Fleet electrification leader and UPS senior project manager, Scott Phillippi, knows that the opportunities for electrification are endless.The space is ready, he says: “We’re on the cusp of getting there to where there are solutions, that are affordable and that make sense, and that can tie into good business reasons.” The technology is being developed quickly, and quick deployment is key for UPS. Phillippi is confident that others will follow.”We’re maybe on more of a plateau than a tipping point, but we need to push over that,” he said.
Today, water scarcity is so prevalent that many of our desired economic, social, and environmental goals are out of reach. If we continue to treat water as a disposable, consumable resource, a global crisis is imminent. But if we seize the circular economy opportunity – and leverage technology that already exists to drive better water management and stewardship – we can not only protect our single most important shared resource, we can ensure that businesses can grow to meet the increasing demands of the world for years to come.
And that could free up agricultural land for other uses.
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After years of difficult times, it’s a great time to be an energy entrepreneur, says a group of energy tech leaders at Stanford’s energy event last week.
Long vehicle design cycles and mandates beyond the U.S. border will continue to fuel progress.
An idea for bringing multicapitalism to the masses.
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The digital transformation is the idea that strategic business (and some political) decisions will be made using technologies, data and automated processes. The implications of this transformation aren’t as easy to describe, but one of the major ones is eliminating the negative impacts of extracted physical materials on the planet.
Robin Chase believes that “transportation is the center of our universe.”Founder and former CEO of ZipCar, one of the pioneering companies of the sharing economy, as well as tech startup Veniam (and VERGE Vanguard winner), Chase knows that there are major opportunities to cut carbon and enact systems changes through the transportation sector.”It’s a moment — can we capture the momentum and anxiety and deliver cities that are sustainable and livable?” she asked.