From Our Weekly Note and More
On Ford's Lightning, Uber, Lyft, Bikes and more
Comments from the Ford Motor Company, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
On Digital Currencies - the Road Ahead
Comments from leaders at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, European Central Bank, and People’s Bank of China.
BMW, Toyota, Volvo and Others on Hydrogen Fuel
Comments from business leaders on the benefits of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, relative to electric vehicles, and the need for building out refueling infrastructures.
On Bikes, E-Bikes and the Environment
As global leaders discussed electric vehicles, carbon capture, solar, hydrogen, and more to address climate change - bike/e-bikes initiatives are increasing in the US, France, China and globally.
Jeff Bezos on Customer Value, Climate Change, and Employees
Comments from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos from his last "Letter to Shareholders" as the firm’s CEO.
On Real Estate, Creditworthiness and the Environment
Comments from Redfin (a U.S. real estate broker) from their survey about “how Americans are thinking about climate change” and the Cambridge University study “Rising Temperatures, Falling Ratings: The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness
On the "Farm of the Future", Strawberries and a $50 Million Investment
Comments on Oishii Farm (a vertical farm based in Kearny, NJ) as it raised $50 million in a Series A funding.
On “The Future of Electric Power in the United States”
Recommendations to the U.S. Department of Energy, Congress and others - from a report compiled by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
On Smart Cities (Toyota, Singapore, Saudi Arabia)
On Toyota’s Woven City project, Saudi Arabia’s THE LINE, and Singapore’s Tengah project.
On 50 Billion Tons of Greenhouse Gas (annually)
Comments by the U.S government and others about the need to factor in the "social cost of carbon" in greenhouse gas planning.
On Electric Vehicle Charging, Royal Dutch Shell, BMW, Toyota & more
Comments from Royal Dutch Shell’s strategy day, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse. Toyota Research Institute CEO Gill Pratt and others
On Food, Farming & Innovation
Comments from the Wall Street Journal article "The Environmental Upside of Modern Farming” and The Harvard Gazette article "Only eat organic? You’re paying too much, and it’s not worth it"
The U.S. Defense Dept., General Motors, Blackrock & Syngenta - on the Environment
Comments by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III , General Motors CEO Mary Barr, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink and Syngenta Group CEO Erik Fyrwald
On Virus Variants and Vaccine Effectiveness
Comments from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel