The State of Climate Action and the Road Ahead
I led a conversation with Sec. John Kerry, John Doerr, Chairman of Kleiner Perkins, and Kerstin Jorna, Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs at the European Commission, with opening remarks from Ann Mettler, VP, Europe at Breakthrough Energy. We spoke at the Breakthrough Energy Summit, hosted by Bill Gates, in June about the state of climate action, reflecting on progress made, and the work that remains
It was a sobering conversation about where we are today. But an inspiring call to action for governments, businesses, and entrepreneurs on the work we have to do. The whole Summit brought together 1,500 innovators, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, financiers, and philanthropists all focused on climate action.
The highlight for me was walking through the exhibition halls, where 80 of BE’s 120 portfolio companies were sharing their technologies and talking to corporate leaders about how they could collaborate to go faster. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/edzDviYq
All this gives me genuine hope for the future, despite the current pace of progress and the fraught politics of the moment. The message to leading businesses is to understand that amazing climate tech is coming faster than most expect. They need to be thinking about how to partner and invest to meet their commitments and support their customers. When companies with global scale work with great innovators to solve humanity’s biggest challenge, we will surprise ourselves by how much we can achieve.
You can watch the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/eHnNNkHx