Pete May

President and Co-Founder of GreeenBiz Group. Reflections on sustainable business,open-water swimming and living in Oakland CA.

[Pete May @peterlmay]

Check out my article on my recent visit to COP15, the biodiversity summit in Montreal. https://t.co/oCnGERTpdL

[Pete May @peterlmay]

Mainstage #VERGE22, @CFigueres of Global Optimism makes a good point: "I am concerning that overriding climate narrative is shifting from optimism to pessimism…..We need to dig into our deep conviction that we CAN face the urgency of climate change"

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“Our ancestors would see a poisonous snake & immediately jumpstart the response to react & hopefully run away. The risks we face now are starkly different from those of our ancestors, but the way our brains are wired are not” - @swetac, President of @wedonthavetime at #VERGE22

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"The truth is if we have to lean on #carbon removal today...we have to catalyze this market." - Ryan Panchadsaram, Advisor to the Chairman @kleinerperkins at #VERGE22. Livestream available at @GreenBiz.
#netzero #climatechange #climatetech #carbonoffsets

[Pete May @peterlmay]

Did ya hear: two earthquakes in California today. a 5.1 one at noon....then Shana Rappaport kicks off #VERGE22 with mainstage song with her Seastars band.

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What a way to kickoff #VERGE22!

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"#climatechange isn't just coming it's here so we need to be bold and we need to #accelerate our work!" - @sliccardo, Mayor, City of San Jose live at #VERGE22

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Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist, ESRI kicks off Sidebar #VERGE22 with great quote: "The ccean is an engine for Understanding Climate". Mapping the ocean floor as barometer for climate. Very cool.

[Pete May @peterlmay]

Any tweet from my good friend @kevinhagen is a good tweet. This one, as our VERGE event kicks off in San Jose, is particularly cool.

[Kevin Hagen @kevinhagen]

.@TheAESCorp + @CleanEnergyBA kicking off #VERGE22 with Miranda Ballantine- looking forward to a great week. @GreenBiz

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Our big #VERGE22 is starting now in San Jose. Watch it live remote (and free) below.

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#VERGE22 virtual event is starting now at @GreenBiz! Watch the livestream for SideBar interviews exclusive to our virtual audience with hosts @iamDEONNA & @LeahGarden6. Have questions for today's keynote speakers? Tweet us (@GreenBiz) and we might ask them during their keynote!

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#VERGE22 virtual event is starting now at @GreenBiz! Watch the livestream for SideBar interviews exclusive to our virtual audience with hosts @iamDEONNA & @LeahGarden6. Have questions for today's keynote speakers? Tweet us (@GreenBiz) and we might ask them during their keynote!

[Pete May @peterlmay]

Cool and unique project by a friend of mine. UC Berkeley professor to award $1,000 to a winner each month for acts of kindness https://t.co/oNgER6ZD5Y

[Pete May @peterlmay]

Next week I’m in San Jose for our #VERGE22 which brings 4,000+ leaders to address climate crisis. So gratifying that this event that we @GreenBiz started 11 yrs ago, has blossomed into the leading #climatetech event.Urgency greater than ever. Do join us! https://t.co/S7yexvsY3N

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Sorry to miss my good friend Chas Edwards PopUp Magazine show this Saturday at the Paramount in Oakland. Previous shows have been great. Sounds really fun. https://t.co/KneShRdc2t

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Joel Makower's GreenBuzz column this morning covers the next wave around biodiversity. Your next corporate job: Protecting biodiversity https://t.co/YtVPoN9p5w via @GreenBiz

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I swam Alcatraz Invitational yesterday. Water very warm by SF bay standards (64).When I first swam it seven years ago it was 8 degrees cooler, sadly. Luckily no algae blooms yesterday. A nice respite from the crazy heat we are having. Old guy humble brag:I finished in top third.

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Last chance to apply for @GreenBiz's #EmergingLeaders program. Selected Leaders receive a free pass to #VERGE22 - the #climatetech event. Registration fees, airfare and lodging are all included. Apply by September 2: https://t.co/WQp5BAT5hw

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Sad commentary on current state of policy and politics

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(1/2) "Political forces have changed in such a way that having someone in a position to think about #climate and financial resilience seemed threatening." - Sarah Bloom Raskin, Former Deputy Secretary of US Treasury & Former Governor, Federal Reserve Board.
#GreenFin22

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Live on stage at #GreenFin22 ➡️ Grant Harrison, Director, #SustainableFinance & #ESG @GreenBiz just announced that GreenFin 23 will take place in Boston! Mark your calendars for #GreenFin23 (May 23-25, 2023, Boston, MA).

[Mindy Lubber @MindyLubber]

I had an insightful conversation with @Wellington_Mgmt at #GreenFin22 today. Catch our conversation at the 1:10:00 mark:
https://t.co/al21EWvHUX

[Pete May @peterlmay]

At #greenfin22 great to see my good friend Kim Thompson of CEO Action for racial Equity and PwC mainstage on a panel with @echasan of @GenerateCapital on how to integrate racial equity into ESG discussion.