Next Seminar:

Patrick Bolton, Professor, Imperial College London

• Title: The CO2 Question: Technical Progress and the Climate Crisis

• Date: 16 September 2026, Wednesday

• Time: 15:30–16:30 (lecture + Q&A)

• Venue: Corvinus University of Budapest, 8 Fővám tér, Room E.218, and Teams

In this lecture, Professor Bolton will explore the deep tension between technological progress and the climate crisis through the lens of the "CO2 question" – a rare opportunity to engage directly with one of the field's most influential thinkers.

About the speaker

Patrick Bolton is the David Zalaznick Professor of Business at Columbia Business School and Professor of Finance at Imperial College London, with a career spanning Harvard, Princeton, and the London School of Economics. A past President of the American Finance Association and Fellow of the Econometric Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, his work has reshaped how economists think about contracts, corporate governance, and – increasingly – climate-related financial risk.

He is co-author of The Green Swan: Central Banking and Financial Stability in the Age of Climate Change (2020), a landmark work that introduced central banks worldwide to a new framework for thinking about the systemic financial risks of climate change, and more recently of Money Capital: New Monetary Principles for a More Prosperous Society (2024). He currently serves as senior advisor to the Lazard Climate Center.

We warmly encourage students, researchers, and colleagues with an interest in climate economics, finance, or public policy to join us – whether in the room or online.

We look forward to welcoming you on 16 September!

Best regards,

The Institute of Economics (CUB), The Institute of Finance (CUB), and the Doctoral School of Economics and Business Informatics (CUB)

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