🌎 CAT Newsletter #58 - 2020-02-02 🌏
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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) Climate fintech, neobanks, & banking for goodâw/ Ravi Mikkelsen, cofounder of ATMOS (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/Climate-fintech–neobanks—banking-for-goodw-Ravi-Mikkelsen–cofounder-of-ATMOS-eplm6f) The Reversing Climate Change Podcast with NORI
ð§ (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1212) #202: THE TREMBLING WARRIOR (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1223) Sustainababble
ð§ (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/85-the-future-of-shipping) (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/bonus-us-inauguration-special-with-gina-mccarthy) The Scientific Case for The Race to Zero with Johan Rockström (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/86-the-scientific-case-for-the-race-to-zero-with-johan-rockstrm) Outrage! + Optimism
ð§ (https://climateone.org/audio/biden%E2%80%99s-climate-opportunity-part-2) VARYING DEGREES: CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE AMERICAN MIND (https://climateone.org/audio/varying-degrees-climate-change-american-mind) Climate One
ð° News Highlights
Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now open for business (https://www.seattletimes.com/life/recompose-the-first-human-compositing-funeral-home-in-the-u-s-is-now-open-for-business/) After five years of research and development, Recompose, the company founded by Seattle resident Katrina Spade that gives people the option of choosing natural organic reduction â otherwise known as human composting â as an alternative to burials and cremation,…
Shell buys UKâs biggest electric vehicle charging network Ubitricity - UKTN (UK Tech News) (https://www.uktech.news/news/shell-buys-uks-biggest-electric-vehicle-charging-network-ubitricity-20210126) Royal Dutch Shell has announced the 100% acquisition of Ubitricity, the UKâs largest public electric vehicle charging network.
BlackRock Chief Pushes a Big New Climate Goal for the Corporate World (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/business/dealbook/larry-fink-letter-blackrock-climate.html) Larry Fink is using his firmâs huge influence to pressure companies to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Outer Space for All! Just How Accessible Is ESA’s Satellite Data? | Chances (https://en.reset.org/blog/outer-space-all-just-how-accessible-esas-satellite-data-01262021) Satellite data not only provides new insights, it can also be an important source of information for environmental and climate activists. But although the data from the missions of major space organisations are freely available, there are hurdles to accessing it. Both ESA and private projects are looking for solutions.
Where Exactly Does Joe Biden Plan To Put 550,000 EV Charging Stations? (https://jalopnik.com/where-exactly-does-joe-biden-plan-to-put-550-000-ev-cha-1846096767) There has been a lot of talk today about President Joe Bidenâs first day executive orders. One EO that has long been promised paves the way forward for mass electric vehicle adoption. Joe has campaigned on a $5 billion plan to install half a million new EV charging stations by 2030. If it does come to pass, itâll certainly help alleviate range anxiety and provide the network consumers and automakers alike need to be able to rely on emissions free driving.
Businesses Aim to Pull Greenhouse Gases From the Air. Itâs a Gamble. (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/climate/carbon-removal-technology.html) A surge of corporate money could soon transform carbon removal from science fiction to reality. But there are risks: The very idea could offer industry an excuse to maintain dangerous habits.
Sustainability: A year of progress and a decade of action - Microsoft On the Issues (https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2021/01/28/sustainability-year-progress-decade-action/) One year ago, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, President Brad Smith and CFO Amy Hood announced Microsoftâs bold commitment to be carbon negative by 2030 and to remove our historic emissions by 2050. This was the beginning of Microsoft raising the bar on our sustainability ambitions and culminating with a set of commitments for Microsoft to…
G.M. Will Only Sell Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035 (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/business/gm-zero-emission-vehicles.html) The move, one of the most ambitious in the auto industry, is a piece of a broader plan by the company to become carbon neutral by 2040.
Internet Health Vitals | Facts and Figures â The Internet Health Report 2020 (https://2020.internethealthreport.org/slideshow-internet-health/#9) A slideshow of research and data on the current state of the internet worldwide.
The Davos Agenda (https://www.weforum.org/events/the-davos-agenda-2021) The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that no institution or individual alone can address the economic, environmental, social and technological challenges of our complex, interdependent world. The pandemic itself will not transform the world, but it has accelerated systemic changes that were apparent before its inception. The fault lines that emerged in 2020 now appear as critical crossroads in 2021. The time to rebuild trust and to make crucial choices is fast approaching as the need to reset priorities and the urgency to reform systems grow stronger around the world.
