22.3.2017

Trump’s Business Council היועצים הכלכליים של טרומפ מושקעים ב...אנרגיה ירוקה

 Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore

טרמפ מינה לעצמו מועצת יועצים כלכליים שכמובן ממוצע הרכוש שלהם הוא מילייארד לפחות. לא ממש מפתיע משום שהקבינט שלו בעל שווי פיננסי דומה. (האם אלו יחשבו קודם כל על פועליי מכרות הפחם?)
הכחשת שינויי האקלים של טרמפ אינה דבר חדש (שינויי האקלים הוא מזימה סינית). ולזה מצורף קבינט של אנשיי דלקים מאובנים ומכחישייי אקלים.
ולמרבה ההפתעה צוות יועצים אשר מושקע במיליארדים באנרגיות מתחדשות ובחיסכון באנרגיה לא רק אלון מוסק מטסלה

From BlackRock to General Motors to Wal-Mart, the members of Trump’s business council are all in on renewables.
by Stephen Lacey  Green Tech Media - March 14, 2017
If Donald Trump asked the executives sitting on his business advisory council for advice about energy policy, what kind of answer would he get? 

Judging by the billions of dollars those executives are pouring into renewables and carbon reduction programs, they'd probably tell him to emphasize the clean stuff.

In other words, the exact opposite of what he's doing now. 

  • Blackstone — Operates a program that helps its portfolio companies invest in solar in an effort to help them cut operational costs.
  • BlackRock — Manages $5 trillion in assets and operates a $970 million new energy fund that focuses on renewable energy technology and developers.
  • Boeing — Gets 13% of its electricity from renewable energy, works on high-efficiency solar cells at its Spectrolab, and has invested in reversible fuel-cell technology.
  • Boston Consulting Group — Has developed a very successful consulting practice that focuses on clean energy and sustainability.
  • Cleveland Clinic — Currently has a plan to cut energy use by 20% in the next three years and has invested in its own solar energy system.
  • General Electric — Does more than $25 billion in annual revenue in clean energy technology.
  • General Motors — Saves $5 million a year by using renewable energy and is now looking to source 100% of its energy from renewables.
  • Global Infrastructure Partners — Has invested in a number of wind and solar energy projects across the globe.
  • IBM — Operates some very sophisticated analytics platforms that integrate more clean energy on the grid. The company is also looking to have renewable energy supply 20% of its yearly energy needs by 2020.
  • JP Morgan Chase — Is one of the biggest tax equity investors in solar. The company has also committed or arranged $12 billion in capital for renewable energy projects.
  • Tesla — Is the biggest and most disruptive electric car manufacturer on the planet.
  • Wal-Mart — Was one of the first to invest in First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) and currently gets 25% of its electricity from renewable energy. It intends to increase that to 50% by 2025.
  • Walt Disney Company — Invests in a number of renewable energy projects, including a 5-megawatt solar farm in Orlando