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Climate Change
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
“Climate” just got investable... #eyeroll
Business
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
Next 10 Years?
● Uninsurable!
● Risks to buildings and people are current
● Safe supply chains
● Finance is going to change
● Emissions accounting to prove “it’s not
us”?
Government
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
What is “Net Zero”? (by @StephenWoroniec)
https://twitter.com/StephenWoroniec/status/1192876659407544320
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PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
Next 10 Years?
● Policy change and regulation is coming
● Infrastructure will be increasingly
unreliable
● Will trade become a tool (like GDPR)?
Social Movements
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
Next 10 Years?
● Grassroots movements are growing
rapidly
● Science and “Tell the Truth”
● Employee activism could impact hiring
and retention
What about Tech and Cloud?
Data Centre Ethics : bit.ly/2024wp
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
Next 10 Years?
● Increasing pressure for cloud greening
● Increasing shareholder pressure for
climate action
● Possible regulation again?
Individuals (in tech/cloud)
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019
Next 10 Years?
● Individual actions are less valuable
● “Startup thinking” isn’t going to solve this
● Get involved with existing movements
● What do you think?

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PaulJohnston CloudCamp London Ethics Climate Change Nov 2019