The only way to decarbonize in time is through massive disruptive innovation across major industry sectors, including transportation, energy, buildings, industrials and agriculture
At the current rate, we will reach the internationally recognized warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius in just 20 years
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November was a big month for climate, with excitement around renewed talks at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow and Biden’s signing of the U.S. infrastructure bill. Thankfully, it seems that the U.S. is moving beyond climate denial and is finally acting. Yet recent commitments made by governments may not be enough to avoid the inevitable disruption that will be experienced around the world due to global warming. Is it too little too late?
[This article has been reproduced with permission from University Of Virginia's Darden School Of Business. This piece originally appeared on Darden Ideas to Action.]