This Week in MCJ (6/5/21)
Can you be impactful on climate without a global purview?
Hey everyone,
We are gearing up for our first in-person team meeting at MCJ this week! Prepping for that has been a good forcing function to really synthesize my thoughts on where MCJ is and where it is going, and to surface key issues and decisions we’ve been wrestling with. One example is geographic coverage. We have done some episodes and have some representation in the community outside of the US, but the US is where we’ve been spending most of our time, due to resource constraints of our tiny team. But directionally, this can’t continue, as climate is a global problem and it will take unprecedented global action and collaboration to put us on a better course.
There are many other examples, like that one, of challenges/opportunities we face and need to sort through as we gear up to scale. Our meeting is this Thursday and the MCJ Town Hall is Friday, so if you want a download on what we covered and where we are heading, make sure to sign up for the Town Hall.
We also wanted to take an opportunity to recognize someone from the community who has been a wonderful source of help over the past couple of months. MCJer Sophia Cowles has provided consistent feedback and editing assistance with MCJ Collective’s investment announcements (on a volunteer basis, thank you, Sophia!), and she recently, assumed the role of Community Director at the DER Taskforce. Thanks for your help, and congrats on the new role.
Have a great week!
Jason & Team MCJ
🎙Episodes
This week's episode is a lively conversation with Garry Cooper, Co-Founder & CEO of Rheaply. Rheaply is empowering companies of all stripes to reduce their CO2e footprints by curbing internal waste. It does this by creating a circular economy of reuse, both within a company and through a marketplace of asset exchange with other companies. You can learn more about Rheaply in our prior investment announcement here.
✨Highlights
Climate News this week! Nongovernmental organizations and tech and entertainment giants including Amazon, Netflix, and Disney announced a partnership to pool solutions on scaling funding for response to climate change. A number of ecological studies and headlines this week from The Guardian. According to a report by the UN Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organisation, governments must deliver on a commitment to restore at least 1bn hectares (2.47bn acres) of land by 2030 and make a similar pledge for the oceans. Researchers discovered that Arctic ice is thinning twice as fast as previously thought. The faster ice loss means the shorter northeastern shipping passage from China to Europe will become easier to navigate, but it also means new oil and gas extraction is more feasible. Scientists on Thursday announced the climate crisis is suffocating the world’s lakes. Falling oxygen levels will harm already struggling wildlife and drinking water supplies. ForeignPolicy.com writer Benjamin N. Gedan, calls upon President Biden to Pursue an Environmental Treaty for the Western Hemisphere at this year’s triennial Summit of the Americas.
💼Climate Jobs
Jobs, fellowships, and career opportunities shared by members of the MCJ community. More opportunities can be found in #climatejobs in the MCJ Slack. Check out this google doc!
Sales Operations Manager at Pachama (Remote) (job listing) (careers page)
Program Manager at Techstars Sustainability Accelerator in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (Boulder) (job listing) (careers page)
Agronomist at SEED (job listing) (careers page)
Sustainability Manager at Nøie ApS (job listing) (careers page)
Product Manager at ClearTrace (job listing) (careers page)
Carbon Capture Program Director at ClearPath (job listing) (careers page)
Chief of Staff/Operations Lead at Remora Carbon (job listing) (careers page)
Director of Sustainability, Director of Renewable Strategy, Environmental Commodity Manager, and more at Crusoe Energy (careers page)
Head of Sales & Head of Engineering roles at ClimateAI (job listing) (careers page)
Risk Management role at Octopus Energy (job listing) (careers page)
Climate Content Writer and Course Creators at Terra.do (job listing) (careers page)
Electrochemists and Engineers at Supercritical Solutions (London) (job listing) (careers page)
Data Scientist at Yard Stick (job listing) (careers page)
Director of Owner and Partner Engagement at People Power Solar Cooperative (job listing) (careers page)
👋 Welcome New MCJers!
You can learn more about new members on #introductions, where you can welcome them to the community. Don’t forget to check out the Member Directory, you can learn more about fellow members and find people to connect with.
Sam Steyer: Sam is a cofounder of Greenwork, a cohort-based online school for clean energy workers. Formerly @ Tom 2020, Station A, AutoGrid, and AEE.
Leah Cohen: Currently a Fellow at Harvard, Leah hopes to learn from and collaborate with fellow MCJers on all aspects of carbon removal and electrification.
Dimitry Gershenson: Dimitry is the founder and CEO of Enduring Planet, a platform that provides climate startups non-dilutive revenue-based growth financing.
Matthew Wallenstein: Matthew is an entrepreneur and an academic scientist/administrator with a particular interest in soil carbon, forest carbon, and regenerative agriculture.
Abhayraj Naik: Recently co-founded Action Climate nonprofit working on transformational systems change and teach interdisciplinary courses on climate justice for university students in India, Abhayraj is an activist, educator, entrepreneur, and systems practitioner.
Cecilia Manduca: Cecilia is Italian-born, London-based VC investor at Talis Capital. She is really excited to connect with everybody in the community.
Gabrielle Arcangeli: Gabrielle is based in New York and works for a hedge fund. She is looking forward to being part of MCJ.
Nick Curran: Nick is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute (MBA + MS Sustainable Systems) with a passion for learning about, working with, and investing in technologies powering the energy transition.
Billy Parry: Currently at Patch, Billy recently made the leap into climate tech. He is excited to join a community of experts and other eager learners.
📌Community Board
News and initiatives from members of our community. MCJers mentioned can be DMed in Slack.
📚MCJ Bookclub will be reading The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson. Check out Nitin’s post here!
🗺The Boston channel is planning a summer meetup! Check out the channel to stay up to date here.
Climate Changemakers is expanding to Europe! For those in the EU who want to get involved with political action + climate, join Climate Changemakers here!
👩🏫MCJ June Office Hours! Looking for June mentors to host Office Hours. If you are interested in participating as a mentor please reach out to Sarah Adams via Slack DM or email.
🎟Climate Events
Check out the MCJ Calendar! We encourage members to host community events such as expert Q&As, book clubs, topic discussions, location-based meet-ups, and more! If you want to add your event to the calendar, email us the details at events@myclimatejourney.co. For third-party events, please use the #events channel in the MCJ slack!
Upcoming
MCJ Town Hall (Friday, June 11th @ 4pm ET)
To accommodate for Memorial Day Weekend, we are adjusting the town hall. For those new to these town halls, this is an opportunity for MCJ to share the latest with the community and what we’re working on, as well as to hear from and engage with members and prospective members! Open to members and non-members, and you can RSVP here.
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