City 2.0 Portfolio
Cities are growing and feeling the strain
- Cities cover 3% of the earth’s land surface , but they account for more than 70% of all carbon emissions mainly from buildings, energy and transport.
- 68% of the world population is estimated to live in cities by 2050.
- Mass migration to cities requires new and more resilient infrastructure including roads, water systems and power solutions.
Investing in a Sustainable Transition of Cities
The City 2.0 Portfolio invests in innovating and disruptive companies across four sub-themes including Mobility Systems, Smart Connectivity, Smart Buildings & Homes as well as Urban Infrastructure. Together, we believe these segments provide huge investment opportunities to enable cities to becoming efficient, safe, sustainable, smart, improve quality of life as well as help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Achieving the US SDGs
The SDG agenda provides a pathway to help cities move becoming more sustainable through fundamental shifts in how people live, commute and operate together as a society. The City 2.0 portfolio invests in some of these exciting business opportunities, thus realizing the SDG goals.