🌎 CAT Newsletter #94 2021-10-13
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Ahoy, CATs! Happy Wednesday!
And if you want to help out in the community, please have a look at our latest #volunteering (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C017V9MDW6Q) post here (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/C017V9MDW6Q/p1631887471007200) to see what open tasks we haves and what roles weâre currently looking to fill.
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** ð¬ CAT Events
CAT Coffee
CAT Coffee events are regular, open opportunities to mingle, share ideas, discuss things or just meet other CAT members. The topics weâll discuss will vary at every event depending on who shows up! Any CAT member can join - you don’t need to be new to drop in!
At the beginning of the event thereâll be an optional 10m presentation where you can learn more about the CAT community and weâll end with and an optional 15m chat where you can learn more about volunteering in the CAT community.
Weâll use our #cat-coffee channel (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CN459CBN3) to share resources & links during and after the CAT coffee event
Sign up via meetup (https://www.meetup.com/cat-global/events/)
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 Joycelyn Longdon, founder of Climate in Colour, talks about climate justice - Oct 25th (https://www.meetup.com/cat-global/events/281004157/) Climate justice expert Joycelyn Longdon joins us for a presentation of her work as well as a discussion on how climate justice intersects with tech. 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 Submitted 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) . Also, if you can turn a spreadsheet into a calendar feed, get in touch.
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 if you can help. Inspiring Bristol green tech innovators (https://meetu.ps/e/K9Nrk/tYz6R/i) - 14th Oct We showcase three fantastic female Green Tech innovators to coincide with Ada Lovelace day. Jaya Chakrabarti from Project Vana, Rachel Mills from Buttercup Learning and Molly Allington from Albotherm. All three women are pushing boundaries by using tech to solve climate change.
Hacktoberfest: Measuring Your Carbon Footprint in the Cloud (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnk7s7vnVYys497Zt5FW-JCWD2lgcr0AdYqAl5nyxIlg2d0A/viewform) - 21st Oct Hacktoberfest event diving into the Cloud Carbon Footprint tool with a demo of the app, a quick deep dive into the methodology and discuss ways to contribute!
ð¤ Podcasts The latest climate-related podcast episodes.
ð§ (https://www.myclimatejourney.co/cc-episodes/bill-weihl-climatevoice) Will Dessert Survive the Climate Crisis?âw/ Caroline Saunders of The Sustainable Baker (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/Will-Dessert-Survive-the-Climate-Crisis-w-Caroline-Saunders-of-The-Sustainable-Baker-e1836mo) Climate change is already affecting our food systems. But have you ever considered how rising temperatures might impact access to the pastries you love? What if you could no longer enjoy a croissant with your coffee in the morning? Or indulge in a slice of cake on special occasions?
ð§ (https://www.myclimatejourney.co/cc-episodes/bill-weihl-climatevoice) #227: CIRCULAR ECONOMY (http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=1380) What shape best represents the absolute lunacy that is humans and their economic activity? Something Jackson Pollock-esque? Mr Messy off of the Mr Men series, perhaps?
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) 119. Dealing with Climate Grief with Luisa Neubauer (https://outrageandoptimism.libsyn.com/119-dealing-with-climate-grief-with-luisa-neubauer) With only 99 months left until 2030, and COP26 in less than 1, time is ticking on 1.5. And young people know it. So today, a timely and relevant conversation with Climate Activist, and return guest to Outrage + Optimism, Luisa Neubauer. This time, focusing on climate change and its impact on the mental health and outlook on the future of young people everywhere.
ð§ TILclimate Educator Guide: Today I Learned About Cleaning Up Clean Tech (https://climate.mit.edu/til-about-cleaning-up-clean-tech-educator-guide) Solar panels, wind turbines, and other âgreenâ technologies are an important part of a low-carbon future. What are the environmental and human impacts of these technologies, and how can we reduce or eliminate them? Students investigate the United Nationâs Sustainable Development Goals and the concept of supply chains.
ð§ SUSTAINABLE FASHION (https://2ser.com/sustainabible-fashion/) How are fashion designers using digital technology to reduce textile waste? In this episode we discuss how digital technologies such as 3D pattern making software and body scanning are key to a sustainable fashion industry.
