on global agriculture, with a particular focus on adaptation. The paper uses a massive global dataset to estimate how farmers actually respond to climate, rather than assuming they adapt optimally. The results are both encouraging and worrying: adaptation reduces damages by about a third, but substantial losses remain. One of the most sur...
6 Oct 2026
#37 Inside the Negotiations Shaping Europe’s Carbon Market with Rebecca Gualandi
What is actually happening in Brussels right now on the EU ETS and CBAM? In this episode, I speak with climate reporter Rebecca Gualandi about the live political process behind some of Europe’s most important climate policies. We discuss the current revision of the EU Emissions Trading System, the expansion of CBAM, and the different political and economic pressures shaping both files. Rebecca explains: how the European Parliament and Council develop their positionsthe role of free allowances...
22 Sept 2026
#36 What Prevents The Adoption of Solar Energy? Dr. Nicholas Ryan on the Hold-up Problem
Solar power has become dramatically cheaper. So why is renewable energy still expanding much more slowly in some countries than in others? In this episode, I speak with Nicholas Ryan about his paper Holding Up Green Energy: Counterparty Risk in the Indian Solar Power Market. The paper studies a simple but important problem: investors may be reluctant to build solar projects if they are not confident that the buyer of the electricity will actually pay them. Using detailed auction data from Ind...
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