🌎 CAT Newsletter #111 2022-02-08
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Hey CATs, ð± New here? Here’s a recorded intro video outlining what we’re about and how you can get involved (https://youtu.be/NJg2KZLiQXM) (15mins) ð Weâre looking for a new organizer to join our CAT team. If you’re outside North America or Western Europe, we’re especially interested in hearing you, as we have those regions pretty well covered. Find the volunteer job description on Outline (https://climate-tech.getoutline.com/doc/cat-organizer-job-description-RE83VhLVqh) . ð We published our updated CAT community beliefs & values on Outline. Please have a read (https://climate-tech.getoutline.com/doc/what-is-cat-l57UdOGf3G) and let us know what you think! ð Help make CAT better by filling out the CAT member survey. It should take 5-7 mins, and helps inform what activities are run next year. (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXMofci7UMth88rdXHTwsGQw8MiefNU1VEDXADy8tgT_1tVg/viewform) Remember, you can unsubscribe (https://tech.us19.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=08b8a799dd414ce9163cf3474&id=97c1d5f785&e=[UNIQID]&c=ed57df8e4a) from this newsletter at any time.
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** ð¬ CAT Events
:doughnut: CAT Roulette - 30mins - whenever you find a time We’re continuing our programme of letting members connect to 1 other CAT member every second week for a nice beverage and chat about climate and tech. It’s a nice way to get to know other CATs, and you can start and stop at any time. Joining the #cat-roulette (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C0202J3UYG7) channel to learn more. ð¬ CAT Submitted Events How female founders build climate startups with Carbon13 - Feb 13th (https://carbonthirteen.com/how-female-founders-build-climate-startups-with-carbon13/) Idea. Investment. Impact. Discover how Carbon13 supports female founders to build climate startups reducing carbon emissions by millions of tonnes. With a panel of female founders Liv, Abi and Natalia who will share their experiences building decarbonisation startups. Climate Entrepreneurship for Biotech Scientists, Food & Protein Scientists (https://carbonthirteen.com/webinar-climate-entrepreneurship-for-biotech-scientists-food-protein-scientists/) - Feb 16th This webinar is open to scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs with specialisms in food, protein, biotech, bio-engineering and similar who want to explore how they can develop a high growth startup to reduce emissions. Zero Waste Web Design - Feb 22nd (https://www.meetup.com/GreenTech-South-West/events/283259271/) Vineeta Greenwood, co-founder of Wholegrain Digital will share how we can use zero waste principles in web design. Why is zero waste a way to go and what makes zero waste possible? People, Planet, Pint: Sustainability Professionals Meetup - London - March 10th (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/people-planet-pint-sustainability-professionals-meetup-london-tickets-256331232617) Come and meet other business owners and professionals working in the Net Zero, BCorp and Environmental space! No agenda, workshops or webinars. Just chat over some nibbles and beers. Check #events in the CAT slack (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CDH9TKPMM) for more. And if you’re up for helping make manage this to add a listing each week, we’d love to hear from you, doubly so if you know your way around Google Appscript. Reply to this email if you can help.
ð¤ Podcasts The latest climate-related podcast episodes. Don’t forget, if you’re looking around, there’s a list of podcasts maintained by CATs (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dCxRnSdgJYehTkPlMA9lNVfw7C9m-mTb2FtIxnbH6AI/edit#gid=0) .
238: KATHARINE HAYHOE MEETS SUSTAINABABBLE (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1453)
Very, VERY excitingly, this week we natter with one of the best climate communicators around, who also happens to be one of the planetâs foremost climate scientists. Outrage + Optimism - (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/137-were-back-welcome-to-season-5) 137. We’re Back! Welcome to Season 5 (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/137-were-back-welcome-to-season-5) How do we know what weâre doing is really helping? What should we do now that the world is changing? A slow, intentional beginning to a new year after a racing finish to the last one raises some big questions for all of us in the climate space. This week, Christiana, Tom, and Paul set out the big topics for the year leading up to COP27. Yes, another one. Ep 65: Personal Sustainable Investing with Ken LaRoe (Climate First Bank) (https://sustainabilitydefined.com/) if you’ve wanted to know how you can use your savings and investments to advance sustainability, this is the episode for you! We highlight the basics of sustainable investing and banking and provide the tools and facts to allow Definers to determine their own individual actions and opinions. Our expert guest, Ken LaRoe, has started three values-based banks with his most recent being Climate First Bank. Tune in to hear about his entrepreneurial journey and how his bank helps its clients put climate first.
Hot take pod - On Joe Rogan, Podcasting and Disinformation (https://www.hottakepod.com/on-joe-rogan-podcasting-and-disinformation/) Long running climate podcast Amy Westervelt weighs in on the Joe Rogan / Spotify disinformation news story.
