Environmental Investment Alternatives for Investors Jonathan Bennion-Pedley
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Environmental Investment Alternatives for Investors
Technology has played a huge role in providing innovations that offer better alternatives to address climate change effects.
The discovery of the light-emitting diode (LED),
are devoting resources to produce alternative ma-
for example, helped introduce an energy-effi-
terials that are just as reliable but also safe for the
cient technology that consumes a fraction of
environment. Some of these are coming from raw
electricity compared to its lighting predecessors.
materials, such as industrial waste and wood.
Indeed, investors looking to contribute positively to the planet’s future can consider investing in some of the following alternatives.
Renewable Energy The release of carbon dioxide into the atmos-
Plastic Alternatives
phere is one of the primary factors contributing
Plastic was a game-changer when it was invent-
sions requires, among other moves, a shift to
ed, but has steadily become one of the worst pol-
cleaner sources of energy. Tapping into renew-
lutants on the planet. Annually, a staggering 381
able sources of energy such as wind, solar and
million tonnes of plastic is produced, and only 6%
water provide an abundance of opportunities for
of all the plastic produced since 1950 has been
cheaper and cleaner energy.
recycled. As such, entrepreneurs and companies
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to climate change, and reducing carbon emis-
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