Venture capitalists have yet to join corporate America in tackling climate change

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1 big thing: Venture capitalists have yet to join corporate America in tackling climate change

By: Dan Primack • Newsletter: Axios Pro Rata (sign up here)

2020 appears to be the year that corporate America is serious about addressing climate change, but it remains unclear if venture capitalists plan to join the fight.

The big picture: Many VCs still have painful scars from the mid-to-late aughts, when they lost billions on investments in "cleantech" companies.

The bottom line: If corporate America is really serious, beyond PR-laden lip service, then it must work to convince venture that it will be the change agent — particularly as a customer throughout the supply chain — that the federal government failed to be. It can be done, but it will take more than press releases out of Davos.

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2. China looms large in Apple's earnings report amid coronavirus outbreak

By: Ina Fried • Newsletter: Axios Login (sign up here)

Photo: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

China figured prominently throughout Apple's earnings report on Tuesday, helping fuel the company's record holiday quarter, but also playing a role in the uncertainty hanging over the current quarter.

Why it matters: Apple is the latest company to flag that China's coronavirus outbreak could harm near-term business.

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3. Why we panic about coronavirus, but not the flu

By: Bob Herman • Newsletter: Axios Vitals (sign up here)

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

If you’re freaking out about coronavirus but you didn’t get a flu shot, you’ve got it backwards.

The big picture: A novel outbreak will always command more attention than a common illness, and the coronavirus is a serious health threat. But our newfound hyper-vigilance about infections might be more helpful if we could redirect some of it toward influenza — a significantly deadlier virus that strikes every year.

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