March 10, 2020

🌎 CAT Newsletter #11 - 2020-03-10 🌏

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💼 Jobs & Opportunities

JS developer (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6640292483077062656/?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A(activity%3A6640292483077062656%2C6640298973540208640)) Know any great freelance web developers? Looking for one for a project called PowerPaired by Forum for the Future, an international sustainability NGO, which aims to grow the amount of community-owned renewable energy projects across the UK through matchmaking community energy groups and asset owners. 💬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1583171374050700) to this conversation on Slack

Staff Engineer (https://angel.co/company/tech-for-campaigns/jobs/641234-staff-engineer) We’re looking for a senior full-stack engineer who is looking to have an effect on hundreds of Democratic campaigns. This is a unique opportunity to shape the American political landscape in a meaningful way, simultaneously engaging passionate grassroots volunteers and contributing directly to ballot-box outcomes. 💬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1583186361051500) to this conversation on Slack

Data Scientist (https://www.bas.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/data-scientist/) We’re looking for a new Data Scientist to join the AI Lab at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, UK! The successful applicant (with a PhD or equivalent) will get to apply their machine learning expertise to observational and simulated datasets from Himalayan glaciers, with the aim of generating cutting-edge insights into the impact of changes in those glaciers on water security in surrounding regions. If you’re interested in using your technical skills to make a tangible contribution to climate research that informs policymakers. 💬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1583248212053400) to this conversation on Slack

Data Engineer (https://apply.workable.com/overlay/j/A676E1483D/) We are looking for a data engineer to join our team and take ownership over the approaches we are taking to ingesting, transforming and combining multiple datasets to help us offer our core service. Using the data pipelines you’d put together, we would bring data together to help our customers identify which of their assets could be classified as “green”. 💬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1583251270054700) to this conversation on Slack

UK Sustainability Lead (https://hire.withgoogle.com/public/jobs/solsticeus/view/P_AAAAAAIAACeKsIRnCw049R?trackingTag=googleSearch) We’re looking at inspiring our employees and others around the actions we are taking locally, for these actions to be credible and to contribute to our overall carbon reduction plans We’re looking for great conversations with our customers, someone who can credibly represent Microsoft with the sustainability experts with our customers on these issues, as a voice of knowledge and authority This role will also be able to build and execute on a ‘go to market’ plan for our sellers, to help our customers to understand how smart use of Microsoft technology can help them to meet their own carbon commitments. 💬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1583338982060800) to this conversation on Slack

Senior UI/UX Designer (https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1764668874?trk=cap_redirect) Building a solution like OpenSC is no simple task. We’re looking for proactive people that embrace challenges, are comfortable with uncertainty and will go the extra mile to help us achieve our mission. A genuine desire for a more sustainable human impact on the environment is a must. 💬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1583517580082200) to this conversation on Slack

Sr. Manager/Director Production (Logistics) (https://jobs.lever.co/droneseed/38daad77-ca51-4c32-a956-822341a9dbe3?lever-origin=applied&lever-source%5B%5D=Twitter) You are the Production/Logistics Manager responsible for all elements of seed vessel production for DroneSeed commercial and research projects. You will coordinate with the Director of Research and Development and the DroneSeed engineering group to lead a manufacturing team in the production of each type of seed vessel and its corresponding versions as they are developed. 💬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1583537674084100) to this conversation on Slack

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📰 News Highlights

Budget 2020: All vehicles to run on cleaner energy by 2040 (https://sg.news.yahoo.com/budget-2020-all-vehicles-to-run-on-cleaner-energy-by-2040-091718358.html) SINGAPORE — All vehicles in the Republic will run on cleaner energy within the next 20 years and those with internal combustion engines (ICE) will be progressively phased out, said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday (18 February).

Factcheck: What is the carbon footprint of streaming video on Netflix? | Carbon Brief (https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-streaming-video-on-netflix) The use of streaming video is growing exponentially around the world. These services are associated with energy use and carbon emissions from devices, network infrastructure and data centres.Yet, contrary to a slew of recent misleading media coverage, the climate impacts of streaming video remain relatively modest, particularly compared to other activities and sectors.

