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Open Letter to Climate and Energy Transition Leaders

Note from the editor

Happy 2025! We’re excited to bring you a special edition of our newsletter this month. In our latest Expert View, Generate CEO and Cofounder Scott Jacobs shares his perspective on the energy transition and the collective action needed from its leaders. This insight comes as he prepares to take part in the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.

Expert View

Open letter to climate and energy transition leaders
Private: Scott Jacobs
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
The last three years have made for a crucible moment in the energy transition. The transition has seen incredible momentum, propelled by large capital commitments over the last decade, historic policy support and tons of steel in the ground in projects around the world generating energy from clean sources. Now, we’re entering a new year and era, and the current macro environment has its fair share of challenges. How entrepreneurs and investors respond to this...
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