ð§ FIREFIGHT: HOW TO LIVE IN THE PYROCENE (https://www.climateone.org/audio/firefight-how-live-pyrocene) Weâve experienced yet another summer of record wildfires in the western U.S., endangering lives, displacing communities, and sending unhealthy smoke across the nation. The science is clear: human-caused climate change is making lands more conducive to burning, and we are increasingly living in flammable landscapes. Forest experts say there are tools to help reduce the risk of catastrophic fires, keep forests alive as valuable carbon sinks and make communities more resilient to megafires. But we may also have to become accustomed to more fire â and smoke â in our lives.
Don’t forget, if you’re looking around, there’s a list of podcasts maintained by CATs (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dCxRnSdgJYehTkPlMA9lNVfw7C9m-mTb2FtIxnbH6AI/edit#gid=0) .
ð° News Highlights
What will climate change look like in your area? - BBC News (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-d6338d9f-8789-4bc2-b6d7-3691c0e7d138) The BBC and the Met Office have looked at the country’s changing climate in detail.
Science Museum board member resigns over oil sponsorship (https://cultureunstained.org/2021/10/02/science-museum-board-member-resigns-over-oil-sponsorship/) Former Science Museum director and respected climate scientist quits Advisory Board over museumâs âwillingness to accept oil and gas sponsorshipâMove marks significant shift in position by Professor Rapley, who oversaw and defended a major Shell sponsorship deal while at the helm of the museum Resignation comes ahead of COP26 climate talks and intensifies pressure on museum already facing controversy for partnering with companies continuing to extract fossil fuels beyond safe climate limitsProfessor of Climate Science Chris Rapley CBE has resigned from the Science Museumâs Advisory Board over the issue of fossil fuel sponsorship. Rapley, who is currently Professor of Climate Science at UCL, has long-standing ties with the Science Museum, serving as its Director from 2007 to 2010.
Highlights: Reasons for Hope (Combating Climate Crisis) (https://flipboard.com/@boxabirds/highlights-reasons-for-hope-combating-climate-crisis-k0gtan0sz?from=share&utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=curator_share) A distillation of the Reasons For Hope news feed on positive progress towards combating the climate crisis. 15-20 top articles every 2 weeks from approx. 100-150 about the positive progress made towards combating climate change. Includes policy, activism, transport, energy, finance, waste, knowledge & education, and end user consumption. Trolls / climate denier comments will be unashamedly deleted and blocked: zero tolerance. Oil lobbyists and apologists can chat elsewhere.
Norway bans gas car sales in 2025, but trends point toward 100% EV sales as early as April (https://electrek.co/2021/09/23/norway-bans-gas-cars-in-2025-but-trends-point-toward-100-ev-sales-as-early-as-april/) Norway is ahead of the game in EV sales, with gasolineâs share of the new car market vanishing more and more every month, faster than almost anyone outside of Electrekâs Slack channel could have predicted. This has led Norway to have the earliest target for the phaseout of new gas vehicle sales in the world Using Artificial Intelligence to Sniff Out Corporate Greenwashers (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-11/using-artificial-intelligence-used-to-find-corporate-greenwashers-green-insight)
GreenWatch is a new tool for investors worried that some sustainability claims are too good to be true.
Google Flights will now show you the environmental impact of your travel (https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/10/06/google-flights-carbon-footprint-travel/) A new feature displays the carbon footprints of flights as part of Googleâs broader green-travel push.
A Chinese company is building a colossal 16 MW offshore wind turbine (https://electrek.co/2021/10/08/a-chinese-company-is-building-a-colossal-16-mw-offshore-wind-turbine/) MingYang Smart Energy is in the process of building the largest offshore wind turbine yet. Why do they keep getting bigger?
making CDR real (https://corporatedigitalresponsibility.co.uk/cdr-definition) This blog is dedicated to the exploration and advancement of Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR)
Google release cloud carbon footprint tracking tool (https://cloud.google.com/carbon-footprint) Google carbon footprint delivers per-project - level carbon emissions tracking to measure, report, and reduce your cloud gross carbon emissions.
Tesla’s Germany sales overtake leading domestic automakers in September (https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/teslas-germany-sales-overtake-leading-domestic-automakers-september) In September, more electric Tesla Model 3s were registered in the country than leading domestic models, such as the BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and Mercedes C-Class combined.
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) .
