Comments on: Why Entrepreneurs, Not Governments, Will Solve the Global Warming Problem http://johngeraci.com/blog/2007/12/why-entrepreneurs-not-governments-will-solve-the-global-warming-problem/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:32:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: Adam http://johngeraci.com/blog/2007/12/why-entrepreneurs-not-governments-will-solve-the-global-warming-problem/#comment-28 Adam Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:20:36 +0000 http://johngeraci.com/blog/2007/12/why-entrepreneurs-not-governments-will-solve-the-global-warming-problem/#comment-28 I agree with you, folks who read this may also be interested in picking up practical tools for transmission and uptake for entrepreneurs. There are many in this space at the moment, not just cleantech startups, but often the challenge is weather one can encourage short term business objectives to take the high road, often execs are only as good as their last quarter. THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABILITY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTLrF19gpt8 Please check out Bob's site, you may also be interested in buying the dvd and forwarding this to appropriate partners http://sustainabilityadvantage.com/_bob_willard/index_2.html see: http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3986 I agree with you, folks who read this may also be interested in picking up practical tools for transmission and uptake for entrepreneurs. There are many in this space at the moment, not just cleantech startups, but often the challenge is weather one can encourage short term business objectives to take the high road, often execs are only as good as their last quarter.

THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABILITY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTLrF19gpt8

Please check out Bob’s site, you may also be interested in buying the dvd and forwarding this to appropriate partners
http://sustainabilityadvantage.com/_bob_willard/index_2.html

see:
http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3986

]]> By: Abe http://johngeraci.com/blog/2007/12/why-entrepreneurs-not-governments-will-solve-the-global-warming-problem/#comment-29 Abe Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:54:21 +0000 http://johngeraci.com/blog/2007/12/why-entrepreneurs-not-governments-will-solve-the-global-warming-problem/#comment-29 not sure why it needs to be a binary construction, the truth is clearly that both entrepreneurs & governments will play a role, as I am sure other entities (NGOS come immediately to mind) will too. Governments don't have the speed, flexibility or the luxury to fail that entrepreneurs do, but they still have incredible power at their disposal. They also are the entities that set the conditions in which entrepreneurs operate, much of the solar industry for instance emerged from entrepreneurs innovating to take advantage of government subsidies and tax breaks... not sure why it needs to be a binary construction, the truth is clearly that both entrepreneurs & governments will play a role, as I am sure other entities (NGOS come immediately to mind) will too. Governments don’t have the speed, flexibility or the luxury to fail that entrepreneurs do, but they still have incredible power at their disposal. They also are the entities that set the conditions in which entrepreneurs operate, much of the solar industry for instance emerged from entrepreneurs innovating to take advantage of government subsidies and tax breaks…

]]> By: John Geraci http://johngeraci.com/blog/2007/12/why-entrepreneurs-not-governments-will-solve-the-global-warming-problem/#comment-30 John Geraci Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:24:57 +0000 http://johngeraci.com/blog/2007/12/why-entrepreneurs-not-governments-will-solve-the-global-warming-problem/#comment-30 Abe - absolutely. Governments have a role to play in the process. But that role is being overstated. Governments and the public are looking to a legistlative solution to the problem, when what is needed is an innovative solution. What government should be doing is legislating/allocating to support innovation as much as possible - because innovation is ultimately where solutions are going to come from. Abe - absolutely. Governments have a role to play in the process. But that role is being overstated. Governments and the public are looking to a legistlative solution to the problem, when what is needed is an innovative solution. What government should be doing is legislating/allocating to support innovation as much as possible - because innovation is ultimately where solutions are going to come from.

]]> By: Amos http://johngeraci.com/blog/2007/12/why-entrepreneurs-not-governments-will-solve-the-global-warming-problem/#comment-31 Amos Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:24:35 +0000 http://johngeraci.com/blog/2007/12/why-entrepreneurs-not-governments-will-solve-the-global-warming-problem/#comment-31 John - didn't know you were a libertarian republican :) One obvious but interesting thing to point out is that global warming is a global problem. We in the US tend to take for granted the environment of entrepreneurialism in which we live and breathe. In many, if not most, parts of the world, such thinking is simply not possible. So while it's possible to get international leaders in one room to discuss environmental policies, a group of environment-focused entrepreneurs is most likely going to be overrepresented by western capitalist democracies. Of course if we actively promoted free-market capitalism in the rest of the world, we could help alleviate that problem. John - didn’t know you were a libertarian republican :) One obvious but interesting thing to point out is that global warming is a global problem. We in the US tend to take for granted the environment of entrepreneurialism in which we live and breathe. In many, if not most, parts of the world, such thinking is simply not possible. So while it’s possible to get international leaders in one room to discuss environmental policies, a group of environment-focused entrepreneurs is most likely going to be overrepresented by western capitalist democracies. Of course if we actively promoted free-market capitalism in the rest of the world, we could help alleviate that problem.

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