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Check out some of out Climate Solutions Portfolio (CSP) registrants - the programs and solutions to decarbonize the making of our clothes... #climatesolutionsportfolio #fashionclimatefund #apparelimpactinstitute

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Climate change solutions can seem big and overwhelming, so I break it down to what I can control. Gardening is a pleasure, an escape, and also an opportunity. 🌱💧 #climatechangesolutions #rainbarrels #watercatchment #nativeplants #biodiversity #rewilding #climatechange

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Great to see the guardrails the White House has proposed around carbon offsets. This approach could help ensure that offsets make a meaningful and measurable reduction in emissions that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. I’m proud that at Juniper, we are committed to zeroing out our emissions not only from our own operations, but across our value chain.   https://lnkd.in/gE7xSZ2v

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Exciting times ahead as Nika Eco pioneers climate data solutions with AI! By leveraging advanced technology. Nika Eco is transforming how we understand and address climate challenges through advanced carbon modeling. Their AI-driven platform provides actionable insights, helping businesses and governments make data-informed decisions to combat climate change effectively. https://lnkd.in/gW_69V3Z

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🇺🇸 The U.S. Federal departments and offices have just released the "Voluntary Carbon Markets Joint Policy Statement and Principles”. We at International Carbon Registry celebrate more clarity on the direction of this important market and its role in the climate crisis. Notable developments include: • The emergence of multi-stakeholder initiatives that have set out standards and principles for high-integrity credit development and responsible credit use; • Improvements to key crediting methodologies, their guiding standards, and tracking systems; • New and improved analytical products and services that aim to strengthen credit transparency and quality comparability, such as carbon credit rating services; • Technologies to support robust measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification (MMRV); • Multilateral rules, guidance, and procedures developed under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the international aviation sector's global carbon market-based measure, which shape certified emissions reductions and removals that often find their home in VCMs'; and • Advances in the development of market infrastructure to improve transparency and liquidity, as well as the integrity of market transactions.

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Climate Capital Guidebook: The Biden-Harris Administration is releasing a new Climate Capital Guidebook to provide a simple, comprehensive map of capital programs across the federal government that are available to climate-related start-ups, small- and medium-sized businesses, and their investors. While larger, institutionally-backed climate companies may have the resources to identify and access federal funding opportunities, smaller enterprises may face greater challenges in navigating these federal programs. https://lnkd.in/eJ3QV4Fw #climatechange #climatetech

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Interesting conversation today highlighting how innovation happens today, different than it used to happen. The modern ecosystem approach nurtures startups with capital, affordable access to research and validation, HR, legal, etc. The established corporations instead of investing into more employees and more R&D assets to steer for low probability outcomes, start to reveal strategy and gaps in their tech that they need to solve, they need to be approachable with a visible and responsive onramp, they need to collaborate to facilitate networking events, and help the ecosystem help them. Innovation looks different today whether it's AgriFood, Energy, Tech, Healthcare, etc.

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Interesting conversation today highlighting how innovation happens today, different than it used to happen. The modern ecosystem approach nurtures startups with capital, affordable access to research and validation, HR, legal, etc. The established corporations instead of investing into more employees and more R&D assets to steer for low probability outcomes, start to reveal strategy and gaps in their tech that they need to solve, they need to be approachable with a visible and responsive onramp, they need to collaborate to facilitate networking events, and help the ecosystem help them. They can invest into, license, test, or acquire. Lower cost, higher probability, faster. Innovation looks different today whether it's AgriFood, Energy, Tech, Healthcare, etc. Plug and Play Canada

