Climate learning: updated monthly
September 2023
This list will be updated monthly with my pick of content in the climate space. Welcome to its first edition!
What are we not consuming re: climate lately?! Climate has been all over the news from Climate Week to California’s SB253(!!) to the White House announcement of the new American Climate Corps. Here are a few of my highlights:
🗞️ Newsletter: NY Climate Week debrief by CTVC
This week’s newsletter from CTVC was a clear and helpful summary of the chaos and excitement at Climate Week, the largest and most diverse yet, for those of us who weren’t able to make it.
📖 Book: Speed and Scale by John Doerr
I’m starting this month’s with an easy one! John Doerr’s call to swift climate action in the private sector through the use of clear measurable objectives, or OKRs, is practically required reading at Watershed. I tore through it the day I got hired, which helped me understand the culture and cadence of working in climate tech. It’s a direct and quick read despite its size, so don’t be intimidated.
👀 Digital, open source book: CDR Primer 2023
I love this extensive resource on carbon removal and wish I had it in book form to carry around and read on my commute: “The primer reflects more than two years of thoughtful work and collaboration among dozens of authors, all experts in different areas of carbon dioxide removal. The effort spanned several workshops and an extensive period of writing, reading, and constructive feedback.”
🖋️ Article: How Climate Week in New York Turned Into ‘Burning Man for Climate Geeks’ from the New York Times
🎧 Podcast: How Science Based Climate Targets Work by Climate Rising from Harvard Business School
A great primer that serves as quick refresher or an easy introduction into the climate targets and verifications. I found it helpful to hear these goals expressed concisely by the co-founder of the SBTI, and immediately got to thinking about how interestingly the information could be incorporated into some creative design and video assets!
📚 eBook: Electrify Everything in your Home by Rewiring America