Trees can play a key role in capturing carbon at scale—by one estimate, nearly a trillion hectares of land could feasibly be reforested, and those trees could potentially store more than 200 gigatons of carbon. But efforts at reforestation are moving too slowly. “Essentially, we need to scale the solution in about 10 years, so that there is time for the forest to mature and become a carbon sink of reasonable size to meet various nations’ commitments to be net zero around 2040 or 2050,” says Yishan Wong, CEO of the Hawaii-based startup, called Terraformation. … [Read more...] about Reddit’s former CEO is now in the forest-planting business
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Climate change, the digital divide, infectious disease, and unemployment are the top global risks
The new report also underscores how interconnected the short-term risks are. The pandemic exacerbated and exposed economic and racial inequities, for example. “In 2020, the long-standing risk of a global pandemic became a reality. COVID-19 has reminded stakeholders how global risks have cascading effects and seldom manifest in an isolated manner,” Franco says. “As 2021 begins to take shape, it is essential that leaders not only address the immediate health and economic consequences of the pandemic, but also tackle the widening inequality and societal fragmentation that COVID-19 has accelerated. ” … [Read more...] about Climate change, the digital divide, infectious disease, and unemployment are the top global risks
Female-founded companies will save our economy. Here’s why
What it’s like to be a female founder, caregiver, and breadwinner mom during the pandemic Between the confusion of COVID-19 and caretaking for my mum, the Dow Jones lost a third of its value. As a result, we lost a term sheet for our startup’s next round of funding. On top of that, nearly all our new sales deals were pushed back to later in the year. The outlook was bleak. … [Read more...] about Female-founded companies will save our economy. Here’s why
In the face of divisive politics, paid family leave should remain a bipartisan priority
But a state-based patchwork isn’t a plan. Each state’s rules vary in inclusivity. Some parts of the workforce, such as those working in executive roles at large companies benefit from corporate leave policies, whereas low wage working people and communities of color statistically find themselves working in sectors such as healthcare, education, and retail—the jobs we have learned to call “essential”—do not. Your zip code or your job type shouldn’t determine whether you can provide appropriate care for a loved one recovering from COVID or to a newborn child. … [Read more...] about In the face of divisive politics, paid family leave should remain a bipartisan priority
Why you need a virtual work spouse now more than ever
Over the years, we’ve not bonded just over work: We each got married, had children, bought homes, experienced health scares, and shared all of these personal events with each other in intricate detail, almost exclusively online, and in a dialect we invented. I often approach major decisions — not just professional but personal, too — only after soliciting her guidance. … [Read more...] about Why you need a virtual work spouse now more than ever