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A great article by Scott Poynton about what is needed to get carbon credits done right. I'm a big believer in the notion that we can't solve the climate crisis without market-based incentives for ecosystem services. Carbon credits are a great mechanism, but they've been implemented horribly to date. Scott's main point is that we need radical transparency in the process, and then he argues that these concepts have to be integrated into the process: 🍃 Democratized verification processes 🍃 Scientific, consensus-based standards 🍃 Real impact on the ground for people, planet and only then carbon 🍃 Sensible approaches to additionality 🍃 Sensible costs for project development and certification 🍃 Sensible process to come to market 🍃 Fair and sensible allocation of revenues 🍃 Strong reward co-benefits across all projects. Through my work with the World Economic Forum designing the future of carbon credits to my time during the Obama Administration looking at how data transparency can spur ecosystem services markets, I've come to very similar conclusions as Scott. ReSeed.farm's Smallholder Farmer Social Carbon Protocol ( https://lnkd.in/ey6atp-z ) has been created (by experts far smarter/more experienced than me) to show that these principles can be implemented in the real world. The registry of projects following that protocol is here: https://lnkd.in/eRuavFmj https://lnkd.in/ecKrRYdb

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From Morningstar Upfront Ventures Provided by PR Newswire May 28, 2024 8:08am Upfront, Maverick Systems, The Studio Home, and Billions Join Equity Angels' First #Proptech CohortUpfront, Maverick Systems, The Studio Home, and Billions Join Equity Angels' First Proptech Cohort PR Newswire BELLEVUE, Wash., May 28, 2024 New accelerator focuses on supporting real estate technology startups with diverse leadership BELLEVUE, Wash., May 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equity Angels, a social impact organization dedicated to fostering fair access to innovation and opportunity, names the 2024 cohort for its first-ever accelerator program. Upfront provides innovative financial solutions for agents and brokers, The Studio Home leverages Web3 visualization for curated home furnishings, Maverick Systems optimizes big data analytics for agent acquisition and retention, and BILLIONS specializes in streamlining operational solutions for high-performing teams. The founders of these startups include some of the most seasoned and unique tech entrepreneurs in real estate today. One such founder is Diana Zaya of Maverick Systems, whose father was raised in a minimalist "mud hut" in Syria, but with hopes of finding a more fulfilling life. After receiving his degree in engineering, he immigrated to the U.S. to start his family. Raised with this dedication to achievement, Diana has established a performance-based system for recruiting and retaining real estate agents. She is positioned to dramatically improve how the industry optimizes big data analytics to enhance brokerage growth strategies. "With such a diverse and seasoned group of founders, we're all learning so much from one another," remarked Equity Angels Founder Kenya Burrell-VanWormer. "We're honored to work with such inspiring founders and look forward to helping grow their businesses through our accelerator program." Upfront Founder Mukund Venkatakrishnan is a recent Harvard graduate who launched his first tech company at 17 and a real estate brokerage by 20. His co-founder Pierre Calzadilla brings extensive real estate expertise, having built and scaled growth teams at Trulia, RealScout and Local Logic. Together, they are leveraging their combined experience to create innovative solutions that financially empower agents and brokers in the real estate industry. The Studio Home Founder Nicole McGuire's passion for modernizing the homebuilding industry stems from her experience working with her family's 80-year-old construction company. She partners with homebuilders to offer curated furniture collections seamlessly integrating with their home designs. Leveraging Web3, she creates aspirational living experiences that buyers can easily envision, personalize and purchase with just a few mouse clicks. ******** We at The Dandy Horse, Inc. have a #proptech solution that increases the cash flow. #VIDAT it. #CO2 avoidance verifying and secured bicycle parking that impacts LEED V 4.1 U.S. Green Building Council #startup

