🌎 CAT Newsletter #85 2021-08-10
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Hey CATs!
This week, a new report on the state of the climate was published by the IPCC, and to put it mildly, it’s pretty bad news. Keeping up with climate news can be emotionally exhausting, so we’ve put together a thread in slack for CATs to share links and resources to help them process it (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CFSTJ2XF0/p1628501729062200) , to turn grief and dread, and turn it into meaningful action. Remember to be kind to yourselves.
If you want to help out others, check out a task on 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) . If you’re able to help us manage a list of events to include each week,
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) (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/S2E74-Sanitation-and-EJ-concerns-grow-with-climate-changew-Catherine-Coleman-Flowers–MacArthur-Genius-e155l7p) S2E74: Sanitation and EJ concerns grow with climate changeâw/ Catherine Coleman Flowers, MacArthur Genius (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/S2E74-Sanitation-and-EJ-concerns-grow-with-climate-changew-Catherine-Coleman-Flowers–MacArthur-Genius-e155l7p) What if you didnât have access to a public wastewater treatment plant? What if you lived with sewage running back into your home? And what if your failing septic system made YOU a criminal?
ð§ (https://www.myclimatejourney.co/cc-episodes/bill-weihl-climatevoice) (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1338) RERUN: #171: MARK LYNAS MEETS SUSTAINABABBLE (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1360) No Babble again this week due to a last minute production cock-up, so itâs re-run time again. As the impacts of climate change are very much top of everyoneâs mind right now, we thought you might appreciate our chat about all things âhow buggered could the climate get anywayâ, with Mark Lynas (original broadcast: April 2020).
ð§ JAY INSLEE, BP AND WASHINGTONâS CLIMATE STORY (https://www.climateone.org/audio/jay-inslee-bp-and-washington%E2%80%99s-climate-story) Earlier this year, Washington state passed a bill to put a price on carbon pollution across a huge swath of its economy. But it didnât get there easily.
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
In-depth Q&A: The IPCCâs sixth assessment report on climate science (https://www.carbonbrief.org/in-depth-qa-the-ipccs-sixth-assessment-report-on-climate-science) The Carbonbrief has a fantastic track record of taking huge policy announcements and reports, and making them intelligible to the general public. They do this without losing too much important detail. This is a long read, but much less long than the 3000+ page report.
Record funding for flood defences in England as climate crisis worsens risks (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/29/record-funding-for-flood-defences-in-england-as-climate-crisis-worsens-risks) Billions to be spent over six years with significant sums for regions hit hard in recent years
Dezeen pledges to become a net-zero business by 2025 (https://www.dezeen.com/2021/08/02/carbon-dezeen-net-zero-2025/) To conclude our carbon revolution series, Dezeen is today committing to becoming a net-zero business within four years.
Science Museum signed Shell âgagging clauseâ and courted 12 oil companies (https://cultureunstained.org/smggaggingclause/) On 19th May, the Science Museum in London opened its new climate exhibition âOur Future Planetâ â sponsored by the oil giant and major polluter Shell. Since the sponsorship deal was announced back in April, a major backlash has unfolded with scientists, youth climate activists, exhibition contributors and the wider public speaking out through protests, petitions and a youth-led boycott of the exhibition.
What is solarpunk and can it help save the planet? (https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2021/08/01/stanford-university-creates-new-school-for-study-of-climate-and-sustainability/) Solarpunk is art movement that imagines a world where technology is used for the good of the planet.
Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinformation, report finds (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/05/facebook-fossil-fuel-industry-environment-climate-change) Thinktank InfluenceMap accuses petroleum giants of gaming Facebook to promote oil and gas as part of climate-crisis solution
This company claims to help the worldâs biggest corporations recycle. Activists say itâs greenwashing. (https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22598748/terracycle-greenwashing-recycling-lawsuit) TerraCycle recycles everything from Solo cups to Febreze canisters, but are they doing more harm than good?
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 Social and Environmental Certificate for AI Systems (https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-2/secure-framework/) A fair few CATs are working on an open methodology for software carbon intensity in the Green Software Foundation. Is Abhishek Gupta, one of the chairs working on this project, and this piece by from outlienes a way to balance the benefits and the environmental damages from applying AI to various problems.
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
Sales Manager | Jobs at seedtrace (https://seedtrace.jobs.personio.de/job/322731) We are looking for a competitive and passionate Sales Manager with 2 years + experience in B2B Sales with SaaS/digital products. We want to find someone who wants to sell a product they believe in and that drives transparency and impact with a primary focus on the food industry. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1627900462005400) to this conversation on Slack
Vegbox Logistics Coordinator (http://suttoncommunityfarm.org.uk/about-us-sutton-community-farm/jobs-at-suttoncommunityfarm/) Join a thriving community business, with opportunities to lead high impact projects, such as making our VegBox accessible to lower income households, transitioning to electric delivery vehicles, or improving the sustainability of our packaging. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620740493252600) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1627913327008300) to this conversation on Slack
Founding Product Designer (https://www.weavegrid.com/positions/senior-product-designer-KAsJDZR) This is an exciting opportunity to shape a consumer-facing product from the ground up, building user research / testing / delivery practices in a mission-driven early-stage company, with the potential to mitigate major causes of climate change. Weâve built an amazing team and are applying some very exciting technology, with the backing of some of the best clean-energy investors around but still need critical design insight / guidance to engage our end application users - Electric Vehicle drivers - and drive behaviors that support a sustainable energy system. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721893247200) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1627929422012100) to this conversation on Slack
CTO / Full Stack Engineer at Dashboard.earth ⢠Los Angeles ⢠Oakland ⢠Remote (Work from Home) (https://angel.co/company/dashboard-earth-1/jobs/1494134-cto-full-stack-engineer?utm_campaign=talent&utm_content=promote_jobs_box-listing&utm_medium=al_tweet&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=dashboard-earth-1) Dashboard.earth is hiring a CTO / Full Stack Engineer in Los Angeles and Oakland. The Company Dashboard.earth is a… Apply now on AngelList. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1628096266014900) to this conversation on Slack
Operations Director (http://climatechange.ai/operations-director) Climate Change AI is seeking an Operations Director to manage and oversee the organizationâs core activities. You would join a dedicated and mission-driven team of experts, and get to make a substantial contribution to how the organization develops. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1628192242018200) to this conversation on Slack
Product Owner (https://careers.ecologi.com/jobs/1224397-product-owner/applications/new?secret=26dc5119-8f18-4eab-9e2b-2a8d638a0b84) Are you an experienced Product Owner looking for an opportunity to work in a growing environmental start-up? If you are a highly-motivated individual with a genuine interest in using technology to help solve the climate crisis, we have the perfect job for you! We are seeking a strong Product Owner to work with our talented in-house team of developers and designers to continue developing our category- leading climate platform. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1628241742021100) to this conversation on Slack
Piclo / Careers (https://picloflex.com/) Founded on a vision of a world powered by cheap and abundant renewable energy, Piclo is on a mission to make our electricity grids efficient, reliable and more sustainable. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1628269359026000) to this conversation on Slack You made it to the end! ðPlease share & forward this newsletter to a friend Feedback (https://app.slack.com/client/T4HLEQA3F/CLRPE39NX/thread/C4J8RQ2J3-1568299902.131900) ⢠Subscribe (https://tech.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=08b8a799dd414ce9163cf3474&id=97c1d5f785) ⢠Join CAT (https://climateaction.tech/#join)
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