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A government target of net zero by 2050...is it realistic and achievable? Is it the best way to address concerns over the environment? Joining Syed Kamall, IEA Academic and Research Director, is Professor Christian Bjørnskov. Christian is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics at Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark, and an affiliated researcher at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) in Stockholm. Christian has been a visiting professor at the University of Göttingen and the University of Heidelberg, and is associated with the Centre for Political Studies in Copenhagen. All of Christian's latest research and publications can be found on his website. http://www.christianbjoernskov.com/ This episode is part nine of the IEA's 'Zeroing In: Free market approaches to the 2050 target' series, looking at how free marketeers should approach the Government's target for net zero carbon emissions by 2050.