The coronavirus crisis is, of course, all-consuming right now, but for those who spend their careers working on climate change it is both a preview of what responding to extreme climate change might look like — a worrying distraction from a global problem that’s still happening — and, potentially, a path to some changed habits that could actually help us fight warming in the long run.
I spoke with Jay Koh, managing director of the private equity firm Lightsmith Group, which invests in climate tech. He said investment is down, but that’s not the only concern.