Rob Majteles
@robmajteles.bsky.social
As climate challenges worsen, solutions get better. Deploy, deploy, deploy.
“major networked geothermal project: most efficient heating and cooling system available for historic train station as well as roughly 1,000units of housing”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
“major networked geothermal project: most efficient heating and cooling system available for historic train station as well as roughly 1,000units of housing”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
A major networked geothermal project gets underway in Connecticut
The project will provide clean heating and cooling for New Haven’s train station and nearby public housing. It could be a test case for similar efforts…
www.canarymedia.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
As climate challenges worsen, solutions get better. Deploy, deploy, deploy.
“major networked geothermal project: most efficient heating and cooling system available for historic train station as well as roughly 1,000units of housing”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
“major networked geothermal project: most efficient heating and cooling system available for historic train station as well as roughly 1,000units of housing”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
America is now weirder than a Thomas Pynchon novel. Let that sink in: “Shadow Ticket” unfolds its conspiracies in Depression-era Milwaukee and beyond, but it lands in a moment when reality seems to have caught up with his fictions.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Reading the New Pynchon Novel in a Pynchonesque America
“Shadow Ticket,” Pynchon’s first book in a dozen years, unfolds its conspiracies in Depression-era Milwaukee and beyond, but it lands in a moment when reality seems to have caught up with his fictions...
www.newyorker.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
America is now weirder than a Thomas Pynchon novel. Let that sink in: “Shadow Ticket” unfolds its conspiracies in Depression-era Milwaukee and beyond, but it lands in a moment when reality seems to have caught up with his fictions.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Follow the money. Do the work. Ignore the noise: “Hiring Rate for Workers with Green Skills Dramatically Outpaces Broader Market: Linkedin Survey”
www.esgtoday.com/hiring-rate-...
www.esgtoday.com/hiring-rate-...
Hiring Rate for Workers with Green Skills Dramatically Outpaces Broader Market: Linkedin Survey - ESG Today
Workers that have acquired green skills are seeing substantial career benefits, including seeing hiring rates far above their peers, as corporate demand for green workers continues to outpace the pace...
www.esgtoday.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Follow the money. Do the work. Ignore the noise: “Hiring Rate for Workers with Green Skills Dramatically Outpaces Broader Market: Linkedin Survey”
www.esgtoday.com/hiring-rate-...
www.esgtoday.com/hiring-rate-...
They love his criminality, they crave his ignorance, and they are motivated by the hatreds of his white nationalist racism. He knows it and you know it, it is not confusing or complicated, and you know that too.
Only one questions remains, that we all must answer: who are you?
Only one questions remains, that we all must answer: who are you?
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
They love his criminality, they crave his ignorance, and they are motivated by the hatreds of his white nationalist racism. He knows it and you know it, it is not confusing or complicated, and you know that too.
Only one questions remains, that we all must answer: who are you?
Only one questions remains, that we all must answer: who are you?
Turn data centers into grid assets vs liabilities, everyone wins. Do this for all electricity market participants, home and car owners, factories…everyone wins bigger. Utilities will have to find their way to make earned, vs gifted, returns.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Georgia hashes out plan to let data centers build their own clean…
The long-sought program could ease cost and climate risks — especially if it lets renewable energy secured by tech giants avert a big buildout of gas…
www.canarymedia.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Turn data centers into grid assets vs liabilities, everyone wins. Do this for all electricity market participants, home and car owners, factories…everyone wins bigger. Utilities will have to find their way to make earned, vs gifted, returns.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
I don’t know what crony ‘capitalism’ is, but it’s not capitalism: it’s indistinguishable from Stalin’s central planning insanity. The creative destruction of actual capitalism has benefitted the world tremendously. Generations are confused and disheartened by all of this.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I don’t know what crony ‘capitalism’ is, but it’s not capitalism: it’s indistinguishable from Stalin’s central planning insanity. The creative destruction of actual capitalism has benefitted the world tremendously. Generations are confused and disheartened by all of this.
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The Kids Are Alright — The Who
“High school student develops inexpensive way to remove microplastics from drinking water”
www.thebrighterside.news/post/high-sc...
