The Climate Switch

Short + sweet micro-lessons on all things #climatechange. Impress your friends, start your climate-career, save the world.

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Inspired by @how2saveaplanet's call to write a #climateanthem, current https://t.co/zC3AOJiD9D Fellow @ClareCeleste + musician @TheUnoLady collaborated across continents to make 'RISE' - to be sung with the clapping of hands & marching of feet! 👏🏽 🎶 📣
https://t.co/NmyTcVoIrZ

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https://t.co/zC3AOJiD9D mentor + partner at @CCollectiveNet Nalin Agarwal (@nalinagain) appeared in the @CBC World Report this week, being interviewed about the Indian government's stance on #NetZero. 🎤

Click below to listen (starts from 2 mins 45) ⬇️ https://t.co/YBMSTXO80p

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'There is an opportunity for #climate-positive innovations in all industries, and we are excited to see entrepreneurs answer the call.'

https://t.co/zC3AOJiD9D is one of the orgs helping those outside the #climate space to quickly get up to speed. ✊🏽 https://t.co/azEWGCjwtS

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'We don’t need any more distant, non-binding pledges. We don’t need any more empty promises. We don’t need any more commitments that are full of loopholes and incomplete statistics. Yet, that is all we are getting. And no, that is not radical to say - look at their track record.'

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We’re checking out https://t.co/sPtJtQRasO November 9-11— a virtual gathering to discuss what the heck we’re going to do about #climatechange.

@SiegnerAlana + @susanfsu from https://t.co/zC3AOJiD9D will be moderating the speaker panels. Join us! #cop26

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https://t.co/zC3AOJiD9D Course Director and Instructor
@liamkhardy (holding the sign!) attended the #COP26 march in Glasgow on Saturday ✊🏽��🏽✊🏽

Thank you for representing us, Liam! 🙏🏽

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Thousands of #climate protestors (including UK members of the https://t.co/zC3AOJiD9D team!) attended the #COP26 march from the @bankofengland to Trafalgar Square on Saturday.

On the big screen: @DrJoGrady, General Secretary of the @ucu ✊🏽

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When discussing #climatechange, it's helpful to first familiarize yourself with the denialist arguments you might come up against - flimsy as they may be.

@ProfMarkMaslin of @ucl helpfully breaks down #climatechangedenial discourse into 5 main 'pillars'. https://t.co/nzAoKFlF1U

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The city of @Pittsburgh has piloted a program to deconstruct condemned houses, rather than demolish them, resulting in LESS #CO2 emissions and MORE jobs in communities with high proportions of #abandonedbuildings. 🏚️ Bravo, @Pittsburgh!

Piece by @CC_Yale. https://t.co/HsKsAYEcgm

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This is a fantastic initiative! 💡

'@LittleSun has already enabled 58 million extra study hours for children after dark and impacted 3.2 million people with unique #solarsolutions. Behind each solar device is a person who once lived in darkness who now has light.'

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International artist & https://t.co/zC3AOJiD9D Fellow @ClareCeleste has released her latest series, 'Earth Deities': a stunning array of hand-cut paper collage costumes - to raise awareness on #biodiversity loss & its links with #foodsecurity, #publichealth, + #indigenous rights.

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Since 1980, Porter-Bass Wines has pioneered #biodynamic farming practices that encourage vines to be more in balance with their environment - by using closer vine spacing, changing row direction to north/ south, and carefully selecting rootstocks and varietal clones. 🍇🍷

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As part of https://t.co/zC3AOJiD9D’s Climate Farm School program (https://t.co/k6xTLXkIv4), this cohort spent a sunny afternoon at Porter-Bass, a 20-acre winery and vineyard in California, which follows #biodynamic principles to produce delicious Chardonnay and Zinfandel wines.🍷

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Tomorrow's event is also an excellent primer for our new program, 'Energy Transition for Oil and Gas Professionals': https://t.co/TxDzHmxYr5

8 days to go 'til applications close! 🕙

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Career transformation specialist Dr. Amanda Rico/@ricoeditorial will also speak at tomorrow's event. W/ 14+ years of experience ranging from partnering with @TEDx speakers to building profiles for energy execs, Amanda is passionate about helping forward-thinking leaders level up.

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Oil & gas industry people - heads up! Tomorrow's webinar (https://t.co/eaExkom3y9) is a key opportunity to learn from the insights of former O&G pros who have successfully pivoted their careers to help in the fight against #climatechange. 👷🏽‍♀️

Starting @ 9AM PST. Free to attend.

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Watch https://t.co/zC3AOJiD9D mentor, @UNDPAccLabs Head of Solutions Mapping, & former @Philips Circular Economy Project Manager @RozitaSingh walk us through #circulareconomy strategies & case studies.

Thank you for this very insightful #TerraTalk, Rozita!https://t.co/TDmRViHPUY

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'The reason why heat pumps are essential for the homes of 2030 has to do with what they don’t require: #fossilfuels.'

We're #pumped for what this technology could do for the planet! �� Great piece by Brian Kahn/@blkahn. https://t.co/LORSUNNhAF

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'Once you learn how damaged the world’s ecosystems are, it’s not really something you can unsee. To me, there’s no point in pursuing a career – or life for that matter – in any other area.'

@lemonsand on why young people are flocking to #climatecareers ⬇️ https://t.co/nwXUJy5gju

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One hour to go! 🕙