🌎 CAT Newsletter #57 - 2020-01-26 🌏
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ð¤ Podcasts The latest climate-related podcast episodes.
ð§ (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/S2E47-Being-a-witness-to-climate-changew-Dr–Evan-Kuehn-of-North-Park-University-ep1fho) S2E47: Being a “witness” to climate changeâw/ Dr. Evan Kuehn of North Park University (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/S2E47-Being-a-witness-to-climate-changew-Dr–Evan-Kuehn-of-North-Park-University-ep1fho) The Reversing Climate Change Podcast with NORI
ð§ (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1212) #201: BRITISH S**T FOR BRITISH PEOPLE (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1216) Sustainababble
ð§ (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/85-the-future-of-shipping) (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/bonus-us-inauguration-special-with-gina-mccarthy) BONUS: U.S. Inauguration Special with Gina McCarthy (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/bonus-us-inauguration-special-with-gina-mccarthy) Outrage! + Optimism
ð§ (https://climateone.org/audio/biden%E2%80%99s-climate-opportunity-part-2) FAST, FAIR AND CLEAN: THE NEW ENERGY TRANSITION (https://climateone.org/audio/fast-fair-and-clean-new-energy-transition) Climate One
ð§ (https://climateone.org/audio/biden%E2%80%99s-climate-opportunity-part-2) Green buildings - a natural ally against climate change (https://share.transistor.fm/s/59eba553) Terra.do (https://www.terra.do/)
ð° News Highlights
How we are changing the way we rate sustainability of consumer electronics (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/29/how-we-are-changing-the-way-we-rate-sustainability-of-consumer-electronics) Under the new criteria, products will lose marks if they do not meet a certain threshold for progress
Redditâs former CEO is now in the forest-planting business (https://www.fastcompany.com/90593687/reddits-former-ceo-is-now-in-the-forest-planting-business) Yishan Wong is building a system that can transform desert land into fertile ground for the trees we need to help stop climate change.
Turn off that camera during virtual meetings, environmental study says (https://phys.org/news/2021-01-camera-virtual-environmental.html) It’s not just to hide clutter anymoreâadd “saving the planet” to the reasons you leave the camera off during your next virtual meeting.
Low-carbon policies can be âbalancedâ to benefit small firms and average households â study (https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/low-carbon-policies-can-be-balanced-to-benefit-small-firms-and-average-households-study) A review of ten types of policy used to reduce carbon suggests that some costs fall on those less able to bear them â but it also shows these policies can form
Interactive: The impacts of climate change at 1.5C, 2C and beyond (https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/impacts-climate-change-one-point-five-degrees-two-degrees/) Carbon Brief has extracted key metrics showing how global warming is projected to affect the world
ð¼ Jobs & Opportunities
Startup Programs Manager (https://greenbizgroup.applytojob.com/apply/QeT9mY1S55/Startup-Programs-Manager) Are you passionate about the innovation ecosystem and helping early-stage, mission-driven startups succeed? Do you want to put your excellent program management, relationship building and communication skills to work with a company that accelerates the clean economy? ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611011812019900) to this conversation on Slack
Job Opening For Research Data Analyst (https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/news-events/job-opening-for-research-data-analyst/) The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) invites applications for the position of Research Data Analyst. Based at the Yale School of the Environment, we conduct scientific research on public climate change knowledge, attitudes, policy preferences, and behavior, and the underlying psychological, ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611015637020400) to this conversation on Slack
Engineering Manager, Climate - Stripe: Job Openings (https://stripe.com/jobs/listing/engineering-manager-climate/2522054) Help increase the GDP of the internet as part of our Engineering team. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611031256020800) to this conversation on Slack
Product Manager, Climate - Stripe: Job Openings (https://stripe.com/jobs/listing/product-manager-climate/2576577) Help increase the GDP of the internet as part of our Product Management team. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611031256020800) to this conversation on Slack
Afresh / Careers (https://www.afresh.com/) Afresh is a revolutionary new approach to fresh ordering, forecasting, and store operations for grocery retailers. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611097498021900) to this conversation on Slack
writer (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zyniWQXoRrXimVitEZWFJ19KhmwpRi3a-_CMx8z7avA/edit#heading=h.h4elck8hw8b3) We have been bringing lean and agile methodologies into The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to help project teams create a bigger impact through increasing learning cycles and productivity. We have been working with three TNC project teams for three months and generated a ton of learnings that now need to be captured and shared via the power of storytelling. We need your help to take our experience and share it via short stories in a Lean Impact Playbook we are creating. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611183226024200) to this conversation on Slack
Designer (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wj3Cw7hq6qKsamGqodJ-LFfokbob8_3GGZklOGK1kts/edit#) We are looking for a designer to help design a series of facilitation guides and presentations about bringing lean and agile methodologies for The Nature Conservancy ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611183299025200) to this conversation on Slack
BackEnd Engineer (https://techjobsforgood.com/jobs/5215/?ref=sca) ISeeChange is looking for a lead engineer to take their tech stack to the next level. You will be responsible for designing, building, and deploying features and critical structures to scale their platform and develop their client-side SaaS. You will spent up to 30% of your time on DevOps. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611266260008900) to this conversation on Slack
Events Portfolio Manager - Climate Tech (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6758097066934718464) This is an awesome role at the centre of the sustainability tech ecosystem. Youâll be working with founders, startups and corporates to put on two exceptional events with additional activations in between. Founders Forum and Informa Tech are looking for an experienced Market lead to own the strategy and vision and delivery of our Climate Tech portfolio events during Founders Forum in June, and London Tech Week in September. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611314391014200) to this conversation on Slack
Careers - Citrine Informatics: The AI Platform for Materials Development (https://citrine.io/careers/) 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/p1611346498015800) to this conversation on Slack
Senior Software Engineer Manager (https://oneacrefund.org/work-with-us/job-openings/g/?gh_jid=2413218) Looking for a hands-on leader for our 20-strong agile development teams, passionate about our mission to help farmers through technology. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611566192021400) to this conversation on Slack
Rwanda Mobile Team Specialist (https://oneacrefund.org/work-with-us/job-openings/g/?gh_jid=2432708) Seeking an exceptional IT professional with 3 years working with Mobile Technologies such as Android and Google platforms. Demonstrates passion for field driven mobile technology usage. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611566248022100) to this conversation on Slack
Chief Technology Officer (https://oneacrefund.org/) We believe that new technology is the key to growing and to building the most effective rural distribution network on the African continent. Today, we reach over one-million farm families; and we aspire to serve more than 10 million households in the coming decade. Reporting to the Global Director of Operations, you will lead our future tech strategy, focusing on a mobile tech transformation: provide our field staff with the mobile-based tools to reach more farmers efficiently; develop scalable, direct communication channels with farmers (USSD and SMS) to improve customer service; and digitize and decentralize data collection tools to speed up data flows and improve efficiency. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611566283022800) 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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