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Dr. Jonathan Foley
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Executive Director, Project Drawdown. Climate & environmental scientist, working on solutions. My views.
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Case in point of why the media needs to be careful when publishing sensational stories about material demand for clean energy.
The @guardian runs a story that US vehicles require 300 million tons of lithium. Than realizes they messed up the units and corrects it to be 300k tons!
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This Sun. Jan. 29, as part of the Festival, join 's at 2 pm CST as he leads a discussion titled “A Cautious Case for Climate Optimism.” Register below for your free ticket & we'll see you there!
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At 2 pm EST, invites you to join #DrawdownLabs' as she participates in a panel discussion that will explore how employees can help make their current jobs more climate-oriented! Click below for details & to register:
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Starting in just a few minutes at 9 am CT, please join 's & as they participate in an expert panel to celebrate Minnesota Public Radio 's #ClimateCast 10th anniversary show.
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Starts in 5 minutes, well worth your time: mprnews.org/episode/2023/0 #climatechange #climatecrisis #climatesolutions
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“Drawdown’s Neighborhood: Atlanta” invites you to get to know Eri Saikawa, associate professor . Learn how her passions for science & community engagement are helping advance #ClimateSolutions & #ClimateJustice in Georgia & beyond.
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ReStore's Jan Hagerman is making her film debut! Join us for the launch of 's Neighborhood: Twin Cities, a series about local changemakers. The premiere is 1/29 at with (free event but tickets needed). hubs.ly/Q01yZn350
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We started #ClimateCast 10 years ago this month.
Since then the last 8 years are the warmest 8 years on record globally.
What will happen in the next 10 years?
Join me at 9 am Tuesday on @MPRnews 91.1FM for a 10-year anniversary Climate Cast special. 
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I'm putting together the resource section for this book due out April 4. Best organizations and resources for climate action you know? Globally, of course! THANK YOU!
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The IRA is leading to a surge of clean energy investments in red states (1/5)
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"Within climate, what is it that you are interested in? And what do you want to do with your passion?” Learn how ’s Eri Saikawa is propelling climate solutions that promote healthier urban environments in Atlanta.
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Plans for this Wednesday, January 25th? Then join for 's "Stories of Resilience: Voices That Inspire."
For more information & to register: fema.zoomgov.com/meeting/regist #DrawdownStories #ClimateTwitter #ClimateJustice #ClimateAction
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I can't believe this book will very soon be a thing that exists in the world, and I can't wait to read it. There's still time to pre-order a copy in the format of your choice. "From despair to possibility" is my mantra this year.
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Either this means AI is very smart or MBAs are pretty dumb.
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A University of Pennsylvania business professor tested ChatGPT to see how it performed on the final exam of an MBA core course, Operations Management.
ChatGPT got a grade between B and B-
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Learn how Adam Hicks, field manager for Concrete Jungle , is fighting food insecurity & climate change by diverting food waste from farms to help local communities access fresh fruits & vegetables. To view the full episode:
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“We have work from & lots of other places to show that there are effective actions we can take using what we know now, & they have benefits beyond the climate.” Get to know , one of the newest members of our science team!
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“Look beyond the limitations that people have put on you,” says Adam Hicks, field manager for . “Drawdown’s Neighborhood: Atlanta” invites you to learn how Adam is channeling his inner climate superhero by reducing food waste ⬇️ Want to learn more?
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It’s really hard to see how carbon offsets are not mostly useless for climate.
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Greenwashing or a net zero necessity? Climate scientists on carbon offsetting theguardian.com/environment/20
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"Search for the word 'climate' on Twitter and the first automatic recommendation isn’t 'climate crisis' or 'climate jobs' or even 'climate change' but instead 'climate scam.'"
I tried this out. It's true.
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Strange, I have not seen a single reaction to our #verra investigation from all those crypto startups who promise to make #carboncredits more credible. Where are you guys? Busy in ? Surely you must be excited to present your solutions, right?
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It’s sad that so many people don’t get to see the Milky Way with their own eyes.
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It's worse than we thought. I wrote about what we can see happening with our own eyes at @NewsfromScience. science.org/content/articl
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Congratulations to all the organizations that received grants from the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund! In partnership with and , we are proud to support local action on climate change.
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This is something everyone working on climate change should read…
We need to have a bigger debate about the use of offsets.
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This is something everyone working on climate change should read…
We need to have a bigger debate about the use of offsets.
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Please RT/share with your networks/consider applying for this $1.5M prize for climate solutions. Pitch due Jan 31! wilkescenter.utah.edu/funding-opport
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Project Drawdown is building out our world-class science team… and we are thrilled that Dr. Amanda Smith, an expert on building science, is on the team!
Read more her here:
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So happy to welcome (and her pup Hurley, by proxy) to the science team!
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Thanks to my colleague Mary for a turning a fun conversation into an introductory article that's way more fun to read than a professional bio.
Hurley is more excited than he looks!
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Did you miss the last #ProjectFrame Community Meeting? Catch up on how and assess emissions impact and what , , and Prof. Ramana Nanda had to say about redirecting capital.
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Yes, there are still issues to solve in mining materials needed for batteries and semi-conductors, and we should work hard to address them.
But saying it's better to stick with fossil fuels because of the impacts of mining and extraction is nonsensical.
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Not to mention ... avoiding catastrophic climate change.
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Like many arguments in the climate solutions space, it helps to have a little science in the conversation.
Hannah does a superb job of going through the data, showing that the transition away from fossil fuels *dramatically reduces* the overall need for mining and extraction.
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"We need to dig up millions of tonnes of minerals for clean energy".
Sounds big.
Except we're digging billions of tonnes of fossil fuels out every year. That's what we're trying to replace.
My latest Substack: hannahritchie.substack.com/p/mining-low-c
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seems good:
“Since Biden took office, manufacturers have quadrupled their announced electric vehicle manufacturing and battery investments in the U.S. to $210 billion, more than any other country in the world.”
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Drawdown continues to be the world’s leading resource on climate solutions.
And we’re digging in more on more effective strategies for adopting, deploying, and scaling solutions most effectively!
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A big thank you to @CoveringClimate & @soljourno for the shout-out to @ProjectDrawdown in their recently released Climate Solutions Reporting Guide! Click 
to start exploring.
#ClimateTwitter #ClimateAction #ClimateSolutions coveringclimatenow.org/resource/clima
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'Can 3-D Printing Help Solve the Housing Crisis?'
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A big thank you to & for the shout-out to in their recently released Climate Solutions Reporting Guide! Click ⬇️ to start exploring.
#ClimateTwitter #ClimateAction #ClimateSolutions
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Drawdown continues to be the world’s leading resource on climate solutions.
And we’re digging in more on more effective strategies for adopting, deploying, and scaling solutions most effectively!
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A big thank you to @CoveringClimate & @soljourno for the shout-out to @ProjectDrawdown in their recently released Climate Solutions Reporting Guide! Click to start exploring.
#ClimateTwitter #ClimateAction #ClimateSolutions coveringclimatenow.org/resource/clima
to start exploring.
#ClimateTwitter #ClimateAction #ClimateSolutions coveringclimatenow.org/resource/clima1
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Need a dose of inspiration as we kick off 2023? invites you to sign up for our free biweekly newsletter—full of the latest #ClimateSolutions news, research, upcoming events, & more.
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Entrepreneurs: Distributed energy storage is a powerful tool for upgrading the global energy system, particularly as we transition to renewable energy sources. Learn more and get ideas for innovations needed!
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