Green Matters – September 28, 2020

Tech & Innovation: Unlimited possibility; the good, the bad, the transformative. 

• How close is AI to decoding our emotions? (technologyreview)

• Seven tech trends to watch (morningbrew) 

• Tech dollars; where they come from (visualcapitalist) 

Solutions: Don’t doubt human ingenuity.

• Give everybody the internet (vox) 

• Scientists have figured out how to capture energy from a gentle breeze (gizmodo)

Markets & Economy: The dismal science. 

• Understanding stakeholder value: where do profits come from? (intrinsicinvesting)

• Why reaching for yield often ends badly (financialbodyguard) 

• Attention is back on the “Vampire Squid” (felderreport) 

• You’re stuck at home, drinking a ton of tea—and prices are rising (wsj) 

• Analysis: Going carbon neutral by 2060 ‘will make China richer’ (carbonbrief)

Trends by Generation: History is seasonal. 

• 38% of Americans (and more than 50% of Millennials & Gen Z) are currently boycotting at least one company that doesn’t align with their values (comparecards)

• Cash is history. Welcome to the digital-payment future (barrons)

• Get ready for more Spotify podcasts to become TV shows and movies (engadget) 

• Beyond the pandemic, libraries look toward a new era (nyt) 

• Meet Gen N: how COVID has created a more conscious consumer (fastcompany)

Crypto & Digital Currency: A digital revolution. 

• Federally chartered banks may engage in certain stablecoin activities (occ) 

• Ethereum gas explained: digital, carbon free “oil” (defiprime) 

• Legislation proposes that each American have an account at the Fed in which digital dollars could be deposited (clevelandfed) 

• A Bitcoin ETF finally launches…in Bermuda (decrypt)