Green Day Out China’s Potential to Lead the
Global Green Revolution 16th June, 2012
Alex Shoer Co-Founder: e8 Resources
» 1) China Speed & Size » 2) Youth & Entrepreneurs » 3) Collaboration & Sustainability » 4) Technology
• Global Visibility • Constant Technology Demand
• Urgency • Culture of rapid prototyping
• No place in the world craves more for cool technology with such a fast growing, critical but yet constructive web generation
• No place in the world has this many young, entrepreneurial people longing for the better
• Buy used
• Borrow from others
• Make or grow your own
• Be happier with less
Reduce your consumption
• Car sharing – Zipcar, Streetcar, GoGet, WhizzCar, Autoshare,
Stattauto, Autolibre, Denzeldrive
• Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing – Whipcar, RelayRides, Drivemycar Rentals,
Getaround, Tamyca, Buzzcar
• Bike sharing – Velib, Bixi, Barclays Cycle Hire, B-Cycle,
Ecobici, Call-A-Bike, CyclOcity, Niceride
• Ride sharing – Zimride, Nuride, Liftshare, Jayride,
goCarShare, GoLoco, Carpooling, Caronetas,
• Solar Power – Solar City, Solar Century, PretaSol, One Block
Off The Grid, CitizenRe
• Neighborhood Rental – Sharesomesugar, Neighborrow,
Neighborgoods, The Sharehood, Frents
• 1Toy Rental – Dim Dom, BabyPlays, Rent-a-toy, ToyLib,
Speelotheken, Brinquedoteca, Smarty Rents
• Textbook Rental – Chegg, CampusBookRentals, Zookal, BookRenter
• Art Rental – Art.sy, Artsicle, TurningArt
• Fashion Rental – Bag Borrow & Steal, Fashionhire, From Bags To
Riches, i-Ella, Dress Vault
• Movies – Netflix, Quickflix, LoveFilm
• General Online Rental – Rentcycle, AnyHire
• Peer Rental
• Don’t follow the US Consumerism
– Buy for the long-term – Share with others – Always think through why you
are buying something
• Only one Earth
• Spurring a new kind of economy
• Collaboration can eliminate poverty
• “Happiness is not real unless share”
• China emits more CO2 than the US and Canada put together – Up by 171% since the year 2000 – Per-Capita C02 Emissions are almost
10x higher in U.S. (If China increases CO2 output by 10x times the world will have some problems)
Source: International Energy Statistics http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject
Environmental Solutions and Technologies of all kinds:
Developing a platform to promote and support Green Tech in China
Online tool ties everyone together and creates shared value
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Plan to Reverse model to take Chinese technologies to the West 03
04 Engage the community and spur innovative thinking…
Venue: Bamboo Hills, Yu Chi Country Club, Anji
Guests: US Consulate, Dutch Consulate, Raefer Wallis, Patrick Berbon, Louie Cheng, etc
Topics: Aquaponics, Air Quality, Innovation, Sustainable Landscaping, Water Management, etc
» 1) China Speed & Size » 2) Youth & Entrepreneurs » 3) Collaboration & Sustainability
» 4) Technology
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.” -Seneca
For any questions, comments or other information, please contact me:
@alexshoer [email protected]
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