Quinn Curtis, Mitu Gulati, and Mark Weidemaier on Empty Green Promises
S2Ep11
On this episode of Free Range, Mike Livermore is joined by UVA Law professors Quinn Curtis and Mitu Gulati, as well as UNC-Chapel Hill Law professor Mark Weidemaier. Gulati and Weidemaier are the hosts of the Clauses and Controversies podcast and all three are experts in the regulation of financial markets. ESG markets and their new paper, Green Bonds and Empty Promises are the topics of today’s conversation.
Episode is an appropriate teaching tool for but not limited to the following topics & courses: environmental economics, environmental ethics, environmental finance, environmental policy
Discussion Questions
What are the benefits and drawbacks of the lack of legal enforceability in green bonds?
Are green bonds doing more harm than good in the market’s current state? Why or why not?
Additional Readings
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20430795.2020.1724864