Big Tech Goes Green(washing): Feminist Lenses to Unveil New Tools in the Masterâs Houses (https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-2/big-tech-goes-greenwashing/) This article discusses the greenwashing of technology from a South American feminist perspective.
ð¼ Jobs & Opportunities
Also! Don’t forget 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:
Reath / Careers (https://reath.id/) Reath is on a mission to get more people to make better choices, starting with reusing items we typically throw away. We are a software company, providing the digital infrastructure that businesses need in order to offer their customers the chance to safely reuse items like packaging, PPE, or lighting. We’re currently a small team of 5 but are looking to grow the team over the next few months as we start to scale the existing product and rollout new features. ð¬Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1633508875137800) to this conversation on Slack
Chief Operating Officer (Remote) (https://wearedonation-talent.freshteam.com/jobs/27RtGGLdCMEo/chief-operating-officer-remote) At Do Nation, we’re on a mission to help millions of people take meaningful climate action. Through our online platform, we help people to form healthy, environmentally friendly habits, both at home and at work. We strongly believe in the potential of our unique model to create a wide-scale, meaningful impact on one of the most critical issues of our time, and we’re hungry to deliver on that. Our team has grown from two to 18 over the last 18 months, fuelled by organic customer demand and we’re looking for more team members to join us. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620740493252600) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1633533454141700) to this conversation on Slack
Community Support Executive (Remote) (https://wearedonation-talent.freshteam.com/jobs/VN4V3wptaF78/community-support-executive-remote) We’re on a mission to help millions of people take meaningful climate action. Through our online platform, we help people to form healthy, environmentally friendly habits, both at home and at work. We strongly believe in the potential of our unique model to create a wide-scale, meaningful impact on one of the most critical issues of our time, and we’re hungry to deliver on that. Our organic, customer-fuelled growth means we’re now looking to add to our remote team of passionate sustainability experts with a newly created Community Support Executive role. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721893247200) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1628696007037400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1633533454141700) to this conversation on Slack
Lead Engineer (Remote) (https://wearedonation-talent.freshteam.com/jobs/FpkGABQWhgB4/lead-engineer-remote) Do Nation helps people to form healthy, environmentally friendly habits. We do this through their online platform where anyone can create a campaign to raise pledges, or make a pledge - to do simple things like cycling to work or wasting less food. A certified B Corp since 2017, winners of numerous awards and a lovely client base that includes: Innocent, Pret, Ellas Kitchen and Pukka Herbs as well as SSE and PWC (to name a few). Youâll be joining Do Nation at a time of high growth having already doubled the team over the last 12 months and grown by about 6 times since our foundation. This role offers a platform for growth and progression, we are keen to talk with people who have a desire to progress to CTO further down the line. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1633533454141700) to this conversation on Slack
Full Stack Software Engineer (https://jobs.climatebase.org/job/51392/full-stack-software-engineer/) At Climatebase, we’re building the platform for climate employment. We connect mission-driven talent to impactful jobs at climate tech startups and environmental nonprofits around the world. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1633548879144200) to this conversation on Slack
Careers | Climate Neutral (https://www.climateneutral.org/careers) We’re hiring! Browse our open positions and join a passionate team on a mission to decrease global carbon emissions. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1633559325144800) to this conversation on Slack
Principal Engineer (https://jobs.lever.co/citrineinformatics/3b17a778-688c-4e0d-bb5a-8c0cb7adc02c) Citrine uses our AI powered data platform to help develop sustainable chemicals and materials. -We’re seeking a Principal Engineer design and build Citrineâs scalable smart data infrastructure and AI platform powering the development and discovery of next-generation materials and chemicals, but also play a key role as a mentor to our talented team of developers. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1633632676149100) to this conversation on Slack
Node.js developer (https://app.otta.com/jobs/SWxPVkRv) We are looking for a Node.js developer to join our friendly and ambitious team. The role is initially remotely based and is perfect for someone passionate about working with football clubs and their fans to create a more sustainable planet. ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1633644719149500) to this conversation on Slack
Head of Business Development (https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2724632803/) We’re looking for our Head of Business Development! The m.e team is focused on identifying and eliminating wasted energy and GHG emissions in commercial buildings. We’re just entering a period of intense scale-up and looking for someone to join our team at this foundational time! ð¬ (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1620721014246700) https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1621311841007400Reply (https://climate-tech.slack.com/archives/CD5NYP079/p1633684026151700) 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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