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Hopes and dreams partially shattered Over the last 2 weeks, our investment team has shared their views on what was at stake, what we thought was achievable, and what we hoped would be achieved. Surely, our readers must have felt growing frustration with the Glasgow show where self-appointed saviours of the world and their useless […]

By Marie Allen, Clim8 Investment Team It’s been a busy week in Glasgow, where I was in the Green Zone. This zone was a side event hosted by the UNFCCC, across the river from the Blue Zone where the negotiations were happening. The idea behind it was a place “where the public, civil society, Indigenous […]

Transport has seen huge technological advances in the fight against climate change. From chic Teslas to heavy duty electric buses, electric vehicles have become widely available and it is clear that the transition away from combustion engines is well underway. But is it moving fast enough? Transport is responsible for one quarter of global CO2 […]

It’s disappointing that men have been over-represented at COP26, especially since climate change disproportionately affects women, mainly in southern parts of the globe. With so many female leaders spearheading influential movements that address the real experience of climate change, it’s clear that progress on gender equality and climate must go hand in hand. Across developed […]

Climate-related events are growing more frequent and costly to the global economy. As well as finding ‘mitigation’ solutions that combat climate change, we also need to invest in technologies for ‘adaptation’ – or dealing with the consequences. And their evolution needs to be much faster than this Darwinian description would suggest. Let’s start with the evidence […]

Elon Musk is keen to have space explorers reaching the surface of Mars by 2026. Starship and Starbase are under construction and the man is on a mission. But is this whole idea only about scientific and technological prowess? Or is it a hedging strategy, since every year (barring 2020 and COVID-lockdowns) Earth Overshoot Day […]