No matter what your politics, it’s hard to see a Donald Trump presidency being a boon for the fight against climate change in particular, and for Sustainability in general (although this less pessimistic view by Michael Liebreich is worth a read). As a big L Liberal myself, I find the whole global political shift to inward-looking petty nationalism and short-termism utterly, utterly depressing.

I ended last week under my duvet in the grip of not only despondency, but a bad dose of the dreaded manflu. Checking my e-mail on my mobile for anything urgent I needed to deal with before the weekend, an e-mail appeared from one of the crowd-investing platforms I subscribe to. They’d opened a new investment opportunity in a major solar project.

I jumped out of bed, went down to my office, checked out the offer document, and immediately made a modest investment. And, it made me feel really good. Really, really good.

Nothing beats being proactive when you feel you’re up against the wall. And my investment in the future is not just a financial one, it’s an emotional one too. I am buying into a low carbon future. Much better than marching with a placard.

Try it!*

* usual caveats: investments are risky, you could lose money, I’m not endorsing any particular investment etc.