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Climate
- Climate change discovered all the way back in the 1850s, by an american woman - Eunice Foote
- Emission cuts should make up about 96% of the distance to net 0, and the bulk of the cuts are needed in the next decade
- Carbon removal isn't making a difference yet - all removal that has been done to date is equivalent to around 30 seconds worth of worldwide emissions
- The best climate solutions are:
- Evidence based
- Cheap
- Ready to go
- Targeted (geographically)
- Granular (IE. not huge projects that need too much funding and red tape)
- Nature doesn't have a design problem, people do
- In general people are aware that climate change exists and is a problem, but the messaging can be scary.
- Net 0 is about measuring how poorly we're doing, why not switch it to measure the good we are doing?
- When building products, don't just think of the now, think about what happens after
- Time to stop taking from the earth and instead reusing what we've already taken
Work & Projects
- Energy, transport, food and agriculture make up over 75% of current climate jobs
- Work should not be an obligation, you should be able to find a sense of purpose and fulfillment in it
- All the fellows are new here, don't worry about being inexperienced
- Just ask if you want help. The worst they can say is no.
- When coming up with project ideas:
- Notice problems in your day-to-day
- Become an expert on your passions / something valuable
- Pay attention to changes in the world around you (covid, AI etc.)
- Talk to people and organizations about their problems
- Launch fast, get evidence to see if it will work
- Competitions isn't necessarily bad, but if there is none why so?
- Never do the "same as x but cheaper". Do things different, not cheaper
- Most ideas don't work out, but it's a learning process
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