🌎 CAT Newsletter #73 2021-05-18 🌏
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Hey CATs,This week I wanted to highlight a few ways you can connect with other CATs * :doughnut: We hope a few of you have been matched with other CATs in our #cat-roulette (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C0202J3UYG7) channel last week. New matches go out every two weeks. You can simply join any time and youâll be matched up within two weeks. * :date: Join the next #cat-salon (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C0144BR1CSX) on Tuesday 25th, on The quest for buildings’ energy transformation - Register on meetup (https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/cat-global/events/278062328/) . * :wave: Our next welcome call (#cat-welcome (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CN459CBN3) ) is happening on next week. Register here (http://bit.ly/CATWelcomeEastern) .
:flashlight: Channel spotlight: #alternative-energy-vehicles (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C012B2S7ZFE) A channel all about the future of mobility and in what ways we â as tech workers and as citizens â can make a difference. Channel host @roundcrisis (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UREBGMAD9) is looking to write up some of the recurring topics in our knowledge base Outline (https://climate-tech.getoutline.com/collections/cdca5d14-7915-4d0b-b933-a7bee1e61f23) . Head to the channel and leave a message there if you want to help!
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** ð¬ CAT Events
CAT Welcome Call ⢠45min In our regular welcome call (for new CATs and CATs who’ve been in the community for a while) you’ll learn about the community, projects we’re running, how you can get involved and you’ll meet some fellow CATs in a small community discussion. ð For western friendly times sign up here (http://bit.ly/CATWelcomeWestern) ð For eastern friendly times sign up here (http://bit.ly/CATWelcomeEastern)
CAT Volunteering chat ⢠15min If you want to know about CAT volunteering, join us right after the welcome call with the same Zoom link.
CAT Salon ⢠1h Our “CAT Salons” are regular, thematic community discussions. We start with an 8-10 minute presentation from a lead discussant to level-set our conversation. This is then followed by 45 minutes of facilitated community interaction on the topic. We run our Salons in western-friendly and eastern-friendly timezones. Join our Meetup group (https://www.meetup.com/cat-global/events/) to get notified for the next CAT Salon Catch up on our past Salon on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbGj6AM6oTSxqBlhMQlaplw/videos)
ð¬ CAT Supported Events
Greener Hours: changing daily behaviours to use energy when its cleanest (https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/GreenTech-South-West/events/277049371/) ð Thurs 20th May, 12.30pm to 1.30pm (BST) Green Tech South West will welcome Vanessa Champniss, co-founder of Greener Hours, to talk about her mission to help people use energy when it’s cleanest. The Greener Hours app provides a personalised and real-time carbon energy forecast, that empowers people to chose to use electricity in their home when it’s cleanest.. Sign up here (https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/GreenTech-South-West/events/277049371/)
ð¤ Podcasts The latest climate-related podcast episodes.
ð§ (https://www.myclimatejourney.co/cc-episodes/bill-weihl-climatevoice) (http://https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/Grounded-A-Fierce–Feminine-Guide-to-Connecting-with-the-Soilw-Dr–Erin-Yu-Juin-McMorrow–author-e10fc0v) Climate Careers: Bill Weihl, Executive Director of ClimateVoice (https://www.myclimatejourney.co/cc-episodes/bill-weihl-climatevoice) ClimateVoice was founded on the idea that these companies need to engage in climate policy and use their power to fight for the climate. Before founding ClimateVoice, Bill spent twelve years at Google and Facebook working on sustainability for the tech giants. In this episode, we dive into ClimateVoice, the non-profit’s mission, and how ClimateVoice mobilizes employees to demand change.
ð§ A matter of degrees - The State of US and Global Climate Politics (https://www.degreespod.com/episodes/bonus-episodes) While we are developing our second season, we checked in with some experts to see how climate progress is shaping up in America and internationally. So much is happening in the Biden era! Listen to both shows below, featuring Leah and Katharineâs conversations at the Bloomberg Green Summit and the Crosscut Festival in spring 2021.
Don’t forget, if you’re looking around, there’s a list of podcasts maintained by CATs (https://www.degreespod.com/episodes/bonus-episodes) .
ð° News Highlights
The IEA released its Net Zero by 2050 Roadmap and Report (https://twitter.com/fbirol/status/1394518259261710337) This is a huge deal. The IEA’s is one of the most influential voices in the energy sector, and this is the first time they have ever released a roadmap explicitly targeting net zero. Key feature - no investment in new fossil fuel supply anywhere after 2021.
Half of emissions cuts will come from future tech, says John Kerry (https://flip.it/iUW_yC) US climate envoy says people will not have to give up quality of life to achieve some of net zero goals
Usage impact on data center electricity needs: A system dynamic forecasting model (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261921003019) This article presents a forecasting model of data center electricity needs based on understanding usage growth and we conclude that this growth is notâ¦
The potential energy savings of deprecating Cloudflare’s __cfduid cookie. (https://notes.normally.com/the-energy-impact-of-deprecating-cfduid/) How much data transfer and energy is saved by removing one of the web’s most prevalent cookies?
How to choose the optimal green Google cloud region your workload (https://gcp-region-picker.web.app/) Made as an experiment with the data on per region carbon intensity by Google, the cloud region picker recommends the best region to run a workload based on factors you want to optimise for, like carbon intensity, latency, and cost. Also, check the creator’s blog post (https://labs.steren.fr/2021/google-cloud-region-picker/) .
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)
Ecosia - basically an entire startup’s worth of positions (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620740493252600) Ecosia, the search engine that plants trees, is one of the world’s largest social businesses and the first B Corporation in Germany. So far our 15 million users have planted over 100 million trees. Our reach is expanding as we continue to grow and plant native and biodiverse trees worldwide! ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620740493252600) Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400) to this conversation on Slack (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620740493252600)
EverImpact - (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721893247200) Geospatial Data Scientist (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721893247200) Everimpact is a European start-up measuring emissions using satellite, ground sensors and AI data. We have been selected by Google for itâs Startupsâ first Accelerator program on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and are working with several partners to deploy large scale and high impact projects with cities and the shipping industry. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721893247200) Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400) to this conversation on Slack (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721893247200)
Mysociety - Outreach and Networks Coordinator, Climate Programme (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) Through the deployment of data and digital services, mySociety is helping councils, community organisations, campaign groups and individual citizens to take faster, more informed and effective action to cut emissions at the local level. Our Climate programme seeks to support engagement from citizens, action from local government, and better information for all. Weâre looking for someone to help us build our network, make sure our work benefits others in the field, and grow the community of interest around climate and civic tech. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400) to this conversation on Slack (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700)
CREA - Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air - Full stack engineer (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400) We are looking for an independent developer to help us build and deploy a top-notch online platform for air pollution, pollutant emission and weather data aimed at equipping NGOs with latest insights to curb coal power generation and promote cleaner air. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400) to this conversation on Slack
Carbon Analytics - Front end Developer (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620847195261700) Carbon Analytics is working on Carbon Footprinting, and Iâm happy to talk your ear off about why I feel like this can have a huge impact on climate (tl;dr - pressuring suppliers lets us cross national boundaries regardless of lack of climate focus in a given country) ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620847195261700) to this conversation on Slack
AMP Robotics - multiple roles (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620777582254800) We’re using AI and Robotics to fundamentally change the economics of recycling. We have line-of-sight on ways to make recycling profitable, which could have over a gigaton of emissions-reduction-impact. Our technology is useful for virtually every form of material recovery ð¬ Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620777582254800) to this conversation on Slack
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