Innovation
Do consumers reward companies for their climate leadership?
Consumers want to buy from climate leaders, but it's a slippery slope. Read More
This Israeli startup mimics mangroves, coral and oysters to create protective seawalls
The 2020 Ray of Hope winner, ECOncrete, helps concrete structures become stronger, have a longer service life and better cope with extreme weather events and rising seas. Read More
Why startups need to pivot toward ESG to weather economic uncertainty
Social media-driven transparency and accountability forces shareholders and executives, alike, to move toward a more progressive and environmentally responsible approach to business. Read More
Israel’s 'smart commuting' shows what public transport could be like after COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to innovate around safer, more efficient transport models, which offer promise beyond the crisis. Read More
Are we on the cusp of the 'Age of Freedom'?
A new report from prescient futurists Tony Seba and James Arbib posits that we are on the cusp of the third age of humankind, one defined by a shaft from models of centralized extraction to ones of localized creation. Read More
What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'
An edited transcript of our virtual interview for the SEMICON West semiconductor industry gathering. Read More
This startup’s plant-based plastics promise circularity. Can it deliver?
Some intelligent summary here. Read More
State of the planet a worrying concern for future generations
Even amid the pandemic, anxiety about climate change is growing among the young. Read More
Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan
History has shown us that government funding of visionary projects can have enormous positive outcomes. Read More
It takes a village to succeed in climate tech
Scientific breakthroughs are only part of the challenge. These solutions require funding through multiple stages of development before they can be used at scale, facing many financial and operational risks along the way. Read More
