🌎 CAT Newsletter #84 2021-08-03🌏
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Hey CATs!
Every month, we take a bit of time to recognise folks in the community who are helping run events, maintain the CAT knowledge base for everyone to use, and help cover some of the costs of doing so.
:thank_you: MONTHLY CAT THANK YOU :thank_you:
For adding knowledge to the CAT Outline (https://climate-tech.getoutline.com/home) knowledge base, where we put answers to your climate related questions in #askanything (https://climate-tech.getoutline.com/home) . (Try the search feature, it’s really nifty!): @melissa (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UF81YNN8K) @AdamWeir (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01U8TL4KD5) @roundcrisis (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UREBGMAD9) @Hannah (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UR8G3L938) @thomas.alisi (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UKATTCQR5) @Ivar (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01MWMPS2CE) @Joshua Cortez (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UKH0JP9B4) @Nelson Pavlosky (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UKA5R7TQT) @Justin McAfee (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U027N664G2Y) @scottsweb (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UGHFLNT5H) @Chris Pointon (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UNVCN9ME0) @mrchrisadams (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UF81YNN8K)
For supporting us financially on (https://opencollective.com/climateaction-tech) Open Collective (https://opencollective.com/climateaction-tech) - this pays for remote workshop software, web hosting and all the community zoom calls and so on (Every transaction is visible is on the CAT open collective site. (https://opencollective.com/climateaction-tech) )
@Luke Watts (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01KWM1PJKE) @Yesica (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U018XG53BN3) @davidcairns (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U5DSGK3SR) @Dan Lewis-Toakley (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UL32RRT7V) @Chris Pointon (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UNVCN9ME0) @James Crowley (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UHV9R1T6J) @Nicola Bonotto (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01MQ43SZC7) @Jeff Burka (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01DZL5UE1J) @asim (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UK97Q7B3K) @piyush (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U011BFEQ909) @HeatherB (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/URD27PJV8) @Kasia (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01M3SBAE0N)
For volunteering within the community - these CATs run the welcome events, the CAT salons, CAT Roulette, and more: @Hannah (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UR8G3L938) @Brittany Fischer (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01FVJJ8KGX) @Jemma Harwood (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01FBF4RRK9) @Matthew Ferry (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01AHPG1BA9) @Alicia Wong (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01H069D3NU) @Sarah (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UV4GLR9DM) @Kaushal (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01BVRSFKS5) @Pia Faustino (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01HPBLEEQK) @Deena Rosen (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/USVDFRVU4) @Sarah (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01JAAC5RLZ) @Joshua Cortez (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UKH0JP9B4) @Andrew O’Regan (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U016FL94WBW) @Antonio (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01BVAXBLSZ) @Sofia Rufino (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01FBF4TYKZ) @lil nat (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UPLKLUD5J) @Katrin (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01DASYC5EF) @Su (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01JKQKAWUC) @roundcrisis (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UREBGMAD9) @piyush (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U011BFEQ909) @LuÃs Cruz (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01EHATCW0G) @Nadia Z (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01BHM4V3RD) @Rebecca Stevenson (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UN5USD0CQ) @Marketa Benisek (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/URD27J802) @Marwa Eltaib (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/UNVSED9HT) @Malia (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01AVPQEK4P) @Noel Anthony (https://climate-tech.slack.com/team/U01ETGDEQCB) Want to join the volunteering team? Check out the task in our âNeeds volunteersâ column on our volunteering Trello board (https://trello.com/b/C8vPpwJD/cat-volunteering) .
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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 Salons on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbGj6AM6oTSxqBlhMQlaplw/videos)
:doughnut: CAT Roulette - 30mins - whenever you find a time
We’re continuing our programme of letting members connect to 1 other CAT member every second week for a nice beverage and chat about climate and tech. It’s a nice way to get to know other CATs, and you can start and stop at any time. Joining the #cat-roulette (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C0202J3UYG7) channel to learn more.
ð¬ CAT Supported Events
If you have an event you’d like listed here, use this google form to suggest your event (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCcJz0jkn8huv1yLkuAlyDviccOwVSejwDwcLDDVKmwYPcQQ/viewform) .