“High school student develops inexpensive way to remove microplastics from drinking water”
www.thebrighterside.news/post/high-sc...
High school student develops inexpensive way to remove microplastics from drinking water
Virginia high schooler wins international award for ferrofluid system that removes 96% of microplastics from water.
www.thebrighterside.news
December 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The Kids Are Alright — The Who
“High school student develops inexpensive way to remove microplastics from drinking water”
www.thebrighterside.news/post/high-sc...
“High school student develops inexpensive way to remove microplastics from drinking water”
www.thebrighterside.news/post/high-sc...
These are business model/mindset, not tech, challenges: “flexible grid connections and bring-your-own-capacity arrangements could bring data centers online faster and more reliably while reducing the associated cost burden for other utility customers”
www.utilitydive.com/news/flexibl...
www.utilitydive.com/news/flexibl...
December 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
These are business model/mindset, not tech, challenges: “flexible grid connections and bring-your-own-capacity arrangements could bring data centers online faster and more reliably while reducing the associated cost burden for other utility customers”
www.utilitydive.com/news/flexibl...
www.utilitydive.com/news/flexibl...
As climate challenges worsen, solutions get better … including solutions hiding in plain sight: “Virtual Power Plants Thwart Plot Against Renewable Energy”
Deploy, deploy, deploy
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/02/v...
Deploy, deploy, deploy
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/02/v...
Virtual Power Plants Thwart Plot Against Renewable Energy - CleanTechnica
The smart home of the future can hook up to a virtual power plant to earn financial incentives and fight back against cyberattacks, too.
cleantechnica.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
As climate challenges worsen, solutions get better … including solutions hiding in plain sight: “Virtual Power Plants Thwart Plot Against Renewable Energy”
Deploy, deploy, deploy
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/02/v...
Deploy, deploy, deploy
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/02/v...
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity…”~Dickens/A Tale of Two Cities
AI in 2026: A Tale of Two AIs
sequoiacap.com/article/ai-i...
AI in 2026: A Tale of Two AIs
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AI in 2026: A Tale of Two AIs | by David Cahn
2026 will be the “Year of Delays” for data centers and AGI; it will also see accelerating AI adoption by end-users.
sequoiacap.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity…”~Dickens/A Tale of Two Cities
AI in 2026: A Tale of Two AIs
sequoiacap.com/article/ai-i...
AI in 2026: A Tale of Two AIs
sequoiacap.com/article/ai-i...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
December 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
Wow, wonderful follow up from this thread~which was intended only to express gratitude. Lesson learned: express gratitude more often.
For anyone now curious about me, this infographic captures well my journey, ongoing, as an impact investor and entrepreneur. How can I help you?
For anyone now curious about me, this infographic captures well my journey, ongoing, as an impact investor and entrepreneur. How can I help you?
December 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Wow, wonderful follow up from this thread~which was intended only to express gratitude. Lesson learned: express gratitude more often.
For anyone now curious about me, this infographic captures well my journey, ongoing, as an impact investor and entrepreneur. How can I help you?
For anyone now curious about me, this infographic captures well my journey, ongoing, as an impact investor and entrepreneur. How can I help you?
I've been struck by how grateful I am to many of you out here for how much I've learned from you and how much you have impacted my thoughts and actions. In no particular order, and in no way meant to be an exhaustive, or even a complete, list, here's a thread of thanks from me:
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I've been struck by how grateful I am to many of you out here for how much I've learned from you and how much you have impacted my thoughts and actions. In no particular order, and in no way meant to be an exhaustive, or even a complete, list, here's a thread of thanks from me:
‘Struck by how quickly the narrative can shift on any country’
Great conversation with Heather Long, who is always excellent on these topics: “The Bond Market is King”
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Great conversation with Heather Long, who is always excellent on these topics: “The Bond Market is King”
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
The Bond Market is King
Podcast Episode · Facing the Future · 12/03/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
‘Struck by how quickly the narrative can shift on any country’
Great conversation with Heather Long, who is always excellent on these topics: “The Bond Market is King”
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Great conversation with Heather Long, who is always excellent on these topics: “The Bond Market is King”
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Inspiring to see financial innovation tackling climate challenges and opportunities.
