Sustainability, Energy Transition, ESG | Weekly Thematic

C-MACC Weekly “CRETER” (Climate etc.)

Let’s Get Together: Aligning Climate and Business Economics

• “The math doesn’t work” is a regular retort when discussing many things related to ESG, energy transition, and climate – everything costs more.  Governments and associated regulators should focus on mechanisms that create alignment.
• This would have a greater impact on behavior and on iterating towards an acceptable finish line than guessing what a 2050/2060 solution might look like.  In Bill Gates’ book, he states that we know the challenges, but not all the solutions yet. 
• If it becomes both economically and socially bad to emit greenhouse gas and to create plastic waste – environmental and economic goals are aligned.  Nothing will be achieved without some economic alignment and possible economic sacrifice.

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