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Investing in the Era of Climate Change

October 14, 2024
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
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South Mediterranean University, Campus Lac2, Tunis

We are excited to announce that Columbia Global Center Tunis, in collaboration with South Mediterranean University, will be hosting Professor Bruce Usher, author of the book Investing in the Era of Climate Change (CUP, 2024).

The event will take place on October 14th at 5:30 PM at SMU Campus Lac2. Register here.

Abstract

Scientists have discovered the causes of global warming and have made clear what must be done if humanity is to avoid a catastrophe. Engineers have invented climate solutions. Entrepreneurs and business leaders have created commercial applications. Politicians are reacting to changing social norms by providing more government support. Momentum is building for a rapid implementation of climate solutions at scale. The transition to a global low-carbon future has begun, providing investors in the era of climate change with the opportunity and challenge of a lifetime. Investors financed the extraordinarily successful Industrial and Agricultural Revolutions of the past, now investors have an even more important role: financing the world’s future.

About the speaker: 

Bruce Usher is a Professor of Practice at Columbia Business School, where he lectures on climate change, business, and finance, and is the recipient of multiple teaching awards. Professor Usher is also co-Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change, and on the faculty of the
Columbia Climate School. In 2016, Professor Usher established the Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students, providing an opportunity for refugees to complete their higher education (now managed by the Columbia Global Centers).
Professor Usher’s latest book, Investing in the Era of Climate Change (Columbia University Press), was published fall 2024 and selected as a top-10 business book by Publishers Weekly. Professor Usher is an active investor and advisor to entrepreneurial ventures focused on climate change, and Chairs the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures.

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