🌎 CAT Newsletter #66 2021-03-30 🌏
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Dear CAT Community,
In light of the recent shootings in Atlanta (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-56439669) , we wanted to say a few words:
ClimateAction.tech stands with our Asian community. We re-confirm our commitment to anti-racism and to create an inclusive community for climate action. Racism and violence are not and will not be tolerated here.
To the Asian members of our community, you are welcome here. If something makes you feel unsafe or like youâre not welcome â please reach out to any of us organizers (@mrchrisadams (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UCM06DU1K) , @melissa (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UF81YNN8K) , @asim (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UK97Q7B3K) , @HeatherB (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/URD27PJV8) , @Sandra (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UM9T8D71B) ) so we can take action.In the organizing team and as a community, weâve been learning about anti-racism and social justice over the past year. Weâve had conversations in CAT Salons and shared resources in our #antiracism (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C015F2UEAKG) channel. We recognize that the organizing team is from the West and we welcome other voices and perspectives. Next we will be updating our values statement and we welcome any feedback & assistance. Keep an eye out for updates in our #2-lobby (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C01A0THTQRW) channel. Please join our #antiracism (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C015F2UEAKG) channel to share resources and what youâve learned on your journey.If you want to help, we recommend these actions: * If you are in a region where anti-Asian racism is happening, please take the situation seriously. Listen to voices from the Asian community.
- Diversify your feeds & lives (more on this on our anti-racism Outline page (https://climate-tech.getoutline.com/doc/anti-racism-YErFh5zYTN) â log in with your CAT Slack details)
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Consider whether those you know are often out in public and at risk for harassment. Is there a way that you can help?
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Reflect on whether there is bias against Asians in your community or workplace. A breakdown of different biases, like the model minority myth and the bamboo ceiling, can be found on the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American website: We are not a stereotype (https://smithsonianapa.org/learn/not-a-stereotype/) .
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ð¤ Podcasts The latest climate-related podcast episodes.
ð§ Celebrating your very own Climate Passover Sederâw/ Sarah Tuneberg of Geospiza (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/S2E56-Celebrating-your-very-own-Climate-Passover-Sederw-Sarah-Tuneberg-of-Geospiza-et9g47) The Reversing Climate Change Podcast with NORI
ð§ #209: NORTH SEA (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1274) Sustainababble
ð§The Risk of Living Under a White Sky with Elizabeth Kolbert (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/94-the-risk-of-living-under-a-white-sky-with-elizabeth-kolbert) Outrage! + Optimism
ð§ (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1212) WEIRD WINTERS (https://climateone.org/audio/weird-winters) Climate One
ð° News Highlights
Open Sustainable Technology (https://opensustain.tech/) Open technology projects sustaining stable climate, energy supply and vital natural resources
Closing the Bloom chapter - Tomorrow Blog (https://www.tmrow.com/blog/closing-down-the-bloom-chapter/) Closing the Bloom chapter TL;DR: Weâre shutting down our self-service carbon accounting software Bloom before we properly launched. Why Bloom Since Tomorrow wasâ¦
Grist 50 2021: Meet the Fixers (https://grist.org/grist-50/2021/) 50 emerging leaders who are working on solving our worldâs biggest challenges.
âOur biggest challenge? Lack of imaginationâ: the scientists turning the desert green (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/20/our-biggest-challenge-lack-of-imagination-the-scientists-turning-the-desert-green) In China, scientists have turned vast swathes of arid land into a lush oasis. Now a team of maverick engineers want to do the same to the Sinai
Pollution from fossil fuel combustion deadlier than previously thought (https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/pollution-from-fossil-fuel-combustion-deadlier-than-previously-thought/) Fine particulate pollution from fossil fuel combustion was responsible for one in five early deaths worldwide in 2018, with vulnerable groups at greatest risk.
A trade-off between plant and soil carbon storage under elevated CO2 (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03306-8) A synthesis of elevated carbon dioxide experiments reveals that when plant biomass is strongly stimulated by elevated carbon dioxide levels, soil carbon storage declines, and where biomass is weakly stimulated, soil carbon accumulates.
Soil May Not Be Able to Keep Storing Carbon Dioxide as Emissions Increase (https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/03/soil-may-not-be-able-to-keep-storing-carbon-dioxide-as-emissions-increase/) Thereâs a trope in the climate denial world that rising carbon dioxide levels are good, actually, because itâs helping plants grow. Putting aside that saying that ignores all the deleterious effects on life on Earth, thereâs also another issue with the tired talking point. A new study published in Nature on…
ð¼ Jobs & Opportunities
We’re considering having a single paid sponsor slot each week for this newsletter, for organisations that are hiring. If you’re interested in learning more, shoot an email to hello@climateAction.tech (mailto:hello@climateAction.tech?subject=I’m%20interested%20in%20sponsoring%20the%20newsletter)
Sourceful Climate Lead (https://jobs.lever.co/sourceful/4689b583-8ab8-480b-acbb-35bbb9662eff) We were the first tech company in Europe to offer perm. carbon removal to our customers. The issue of climate change is huge, but so is our ambition for Sourceful Climate. We’re looking for someone to help shape the future of what we and our customers do on climate. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1616414517022900) to this conversation on Slack.
