One way of getting companies to do something about climate change is through tax incentives. But what makes one company take advantage of tax breaks for green technology, while another company does nothing? This is a question Giri Kanagaretnam can answer. Giri holds the Ron Binns Chair in Financial Reporting, Banking and Governance, at the Schulich School of Business.

Olaf Weber, the CIBC Chair in Sustainable Finance at the Schulich School of Business, has some new research on the link between climate risk and credit risk. Climate change has made the future risky for all of us, and these risks have financial consequences. Prof. Weber explains how this affects banks, oil companies, and investors.

Prof. Dayna Scott, of York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, holds a Canada Research Chair in Environmental Law & Justice. Her work examines the problematic jurisdictional reality that shapes the transition to a green economy, as Canadian mining companies seek to develop resources on land belonging to the First Nations.