The Father of Carbon Trading: Richard Sandor on Market-Based Climate Solutions

How did a single financial innovation help end acid rain and create the blueprint for modern climate finance? In this episode of Radical Truth, host Robert Rubinstein sits down with the "Father of Carbon Trading," Dr. Richard L. Sandor. Dr. Sandor, Chairman and CEO of Environmental Financial Products, reveals the "Radical Truth" behind five decades of market creation. From inventing interest rate futures to founding the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), he discusses how well-regulated emissions trading systems can drive massive carbon reduction while creating entirely new asset classes for sustainable investing. We also discuss his groundbreaking new book, "Carbon Hunters: Reflections and Forecasts of Climate Markets in the 21st Century," and why climate capitalism is the key to a net-zero future. Key Insights from a "Hero of the Environment": 08:15 – The Invention of Financial Futures: Lessons for today's climate markets. 19:30 – Cap-and-Trade Success: How the SO2 program proved market-based solutions work. 32:10 – Carbon Hunters: A look into the future of global environmental policy. 45:45 – Creating Capital Infrastructure: Why carbon pricing exceeds costs by 30 to 1. Resources & Links: Join the TBLI network at TBLI Group.http://www.tblugroup.com Get the new book: "Carbon Hunters" (World Scientific, 2025). #CarbonTrading #ClimateFinance #RichardSandor #ESG #ImpactInvesting #CarbonHunters #NetZero #RadicalTruthPodcast #TBLI