A Note from the Founder and CEO of TORKSTROM:

Over the past few decades, we have witnessed an alarming surge of extreme weather events and shifting temperature patterns driven by human-induced climate change. While some of these shifts occur naturally, human activities have been the primary driving force since the 20th century.

As we continue to pump greenhouse gases and pollutants—such as CO2, methane, and particulates—into our atmosphere, we will continue to suffer the symptoms: extreme weather, diminishing sea ice, consecutive years of record-breaking temperatures, prolonged droughts, and catastrophic wildfires. These compounding factors place excessive stress on our ecosystems and create immense hardship for everyone.

Today, climate technology companies rely heavily on the latest advancements in AI as a core component of their business models. While this approach offers distinct advantages, it also places governments, corporations, and the public in a precarious position by fostering the illusion that technology and AI alone can solve the climate crisis.

In my view, reducing global emissions by 45% by 2030 is entirely unrealistic, and achieving net-zero by 2050 is equally unfeasible. We must brace for the worst-case wildfire scenarios. Even with modern global collaboration, nations remain fundamentally unprepared to handle the intensity of today's extreme wildfires.

Patrick Pignon

(Founder and CEO)