Change is not a choice. Change or humanity will suffer.
Humans are in trouble. Not down the road, we’re in trouble now. But there is hope.
The Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, an international group of asset managers launched last year, now has 128 signatories and $43 trillion in assets under management that are aligned with a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
As reported in Fast Company, since 2015, the amount of money flowing to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds has grown tenfold. Venture capital and private equity deal flow related to sustainability have doubled.
Investment in renewable energy is on pace to surpass upstream oil and gas investment this year. The percentage of the market cap coming from the green economy has tripled.
There are 7 million electric vehicles on roads and in Europe, renewables produced more energy than fossil fuels.
If we see the world as one place for all humanity, and we all participate, my kids’ kids will be able to dive on a coral reef or go to a rainforest. Let's keep real change happening.