Trillions
Sustainable investments and climate solutions will be worth trillions, according to a spree of reports launched in New York during ‘climate week’: a $1 trillion energy windfall from renewables; $7.1 trillion returns from $1.8 trillion invested in resilience; $4.5 trillion from sustainable food by 2030; $23.9 trillion from low-carbon cities by 2050. Are entrepreneurs queuing up? Are companies rewriting their strategies? Are investors overhauling portfolios? Not really. Not yet. We need ‘show me the money’ proof first. The real question is: which will be the first trillion made from a sustainable business, sector or investment fund? Place your bets.
— Wayne Visser
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