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Maybe it’s because I am just back from #ClimateWeek in NYC or maybe it’s because I am neck deep in finalizing details for the 2024 Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum, but I'm tired of seeing arguments that regenerative agriculture is not the climate solution that it’s cracked up to be because let's face it - it's not... IT IS MUCH MORE. Regenerative agriculture is climate solution AND… a solution for environmental degradation, human health, farmer well-being, and so much more. So... 🌎 If you care about climate, you should consider regenerative agriculture as an investment. 🏭 If you care about scope 3 emissions, you should consider regenerative agriculture as an investment. 🌱 If you care about biodiversity loss, you should consider regenerative agriculture as an investment. 🤎 If you care about soil health, you should consider regenerative agriculture as an investment. 📈 If you care about farmer well-being - and their declining farm incomes and the increasing pressure from input costs - you should consider regenerative agriculture as an investment. 🌊 If you care about water quality, you should consider regenerative agriculture as an investment. 🧑🏾‍🌾 If you care about an equitable and just food system, you should consider regenerative agriculture as an investment. 💸 If you care about the long-term value of your nature-based assets, you should consider regenerative agriculture as an investment. 💪 If you care about long-term resilience of our systems and your investments, you should consider regenerative agriculture as an investment. We can not solve climate in a silo - and we can not invest in climate in a silo, unattached to any of the systems around it. Regenerative agriculture and food systems have the ability to positively impact far more than just climate, making investments into them much more than a climate solution… and far more powerful. Looking forward to digging into this and so much more at the 2024 Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum is NEXT WEEK. #investment #climate #climatesolution #agriculture #foodsystems #regenerativeagriculture #farming

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We've been working under the hood at LIVSN on the execution behind the word "sustainability" and what it means to put our money where our mouth is. And by "we" I mean Abby Hollis and Wyatt Rice - who have gone above and beyond in this pursuit. I hope you take some time to read the article linked below for context on the how.

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Climate People's first-ever Climate Career Boot Camp is happening next Wednesday, and it's designed for those serious about making a difference in climate tech. This fast-paced, 4-hour workshop is your one-stop shop for: - Finding your climate niche - Accessing the hidden job market (yes, it exists!) - Crafting applications that get noticed by climate-focused hiring managers - Building a network of contacts who can open doors for you This is the inside scoop, straight from the source. I talk to hiring managers in this space daily, and this is the information that will make a real difference in your job search. We're committed to making this accessible to everyone, so we've kept the price at $125. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain a competitive edge. Spaces are limited, so grab yours here: https://buff.ly/3z9hG6C Send Natalie or me a DM if you have questions!

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Can poop save the planet? 🤔 Well, in Silicon Valley, it's not just a punchline—it's a multimillion-dollar climate solution. Big players are teaming up with startup Vaulted Deep, paying $58.3 million, to pump organic waste underground. The deal was brokered by Frontier Climate, a coalition launched in 2022 by Stripe, Alphabet, Meta, Shopify, and McKinsey Sustainability. But why are tech giants getting their hands dirty with sewage and manure? Vaulted Deep's technology, rooted in decades-old methods used for oil and gas fracking cleanup, gives them an edge. But instead of sludge, they're tackling carbon-rich waste, aiming to sequester CO2 underground. They plan to sequester 152,480 tons of carbon dioxide by 2027 as part of the deal (That equates to 36,000 gas cars off the road for a year). Is this greenwashing, or a silver bullet? Critics warn of cost, the need for rigorous carbon accounting, and potential environmental trade-offs - i.e. emission prevention versus carbon removal. #decarbonization

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After years of thinking about it, I started publishing articles on all things Climatetech back in April. I want to preview a piece I've been working on with two friends and get your thoughts. Writing has been a humbling endeavor, but no small part of that comes from my desire to write and research a bit of everything. The inevitable development is that I have 30 articles in varying stages of completion. Given my work to build Offset Atlas, an effort to create more accessible on-ramps to carbon markets through insights and education, my thoughts and thus writing have gravitated towards writing about #Carbon and the #VCM. I'm excited to say that Mike Martinez, Kaden Gulamani, and I are nearing completion for an article on consolidation in the carbon markets. As we wrap up I want to hear your big questions. Drop your thoughts in the comments below, I will answer here and preview the questions that will be addressed in our piece! p.s. We want all the data so if you have a source you prefer or feel is overlooked drop us a link!