World Economic Forum CEO Climate Leaders call for continued action toward net-zero emissions (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/01/davos-agenda-net-zero-letter) This letter invites more CEOs to make net-zero commitments and to join the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders to turn commitments into action ahead of COP26.
Paper-Free Isnât Enough: The Keys To Sustainable Web Design For Every Business (https://www.forbes.com/sites/christophermarquis/2021/01/15/paper-free-isnt-enough-the-keys-to-sustainable-web-design-for-every-business/?sh=515a0932b127) Tom Greenwood is a âsustainability nutâ with a new book about sustainable web design principles all businesses canâand shouldâembrace to address the outsize environmental impact caused by our cloud-based work and home lives.
Weâve worked out the carbon footprint of our emails (https://bulb.co.uk/blog/weve-worked-out-the-carbon-footprint-of-our-emails) A few days ago, one of our members asked us about the carbon impact of sending fancy emails with large images and PDFs attached. We think itâs really important that any business can measure their full CO2 impact, so we love getting questions like this. But the maths is a little more complicated than you might think. We thought it might be helpful to dig into the numbers behind our colourful emails (and why we think theyâre still worth sending).
The Stock Exchange Of Nature? A Startup Is Tokenizing The Planet To Save It (https://flip.it/V9Dk9w) The result is the world’s first nature-backed financial instruments, according to CEO Merit Valdsalu.
Fintech :brain: Food - Jan 31st 2021 - Clubhouse does fintech, Stripe makes all the investments, Nubank is massive & Plaid deposit switching. :eyes: (https://sytaylor.substack.com/p/fintech-food-jan-31st-2021-clubhouse) Hey everyone :wave:, thanks so much for coming back for more brainfood. A space to learn in public and hopefully process everything happening in fintech. This week the Gamestop rant was getting so long I had to put it out separately. Thereâs just so much fintech goodness to unpack this week. Clubhouse does fintech, Stripe makes all the investments, Nubank is massive & Plaid deposit switching. :eyes:
ð¼ Jobs & Opportunities
Renewable energy careers - ENIAN (https://enian.co/company/work-with-us/) ENIAN are always looking for talented, passionate candidates who share our vision of a sustainable future. Join us! ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611687506026700) to this conversation on Slack
We’re seeking a Development & Support Engineer - Green Angel Syndicate (https://blog.greenangelsyndicate.com/blog/were-seeking-a-development-support-engineer) We are building a substantial network to fund companies fighting climate change. Currently 230 high net-worth members, 25 portfolio companies, £millions invested each year. This is a new role, created to underpin our improving IT systems and processes, to help build them to support future growth, and to support our staff members. The role is quite broad, and will change over time. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611736791029800) to this conversation on Slack
Site Reliability Engineer (https://stripe.com/jobs/listing/engineering-manager-climate/2522054) Working closely with our infrastructure and development teams, this role is about delivering the software we write as a SaaS product. Working alongside experienced engineers you will help design systems that are easy to operate and will identify and remove scaling bottlenecks as we grow. Delivery starts with our CI/CD environment that provides rapid feedback to developers on their changes, and allows our customers to benefit from our work as early as possible. Once the code is live you will operate our IoT platform that serves over 30,000 devices and the big data analytics that helps save 9.5 million treesâ worth of CO2. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611836693034200) to this conversation on Slack
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nominations-nejac) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to its National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. The NEJAC was chartered to provide advice regarding broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611864452035600) to this conversation on Slack
Front-end developer (https://www.joinsnowball.org/) You will be joining a small team of remote volunteers, all working across a Git, Slack and Trello to build a socially driven, collective climate action app that can (we hope) change the world. We want to empower and enable people to come together and drive change, as one powerful community. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1611935546044100) to this conversation on Slack
Data Operations Engineer - Greenpeace International (deadline February 14, 2021) - Work for Greenpeace (https://workfor.greenpeace.org/vacancies/details/data-operations-engineer-greenpeace-international-deadline-february-14-2021/) Do you want to work with a team of enthusiastic and supportive data enthusiasts who love learning and exploring how data and technology can support Gree ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1612166121046500) to this conversation on Slack
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