USING TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO TURN THE TIDE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Since we have had such a warm few days, I thought this article on innovation in the conservation and applied environmental sciences. A recent global conference discussed the current electricity emissions, while completely dismissing the benefits of improved cooling technology to the climate. A room air conditioner (RAC) can both reduce electricity emissions and capitalize on new experimental refrigerants to make cooling affordable and minimal climate impact. Cooling technologies present opportunities for both investment and public-private partnerships that can disrupt industries that need change. The democratization of science and technology has opened up the marketplace to a myriad of inventors, entrepreneurs, and engineers, but the cooling industry remains ‘siloed’ via resistance to chance and under-regulated structures. The Global Cooling Prize is a $3 million international competition to develop a new generation of cooling technology. Market incentives like this one drive disruptive innovation that tackles climate change with replacement technology.

’ via resistance to chance and under-regulated structures. The Global Cooling Prize is a $3 million international competition to develop a new generation of cooling technology. Market incentives like this one drive disruptive innovation that tackles climate change with replacement technology.

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/428531-using-technology-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-to-turn-the-tide-on