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Incoming: another esoteric LinkedIn post about the recent SBTi publications 👇 For climate solutions in the food value chain, the SBTi technical publications offer considerations that are both welcome and predictable. System-wide resiliency requires food and ag companies to co-invest in solutions from farms to consumers, and insetting projects are one of the clearest market mechanisms to drive the type of climate smart partnerships needed for our future food system. Although savvy food companies have already been insetting using carbon credits, these outputs present a much-needed framework for streamlining utilization of insets. This expected clarification on insetting offered by SBTi means more transparency and less risk for climate-positive brands and companies. SBTi also does not have a mandate to build a robust VCM. The goal of SBTi is to help companies set science-based targets for decarbonization. The strategy for how those companies achieve net zero actually has nothing to do with SBTi. Companies who want to invest in offsets as a major component of their net zero strategy will not get the SBTi stamp of approval. This is ok. Finally, my two cents about the discourse I’ve been seeing on this topic: Companies that are using SBTi as an excuse for limited investment in climate action wouldn’t be buying carbon offsets even if they were allowed. SBTi has maintained positional consistency. Nothing they have said changes the current dynamics of the carbon market. Speculation and expectation shouldn’t have this significant of a perceived impact on a market endeavoring towards stability. Offset projects that might be affected are likely in one of the three types: REDD+, clean cookstoves, renewable energy. These project types are also largely behind market oversupply, external skepticism, and low trading value of carbon. We are not in Carbon Markets 1.0. Carbon credits have been sold since the ‘80s. Carbon credits were traded on exchange in the aughts. Let’s not infantilize our industry. No, the VCM is not dead, although it does have a funny propensity to play possum every few years based on hysteria from the general public.

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September is a crazy month for #climatetech #FOAK themed events. Some I'd like to shout out from the first half: ✅ A FOAK-themed dinner Tim Franklin-Hensler, Charlie Nelson, Dev Motiram, and I hosted, sponsored by Jordan Kellerman (Peachtree Group) and Robert Sarfatis (Polsinelli) during the inaugural #HoustonClimateWeek ✅ A FOAK panel at the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship's Energy Tech Venture Forum, also during HCW, moderated by Tim Franklin-Hensler with panelists Charlie Nelson, Laureen Meroueh, PhD, Mac Hatch, and Janice Tran. Topics included adapting rapidly to delays in timing, managing cost runovers, balancing the myriad of KPIs for FOAK, learning to be smarter about how to talk to customers, and how market uncertainty can dramatically affect FOAK projects ✅ A 4-hour "pilotathon" hosted by the Energy Tech Nexus, where different startups got to pitch their pilots. SUCH a good idea, Jason Ethier, Nada Ahmed, Juliana Garaizar, and the rest of the ETN team! ✅ A FOAK panel during Decarb Connect's TechInvest that I got to moderate with panelists Claude Vachet, Jeff Johnson, Francis O'Sullivan, and David Yeh. Topics included using corporate and DOE dollars in FOAK deals, encouraging communication between different investor classes, the 10,000 hours of experience needed to be a good developer, educating companies on project development, and the need for everyone across the climate universe to stretch their roles & take a bit more risk ✅ A generally FOAK-themed set of talks at Decarb TechInvest, expertly curated by Alex Cameron and her team, which included (among others): - a fascinating fireside chat with Rob Day and Matt Lucas moderated by Wim Reyntiens that touched on how critical it is to have accurate cost forecasting, how ROFRs can block additional access to capital, evaluating offtake risk beyond just the ideal, the folly of up rounds for the sake of up rounds, and why one shouldn't obsess over scale up factors and number of operating hours - a talk by Chris Creed that outlined the LPO's strategy around FOAK deployment loans - a FOAK success panel moderated by Kerri Fox that included Leah Ellis, Martin Keighley, and Shreya Dave, which talked about using a carbon price to incentivize corporate action, choosing the right cooperative FOAK partner, creating new offtake agreements in markets that haven't had traditional offtake (like cement<>concrete or CDR), and using job growth to incentivize growth vs. decarbonization. AND ⭐TOMORROW⭐ is the second annual Cleantech Day at Denver Startup Week hosted by Colorado Cleantech. I'm moderating a panel on FOAK successes in Colorado with Eric Davis, Johanna O., Carling Spelhaug, and Kimberly Purdy. Shoutout to Ken Carlson, Laura Hickernell, Joseph P., and Jack Fritzinger for their help & hard work. REGISTER BELOW!!

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