🌎 CAT Newsletter #21 - 2020-05-19 🌏
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Hey CATs!
This @asim (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UK97Q7B3K) here, as well as being a CAT organiser I’m also the Green Cloud Advocacy Lead at Microsoft, that means a lot of different things but one of them is that this year I’m an anchor for our big developer conference Build (https://aka.ms/asim-build-2020) and I’ve arranged some sustainability focussed interviews you might be interested in:
How to start a grassroots Green team? (https://mybuild.microsoft.com/sessions/2a811dfb-4b3c-483a-9d22-15db98fcc297?source=sessions&WT.mc_id=build2020_ca-article-ashussai) Wednesday, May 20 - 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BST - 30 mins Speakers: Clara Manshilha, Denajda Aliaj, Matilde de Jesus Jacob Alves, Ola Fagerstrom, Sebastian Friedrich Microsoft has an active group of employee-led grassroots Green teams. We speak to some of the leads about how they started, their success stories and advice for people wanting to start their own.
The 8 Principles of Sustainable Software Engineering (https://mybuild.microsoft.com/sessions/5269e099-511b-4a23-8cb0-9923db7659b4?source=sessions&WT.mc_id=build2020_ca-article-ashussai) Wednesday, May 20 - 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM BST (15 mins) Speakers: Chris Adams - greening.digital (https://greening.digital/) Join us to learn about Sustainable Software Engineering, an emerging discipline at the intersection of climate science, software, hardware, electricity markets and data center design.
Environmentally Sustainable Data Centers (https://mybuild.microsoft.com/sessions/fe07763b-e6d0-495a-a05c-8f52b84946e0?source=sessions&WT.mc_id=build2020_ca-article-ashussai) Wednesday, May 20 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM BST (15 mins) Speakers: Brian Janous - GM Energy & Sustainability Learn how Microsoft is working to power its Data Centers with net-zero impact for carbon, water, waste, and ecosystems, and generate positive environmental outcomes globally.
A Planetary Computer for a Sustainable Future (https://mybuild.microsoft.com/sessions/be9d4903-dc15-4704-8436-01a4b3273443?source=sessions&WT.mc_id=build2020_ca-article-ashussai) Wednesday, May 20 - 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM BST (30 mins) Speakers: Lucas Joppa - Chief Environmental Officer A quarter of our planets’ species are threatened with extinction. To preserve and protect the biodiversity and health of the world’s ecosystems, we are building a planetary computer. We speak to Lucas Joppa, Chief Environmental Officer at Microsoft, about Microsoft’s biodiversity commitments and carbon initiative.
The whole conference is free but needs a login, except for my channel - if you want to watch any of these talks just head to mybuid.microsoft.com at the allotted time and you can watch without a login.
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ð¤ Podcasts The latest climate-related podcast episodes.
Connecting capital to impact w/ Iulian Circo from Proof Of Impact (https://theclimatefix.com/episodes/connecting-capital-to-impact-w-iulian-circo-from-proof-of-impact) ð May 11, 2020 Proof Of Impact is revolutionizing the way people fund and experience impact by connecting the people who are making a difference on the ground with the people who want to be part of the solution. TheClimateFix.com (https://theclimatefix.com/)
12: The Hottest New Literary Genre Is âDoomer Litââw/ Kate Knibbs, Senior Writer at Wired (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/s2e12-the-hottest-new-literary-genre-is-doomer-litw-kate-knibbs-senior-writer-at-wired)
ð May 12, 2020 Kate Knibbs is a Senior Writer at WIRED covering culture, and is the author of âThe Hottest New Literary Genre is Doomer Lit.â Today, Kate joins Ross to explain what inspired her conception of the new (sub)genre, discussing what differentiates doomer lit from cli-fi and how Jenny Offillâs new novel Weather functions as a mood piece on climate change. The Reversing Climate Change Podcast with NORI (https://nori.com/reversing-climate-change)
173: PANGOLINS (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1046)
ð May 17, 2020 What the world needs in these troubled times is someone to blame. A scapegoat or, in this instance, a scapepangolin. Sustainababble (http://www.sustainababble.fish/)
- Jane Fonda Has Been Getting Arrested (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/52-jane-fonda-has-been-getting-arrested) ð May 8, 2020 This week on the podcast we get outraged at the logical fallacies that comprise Michael Moore’s new film, “Planet of The Humans” and we call up Jonathan Koomey, Climate Energy Expert from Stanford University to give us an objective look into the claims of this film. Outrage! + Optimism (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/)
STORYTELLING THROUGH THE CLIMATE CRISIS (https://climateone.org/audio/storytelling-through-climate-crisis) ð May 15, 2020 How are writers using stories to help readers â and themselves â process the experience of climate change? Author Jenny Offill felt a âcreeping sense of dreadâ when she delved into climate science while writing her her new novel, Weather, which features a woman who produces a climate change podcast. As the gravity of the facts sank in, one day Offiil asked herself, âWhy do I know this and believe this intellectually but I don’t feel anything?â Climate One (https://climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts)
ð° News Highlights
People, Power and Technology: The 2020 Digital Attitudes Report | doteveryone (https://www.doteveryone.org.uk/report/peoplepowertech2020/) Research into the UK public’s attitudes and experiences online with recommendations to policy and industry to ensure that we are shaping a fairer future where technology works for more people, more of the time.