Can we be green and grow? (https://www.lombardodier.com/contents/corporate-news/responsible-capital/2019/november/can-we-be-green-and-grow.html?skipWem=true) The world invested more in renewable energy than in fossil fuel-based power generation over the last decade. At the same time, the market for electric vehicles is reaching a tipping point. Whether we care about carbon, the world is set to get cheaper electricity and motoring than under conventional fuels. Yet no economist predicted either important development because conventional economic approaches overestimate the costs of adopting clean technologies.

Thanks a billion: Container scheme transforms Queensland recycling (https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/thanks-a-billion-container-scheme-transforms-queensland-recycling-20191101-p536nb.html) Containers for Change has made a lot of sense - and cents - in the state since its introduction a year ago.

The problem with billionaires fighting climate change is the billionaires | Kate Aronoff (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/10/billionaires-climate-change-michael-bloomberg) It’s great that philanthropists are pouring money into environmental causes. But it would be better for the planet if billionaires didn’t exist at all

For the sake of life on Earth, we must put a limit on wealth | George Monbiot (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/19/life-earth-wealth-megarich-spending-power-environmental-damage) Increased spending power leads to environmental damage. It’s time for a radical plan, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Why billionaire climate philanthropists will always be part of the problem (https://theconversation.com/why-billionaire-climate-philanthropists-will-always-be-part-of-the-problem-132383) Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO and the richest man alive, recently made headlines after pledging to donate $10 billion to a new “Bezos Earth Fund” to help combat climate change. It’s one of the largest charitable gifts in history. Though details regarding the exact kind of work that will be funded are scarce, Bezos noted in his announcement on Instagram that the new global initiative will “fund scientists, activists, NGOs – any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world”.

British hedge fund billionaire Hohn launches campaign to starve coal plants of finance (https://in.reuters.com/article/climate-change-coal-banks/british-hedge-fund-billionaire-hohn-launches-campaign-to-starve-coal-plants-of-finance-idINKBN20P0KB) LONDON (Reuters) - British hedge fund billionaire Chris Hohn has launched a campaign to persuade central banks to starve hundreds of planned coal-fired power plants around the world of finance, aiming to block the projects before they can pose a threat to the climate.

Inside the Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Plan to Profit From Climate Change (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/shell-climate-change.html?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=84250435&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-__KdUR2j76x0lqCpU-0AsgmhRyVFEjLZs9Y98g13uxCqrsTvy8Mcsvtr5nk2PePn4LYvWmKwXG1O60qn_q34cSZ59qAg&_hsmi=84250435) In a conference room overlooking the grey Thames, a group of young corporate types tried to imagine how the world could save itself, how the international community could balance the need for growth with our precarious ecological situation. For the purposes of our speculative scenarios, everything except for carbon was supposed to be up in the air, and democracy’s track record is mixed.

Committing to climate-neutrality by 2050: Commission proposes European Climate Law and consults on the European Climate Pact (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_335) President Ursula von der Leyen said: “We are acting today to make the EU the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The Climate Law is the legal translation of our political commitment and sets us irreversibly on the path to a more sustainable future. It is the heart of the European Green Deal. It offers predictability and transparency for European industry and investors. And it gives direction to our green growth strategy and guarantees that the transition will be gradual and fair.”

The results are in. The official #Climate2020 scorecard | Greenpeace USA (https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/climate2020/) Greenpeace asked the 2020 candidates how they’ll act on the climate crisis if they become president. Here’s what they said… or didn’t say.

Ride-Hailing is a Problem for the Climate (https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/ride-hailing-problem-climate) What if we could live our lives without being tethered to owning a car? In 2020, getting around without the hassles and expenses of individual car ownership is becoming more plausible. For those who do own cars, there are many reasons to leave your car at home and use either public transportation, a ride-hailing service such as Uber or Lyft, or a combination of both.

Airlines are burning thousands of gallons of fuel flying empty ‚ghost‘ planes so they can keep their flight slots during the coronavirus outbreak (https://www.businessinsider.de/international/coronavirus-airlines-run-empty-ghost-flights-planes-passengers-outbreak-covid-2020-3/?r=US&IR=T) Airlines are wasting thousands of gallons of jet fuel running empty ‚ghost‘ planes during the Coronavirus outbreak, due to European rules forcing operators to lose their flight slots if they keep their planes on the grounds.

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