January 28, 2020

🌎 CAT Newsletter #5 - 2020-01-28 🌏

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CAT began three years ago when Andy McWilliams put out a call for digital tech workers to join him at the people’s climate march (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_People%27s_Climate_March) . Along with Sam Collins and others, they decided on that march to start a global online community, naming it ClimateAction.tech, to support climate action at the workplace. CAT was born to provide a safe space for tech workers to connect and talk about sustainability initiatives which are often a sensitive topic for corporations.

After almost three years organising, Andy is now taking on an advisory role supporting the current crop of CAT organizers as we move into 2020. We all appreciate all the hard work Andy and the many other previous organisers have put into growing this into the incredible 1600+ community we are now.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to any of the other CAT Organisers below:

Melissa Hsiung (she/her) is currently studying Sustainability Management at Columbia University in New York City. Previously, she worked as a product manager on a wide range of projects — including a community news app, an insurance brokerage platform, and many content-based websites. Slack: @mellisa Twitter: @melissahsiung (https://twitter.com/melissahsiung) Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhsiung/ Email: melissa@climateaction.tech (mailto:melissa@climateaction.tech)

Sandra Pallier (she/her) is a designer working for Microsoft in London. She’s driving initiatives like #11at11ClimateStrike at work, is frequently found on global climate marches and is motivated by local and global communities coming together to find solutions for a better future. Slack: @Sandra Pallier Twitter: @tweetsofsandra (https://twitter.com/tweetsofsandra) Email: sandra@climateaction.tech (mailto:sandra@climateaction.tech)

Chris Adams (he/him) is an environmentally focussed tech generalist, spending the last ten years working in tech startups, blue-chip companies and government, as a user researcher, product manager, developer, sysadmin and UX-er. He is an organiser of ClimateAction.tech, a community for technology professionals taking climate action, and a director of the Green Web Foundation. Slack: @mrchrisadams Twitter: @mrchrisadams (https://twitter.com/mrchrisadams) Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrchrisadams/ Email: chris@climateaction.tech (mailto:chris@climateaction.tech)

Asim Hussain (he/him) is a developer, trainer, author and speaker with over 19 years experience working for organisations such as the European Space Agency, Google and now Microsoft, where he is the Green Cloud Advocacy Lead. Slack: @asim Twitter: @jawache (https://twitter.com/jawache) Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jawache/ Email: asim@climateaction.tech (mailto:asim@climateaction.tech)

** Actions

These are actions which support the CAT community or broader climate action initiatives. If you have an action you would like to add to a future newsletter, please submit it here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2HJxHXNdD-mhX8qT-DW3SjimEsk6rt9r8FVIq7eidd_6X0g/viewform) .

Small <1min Comment (https://www.producthunt.com/posts/climatescape-1) on the Product Hunt project called Climatescape which was launched today by fellow CAT member @Brendan Loudermilk.

Medium <10mins Sign (https://bornafter1980.org/) this petition if you are born after 1980, they are hoping to get 100M signatures before Novembers UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK

** News Highlights

The areas in Essex that could be underwater by 2050 thanks to climate change and what scientists say (https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/areas-essex-could-underwater-2050-3742589) Climate experts have released shocking maps which project where in Essex could be completely underwater in just 30 years time.

Trump Just Called Climate Scientists ‘Foolish Fortune Tellers’ (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3a8dz8/trump-just-called-climate-scientists-foolish-fortune-tellers) Despite a growing mountain of evidence that shows the world is careening towards a climate catastrophe, symbolized this month by the devastating bushfires in Australia, President Donald Trump thinks that “this is not a time of pessimism, this is a time for optimism.”

Electric car sales are rising, but so are emissions. What’s going on? (https://www.wired.co.uk/article/uk-car-emissions) Here’s a misleading statistic: UK electric car sales doubled in 2019. According to market insights firm LMC Automotive, battery electric vehicles made up 1.6 per cent of UK sales in 2019, about double the year before. But this doesn’t mean the UK’s automotive emissions are heading in the right direction. The reality is far murkier.

Majority of CEOs expect the global economy to cool in PwC survey (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-ceo-outlook-idUSKBN1ZJ23C) DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - More than half of chief executives in an annual survey by PwC expect a slowdown in global economic growth this year, in marked contrast to the confidence that has lifted stock markets.

Miami Unveils Climate Plan to Defend Against Flooding, Heat (https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/miami-unveils-climate-plan-to-defend-against-flooding-heat) “South Florida expects 17 to 31 inches of sea-level rise by 2060. “Miami is one of the highest at-risk cities in the world to the impacts of climate change.”

This map shows where people on the coasts will flee to once sea levels rise (https://www.fastcompany.com/90455314/this-map-shows-where-people-on-the-coasts-will-flee-to-once-sea-levels-rise) Projecting the migration patterns of people leaving coastal cities shows which cities need to prepare for a population influx.

Greta Thunberg attacks ‘horrible’ Donald Trump and warns climate demands were ignored in Davos (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/01/24/gretathunberg-says-climate-campaigners-demands-have-completely/) Climate activist Greta Thunberg has called her treatment by Donald Trump “horrible” and accused the business elite of ignoring campaigners’ demands at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

Recent Winters Have Been So Warm, Alaskans Have Forgotten How to Be Cold (https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-cold-is-it-in-alaska-the-sled-dogs-are-wearing-booties-11579799359) Alaskans are coping with a bitter challenge this winter that they didn’t expect: the cold. After eight years in which winter temperatures have been above the historical average, life in the Last Frontier State is once again as frigid as residents of the Lower 48 typically imagine it.

This Is How Many Trees the World Loses Each Minute (https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/climate-change-data-green/trees.html) It’s not just the Amazon rainforest. The quest for land and resources is eliminating the world’s greenest places.

Automated Solar Arrays Could Help Incinerate Global Warming (https://www.wired.com/story/automated-solar-arrays-could-help-incinerate-global-warming/) Software-driven systems can produce enough searing heat to power manufacturing processes that now gorge on fossil fuels.

The Data Behind Climate Change: Bloomberg Green (https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/climate-change-data-green/) Bloomberg Data Dash: A Live Climate Scoreboard for the World

So Your Kids Are Stressed Out About the Climate Crisis (https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/so-your-kids-are-stressed-out-about-climate-crisis) When my nephew, Sam, was four years old, he said to his mother one night before bed, “Mom, I don’t want to be alive anymore.”

** Jobs & Opportunities

TouchLight Innovations is looking for a Full Stack Web Developer and a Senior Data Scientist/Machine Learning Developer (https://angel.co/company/touchlight-innovations) Applicants should see themselves as a partner, rather than just an employee. Touchlight operates in Brooklyn and Santa Clara, but the position can be remote. If interested, check out the job descriptions. 💬 Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1580003339008400) to this conversation on Slack

Chief Innovation Officer (Mayor’s Office - Technology and Innovation) (https://sanjoseca.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2000012〈=en#.XhTrQmj5xhM.link) San José is the largest city in Silicon Valley, home to the world’s most prolific technology companies. It is also one of the most diverse cities in the country with 40% of the population born in another country and large Latino and Vietnamese populations. 💬 Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1580078032009400) to this conversation on Slack

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