French government sets green conditions for Air France bailout (https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/french-government-sets-green-conditions-for-air-france-bailout/138160.article) Air France must slash domestic flights and agree to work towards becoming the world’s “most environmentally friendly” airline, if it is to satisfy the conditions of its government bailout.
How Does Your State Make Electricity? (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/24/climate/how-electricity-generation-changed-in-your-state.html) Thereâs been a major shift in how America makes electricity over the past two decades. Each state has its own story.
Twitter Will Allow Employees To Work At Home Forever (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexkantrowitz/twitter-will-allow-employees-to-work-at-home-forever) Two months into working from home, Twitter makes it permanent for some.
Biggest US solar project approved in Nevada despite critics (https://apnews.com/3182e2ca95d3f2cbfff23ebec3c36f55) RENO, Nev. (AP) â The Trump administration announced final approval Monday of the largest solar energy project in the U.S. and one of the biggest in the world despite objections from conservationists who say it will destroy thousands of acres of habitat critical to the survival of the threatened Mojave desert tortoise in Nevada.
Join the worldwide screening of The Need to GROW (https://grow.foodrevolution.org/) Can we feed the world without destroying it?! Rosario Dawsonâs award-winning film The Need To GROW shows the SOLUTIONS â and the real stories of the game-changing innovators behind them. Join in the online screening for free!
The Greentech Alliance launches to support sustainability startups | Sifted (https://sifted.eu/articles/sustainability-startups-coronavirus/) Covid-19 threatens to derail the sustainability movement. A new alliance of greentech companies hopes to keep it on track.
We’ve Gone an Entire Month Without Coal-Powered Electricity (https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/05/weve-gone-an-entire-month-without-coal-powered-electricity/) The ovens at Greggs all being switched off has had a hell of an impact on the nation’s power grid, as for the first time since everything electrical was invented we’ve not required any coal power to run the country for 30 days. And counting, as the run is not over. Good weather and the uplighters and downlighters of the nation’s shops and eating establishments being left off have had the grid running on a greener mix than ever, although generator Drax broke down the numbers and revealed that 30 per cent of our lockdown month’s power came from gas, and 21 per cent from nuclear; so it’s not all green stuff flowing out of the Dogger turbines and your dad’s solar panels just yet.
Sweden closes last coal-fired power station two years ahead of schedule (https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-coal-power-sweden-fossil-fuels-stockholm-a9485946.html) Country becomes third in Europe to exit coal, ahead of mass withdrawal from polluting fossil fuel
Plant trees n’ chill (https://www.plantyflix.com/) All Netflix users combined emit as much CO2 in 1 second as driving a car 3.8x around the world. Reduce your footprint by planting trees while you watch your favourite shows.
Climate: an update (https://www.mysociety.org/2020/05/14/climate-an-update/) Back in January, we announced that the climate would be mySociety’s main focus this year. A few months on, how are we doing with that? One easy way to check is our new Climate page on the mySociety website, where we’re listing projects as they launch. Meanwhile, here’s a quick rundown as of now.
ð¼ Jobs & Opportunities
Climate Science Correspondent (https://nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/NYT/job/New-York-NY/Climate-Science-Correspondent_REQ-007633-1) The Climate Desk at the New York Times is looking for a climate science reporter with a strong knowledge of the science of global warming and a demonstrated ability to write with power and clarity. Candidates should have a track record of ambitious, rigorous and exclusive reporting that has shaped the conversation on climate and advanced our understanding of it. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1589381171204800) to this conversation on Slack
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