🌎 CAT Newsletter #68 2021-04-13 🌏
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Today’s action is to sign the 1in5for1point5 petition (https://1in5for1point5.org/#sign) Through this petition you can ask Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft to lobby for climate in 2021. If youâre an employee for any of these companies, you can sign as a âtech employeeâ â otherwise you can toggle to âgeneral publicâ and sign there.
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ð¬ CAT Supported Events
How the adoption of reused and remanufactured tech can turn the tide on e-waste (https://www.meetup.com/GreenTech-South-West/events/275942098/) ð Tues 20th April, 12.30pm to 1.30pm (BST) Green Tech South West welcomes Anthony Levy and Louise Whitaker from Cistor, to talk us through what using remanufactured and refurbished ICT actually means. Anthony and Louise will discuss their experience of deploying reused and remanufactured technology in critical situations such as hospitals, aircraft carriers, stock exchanges and banks. Drawing on real examples from their own industry, and parallel industries such as the automotive sector, theyâll share concrete lessons on how we can break down the barriers to reusing existing hardware (or hardware technology). Sign up here (https://www.meetup.com/GreenTech-South-West/events/275942098/)
ð¤ Podcasts The latest climate-related podcast episodes.
ð§ (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/S2E58-Oceans-and-climate–Waves-and-Beachesw-Kim-McCoy–oceanographer-and-author-eu9k79) S2E58: Oceans and climate, Waves and Beachesâw/ Kim McCoy, oceanographer and author (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/S2E58-Oceans-and-climate–Waves-and-Beachesw-Kim-McCoy–oceanographer-and-author-eu9k79) The Reversing Climate Change Podcast with NORI
ð§ #211: WHATâS THE POINT? (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1288) Sustainababble
ð§Climate Action Is the Adventure of Our Lives with Bertrand Piccard and Dee Caffari (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/96-climate-action-is-the-adventure-of-our-lives-with-bertrand-piccard-and-dee-caffari) Outrage! + Optimism
ð§ (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1212) INVESTING IN A CLEAN AND EQUITABLE RECOVERY (https://climateone.org/audio/investing-clean-and-equitable-recovery) Climate One
ð° News Highlights
Mapping the lost rainforests of England (https://lostrainforestsofengland.org/2021/03/16/mapping-the-lost-rainforests-of-england/) Wistmanâs Wood on Dartmoor, pictured above, is easily the most famous example of temperate rainforest in England. But itâs far from the only fragment in existence.
SoftBank, Demeter and Coparion invest $3M into Plan Aâs B2B carbon monitoring and ESG platform â TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/09/softbank-demeter-and-coparion-invest-3m-into-plan-as-b2b-carbon-monitoring-and-esg-platform/?guccounter=1) Plan A, a Berlin-based automated SaaS B2B startup, has raised $3 million for its platform that lets companies measure, monitor, reduce and report their environmental footprint, thus improving their ESG ratings. French VC Demeter led the round with German VC Coparion; SoftBank joined the round as a strategic investor.
Ecograder Survey 2021 (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScT4DRaYg7klsRqfhxmRW07OHL7wfsq07BP9_Lx2MHSgwcyLQ/viewform) For nearly a decade Ecograder has helped people improve their siteâs sustainability. Now itâs time for an upgrade and weâd appreciate your input. Please take our short survey to help us understand how we can improve Ecograder.
What if we get tech right? 10 experts respond (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/what-if-we-get-tech-right-emerging-technologies-fourth-industrial-revolution-agile-governance) A host of experts, including members of the Global Future Council, share views on how governance can ensure emerging tech unlocks growth opportunities and serves society as a whole.
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)
Jobs at Exygy (https://jobs.lever.co/exygy) Exygy is a B Corp. We use design and technology to improve lives. We work in affordable housing, health (eg, vaccinefinder.org), criminal justice, education, and more. If you want to use your skills to better the world, please consider applying.
Software Engineer / Full stack role (https://nossadata.com/) Nossa Data is a leading software company providing an easy to use web dashboard that supports organisations in streamlining their ESG reporting. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1617728152091300) to this conversation on Slack.
Senior Back-End Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails) (https://flow.unreasonablegroup.com/form/rails) Unreasonable Group is looking for an expert in Ruby on Rails to join us as a partner on our small tech team to help us build products for a community of 300 impact entrepreneurs. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1617728586093000) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1617728586093000to this conversation on Slack
Following the Footprints - Role Openings (https://www.notion.so/Following-the-Footprints-Role-Openings-be9b6ac8b658417ebe69fb1527a6a1dd) We’re looking for entrepreneurial individuals who are passionate about business and sustainability to join the early stage team of Following the Footprints on a flexible, part-time basis. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1617737326096600) to this conversation on Slack
Marketing Associate (Full Time) (https://www.blocpower.io/jobs/marketing-associate-at-blocpower) Seeking a Marketing Associate at BlocPower, a clean energy startup focused on fighting climate change and economic + environmental injustice in underserved communities across the U.S. As our sole dedicated in-house marketer, this role is critical to our growth as we scale nationally. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1617853218101000) to this conversation on Slack
Product Designer and Product Manager (https://www.voltus.co/) Voltus is an energy company, we’re in the DER business if that means anything to you. Voltus creates “virtual power plants” that meet the worldâs changing energy needs, while using less energy. At times of peak energy load on the grid we pay people to shut down instead of burning more fossil fuels. This will help the US move to a greener, more sustainable grid. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1617909007103900) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1612868077122400to this conversation on Slack
Community Builder / Planetary Defender Perm/Contract/Volunteer: Permanent (https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2483543386) Want to build an awesome community and a sustainable world? ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1618107607106400) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1612868077122400to this conversation on Slack
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