ð° News Highlights U.S. drillers add oil & gas rigs for record 18th month -Baker Hughes (https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-drillers-add-oil-gas-rigs-record-18th-month-baker-hughes-2022-01-28/) U.S. energy firms added oil and natural gas rigs for a record 18th month in a row after boosting the rig count again this week as oil prices soared to their highest since 2014, prompting more drillers to return to the wellpad. Want to Save the Earth? We Need a Lot More Elon Musks. (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/opinion/glasgow-climate-change.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article) To slow climate change, Father Profit and New Tech must innovate, fast. There are a few key names missing from Big Tech’s climate ad (https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/big-tech-climate-ad) A full-page ad in The New York Times is calling for climate action from Congress. But Google, Microsoft and other heavy hitters are conspicuously absent. Emissions from computing and ICT could be worse than previously thought (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210910121715.htm) Researchers claim that previous calculations of ICT’s share of global greenhouse emissions, estimated at 1.8-2.8%, likely fall short of the sector’s real climate impact as they only show a partial picture. The 11 slides that finally convinced Boris Johnson about global warming (https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-the-11-slides-that-finally-convinced-boris-johnson-about-global-warming) A scientific briefing that UK prime minister Boris Johnson says changed his mind about global warming has been made public for the first time, following a freedom-of-information (FOI) request by Carbon Brief. The UKâs fight against Greenwashing. And why the Oatly case presents a conundrum (https://cathleenberger.medium.com/the-uks-fight-against-greenwashing-and-why-the-oatly-case-presents-a-conundrum-2d4b0a12b880?source=rss-6d845bf7cf81------2) In September â21, the UKâs Competition and Market Authority reiterated (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/green-claims-code-making-environmental-claims/environmental-claims-on-goods-and-services) that under consumer protection law, companies must not mislead their consumers. In plain speak: greenwashing is illegal. Interesting post about the implications for startups.
Worldâs biggest firms failing over net-zero claims, research suggests (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/06/amazon-ikea-nestle-biggest-carbon-net-zero-claims) Shipping company Maersk tops Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2022, with no companies making “high integrity” pledges. See the extended commentary in slack (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CT1JBNMHB/p1644224791677599) Volts.wtf - the minerals used by clean energy technologies (https://www.volts.wtf/p/the-minerals-used-by-clean-energy) Excellent into sourcing the minerals for post-fossil energy system. In todayâs post, I want to take a take a closer look at some of the biggest clean-energy technologies and the minerals required to build them Giving (carbon) credit where itâs due (https://climatetechvc.substack.com/p/-giving-carbon-credit-where-its-due) Wrangling the wild west of the voluntary carbon offset market - this is the best, most accessible overview of the growing carbon market I’ve found so far - Chris ð± A cutting from Branch ð± Branch is our own publication, about climate and tech, by CATs and for CATs. Join us in Branch issue 3 as we dive deep into solarpunk, a vision for a fossil-free internet, decolonizing the Green New Deal, tech workers unionizing and saying no to fossil fuels, green software practices, and combating climate disinformation and adtech. Decentralising Digital: Artefacts from Hopeful Futures (https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-3/decentralising-digital-artefacts-from-hopeful-futures/) Working with rural communities in Karnataka, India, Decentralising Digital (https://www.decentralising.digital/) is an ongoing research project seeking to co-create new narratives for decentralised digital futures.
ð¬ CAT videos ð¬ CAT videos, geddit? 10-15 minute videos providing accessible explainers to topics related to climate. DW Planet A - How to fix the world’s concrete problem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgVWz77lGCo) Concrete is simple, cheap, strong and lasts long. But the wonder material that’s all around us is responsible for 8% of global CO2 emissions â and it’s not easy to change that. So how can we build cities without killing the planet? ð¼ Jobs & Opportunities Also! Don’t forget the super handy “climate careers page” on outline (https://climate-tech.getoutline.com/doc/climate-careers-O56ZGk7fKt) listing a bunch of useful resources and sites to check. Remember only jobs listing salary ranges are listed here - to get your job listed, you need to list a salary range. Folks can still look in the #jobs channel. Senior Researcher, Climate Justice - $65k per year cost of living adjustment (https://public-accountability.org/2022/02/senior-researcher-climate-justice/) Weâre looking to hire a new Senior Researcher who is interested in developing more power research analysis and capacity in the climate, energy, and environmental justice movements. The positionâs main objective will be to conduct and facilitate corporate research in support of and in collaboration with movement partners and campaigns. This is a full-time (40 hours) salaried position that will report to the Research Director. This is a remote position; candidates can be based anywhere in the U.S.
Business Development Manager at SecondMuse (http://https://apply.workable.com/secondmuse/j/2F2379FE6F/) - $80k+ per year (http://https://apply.workable.com/secondmuse/j/2F2379FE6F/)
SecondMuse is seeking a motivated, strategic, relationship-driven and detail-oriented Business Development Manager to support our fast growing global company. This role will support the growth of a number of climate focused programs across our domestic US portfolio, and potentially internationally, that focus on building a more equitable and responsible climate industry. Business Development Director at SecondMuse - $122k+ per year (https://apply.workable.com/secondmuse/j/77DE363BDE/) SecondMuse is seeking a motivated, strategic, relationship-driven and detail-oriented Business Development Director to support our fast growing global company. This role will support the growth of a number of tech focused programs across our domestic US portfolio, including but not limited to GET Cities, Headstream and SpaceApps), and potentially internationally that focus on building a more equitable and responsible tech industry. Green Party - Senior Digital Support Officer (https://app.beapplied.com/apply/5qaulpchxs) - £31,470 (https://app.beapplied.com/apply/5qaulpchxs) The Digital Team are responsible for the use of technology across the Green Party, both by our staff team and our wider membership. We provide the Party with a variety of digital systems to help engage and empower our elected officials, members and supporters, so that we can deliver on our ambitious Political Strategy.
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