5 Biggest Issues in the World and The Companies Working on Solving Them

1. Climate Change

Climate Change is, by all measures, the most pressing issue in the world and many companies are trying to tackle it through different approaches. Global emissions have to reach net-zero by 2050 to limit global-temperature-increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. 

Currently, the planet is already 1.1°C warmer than it was around the late 1800s, and we’re already seeing its dire effects. Longer summer seasons are resulting in extensive breeding periods for locusts which threaten food security. 

The intensity and number of extreme weather events are increasing all across the world and especially in the global south. The sea levels are rising due to melting ice caps and the oceans are getting warmer and more acidic. A billion crabs have “disappeared” in the Bering Sea and experts believe climate change is to blame. 

Most companies that are trying to solve climate change have taken two primary approaches – developing sustainable-energy technologies and carbon capture. 

In terms of sustainable-energy technologies, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is the frontier company that has mainstreamed electric vehicle adoption. 

Tesla also builds and installs solar energy systems for personal and commercial residences through its arm, Tesla Solar. First Solar is another company developing solar energy solutions for Americans. On the carbon-capture front, prominent companies are Aker Carbon Capture and Carbon Engineering. 

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