Senior UX Designer for Firefox (https://careers.mozilla.org/position/gh/2994877/) The Firefox UX team works on products and services that keep the Internet open and accessible for all. We are a global mission-driven organization and we strive to put peopleâs needs at the core of everything we do. Mozilla is firmly committed to being carbon-neutral and actively explores approaches to develop, design, and improve products from a sustainability perspective. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1616441213026300) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1613399879149000to this conversation on Slack
Lead developer (https://uk.indeed.com/job/lead-developer-02dcc051aa78e9af) At Scene, we are innovating new solutions to accelerate the decarbonisation of energy â enabling more renewables, and more low carbon technology like electric vehicles, heat pumps and smart devices to be installed. We are looking for a lead software developer with confidence in rapid prototyping around research innovations, leading into the development of web services and user interfaces. Candidates with passion for web technologies and Internet of Things are invited to apply and be part of the Cloud ZUoS project team, working with our commercial and technical project team to bring the platform to life. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1616489328029100) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1613399879149000to this conversation on Slack
Co-founder (https://www.fouronefour.io/co-founder) The mission of 414 is to avert catastrophic climate change by creating a new paradigm for sustainable investments. For too long, professional investors have had to guess the sustainable performance of their portfolios. Which companies should be considered âsustainableâ? The current approach of using Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings is fundamentally flawed as they are based on voluntary disclosed information and proprietary algorithms. 414 aims to become the key sustainability data platform for the financial industry that is completely transparent. As a first step, 414 will focus on the upcoming mandatory EU Taxonomy Regulation by launching an online platform. The platform allows professional investors to get up to speed with the EU Taxonomy in minutes instead of weeks so they save time and get access to cheaper (green) capital. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1616499959030300) to this conversation on Slack
(Senior) Data Engineer / Analyst (https://jobs.lever.co/ecosia/ec10440f-be46-4260-bf78-e1d450dee098) We are looking for a Data Engineer to join us in Berlin and help bring our data team to the next level! You should be passionate about data and promote a data driven culture. You will support the product teams to shape the future of Ecosiaâs products and train cross-functional teams on how to use data to make decisions. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1616500539034100) to this conversation on Slack
Product Manager (https://www.co2analytics.com/careers) Help us build environmental data infrastructure for the world’s businesses. Carbon Analytics works with and supports some stellar companies with big impact levers like energy companies, sustainability consultancies, B Corps, carbon offsetters, financial institutions and more with our automated accounting integrated footprinting platform and calculation as a service tools. We’re still a 7 year old startup in many ways with a small fully remote team and have recently raised capital to support this role and a major expansion this year. With our current pipeline and some new partnerships coming online this is an opportunity to make real the dream for an economy that values climate in everything it does. We’d love to find someone from the climate tech community with great product chops to join us and lead development of our platform and new products. If you’re interested, know anyone who might be interested or someone we’ve just got to have with us and should chase down - or would just like to catch up in general on all things carbon / data / tech, we’d really appreciate the help and I always love to chat! ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1616518230044100) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1612868077122400to this conversation on Slack
Co-Founder (BE/FE Software Engineer) (https://www.ethicalicon.com/) Are you an experienced software engineer interested in becoming a co-founder for a sustainable startup? :seedling: My name is Maurita and I am the founder of Ethical Icon whose mission is to make education, awareness, and advocacy for sustainable product simple. :herb: I am looking for a co-founder who is ready to hit the ground running and develop the backend of the product (NodeJS, ExpressJS, PostgreSQL knowledge required). Huge plus if you are a full stack engineer and also comfortable developing the front end (ReactJS) â but not required. It is required that you have built a system with these skillsets before. I have been working on Ethical Icon for a little over a year now and working hard with my team to establish product market fit through multiple design & testing iterations. I am extremely passionate about sustainability and believe that Ethical Icon can fill a huge gap in the American Market. If youâre interested to learn more about this opportunity, or know someone who might be, please let me know :) ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1616555447045200) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1612868077122400to this conversation on Slack
Multiple roles in hardware, software, and marketing automation (https://www.xcavaterobotics.com/) We are looking to add team members - hardware, software and marketing automation - to commercialise an innovation to lower the cost of (currently financially difficult to justify) THERMAL renewables - heat pumps etc. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1616557683046500) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1612868077122400to this conversation on Slack
CTO / Head of Engineering (https://www.atlasmetrics.io/) Atlas Metrics is developing an intelligent workflow tool to help companies collect, manage, and report environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data. Recent increases in regulation and investor pressure have turned ESG reporting into an unavoidable â¬6 billion headache in the EU alone. The founder Wladimir Nikoluk (ex Oxford/Harvard/McKinsey/UN) has raised a 750k pre-seed round is on track to start the first pilot projects. He is hiring a CTO to lead and own the technical development of the product. The ideal candidate should have +6 years of full-stack experience, including +3 years in leadership roles, and a demonstrated track record of building UI/UX-centric B2B SAAS products. Experience with data engineering is a huge plus. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1616590325047900) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1612868077122400to this conversation on Slack
Enterprise Customer Success Manager (https://apply.workable.com/cervest/j/88F6392AD0/) We’re seeking a technically savvy Customer Success Manager (CSM) to join our team at an exciting time for our business. You’ll be critical to bringing climate intelligence into the climate security market and to making our AI-first platform successful. You will be working across all stages of the product life cycle, and focusing on creating value for our customers. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1616691346049800) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1612868077122400to this conversation on Slack
Data Product Manager (https://www.climatecabinet.org/join-us) We’re looking for a Product Manager to plan out project workflows, keep tech products aligned with overall goals, and track and measure impact of our programs. The ideal candidate will also have demonstrated interests in climate change and/or politics. For more information or to apply, go here. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1616708306052300) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1612868077122400to this conversation on Slack
Tech Founder (https://www.fuelvision.io/) We are currently looking for a tech founder who could help us create a mobile app for the pilots to understand the climate impact of their actions. We need someone who can take us from the high fidelity MVP we have to the next stage. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1617011181058800) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1612868077122400to this conversation on Slack
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