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Noted on Caffeine daily, is the Climate Tech Summit Aotearoa on the 20th of June. It is good to see this conference offering free places and there is an unwritten rule that this will invite in the outliers. History tells us the outliers are bound to be disruptive, but history also tells us the way we organise conferences does not welcome disruptors in a tightly held program. I have noted that this forces the disruptors to band together to form alternative groups that further alienates them from the discussion. Thus, losing the opportunity to question assumptions. I have no concrete suggestions to make as to how conferences might be organised in the future, but I do know that the current accepted format is tired and in need of a rethink. Once again without knowing how this will be conducted, I do know what the hallmark of a good conference must be. It must not relegate different thinkers to the classic breakout model where the status quo inevitably prevails. Being human, we rush to early consensus, especially as breakouts are carefully timed. New ideas worth considering can only come from the clash of perspectives and must be curated by those with insight. Our world is suffering from speed thinking when we know in our hearts that too much is overlooked to guarantee long term success for people, planet and dare I say profit.

Regulations, Carbon, and Deforestation—Oh My! Ready to Tackle the Tough Stuff at #ClimateWeekNYC? 🚀 I’ll be joining Alexander Watson and the explorer.land by OpenForests team as we take part in Climate Week 2024 from September 22-29. Let’s meet and collaborate! At explorer.land, we’re passionate about making real impact by driving transparency and accountability for nature-based projects through geospatial mapping and digital storytelling. 🎯 We’re especially eager to connect with: - 🌱 Companies navigating EUDR, ForestAct, UKDR, and regulations around deforestation and degradation. - 🌍 NGOs looking to tell their project stories through maps, stakeholder engagement, and data to boost funding and sponsorship. - ♻️ Carbon credit developers interested in enhancing transparency and trust for their projects. - ✅ Corporations dedicated to true transparency and building brand trust. - 🏛️ Government leaders aiming to shape a comprehensive carbon ecosystem. We are also hosting an event. You can sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gHxZHmyf 💬 We’ll be having key conversations with industry partners and alliances – and we invite others to join us in shaping the future. After all, we can’t do it alone! Let’s make this week count. DM me or drop a comment if you’d like to connect. #Sustainability #Innovation #ComprehensiveCarbonEcosystem #NatureBasedSolutions

Why is embracing uncertainty a powerful tool to address complex societal issues, such as the climate crises? As Kaelin DeLong explains, while data and graphs provide valuable insights, they only tell part of the story. Embracing the diversity of emotions, values, and assumptions held by different stakeholder groups, along with the inherent uncertainty, is an important first step in any decision-making process. It allows us to recognize gaps and limitations in our understanding, which can pave the way for working together on more just and sustainable solutions for the climate crisis. 🌐 Let’s celebrate Earth Day today by encouraging dialogue, respecting disagreements, and fostering trust in science. 💚🌏 This video was produced during the Climateurope2 Festival. Special thanks to speaker Kaelin DeLong, and the entire Athena COALESCE SciComm project team and consortium. For more on the COALESCE project 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyM5wXTf #EarthDay #ClimateAction #ScienceMatters #Ecoemotions #Climatecommunication #Sciencecommunication

What Kaelin DeLong explains in this video is very valuable not specific to climate crisis. It is also applicable to pandemics and efforts for preparing pandemics in an inter- and trans-disciplinary way.

