With a view out beyond the current pandemic, arguably the greatest innovation challenge humankind has ever faced is staring us in the face: the world has 10 years to halve global greenhouse gas emissions and avoid global warming of above 1.5°C, an amount beyond which scientists warn dangerous impacts will kick in.1 To achieve this, every sector of the global economy needs to transform in just over two business cycles. Before 2050 the global economy needs to be at ‘net zero’ carbon emissions. Some of the technologies and solutions critical to enable this transformation are proven but need rapid commercialisation. Others are still in a lab. Many are not yet even conceptualised.