"Business as Usual"
Simply continuing business as usual could cost USD 10 trillion by 2050, according to the WWF's Living Planet Report. A dangerous scenario if large corporations don't act now. Not easy, but necessary.
Climate ChangeĀ š Ā : Simply continuingĀ "business as usual" could cost USD 10 trillion by 2050, according to the WWF's Living Planet Report.
The growth-at-all cost capitalist mentality has led to businesses viewing nature as a limitlessĀ resource to be strip-mined.Ā The rate at which we are losing biodiversity is "unprecedented" and largely man-made,Ā much like the novel Coronavirus.Ā
With a new generation of investors and a more conscious worldview, financiers are willing to bet big on businesses fighting the Climate Crisis ā»ļø.
A look at a few companies leading the battle this 2020 :
š”TeslaĀ -> Elon crushing the game with Electric Vehicles; evident by theĀ +400% stock jumpĀ this year
š”Beyond MeatĀ -> Vegan Protein delivering the "meaty experience without compromise",Ā generates 90% less greenhouse gas emissions. Also, one of the fastest growing companies in the US.
ļøš”Ā Sono Motors GmBhĀ -> A German startup mass-producing Solar Cars, sun-powered roofs and sides
š”HyperloopĀ -> Elon strikes again with his vacuum-sealed pod transit system. Reduces direct emissions while delivering an airline-like experience
š”Zeleros HyperloopĀ -> The Hyperloop of Europe, based in Valencia, SpainĀ
š”NorthvoltĀ -> Swedish startup, manufacturer of Sustainable Lithium-ion Batteries for electric cars. Enabling the Future of Renewable Energy