You might remember that in 2009, the developed states of the United Nations made the commitment to raise $100 billion a year until 2020 to help the poorest countries combat climate change.
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It’s easy to get discouraged. Whenever we flip through the news we witness manifestations of inequity and injustice, climate change and economic struggle. The national or global scale of the forces driving these issues are daunting, and at times we feel helpless to alter that course of action.
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July brings summer into full swing, with beach days, cookouts and ball games abound. We reserve the 4th to celebrate our independence as a nation, but it is far from the only form of independence we can rally around.
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The city of Somerville is home to a myriad of descendants of early settler and immigrant families spanning the globe from Haiti and Brazil to the Mediterranean.
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Climate change is here, happening all around us, in little ways and big ways. We can’t stop it, although I and many others believe that we can slow it down and shift our economy, our built environment and our people to be more resilient and responsive to the impacts of climate change.
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At the US SIF conference in DC earlier this month, I picked up a copy of The Resilient Investor, by Hal Brill, Michael Kramer and Christopher Peck. The book revolves around two central concepts – resiliency and a broader view of what it means to “invest.”
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Whenever discussing the advantages of solar energy, resiliency must be a part of the conversation. With climate change causing an increase in both the frequency and intensity of devastating weather events around the world, decentralized solar appears to be an absolute necessity.
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When you visit Greentown Labs, you are immediately struck by the talented community of entrepreneurs developing advanced clean technologies in the global fight against climate change.
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