“How 'Super Roofs' Reward Insurers, Cat Bond Investors and Homeowners: game-changing way of linking how you manage financial risks with how you manage physical risks.”
www.insurancejournal.com/news/southea...
“How 'Super Roofs' Reward Insurers, Cat Bond Investors and Homeowners: game-changing way of linking how you manage financial risks with how you manage physical risks.”
www.insurancejournal.com/news/southea...
How 'Super Roofs' Reward Insurers, Cat Bond Investors and Homeowners
As the Trump administration stalls federal funding for projects intended to make states more resilient to climate change and private insurers decline to
www.insurancejournal.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Inspiring to see financial innovation tackling climate challenges and opportunities.
“How 'Super Roofs' Reward Insurers, Cat Bond Investors and Homeowners: game-changing way of linking how you manage financial risks with how you manage physical risks.”
www.insurancejournal.com/news/southea...
“How 'Super Roofs' Reward Insurers, Cat Bond Investors and Homeowners: game-changing way of linking how you manage financial risks with how you manage physical risks.”
www.insurancejournal.com/news/southea...
“If one talks about sustainability separate from really becoming more productive, more competitive, more resilient, then it’s still at the stage of being an add-on. And as an add-on, it will never be the value lever that it can truly be.”
trellis.net/article/siem...
trellis.net/article/siem...
Siemens' sustainability head on competing in an age of transition | Trellis
What happens when decarbonization stops being a corporate promise and becomes business as usual?
trellis.net
December 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“If one talks about sustainability separate from really becoming more productive, more competitive, more resilient, then it’s still at the stage of being an add-on. And as an add-on, it will never be the value lever that it can truly be.”
trellis.net/article/siem...
trellis.net/article/siem...
Companies failing to act on climate risks are being led, and invested in, by financially illiterate people who are failing to serve their fiduciary duties.
“Climate Inaction Could Cost Companies Over $500B in Annual Liabilities Globally by 2030”
resources.ecovadis.com/news-announc...
“Climate Inaction Could Cost Companies Over $500B in Annual Liabilities Globally by 2030”
resources.ecovadis.com/news-announc...
Climate Inaction Could Cost Companies Over $500 Billion in Annual Liabilities Globally by 2030
Findings from a New Report by EcoVadis and BCG Reveal Scope 3 Emissions as a Financial Risk and Provide a Roadmap to Protect Profits and Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience
resources.ecovadis.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Companies failing to act on climate risks are being led, and invested in, by financially illiterate people who are failing to serve their fiduciary duties.
“Climate Inaction Could Cost Companies Over $500B in Annual Liabilities Globally by 2030”
resources.ecovadis.com/news-announc...
“Climate Inaction Could Cost Companies Over $500B in Annual Liabilities Globally by 2030”
resources.ecovadis.com/news-announc...
“In keeping silent about evil…it will rise up a thousand fold in the future. When we neither punish nor reproach evildoers, we are not simply protecting their trivial old age, we are ripping the foundations of justice from beneath new generations”~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“In keeping silent about evil…it will rise up a thousand fold in the future. When we neither punish nor reproach evildoers, we are not simply protecting their trivial old age, we are ripping the foundations of justice from beneath new generations”~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
We’re addicted to reports and reporting because we want to feel comfortable that working hard and well is sufficient, it is not — it’s only the table stakes. Winning or losing in business is built on singular focus on impact, which while you are doing it is totally uncomfortable.
The KPI Industrial Complex will kill us all, in ESG and everywhere else: reporting outputs vs driving outcomes is a great path to failure. Instead, drive an impact roadmap that embeds, as inseparable, strategic and financial impacts that define success.
trellis.net/article/how-...
trellis.net/article/how-...
How to fix ESG reporting
New research shows up to 95 percent of reporting metrics focus on outputs rather than outcomes.
trellis.net
December 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We’re addicted to reports and reporting because we want to feel comfortable that working hard and well is sufficient, it is not — it’s only the table stakes. Winning or losing in business is built on singular focus on impact, which while you are doing it is totally uncomfortable.
