MCJ AMA: Chris Hook - Uber
Join us in the MCJ Community Slack for our next MCJ Ask-Me-Anything with Chris Hook, Global Sustainability Strategy Lead at Uber.
Let’s meet our guest…
Meet Chris: Chris is Uber’s Global Head of Sustainability. This means collaborating with leaders and teams across Uber to create lasting, impactful changes in response to the climate emergency. He has helped create a number of leading partnerships and represented Uber in many high-profile external forums, including leading Uber’s delegation to COP 27. He joined Uber to establish and run the London Clean Air Plan and has overseen a 50x increase in the number of zero emissions vehicles in that time, creating the world’s largest electric on-demand service.
He has spent the last decade working with businesses and institutions on sustainability topics, helping them to be more strategic and impactful in their responses. He graduated from Magdalen College Oxford in 2009 and lives in North London with his wife and two sons.
→ MCJ Podcast: Listen to Chris' recent episode with Cody here!
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Our AMA with Chris will start on Wednesday 1st November at 9am PST - 12pm EST - 5pm BST - 6pm CET and will run asynchronously in the MCJ AMA slack channel for 24 hours.
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In Cody's conversation with Chris, they cover:
[4:20] Chris' background and his journey to working at Uber
[9:00] Uber's sustainability commitments and company culture
[13:20] Challenges of reducing emissions and waste from Uber's platform
[16:45] Uber's efforts to make EV adoption more accessible and affordable for drivers, including partnerships with car manufacturers, rental companies, and financing providers
[25:04] The Uber Green rider experience
[27:17] The importance of charging infrastructure and the need to make it more convenient and affordable for drivers
[33:02] Rider incentives
[35:27] Sustainability efforts for Uber Eats
[29:49] Opportunities for startups to help Uber in their mission
You can find the full transcript here.
Learn more about Chris’ work and interests via:
His Medium page! Including reflections on the latest IPCC report, and reviews of books like Ministry of the Future.
Uber’s Grand Plan to Go All-Electric in London Ran Into Gridlock
Biden administration announces new EV investments, including from Uber, Zipcar
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