Speed and Scale

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In 2006, investor John Doerr and his partners at Kleiner Perkins launched their first clean technology fund, backing more climate entrepreneurs than anyone else and learning valuable lessons along the way. Fifteen years later, despite advancements in batteries, electric vehicles, and renewable energy, global warming worsens, manifesting in droughts, floods, wildfires, and melting ice caps. We are in a climate crisis that demands urgent action, yet climate change remains inadequately addressed. What if the goal-setting techniques that fueled innovative organizations were applied to this challenge? Utilizing Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), SPEED & SCALE presents a global strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions and ensure a habitable planet. OKRs, employed by Google and other leaders, have transformed ideas into impactful achievements. Doerr outlines the necessary OKRs to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, where we cease adding heat-trapping carbon to the atmosphere. Blending analysis with insights from figures like Jeff Bezos, Al Gore, and Bill Gates, this book serves as a launchpad for ambitious leaders eager to take action. With a solid plan and a growing climate movement, reaching net zero is still possible, but urgent action is essential.