Economics vs Engineering Degree for IB/Consulting

Out of curiosity, I was wondering what the pros/cons were for majoring in one vs the other for a career in IB/Consulting. I'm a student at an Ivy (Cornell) that's also doing a sport so I'm concerned about the workload if I was to do an engineering major. I'm mostly interested in renewable energy and ending up in energy finance solutions or smth like that so I can see myself minoring in that while doing econ/AEM instead of majoring in something like environmental engineering - which is what I was admitted for. I've been told that doing Econ and taking the extra time to network >>> the technical experience I wanted to gain through the Engineering degree. Any insights?

Thank you!

 

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