Are prizes the best solution for climate change?
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We know many of the obstacles in the way of a creating a cleaner planet - making cement green, decarbonising electricity or creating affordable clean transport. But how do we get the experts the funding they need to bring these solutions to the world?
Many people see innovation prizes as the answer - from Prince William\\u2019s \\u2018Earthshot\\u2019 to Elon Musk\\u2019s \\u2018X-Prize\\u2019 there are hundreds of millions of dollars up for grabs. Is this the best way to find solutions to the climate crisis? Who really wins from these prizes, companies or the climate?
Joining presenters Neal Razzell and Graihagh Jackson are \\u2013
Marcius Extavour, Chief Scientist and Vice President for Energy and Climate at the XPrize foundation
Robert Burrell, Professor of Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law
Zorina Khan, Professor of Economics at Bowdoin College and Author of Inventing Ideas
Vidyut Mohan, Co-Founder of Takachar
Plus an interview with Hannah Ritchie from Our World In Data, on plans put forward by the New Zealand Government to tax cow burps.
Email us: theclimatequestion@bbc.com
\\nProducer: Jo Casserly \\nReporter: Partha Prasad \\nResearcher: Natasha Fernandes \\nSeries Producer: Jordan Dunbar \\nEditor: Richard Fenton-Smith \\nProduction coordinators: Siobhan Reed and Helena Warwick-Cross
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