Solar Panels Over Highways Could Significantly Cut Emissions and Boost Road Safety
August 12th, 2024
Via Energy Daily, a report on how solar panels over highways could significantly cut emissions and boost road safety Covering highways worldwide with solar panel roofs could greatly reduce carbon emissions and improve road safety, according to new research. This study, which assessed the costs and benefits of installing solar roofs over global highways, suggests […]
Read more »How The 2024 Paris Olympics Handled The Heat — And Didn’t
August 12th, 2024
Via Grist, a look at how the summer games can’t compete with rising temperatures. Here’s what that means for the future of the Olympics: Curled up on a small, white rectangle of fabric on the grass by a park bench in Paris, Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon inadvertently took the internet by storm simply by sleeping outside. The […]
Read more »The Promise Of Paint-On Solar Cells
August 12th, 2024
Via Clean Technica, an article on the promise of paint-on solar cells: Fossil energy stakeholders have been ginning up opposition to large-scale solar farms, but they should have been watching their backs. The latest development in photovoltaic technology involves low-cost perovskite solar cells created in the form of a solution which can be applied to […]
Read more »These Cities Will Be Too Hot For the Olympics By 2050
August 12th, 2024
Via CNN, an article on cities that will be too hot for the Olympics by 2050: The Paris Olympics opened with rain on its parade, then blistering heat and, finally, a week of pleasant sunshine. As it comes to a close on Sunday, temperatures are expected to again soar up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, or […]
Read more »Revolutionary AI Heat Pump Water Heater Aims to Enhance Home Efficiency and Reduce Carbon Emissions
August 12th, 2024
Via One Green Planet, a look at a revolutionary AI heat pump water heater that aims to enhance efficiency and reduce carbon emissions: In a bid to modernize home heating solutions and reduce carbon footprints, Cala Systems has introduced a cutting-edge heat pump water heater powered by artificial intelligence. This innovative device not only promises to prevent […]
Read more »Let’s Involve Cities To Help Avert The Climate Crisis
August 9th, 2024
Via The National, commentary on the need to involve cities to help avert the climate crisis For billions of people across the world, cities are synonymous with opportunities – employment, education, healthcare and so on. More than half the global population lives in cities. That figure will rise to more than two thirds by 2050. […]
Read more »'Black Swans' are highly improbable events that come as a surprise, have major disruptive effects, and that are often rationalized after the fact as if they had been predictable to begin with. In our rapidly warming world, such events are occurring ever more frequently and include wildfires, floods, extreme heat, and drought.
'Green Shoots' is a term used to describe signs of economic recovery or positive data during a downturn. It references a period of growth and recovery, when plants start to show signs of health and life, and, therefore, has been employed as a metaphor for a recovering economy.
It is my hope that Black Swans / Green Shoots will help readers understand both climate-activated risk and opportunity so that you may invest in, advise, or lead organizations in the context of increasing pressures of global urbanization, resource scarcity, and perils relating to climate change. I believe that the tools of business and finance can help individuals, businesses, and global society make informed choices about who and what to protect, and I hope that this blog provides some insight into the policy and private sector tools used to assess investments in resilient reinforcement, response, or recovery.