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Ask HN: Is there a repository of “green” tech firms?
Warning, there will be opinions in the text that follows
Climate-change skeptics please disregard this post.
As far as I see it, there is one problem in the world that shadows all other problems: climate change.
I'd like to put my programming skills to good use, meaning trying to chip away at that exact problem. But the problem is huge and there is a million angles you could (should) address it.
THE QUESTION:
Is there a list or repository over companies that work towards reducing the harm we are causing by emitting CO_2?
Or maybe a place where people with great ideas can get in contact with people who have skills they need to make their a into reality?
- rapnie 8y ago> As far as I see it, there is one problem in the world that shadows all other problems: climate change. This problem certainly tops in the media, but I think this always conveniently omits what are the root causes of climate change: the fact that we have broken economic systems that preach unlimited growth and are effectively wealth inequality creating pyramid schemes. I guess in a couple of years the dominating news will be collapsing ecosystems and wars, if we don't address root causes. PS. Sorry, I do not have a list of companies for you.
- throw_this_one 8y agoThis is exactly on point. The whole thing is that to "win" the game, countries need to grow and keep growing. If we found a way to change the paradigm and incentivize sustainability instead, then it would better. Imagine like a blockchain contract between countries where the "spoils" of economic activity were split between them with regard to how efficient and sustainable their economies were. GDP -> GDS - Gross Domestic Sustainability
- a_smedegaard 8y agoTrue. But I see no way to influence that with tech. That's a HUGE political task.
- ArtWomb 8y agoGround up approaches can also have a large impact. There are quite a few citizen science projects that indirectly influence ecology. Bug hunts, bird migration data. It's a terrific way to gain a foot hold, and see direct impacts of the anthropocene era ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_citizen_science_projects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_citizen_science_projec...
- a_smedegaard 8y agoThanks for the reply
- jtloong 8y agoYou could browse through TechCrunch's "cleantech" tag for interesting companies breaking news in the space. https://techcrunch.com/tag/cleantech/ https://techcrunch.com/tag/cleantech/
- a_smedegaard 8y agoThanks for that. I'll try that.