Check #events in the CAT slack (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CDH9TKPMM) for more. And if you’re up for helping make manage this to add a listing each week, we’d love to hear from you, doubly so if you know your way around Google Appscript. Reply to this email.
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) Freedom, Mayhem, and the Uncertain Future of Revelâs Mopedsâw/ Kate Knibbs, Senior Writer at WIRED (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/Freedom–Mayhem–and-the-Uncertain-Future-of-Revels-Mopedsw-Kate-Knibbs–Senior-Writer-at-WIRED-e14tk8e) If you donât have access to public transportation or youâre looking for a climate-friendly alternative to Uber, then you may have considered renting one of Revelâs electric mopeds. But do micromobility companies like this actually make money? And how should micromobility fit into the larger ecosystem of getting from point A to point B?
ð§ (https://www.myclimatejourney.co/cc-episodes/bill-weihl-climatevoice) (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1338) #222: FAIRNESS (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1357) Does it really matter how âfairâ the solutions to climate breakdown are? So long as we stop the worst of it, who cares whether a few people have their noses put out of joint, right?
ð§ The Nature of Nature: Why We Need The Wild with Enric Sala (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/112-the-nature-of-nature-why-we-need-the-wild-with-enric-sala) This week, we take an unflinching look at the impacts of the recent extreme global weather events as they provide a grim backdrop to the G20 meeting in Naples, the informal meeting of ministers representing 51 countries in London at the weekend, and the IPCC summary report by Working Group 1. This highly anticipated report is set to provide the up-to-the-moment science on future warming and future effects of warming. Itâs a big deal, especially with of COP26 right around the corner.
ð§ Could Climate Change Make Australia Uninsurable? (https://player.whooshkaa.com/player/playlist/show/1284/?sharing=true&visual=true&episode=856606) Increasingly severe and frequent natural disasters are a part of our reality as a result of climate change. But how will this affect global economies? This episode explores how climate change is affecting the insurance industry. How this influences where and how we live. The industryâs response to climate risk and What we need to change to make sure Australia remains insurable in the face of a changing climate.
ð§ VANDANA SHIVA AND THE HUBRIS OF MANIPULATING NATURE (https://www.climateone.org/audio/vandana-shiva-and-hubris-manipulating-nature) Vandana Shiva is an eco-feminist, activist, editor, and author who has spent much of her career opposing corporate-led globalization, particularly in agriculture. She is the founder of Navdanya, a movement for biodiversity conservation and farmersâ rights. Her activism began in college, when she volunteered with the nonviolent grassroots Chipko movement led by women aimed at stopping deforestation in Northern India.
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
Heineken launches ‘completely circular’ Greener Bar concept (https://www.sportindustry.biz/news/heineken-launches-completely-circular-greener-bar-concept) Global beer brand and London E-Prix race title sponsor Heineken unveiled its first âsustainable bar conceptâ, the Heineken Greener Bar, as part of its wider role as a Sustainability Partner of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The bar is a new addition to the brandâs sponsorship activation, and is an âentertainment experienceâ, using new building methods, materials, and technologies focused on improving the brandâs ability to upcycle, recycle and reuse materials.
People, Planet & Technology #14 â :fire: The Heat Issue (https://niklasjordan.substack.com/p/people-planet-and-technology-14-the) Hej friends, long time no see, right? Almost a year after the last issue, comes issue #14 of People, Planet & Technology. There are reasons for this. More on this in the next issue. Under the hood, a lot has happened as well. Besides the visual presentation of the newsletter, it now runs on
A Soil-Science Revolution Upends Plans to Fight Climate Change | Quanta Magazine (https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-soil-science-revolution-upends-plans-to-fight-climate-change-20210727/) A centuries-old concept in soil science has recently been thrown out. Yet it remains a key ingredient in everything from climate models to advanced carbon-capture projects.
Stanford University Creates New School For Study Of Climate And Sustainability (https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2021/08/01/stanford-university-creates-new-school-for-study-of-climate-and-sustainability/) Stanford University is creating a new school focused on climate and sustainability. The school - the first formed by the university in 70 years - will begin operating in fall 2022,
ð± A cutting from Branch Branch is our own publication, about climate and tech, by CATs and for CATs. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing a link to pieces earlier issues of Branch, as we gear up for creating Branch 3 in Q3/4, and open the call for contributions (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScabPxx_L9Dcd98XceloAL_bgSeEvUrtyaaDE_DPRgzzk7CCQ/viewform) .