Stages of #climatetechnology #innovation: emergence, deployment and large-scale adoption The path from conceptualizing climate solutions to making them widely adopted is complex and involves multiple stages. UNIDO’s approach highlights three key stages: Emergence – new climate technologies are developed and refined. Deployment – these technologies are implemented on a smaller scale to test their effectiveness. Large-scale adoption – proven technologies are scaled to create significant impact. What do you see as the biggest challenges in advancing climate technology from the emergence stage to large-scale adoption? Alois Posekufa MHLANGA | SunYoung Suh | Anais Barisani | Rashmi Jawahar Ganesh | Colin Brouard | Chengxiu Li | Caterina Bianco | Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D) Facility | UNIDO Environment

Dear network, we're excited about what's to come in the GreenAvengers Community of Practice. Have you struggled to reconcile environmental and poverty reduction objectives in your MSD project? Are you curious to find out more about the climate and environment crises, and find ways in which you can support resilience efforts? If so, join us and fill in this survey so we can co-develop a learning agenda: https://lnkd.in/eerD_tAT

🌿🌍 What about the 𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗦-𝟰-𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀? We are excited to share the main objectives of our project, aimed at tackling the challenges posed by Climate Change on terrestrial biodiversity and Ecosystems. Here is a glimpse into what we are working on: 🔍 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 and refine frameworks and tools that facilitate access to data and data services crucial for research on Climate Change. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, we aim to streamline the process of data access and analysis, empowering researchers to make significant strides in their work. 💡 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 the integration of services offered by multiple Research Infrastructures (RIs), providing comprehensive training and scientific/technical assistance to both RI staff and researchers/users. Through collaboration and knowledge-sharing, we aim to maximize the benefits of available services and resources. 🌱 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 the access to tailored and efficient services lies at the heart of our mission. Whether physical, remote, or virtual, our goal is to provide researchers an easy access to a suite of services designed to support curiosity-driven research on Climate Change impacts. By removing barriers to entry, we aim to empower researchers to focus on what they do best— advancing scientific knowledge. 📣 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 the active engagement from the target user communities is essential for to ensure the sustainability of our project. We are dedicated to promote collaboration, knowledge exchange, and community involvement to guarantee that services developed during the project's duration have a lasting impact.   Stay tuned and join us in our mission to advance Climate resilience and Sustainability for a healthier planet and humanity! Linkedin: https://lnkd.in/dWTWmtEJ X: https://lnkd.in/dHxbQ9wX Instagram: https://lnkd.in/diEvWKnB #Microbes4Climate #M4C #M4CHorizoneurope #ResearchInfrastructure #HEU #STI #INFRASERV #ClimateAction #ResearchforClimate #ResearchInnovation

🌎 At last year's Techonomy Climate conference, Planet Reimagined's Adam Met, Caleb Johnson, and Li-Ya Mar, Ph.D. spoke to attendees about the power fan's have to amplify the climate movement. ♻️ This year, Techonomy Climate returns to Silicon Valley on April 3rd, where we are convening a group of experts and innovators to confront the most pressing issue of our era—climate change. 💡 Techonomy Climate is a dynamic platform where experts, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries unite with a shared mission: to propel our world toward a sustainable and resilient future. 🌲 Learn more and join us: https://hubs.la/Q02lGC-S0 Presented by Worth Media Group #quote #climate #environment #planet #siliconvalley #conference #climatechange #climateaction #climatecrisis #climatetech #techonomyclimate #event #qotd #quoteoftheday

A few weeks ago at #DorsetCOP, we had the privilege of co-hosting a workshop with Planet Wimborne, a community of people who’ve come together with purpose, creativity, and heart. With so many examples of positive localised impact, Planet Wimborne inspired us to dream up a world where every community had a well-resourced vehicle to support them navigate the complexity of the climate and ecological crisis, a vehicle to support them weave together local projects, ideas, and passions. What if these “initiatives” were seen not as side projects, but as essential ways to strengthen our connections to each other and to the land? What if we recognised that these projects do more than solve problems? They meet a deeper need to belong, to steward, and to reimagine the social fabric of our communities. What if we truly valued the role they play in shaping the future we want to create? And what if, instead of placing barriers in the way of community projects, we built systems that uplift them—allowing them to hire young staff, collaborate freely, and operate without restriction? What if top-down policies supported every place in having a “Planet Wimborne,” led by the community, for the community, and creating the local conditions for meaningful change? What if we could shift the focus from profits to people, from short-term gains to long-term resilience? What if...