After 2 years of pandemic life listening to mom and dad on work calls, my 4 year old said he had to make a “work call” before bed to tonight. 😂 Don’t miss the end. #pandemicLife

🚲 Bicycle-Friendly Rubbish Bin in Copenhagen 🇩🇰👇

Wow, that was quick. At COP26, GM, Volvo and Ford execs openly demanded more subsidies for electric cars and building of taxpayer-funded “infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure.” Audio/transcripts at the-spokesmen.com/COP26

The Bill is Signed; What’s Next? dlvr.it/SD3l14

Imagine of all these mostly new bike-riders in Paris were still driving cars, but had switched to electric cars instead of bikes. The same car gridlock that Paris had before, more pollution, & a worse city for people by every measure. HT @AdamTranter video

I had a super-fun chat with Saagar Enjeti and Marshall Kosloff at The Realignment Podcast on batteries, China, and why the U.S. is so incredibly behind everyone getting its supply chain act together. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/184…

It's Time to Get Serious About the Metaverse dlvr.it/SHTcbM

Mock the metaverse at your own peril—urban planners especially—writes Robert Fischer (Viewpoint Plaza). planetizen.com/blogs/115344-i…

Brief: U.S. DOT Rural EV Toolkit Is Good but No Panacea dlvr.it/SJyxWH

RAISE Proposals Are in; What Will it Mean for Climate Change? dlvr.it/SPpcyP

Viewpoint Plaza shares details of a big climate and infrastructure policy intersection to come out of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Five policies to cut reliance from Russian fuel-imports that help save the climate 🤝 1 Encourage telecommuting 🏡 2 Reduce speed limits 🏎 3 Ban cars from inner cities 🌆 4 Adapt streets for safe cycling 🚴‍♀️ 5 Replace short-haul flights with teleconferencing or train travel ☎️🚂

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With only 57% of Ghanaians having had access to financial services, financial inclusion remains a problem. Our new program will help relieve credit needs for borrowers until they can access more traditional (aka institutional) lines of credit.