Thomas Kineshanko, CEO and Founder of Habitat Enterprises, is passionately committed to curbing climate change and has devoted his career to creating software that will help do just that. When he is not trying to save the world, Thomas has been busy achieving other, lofty, goals. Thomas is not only a successful entrepreneur but also earned the title of Academic All-American and Athletic All-American in Track & Field. Not bad for the youngest GAE investee CEO.

In a recently released McKinsey Global Institutes report entitled Resource Revolution: Meeting the world’s energy, materials, food, and water needs, the minds at McKinsey took a deep look into the state of the planet and have provided insights into how society can adjust to meet the needs of the growing population. This article discusses the McKinsey findings and features the GAE investee companies that are in line with this research.

The role of government in driving climate change initiatives is a hot topic in mainstream media today. While some applaud the government for taking control of the issue, others have felt that initiatives like BC’s carbon tax are mere drops in the bucket and are not having any actual impact. What is not up for contention however is the role that government regulations play in the advancement of clean technologies that are helping provide climate change solutions and allowing Canada to move beyond carbon trading.

International regulators, federal and local governments, and global trade commissions are taking carbon dioxide and other Green House Gas (GHG) emissions more seriously every year. A recent Canadian example occurred on December 2009 at the global climate change talks in Copenhagen. Canada, in the presence of the UN agreed to an emissions reduction target of 17% from 2005 levels by 2020.