The climate crisis affects every corner of the world and presents unprecedented challenges. It also presents unprecedented opportunities for innovation and investment. Techonomy Climate surveyed the booming climate tech sector and highlighted companies making the most significant impact. This is where change happens.
The climate crisis affects every corner of the world and presents unprecedented challenges. It also presents unprecedented opportunities for innovation and investment. Techonomy Climate surveyed the booming climate tech sector and highlighted companies making the most significant impact. This is where change happens.
Bill McKibben is a renowned environmentalist and author who has been at the forefront of raising awareness about climate change. His main argument is that climate change is not just an environmental problem but a civilization crisis that requires a radical transformation of our economic and political systems. According to McKibben, the root cause of climate change is our dependence on fossil fuels and the economic system built around it. He argues that the current economic model is based on the assumption of unlimited growth and consumption, which is simply not sustainable on a planet with finite resources. McKibben also emphasizes the importance of acknowledging the urgency of the crisis and not falling into the trap of false solutions such as carbon offsetting or techno-fixes. He argues that the only way to avert the worst impacts of climate change is to radically transform our relationship with the natural world, and each other, and build a more just and equitable society in the process.
Bill McKibben is a renowned environmentalist and author who has been at the forefront of raising awareness about climate change. His main argument is that climate change is not just an environmental problem but a civilization crisis that requires a radical transformation of our economic and political systems. According to McKibben, the root cause of climate change is our dependence on fossil fuels and the economic system built around it. He argues that the current economic model is based on the assumption of unlimited growth and consumption, which is simply not sustainable on a planet with finite resources. McKibben also emphasizes the importance of acknowledging the urgency of the crisis and not falling into the trap of false solutions such as carbon offsetting or techno-fixes. He argues that the only way to avert the worst impacts of climate change is to radically transform our relationship with the natural world, and each other, and build a more just and equitable society in the process.
Global Managing Partner, Co-Head Global Sustainability Practice, Heidrick & Struggles
Legislative Director, Sustainable Energy and Environment, Friends Committee on National Legislation
Assistant Director for Biodiversity and Conservation Sciences, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Author, Educator, Activist, Founder, Third Act
Executive Director, Environmental Defense Fund
Founder and CEO, Idealab
Chief Sustainability Officer, Microsoft
Co-founder and Managing Partner, DCVC
Partner, DCVC
CTO & VP, IBM Sustainability Software
Chief Impact Officer & EVP Corporate Relations, Salesforce
Assistant Director for Biodiversity and Conservation Sciences, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
VP and Global Head of Sustainability, Wipro Limited
Global Managing Partner, Co-Head Global Sustainability Practice, Heidrick & Struggles
Chief Sustainability Officer, Mastercard
VP, Environmental, Social, Governance, VMware
Director of Emergency Services, City of Palo Alto
Co-Founder & Head of Operations, Arca
CRO, Myno Carbon
Managing Director, Stanford Center for Carbon Storage
Vice President, ESG & Impact, Autodesk
Senior Climate Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund
Executive Director, Planet Reimagined
Managing Director, General Catalyst
Legislative Director, Sustainable Energy and Environment, Friends Committee on National Legislation
Principal, Aligned Climate Capital
Co-Host, Bloomberg Technology
Co-Founder, Climate Tech VC
Head of C.Lab Americas, BNP Paribas
Director of Sustainable Business, Farmers Business Network
Founder + Executive Chairman, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM
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