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Return of Transition Risk?
Until recently transition risk — the possibility that your investments would suffer as the world transitioned away from fossil fuels — was pretty much dead to the investing world.
AI and Sustainability are on a Collision Course
There is a new approach to building things that’s tearing through the economy.
A Book for Every Child
Want to have some fun and do some good? Please join me for a fundraiser on 10/12/23 for Reach Out and Read of Greater New York.
SFDR: The Anti-Greenwashing Acronym You Need to Know
Note: My Novata colleague Kyle Flick collaborated with me on this article, which was first published by MCJ Climate Voices. I thought it was worth re-publishing here because, well, it’s been a while.
Novata: ESG for Private Markets
A few months ago, a former colleague reached out to see if I had any interest in helping to launch a new start-up.
Net-Zero Commitments Should Come With Cash
Climate change isn't just a problem for future generations; it's a problem for us. Yes, let's decarbonize. But let's also throw some cash at direct air capture.
Why Is It So Hard to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Supply Chains?
Six Challenges for Companies — and Six Opportunities for Entrepreneurs — to Tackle
Climate Gets a Demo Day, But Needs a Warp Speed Sequel
Earlier today, Stripe held an event — Stripe Climate Demo Day — to showcase young companies that are working on the very hard problem of how to cost-effectively remove CO2 from the atmosphere. At the bottom of this post, I’m including a quick summary of the start-ups that pitched today. But, first, a few observations:
What's the Point of Crypto?
Earlier this week, pre-crypto-crash, I had a fun conversation about ideas at the intersection of climate and crypto. But there was a telling refrain: “Interesting business, but does it need to be built on a blockchain?” And, honestly, nearly all of the opportunities we were discussing