Race towards Net Zero Emissions will happen much faster than most predict, accelerated by…

How COVID and the Russia - Ukraine war changed public mood and increased anxiety about all aspects of environment, sustainable living and decarbonisation.

What this means for the longer term / future investment in sustainable business as well as for government regulation.

Lecture for Seminarium in Santiago where it has not rained properly for over a decade - severe impacts of climate change.

Expect huge shifts to decarbonisation, taking place much faster than most people predicted. Prices of solar cells for example are falling 20% a year.

Vast opportunity for solar power to transform energy production across our planet. Electric vehicle sales are doubling every year, while prices are falling. 80% of all new cars in Norway are electric powered. This is good news for nations like Chile and DR Congo who are global suppliers of lithium.

Entire new industries will rise out of the war against climate emergency with 100,000 innovations including green tech AI / Artificial Intelligence which will impact every industry from retail to manufacturing, logistics and supply chains to aviation, transport, rail, shipping, construction, IT, banking and insurance.

Watch out for frozen methane, which is melting at terrible speed in nations like Russia, and could create a tipping point for humanity in tackling global warming.

Patrick Dixon is a Futurist keynote speaker on sustainability, green tech innovation, AI, Artificial Intelligence, oil and gas, solar and wind power, alternative energies and the shift to a carbon free world. See his book SustainAgility.

* "How AI Will Change Your Life - A Futurist's Guide to a Super-Smart World" - Patrick Dixon's latest book on AI is published in September 2024 by Profile Books.  It contains 38 chapters on the impact of AI across different industries, government and our wider world, including chapters on the future impact of AI on the environment, AI impact on sustainability and achieving Net Zero.