Why climate solutions fail the poor – and how to fix it, with Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo
Climate Curious · Josie Colter
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The world’s poorest people are on the front lines of climate change – yet they’re often an afterthought in climate policy. Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo joins Climate Curious co-host Ben Hurst to unpack why climate resilience begins with those who have contributed least to climate change, and what a more effective approach looks like. Drawing on decades of research and her work at the The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Esther argues for climate resilience solutions rooted in evidence Recorded live at TED Countdown 2025.
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