Mashable's Pete Cashmore: solving the energy problem requires smart technology

Pete Cashmore, founder and CEO of digital news site Mashable, says climate change — specifically the energy issue— is the biggest problem facing our generation. It’s also a big business opportunity, which means there are “many many smart technologists working on how do we find sustainable solutions.”

Cashmore says it’s “incredibly important” that young technologically savvy entrepreneurs help to solve the issue of finding cheaper and cleaner energy.  And fortunately, he says, “there are many many smart people working on this” to discover “solutions for sustainable energy.”

Credit: Additional producing – Lara Fernandez, Editor – Dino Pascarelli

Nicolás Ibargüen is an environmentalist and director of the Planet Initiative of the Americas Business Council Foundation, an organization that supports innovative social and environmental impact projects.

He is the environmental Correspondent for Fusion and Univision.

Nicolás organizes expeditions and events with world leaders to raise awareness about our relationship with the planet. He produced the award-winning documentary “Amazon Gold” and he is a board member of NRDC’s Voces Verdes and the Humane Society International. He was the Editor and Publisher of Poder Magazine.