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#25: What Does Italy's Drought Tell Us About The Future Of Southern Europe?
A severe drought in northern Italy is a portend for the future; not only the weather, but also the supply shortages, debt and inflation implications…
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Owen C. Woolcock
#9: What Is The Value Of Money In A Sinking City?
Venice is a new kind of paradigm for the value of a fixed structure: most are sinking, valuable (for now) but historically significant and hard to…
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Owen C. Woolcock
#7: How Can 17,000 Tons of Tomatoes Come From Two Ingredients — Sun and Seawater?
In 2016, a little-reported plant opening took place in the desert of South Australia, one that has the power to reimagine the way we produce fresh food…
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Owen C. Woolcock
#5: Can Someone With Good Intentions Still Be A Villain?
The world lost two decades in the decarbonisation fight, but the person arguably responsible is the most revered figure in all of climate economics. How…
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Owen C. Woolcock
#21: What Did 2021 Teach Us About Climate Investing?
2021 taught us a few key lessons, and offers big hints on the extent to which capital will follow a theory of change — but only to a point.
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Owen C. Woolcock
#26: What Does This Week's U.S. Congress Bill Mean For The Climate, And Investing In A Clean Energy Future?
The U.S. Congress just passed a meaningful piece of climate legislation. Hurray! Because it was unexpected, investors need to get thinking on its…
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Owen C. Woolcock
#4: How Did A Super Bowl Ad Change The Future Of Electric Vehicles?
Will Ferrell's GM Super Bowl ad, which aired 7th February here in the US, has probably done more to recast electrification than any climate rally or NGO…
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Owen C. Woolcock
#23: What Is The Climate Job We Need Most, That Not Enough People Do?
Suppose an 18-year old comes up to you, committed to decarbonisation, and asks: 'what career should I follow for the highest net impact?' What should…
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Owen C. Woolcock
#22: What Did The Latest McKinsey Report Tell Us About The Cost Of A More Stable Climate?
A McKinsey paper released last week is clear-minded, helpful and thought-provoking on an important topic for all of us: what's decarbonisation going to…
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Owen C. Woolcock
#3: What Does A Billion-Dollar Disaster Cost You?
We hear about the rising number of billion-dollar natural disasters in the news often. But what does this mean? What does it cost you, and what are the…
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Owen C. Woolcock
#8: What's the Biggest Climate Risk that No One Talks About?
Sometimes a risk is something we've known our whole lives, but its profile changes when it comes with greater frequency and severity.
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Owen C. Woolcock
#20: What Is Ecological Leninism, And Why Is It An Idea We Should All Understand?
A provocative thinker named Andreas Malm has detailed a far-left response to the climate crisis, that financial markets and investors would be foolish…
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Owen C. Woolcock
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