Jan 31, 2022Clean energy transition: new financial instruments (PPA and PACE)What are Power Purchase Agreements and Property Assessed Clean Energy about? Capital allocation and financial instruments are necessary to help accelerate the transition to energy efficiency and clean energy. New financial instruments help create new markets and enable the adoption of new technologies at scale, where these markets and technologies…Clean Energy4 min readClean Energy4 min read
Jan 31, 2022The water crisis in developing regions and beyond: three policy optionsAccording to the World Resources Institute, 17 countries, home to nearly 25% of the World’s population, face a water crisis.[1] Regions like the Middle East, Africa and India experience “extremely high” levels of baseline water stress, where irrigated agriculture, industries and municipalities withdraw more than 80% of their available water…Water Crisis4 min readWater Crisis4 min read
Jan 31, 2022Sustainable cities: CopenhagenCopenhagen, Denmark (population of 799,033 as of 2020) Copenhagen aims to be the world’s first carbon-neutral capital city by 2025 (The CPH 2025 Climate Plan, Copenhagen — Urban Development). Politically, the city also intends to demonstrate how it is possible for big cities to combine growth, development, and an enhanced…Sustainability4 min readSustainability4 min read
Jan 31, 2022Sustainable cities: Boston, MABoston, MA (population of 684,012 as of 2020) Addressing climate change has been a top priority for Boston since 2014. Boston released a new Climate Action Plan in 2019 that details the specific actions they will take over the coming five years to significantly cut the emissions across all sectors…4 min read4 min read
Jan 29, 2022Urban path to net-zero: leading strategies of most energy-efficient citiesCities are at the heart of the global transition to net-zero. This is not a surprise because a massive part of the world’s economy is centered around cities: businesses, commerce, trade, and society. Cities represent only 3% of the earth’s land but are home to more than half of the…Sustainability6 min readSustainability6 min read
May 7, 2021The Other Side of VirusesHow humans and viruses evolved together and what's in our future. — Viruses are genetic parasites mostly known for their ability to induce disease in their host. Apart from causing harm, viruses have also played a critical role in contributing to what we know today as the human species. In the long, complicated human-virus relationship viruses shaped evolutionary changes in the human…Viruses7 min readViruses7 min read
May 8, 2020Yes, COVID-19 is real. No, you should not panic.In today’s world, the fear of Covid has become bigger than the virus itself and wrong actions can lead to even more damaging outcomes. Instead, can we turn this crisis into an opportunity by looking deeper into the underlying problems? May 2020 Early on, in the beginning of the COVID-19…Covid-199 min readCovid-199 min read
Mar 26, 2020A not-so-typical day of a business traveler: when your flights don’t leave on time, life still…A not-so-typical day of a business traveler: when your flights don’t leave on time, life still goes on. Foreword. Today in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world has come to a standstill. Everything we are used to doing so easily in our daily lives no longer the same…Travel9 min readTravel9 min read
