Week 5: ESG Realities, From Agriculture to Aviation and Beyond

Dear all,

Over the last couple of years, ESG on Sunday has reached subscribers all over the world and is today read on all continents. It is a remarkable achievement of this humble publication, and I’m deeply humbled by the appreciation and engagement ESG on Sunday has created.

Thanks to all of your readers of ESG on Sunday, this newsletter has also occasionally been translated, in shorter versions, to Portuguese and Japanese as well as cited and quoted as an insightful source of information for people interested in sustainability and ESG, as well as the intersection between economics, climate emergency, and society at large.

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The Japanese formula....

In progressing while diminishing reliance on fossil fuels—the sole form of growth with a sustainable future—underprivileged nations necessitate novel technology and increased investments. Capitalism, the driving force behind growth, is deemed essential in terminating the fossil fuel era. The pivotal challenge lies in decoupling growth from escalating CO2 levels, encapsulated in a formula attributed to Yoichi Kaya, a Japanese energy economist. Emissions hinge on population, GDP per capita, energy efficiency, and carbon emissions from energy.