
Invent City's strategy starts with identifying key components of carbon net zero industrial building blocks. These building blocks, together, will achieve $12 trillion global sales annually by 2030. In comparison, the US economy currently is $25 trillion.
NYC is arguably the best location for a carbon net zero city, but the opportunity to capture the carbon net zero crown is not permanent. The window of opportunity will close.
By 2100 Lagos is projected to be over 4 times the size NYC is today.
Catalysts.- Frequent, topic focused, 50-75 person, action-oriented events designed to create projects that are the building blocks of a carbon net zero city. Catalyst #1 was at Tesla in 2012 and was sponsored by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. |
Summits. Larger and less frequent, Summits bring together catalyst based projects to create more comprehensive, investment grade solutions. |
Micro, Urban World's Fair. Proposed for FIDI with a projected 5 million visitors (10% of NYC’s 1964/65 Fair) with millions more virtually, the Fair will bring together all aspects of a carbon net zero city. |
Catalyst #12 Carbon Net Zero City, December 2022. Cities cover 3% of the earth’s land surface yet are responsible for more than 70% of all carbon emissions. Successfully addressing climate change requires cities going carbon net zero. This catalyst will develop a roadmap for a carbon net zero city. |
Catalyst #13 Transportation Transformation, January 2023. EVs, Citibike, scooters, congestion pricing, rebidding of NYC Ferries, DOT's various RFEIs on micro cargo distribution are all part of an evolving NYC transportation ecosystem. This catalyst will use these activities and create a transportation strategy for carbon net zero |
Catalyst #14 Neighborhood Energy Districts, February 2023. The growth of the EV will tax an already dodgy electrical grid. This catalyst will explore the potential of deploying solar, wind, water turbines and fuel cells in FiDi as part of a sustainable energy strategy for FiDi. |
Catalyst #15 Urban Nervous System, March 2023. AI, 5G, IoT, blockchain and even the metaverse are components to an urban nervous system. This catalyst will develop an plan on how this nervous system can improve the local quality of life, grow the local economy and better ensure a strong energy paradigm. |
To mark NYC's 400th, and to put this effort to make NYC the urban tech capital of the world, Invent City proposes a special event, NYC's 4th World's Fair in FiDi in 2025. While this would be a much different fair, World's Fairs have a rich history of promoting innovation, including the elevator safety lock showcased at NYC fair #1 in Bryant Park in 1853. The safety lock made skyscrapers, and today's NYC possible. The extensive visibility will enable participating companies to cross the classic valley of death and into positive cash flow.
City and Year | Major Innovation(s) |
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London 1851 |
Metal, glass prefabrication |
NYC 1853 |
Elevator safety lock. |
Philadelphia 1876 |
Telephone, typwriter |
Paris 1878 |
Outdoor electric lighting. |
Paris 1889 |
Gas-powered automobile, Eifel Tower. |
Chicago 1893 |
The zipper, Ferris wheel, dishwasher. |
St. Louis 1904 |
X-rays, wireless telegraph, electricity. |
San Francisco 1915 |
Kodachrome photos. |
NYC 1939 |
Broadcast television, air conditioner. |
NYC 1964 |
Color television, computers, videophones. |
Osaka 1970 |
Mobile phone, first IMAX. |
Hannover 2001 |
Hydrogen car. |
Shanghai 2010 |
Pod car. |
For information on sponsorhing a Catalyst, Summit or World's Fair, please contact Invent City.
Past participants in the INVENTropolis pilot series: 11th Hour Racing, AutoShare, BCycle, Bird, Blue Phoenix, BMW, BMW I Ventures, Bronx River Alliance, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Cisco, Coda, Con Edison, the Durst Organization, EnerKnol, Plugless Power, Google, Governing Dynamics, Hub NYC, IBM, Lime, Lyft, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, MTB Ayiti (Haiti), Nextbike, NYC Chief Fleet Officer, NYC Department of City Planning, NYC Mayor’s Office, NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, NYCLHV Clean Cities, NYIT School of Management, Oonee Pod, Revolution X, Roadify, Sailors for the Sea, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Spin, Sam Schwartz Engineering, Sobi, Terreform One, Tesla, TransAlt, Trek Bicycles, Veolia, Worksman Cycles...
Special Guests, Mayor David Miller (ex-Toronto), Mayor Dawn Zimmer (ex-Hoboken), Charles Komanoff (Economist), Mark Gorton (Entrepreneur), David Rockefeller, Jr...
Before any proposals for pedestrianization or slow streets, the movement of people and package needs to be addressed. Invent City already has a detailed infrastructure plan that incorporates a network of neighborhood hubs and an urban nervous system. The network of neighborhood hubs follows intitiatives by the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), City Council and the Borough of Manhattan President's Office. For a recent RFEI response, please click the button below.
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