Is ClimateTech at an Inflection Point?

A survey on industry's and society's decarbonization efforts and the rise of climate adaptation.

If humanity blows past a 2C increase in atmospheric temperatures, then what? Industry and society, especially in disadvantaged communities and the so-called 'global south' won't really benefit from more scooters or solar panels, they need technology innovations to support their adaptation to the reality of 'a changed climate.'

What is Climate Adaptation? A primer here https://www.mazarineventures.com/post/pov-on-climate-water

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* 1. How do you view decarbonization vs adaptation?

We are at war: Decarbonization should be our sole focus

The war has been lost: While well intentioned, decarbonization of industry and society is "too little too late". We need to focus on adapting to the realities of changed climate.

Of equal importance: Decarbonization and adaptation both need investment

Other (please specify)

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* 2. It's been said "If climate change was a shark, the shark's teeth would be water" Rank the following risks from '1' (most concerning to me) to '3' (least concerning to me). (*They are all equally problematic but which concerns YOU most?)

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* 3. In your opinion, why is decarbonization (eg: renewables, energy efficiency tech, carbon sequestration) more 'investable' than innovations that support adaptation (eg: technology used to monitor changes in climate, predict changes in climate, and mitigate the risks associated with a changed climate?)

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* 4. Public policy of course matters, but in your opinion, why is there so little public discourse around leveraging technology to support industry's and society's adaptation to a changed climate?

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* 5. Which technology verticals on the adaptation side of ClimateTech are you most interested in (Check as many as relevant)

Technology innovations that support industry's and/or society's efforts to see where and how the climate is changing in a given location or region (eg: IOT, earth observation tech, etc)

Technology innovations that support industry's and/or society's efforts to predict where and how the climate will change in a given location or region (eg: Artificial intelligence, etc)

Technology innovations that support industry's and/or society's efforts mitigate climate change-induced flooding and/or drought risks. (eg: dikes, levees, dams, cisterns, sea walls, retention, detention, etc)

Technology innovations that support water conservation efforts in regions experiencing aridification. (eg: water-efficient appliances, leak detection, in-building water reuse/recycling, etc.)

Technology innovations that address flooding and/or ag-runoff risks by leveraging biomimicry (eg: green infrastructure (GI), wetlands, etc)

Technology innovations that support industry's and society's efforts around water availability risks by realizing the potential of untapped 'new' water sources. (eg: desalination, atmospheric, groundwater, direct/indirect reuse/recycle, etc)

Technology innovations that support agriculture's efforts to distribute irrigation water more efficiently. (eg: drip irrigation, irrigation software, etc)

Technology innovations that support emergency response efforts to distribute safe drinking water before, during, and after climate change-induced natural disasters.

Technology innovations that support agriculture and aquaculture realize the potential of indoor farming. (eg: vertical farming, recirculating aquaculture systems, etc)

Technology innovations that support drinking water utilities manage risks associated with new water sources as a consequence of a warmer atmosphere upsetting their traditional source water. (eg: filtration, treatment, etc)

Other (please specify)