WIRED's 2017 Predictions: Going Green Is Good Business, Even Under Trump

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[Matt] Acts of god are on the rise.

Insurers now pay nearly four times as much

to policyholders hit by natural disasters

than they did in 1980.

That's because god has had a major assist

from fossil-fueled industrialization.

For the Paris Climate Agreement,

the world's emitters thought to slash carbon

across the public and private sectors.

Like the US Clean Power Plan, which targeted coal.

And India is betting big on solar.

The deal sends a clear signal to companies.

Invest in green business models.

After Trump was elected, more than 360 companies

signed the letter urging him to uphold the agreement.

Many are hewing to it anyway.

Google will reach 100% renewable energy in 2017.

And Facebook and Amazon are following suit.

We're gonna cut the price way down.

[Matt] Business leaders will aim to sway Trump

from his anti-green stance with economic calculations.

Because it's essential for US competitiveness, also

saving the very planet we call home.

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