A Guide to Ecofriendly CryptoArt (NFTs) (https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-2/a-guide-to-ecofriendly-cryptoart-nfts/) The market for NFT looks extremely different to how it did a couple of months back, but this piece is still a useful backgrounder for folks who are interested in cryptocurrencies, and using them for publishing art instead of pure speculation.
ð¼ Jobs & Opportunities
We’re working with fellow CAT members Carbon13 for the next three weeks to help assemble the next cohort of their climate accelerator. Our next org sponsor slot opens on Jul 21st. 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) . Also! don’t forgot the super handy “climate careers page” on outline (https://climate-tech.getoutline.com/doc/climate-careers-O56ZGk7fKt) listing a bunch of useful resources and sites to check
Technical Support Specialist (https://jobs.lever.co/afreshtechnologies/6abe8e7f-3782-4ba6-966c-cc0ce3738e08) At Afresh, our mission is to make the fresh food supply chain more efficient, thus spectacularly reducing food waste and making fresh, nutritious food available and accessible to everyone. Our A.I.-powered solutions optimize ordering, forecasting, and store operations for fresh food departments for brick-and-mortar grocers. The results are powerful: grocers using Afresh are on track to reduce more than 20M pounds of food waste, while increasing fresh sales by 3%, massively increasing their profitability. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1627316810336800) to this conversation on Slack
Huddle: Supercharge your climate career (https://www.terra.do/huddle/) Huddle is a new climate networking platform designed to massively grow your network of people in climate related industries. It happens through a weekly series of :ok_hand: small-group, :+1: live conversations between you, others like you trying to get into climate work, and folks already working on climate. Groups are capped at 6 people, are matched to your :dart: interests and are :earth_africa: global but compatible to your time zone. Itâs especially effective because everyone in Huddle is there for just one reason: they are supporting :raised_hands:YOU :raised_hands: to do great work on climate change. We are currently focused on bringing software engineers, developers, and hiring managers in tech onto the platform. Sign up to the wait list now and be the first to meet in huddles as soon as we launch! ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620740493252600) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1627342208339200) to this conversation on Slack
Software Engineers (http://jobs.lever.co/kairosaerospace) We fly planes over oil and gas fields, use remote sensing to image methane leaks, and then we work with our clients to close them. We’ve taken the equivalent of 2M cars off the road since we started continuous operations back in 2018. :earth_rotate: :construction: :muscle: :partying_face: We have 3 remote Software Engineering positions and 1 Software Engineering, Hardware Systems position in Mountain View, CA. The remote positions are a Software Generalist with Front End exp (and willingness to learn React), DevOps, and a Security Lead. The position in our CA office is for a Python developer with hardware thinking/experience. Our stack is Python, SQLAlchemy, Bash, C/C++, React, AWS (S3 and EC2), PostGIS, Ansible, and CircleCI. Company culture is downright awesome - there’s an undercurrent of positivity you’d expect from a place where a bunch of hardworking people get to make a massive impact in a diverse and inclusive environment that gives them a lot of agency and room for growth. You must be authorized to work in the US. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721893247200) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1627567756341500) to this conversation on Slack
ML Engineer & Sales Lead (https://upstream.tech/hydroforecast/) Upstream Tech is a technology company that uses satellites and machine learning to help organizations manage and monitor natural resources. We are growing quickly and building out our business development team that connects partner organizations and customers to our services. These positions are related to HydroForecast, a hydrology forecast used in conservation, for energy generation, and for more resilient water resource planning. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1627591423342800) to this conversation on Slack
Program Manager (https://openclimatefix.homerun.co/program-manager/en) We are looking for a Program Manager to help us plan, organise, and direct our research and development projects in a calm and structured way. Youâll be joining our team of five and you will be working with us to plan and deliver our existing projects as well as scope and ideate new project proposals. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1627636782001000) to this conversation on Slack
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