Tech Diplomat
Investor, Board professional and Founder
BIO
Tech investor, geopolitical risk advisor, and sustainability strategist Aurore Belfrage operates at the nexus of technology, the energy transition, and international affairs. She drives impactful change as the co-founder of the green-tech thinktank SusTechable, and the co-author of “Climate and the New World Order” and “Modern Warfare – New Technologies and Enduring Concepts”.
She co-hosts the popular podcast “Cow on the Ice Show” and with collaborator Judith Wolst; the duo delights and educates their audience in the possibilities of technology as we work to reach our net-zero targets. Aurore invests in renewable energy and tech to enable energy efficiency and advocates for the opportunity of geothermal power as the bedrock of the future's energy landscape.
My take
Watch This
Arms race for Quantum Computing
Quantum technology is not without unimportant strategic and geopolitical consequences for the EU. Whoever is the first to figure out how to control these sensitive quantum particles that will be able to unlock all of the world’s encryptions?
The digital world’s security solutions, our banking system, our infrastructure protection, our electricity and water supplies can all be hacked in a few seconds. Some scientists believe that we’re only 5-10 years away from seeing the quantum computer operational.
Plakatpolitik
Ekonomibyrån SVT – Green growth is Bu**Sh**?
Listen to this
Cow On the ice
A podcast on Tech & Sustainability – on LinkedIn and Spotify. With Aurore Belfrage & Judith Wolst from SusTechab.e.
My Publications
Read This
Climate and Geopolitics 4 predictions
The climate affects everything, including the geopolitical landscape. Humanity’s quest to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 is an epic energy and system transformation. As you know, the next chapter of human history is fossil-free.
The challenge of replacing the fossil machinery that underpins our economy, welfare, and growth cannot be overestimated. At the same time, we know that paradigm shifts of this magnitude create enormous opportunities and value for those who take initiative and risk.