Introduction

In this chapter, the hosts introduce the topic of climate finance and discuss the importance of researching how finance can help solve problems related to climate change. They mention their guest, Andrew Corioli-Joynous, who is the Dean of the Cornell S.E. Johnson College of Business and a Professor of Finance. Andrew shares his interest in the topic and how he noticed a lack of interest among financial economists in the field of climate finance. He also mentions his experience as the executive editor of the Review of Financial Studies.