The world faces mounting environmental crises: 10 billion people by 2050, plastic pollution, deforestation, water scarcity. But corporations are committing to net-zero targets and governments are banning single-use plastics, creating real demand for solutions. The speaker urges entrepreneurs and professionals to build new technologies, partner with companies, or work in policy and NGOs to seize this window.
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Your ideas, your innovation is required. That's the main thing that I have to say because, you know, again, we're going to be at 10 billion people by 2050. And, you know, the amount of plastic waste that's in the ocean, the size of a continent, you know, the amount of greenhouse gases we're emitting, forests that are being removed, water issues, topsoil issues. There's so many issues that are out there that needs great minds to come and solve them. So that's the main thing. And then figure out what role you want to play essentially in it. And to be an entrepreneur is not It's not for the faint of heart. We happen to be in a moment where there is strong interest, for instance, in climate. And by, companies are making net zero claims and they're looking for solutions. So we happen to be in that moment, grab that moment and like come up with solutions and work with those companies to figure out how to solve some of these problems. There's, with plastic, there's regulations that single-use plastics are being banned in many different geographies. And so companies have to do something about that. And so grab that opportunity and come up with some solutions. So that's what I'd say. We don't know how things are going to change over time. But you can start a company. You can have an idea. You can join a company. You can join corporate America. You can join an NGO. There's a policymaker. There's so many different ways in which you can get involved.
