The speaker highlights the significance of having both efficiency and resilience in sustainability. Additionally, the speaker talks about the advancements in technology and the unexpected methane satellite launched by EDF.
Kleiner Perkins invested a billion dollars in a hundred clean tech companies starting in 2006, although most of them failed. They stress the importance of entrepreneurs being intellectually honest about the risks in their venture.
There are tremendous opportunities for capitalists to bring new solutions to consumers and change the system without the customers even knowing to make things more efficient. Targeting areas related to climate change could greatly contribute towards fixing the problem, such as addressing the 60% energy loss that currently occurs in the world.
The energy it takes to produce oil is a lot less than the energy it takes to consume oil. The priority should be to rapidly eliminate fossil fuel use and CO2 emissions and replace them with green energy to eliminate emissions by 2050.
Discussing the impact of conspiracy theories on reform efforts, the speaker notes that while such theories might not be based on concrete evidence, they can still provide the energy needed to bring about improved transparency and efficiency.
The reporter reflects on their career reporting on climate change and realizes the neglect in addressing the vulnerability to climate hazards that are being created by building developments.