🌎 CAT Newsletter #55 - 2020-01-12 🌏
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Hello CATs!
Welcome to the 2nd full week of January! We have a thread in #lobby (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C01A0THTQRW) where you can share what youâve been up to in the past few weeks and what sustainability goals for 2021 you may have (also comes with a few board game recommendations). Join the conversation here. (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C01A0THTQRW/p1610108491300200)
CAT VOLUNTEERING
Weâre looking for folks to help out with the Website Carbon Wake Up (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K6CwuiG65Nqx90Rz41o8EakahJV17dZU3glzO7wmDx8/edit?usp=sharing) Twitter campaign. Check out the volunteer shoutout doc (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sn0dPDWgqZvWaNJzlOnnESfmieqm-k6BhmW1PdXeRN4/edit) to figure out whatâs needed and reach out to @Hannah (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UR8G3L938) or @LuÃs Cruz (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01EHATCW0G) if you want to get involved.
Find other CAT volunteering opportunities here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/17OOsjrnDwlFOO_Xr47sjtOL-jT1d3P7hVYdI3r_Q1R4/edit#) .
NEW CHANNEL ð #local-southeast-asia (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C01J757L006) : If youâre based in Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore or other ASEAN countries, join the channel and keep an eye out for future meet-ups.
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** ð¬ CAT Events
CAT Welcome Call (western-friendly) ⢠45min Thu, Feb 4th ðºð¸ð¨ð¦PDT 10 ⢠ðºð¸ð¨ð¦EST 1 ⢠ð¬ð§BST 6 ⢠ðªðºð¿ð¦CEST/SAST 7 ⢠ð®ð³IST 10:30 Sign up here (http://bit.ly/CATWelcomeWestern)
CAT Welcome Call (eastern-friendly) ⢠45 min Fri, Jan 22nd ð³ð¿ NZST (Aotearoa) 10pm ⢠ð¦ðºAEST (Sydney) 8pm ⢠ð¨ð³ CT 5pm ⢠ð®ð³ IST 2:30pm ⢠ðªðºð¿ð¦CEST/SAST 10am ⢠ð¬ð§ BST 9am Sign up here (http://bit.ly/CATWelcomeEastern)
ð Directly after these events: CAT Volunteering chat ⢠15min If you want to know about CAT volunteering, join us right after the welcome call with the same Zoom link. Sign up here (http://bit.ly/CATWelcomeWestern)
Want to start a CAT meet-up yourself? Maybe about a specific topic? Or connecting with people locally? A networking session? A live interview series? Let us know in #d-cat-volunteering (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C017V9MDW6Q)
ð¬ CAT Supported Events
Using aeroponics and IoT to improve local food security & reduce food waste Thurs 21st Jan ð¬ð§12:30 PM - 1:30 PM GMT Localised indoor farming will play a key role if weâre to increase food production by 70% and feed 10 billion people by 2050. If youâre interested in learning more about indoor farming using innovative technologies like aeroponics, then join us at our next free, online Green Tech South West event Sign up here (https://www.meetup.com/GreenTech-South-West/events/275006527/)
ð¤ Podcasts The latest climate-related podcast episodes.
ð§S2E45: Synthetic biology & the holy grail of agâw/ Mike Miille, CEO of Joyn Bio (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/S2E45-Synthetic-biology–the-holy-grail-of-agw-Mike-Miille–CEO-of-Joyn-Bio-eoapig) The Reversing Climate Change Podcast with NORI
ð§ (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/84-the-2020-christmas-lectures-a-users-guide-to-planet-earth-with-dr-helen-czerski-prof-chris-jackson-and-dr-tara-shine) #199: IS IT REALLY GREEN? (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1207) Sustainababble
ð§ (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/84-the-2020-christmas-lectures-a-users-guide-to-planet-earth-with-dr-helen-czerski-prof-chris-jackson-and-dr-tara-shine) BONUS: A Great Regeneration with Andrew Higham and Mission 2020 (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/bonus-a-great-regeneration-with-andrew-higham-and-mission-2020) Outrage! + Optimism
ð§ (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/84-the-2020-christmas-lectures-a-users-guide-to-planet-earth-with-dr-helen-czerski-prof-chris-jackson-and-dr-tara-shine) TALK GREEN, PLAY DIRTY: CORPORATE AMERICAâS MIXED RECORD (https://climateone.org/audio/talk-green-play-dirty-corporate-america%E2%80%99s-mixed-record) Climate One
ð° News Highlights
Google workers announce plans to unionize (https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/4/22212347/google-employees-contractors-announce-union-cwa-alphabet) The Alphabet Workers Union will be open to all employees and contractors at Googleâs parent company.
Want to Save the World? Start by Cutting Your Cloud Costs (https://thenewstack.io/want-to-save-the-world-start-by-cutting-your-cloud-costs/) How the IT sector can minimize the damage it does to the earth’s climate.
Many Scientists Now Say Global Warming Could Stop Relatively Quickly After Emissions Go to Zero - Inside Climate News (https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03012021/five-aspects-climate-change-2020/) Thatâs one of several recent conclusions about climate change that came more sharply into focus in 2020.
Planting at Pantpurlais â Protect Earth (https://www.protect.earth/events/planting-at-pantpurlais) We are going to plant 500 trees in a 1.2 acre field that has mostly been used for sheep in recent history. Alder, Sessile Oak, Crab Apple, Downy Birch, Field Maple, Silver Birch, Wild Cherry, Scots Pine, will all make this farm look even more beautiful, and provide a home for bees, butterflies, birds.
ð¼ Jobs & Opportunities
Lead Product Designer - Provenance (https://apply.workable.com/provenance-hq/j/DBFBB016C5/) Provenance is using tech to power the transparency movement â helping brands bring their supply chain and the social and environmental impact behind products to shoppers. Our mission is to enable more conscious, fair, and low-impact consumption. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1609841972387800) to this conversation on Slack
Ventures Analyst - Sustainability (https://plugandplaytechcenter.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=197&source=plugandplaytechcenter) Plug and Play is the ultimate innovation platform, bringing together the best startups and the worldâs largest corporations. We are on a mission to bring the benefits of Silicon Valley to all four corners of the world. Our vision is to make innovation open to anyone, anywhere. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1609920327388500) to this conversation on Slack
Citrine Informatics Careers (https://citrine.io/product/what-is-the-citrine-platform/) The Citrine Platform empowers your teams to develop new high-performance materials and chemicals faster than ever before. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1610058115394000) to this conversation on Slack You made it to the end! ðPlease share & forward this newsletter to a friend Feedback (https://app.slack.com/client/T4HLEQA3F/CLRPE39NX/thread/C4J8RQ2J3-1568299902.131900) ⢠Subscribe (https://tech.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=08b8a799dd414ce9163cf3474&id=97c1d5f785) ⢠Join CAT (https://climateaction.tech/#join)
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