Without strong conditionalities attached to green investments, we risk creating another Silicon Valley scenario—public risks, privatized rewards. As I recently discussed w/ ETUC, a just transition must negotiate how investment can create value for workers, not just shareholders. ➡️
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The Monsanto of seeds was more "one-dimensional":
now companies that own that plant (plant patent) decide who can have it and how they should sell its fruits (for example: 'pink lady' apples).
Agriculture becomes like a big franchise chain.
Shares of Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) rose 4.4% after CEO Karp's recent interview on CNBC:
Karp pointed out that the legitimacy of Institutions is a critical issue facing modern society, and endorsed goals of US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE -Musk).
"... a just transition must negotiate how investment can create value for workers, not just *shareholders."
*Billionaires in the U.S. are .0005% of population,byet accounted for 18% of *2024 electoral spending*:
just 150 billionaire families spent nearly $2 bn
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