http://kimwarren.com with Kim Warren Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://kimwarren.com/strategy/speed-up-clean-tech-adoption/ http://kimwarren.com/strategy/speed-up-clean-tech-adoption/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:48:55 +0000 Kim Warren http://www.kimwarren.com/?p=930 A Chatham House report calls for policy makers to cut radically the time for clean technologies to be implemented. Even when technically and financially attractive, adoption takes decades. This can be changed – a big strategic opportunity for firms in relevant sectors, as well as massively important to society - see my note.

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