The KPI Industrial Complex will kill us all, in ESG and everywhere else: reporting outputs vs driving outcomes is a great path to failure. Instead, drive an impact roadmap that embeds, as inseparable, strategic and financial impacts that define success.
trellis.net/article/how-...
trellis.net/article/how-...
How to fix ESG reporting
New research shows up to 95 percent of reporting metrics focus on outputs rather than outcomes.
trellis.net
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The KPI Industrial Complex will kill us all, in ESG and everywhere else: reporting outputs vs driving outcomes is a great path to failure. Instead, drive an impact roadmap that embeds, as inseparable, strategic and financial impacts that define success.
trellis.net/article/how-...
trellis.net/article/how-...
I’m wildly inspired by Acumen. I wish I knew them better: anyone want to intro me?
“Philanthropy isn’t fading. It’s evolving: If you want your capital to have lasting impact, catalytic philanthropy may be the best use of it.”
fortune.com/2025/11/30/j...
“Philanthropy isn’t fading. It’s evolving: If you want your capital to have lasting impact, catalytic philanthropy may be the best use of it.”
fortune.com/2025/11/30/j...
Philanthropy isn’t fading. It’s evolving | Fortune
In a world where aid budgets are shrinking and crises are multiplying, catalytic philanthropy remains the first mover.
fortune.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’m wildly inspired by Acumen. I wish I knew them better: anyone want to intro me?
“Philanthropy isn’t fading. It’s evolving: If you want your capital to have lasting impact, catalytic philanthropy may be the best use of it.”
fortune.com/2025/11/30/j...
“Philanthropy isn’t fading. It’s evolving: If you want your capital to have lasting impact, catalytic philanthropy may be the best use of it.”
fortune.com/2025/11/30/j...
“It’s time to sound the alarm on growing fiscal and financial risk: Another round of financial crises would be a nightmare. But it would be worse still if states had ceased to be creditworthy and their money to be sound.”
www.ft.com/content/fd09...
www.ft.com/content/fd09...
It’s time to sound the alarm on growing fiscal and financial risk
Rising public debt is one concern — another is how it is being financed
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
“It’s time to sound the alarm on growing fiscal and financial risk: Another round of financial crises would be a nightmare. But it would be worse still if states had ceased to be creditworthy and their money to be sound.”
www.ft.com/content/fd09...
www.ft.com/content/fd09...
3 types of impact investors, I love working with all 3:
(1) Says not doing impact: Doesn’t matter, impact is doing you;
(2) Says doing impact risk assessment: Good, but not enough;
(3) Driving, embedded within each other, social and financial impact: Awesome, how to scale?
(1) Says not doing impact: Doesn’t matter, impact is doing you;
(2) Says doing impact risk assessment: Good, but not enough;
(3) Driving, embedded within each other, social and financial impact: Awesome, how to scale?
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
3 types of impact investors, I love working with all 3:
(1) Says not doing impact: Doesn’t matter, impact is doing you;
(2) Says doing impact risk assessment: Good, but not enough;
(3) Driving, embedded within each other, social and financial impact: Awesome, how to scale?
(1) Says not doing impact: Doesn’t matter, impact is doing you;
(2) Says doing impact risk assessment: Good, but not enough;
(3) Driving, embedded within each other, social and financial impact: Awesome, how to scale?
3 recent films (It Was Just an Accident/Iran, Secret Agent/Brazil, One Battle After Another/US) brilliantly portray how absurdist life becomes when society is addicted to insatiable ignorance, venal corruption, and the ‘banality of evil’. The US is choosing this path again now.
December 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
3 recent films (It Was Just an Accident/Iran, Secret Agent/Brazil, One Battle After Another/US) brilliantly portray how absurdist life becomes when society is addicted to insatiable ignorance, venal corruption, and the ‘banality of evil’. The US is choosing this path again now.
As a senior fellow @nyusps.bsky.social I get to do some great things, learning from and with these brilliant students … like helping two teams prep for a terrific debate the other night: is ESG investing good for shareholders?
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
As a senior fellow @nyusps.bsky.social I get to do some great things, learning from and with these brilliant students … like helping two teams prep for a terrific debate the other night: is ESG investing good for shareholders?