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#ICYMI: U.S. Department of Transportation Convenes Transportation Stakeholders and Administration Partners to Celebrate Climate Progress and Set the Stage for Continued Action On Friday July 12, the USDOT hosted a 2-day symposium and Tech Showcase, where leaders in this space discussed actionable solutions that help decarbonize our transportation systems and create more accessible and affordable mobility options for all Americans. "We stand at a critical juncture to propel climate research and transportation technologies to confront the climate crisis head-on, implementing bold solutions to leverage emerging technologies for decarbonizing transportation,” Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology and Chief Science Officer Dr. Robert C. Hampshire. tinyurl.com/3u4meh25

🌍📊 New RANKING Alert: Meet the TOP 6 UK companies in weather observation & climate monitoring! As the climate crisis reaches new heights, the role of accurate weather observation and climate monitoring has never been more crucial. In our latest article, we spotlight the Top UK Companies & Startups leading the charge in this vital sector - Satellite Vu, Alba Orbital, i-EM SAT, Weather Trade Net, Trade in Space 🏆 🛰 From clean energy solutions to advanced weather forecasting, these companies make a real impact in the UK race to save our planet! 👉 How, exactly? https://lnkd.in/dd6geYA7

RADICALLY SCALING UP OCEAN, WEATHER AND CLIMATE DATA Harnessing the role of the private sector is the only means to significantly, rapidly and cost effectively expand ocean, weather and climate information. WORKSHOP: 9 April 2024, 15:00-16:30, Barcelona “Science/Industry Partnerships for Data Collection and Sharing (SMART Ocean – SMART Industries)” UN Ocean Decade Conference Satellite Event Organized by World Ocean Council Advancing use of the 100,000 merchant ships, 3-4 million fishing boats, 1.2 million km of submarine cable etc. is the mission of the World Ocean Council (WOC) SMART Ocean – SMART Industries (SO-SI) programme. https://lnkd.in/gE3eD7vS This WOC invitation-only workshop focused on identifying actionable priorities for scaling up industry participation in the collection of ocean, weather and climate data.   The workshop will begin with a case study panel on industry/science collaboration, followed by a moderated forum to understand and address: • What does “success” look like for industry involvement in voluntary data collection? • What are some of the best practices to date? • What are the barriers to success? • What can the WOC SO-SI programme do to best scale up success and address the barriers to success? You do not have to be an approved UN Ocean Decade Conference participant to join the workshop, but we do require that interested parties apply to participate, as space is limited. Register Your Interest to Participate here:   https://lnkd.in/dfqZ3MM5

The ability to smartly, reliably and scalably 'productize' science is going to become an underrated differentiator for downstream Earth observation companies - especially those that hope to offer analytics- and insights- as a service within the climate and sustainability domains.

I'm loving the #EarthWeek events at SF Climate Week, its been a great reminder of just how awesome and energetic and creative this community is. I’m also delighted to be joining one of the panel events, "AI Applications for Climate & Energy Solutions" on Thursday, alongside speakers from Anthropic, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc., and Boomitra. The panel will cover the following topics: - What are some of the most promising AI applications right now in climate tech, energy, and #sustainability? - How does AI negatively impact climate? - How can we use AI/ML technologies to create solutions that address climate challenges? (e.g. #grid load solutions, #battery/charging, #EV/transportation, #solar, #electrification, #circulareconomy applications, etc.) - What are the technology gaps and opportunities that address climate risk, energy production, consumption, regulation, and more? Big stuff, hard topics, exciting times! #SFCW https://lu.ma/PresenceSFCW

📰 We are back with another edition of "This Week in CDR" - a weekly round-up of the top news and developments from the world of durable carbon removal! 🤝 From a huge deal worth 10,000 tons of CDR 🌊 To plans for the world's largest ocean carbon removal plant 📅 This has been yet another interesting week in CDR. 📣 This week's edition features: ➡ Bio-Logical | Microsoft ➡ Carbonx Climate | InPlanet ➡ Equatic.tech | PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency ➡ Cella | Great Carbon Valley ➡ Toucan ➡ Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - University of Oxford ➡ Science Based Targets initiative ➡ National Science Foundation (NSF) 🔎 Read on to learn more. 🆕 Today, we released the February edition of the CDR Monthly Recap. Learn more about the top updates and developments in CDR of the last month in the full article (link in the comments). 📊 Follow us at CDR.fyi for more such developments in the carbon removal market. ✅ Join over 200 companies and sign up for the Portal to gain durable CDR market insights, showcase your company’s profile and progress, and get on the CDR map: https://lnkd.in/gzWASYJ6

Ten areas I’d love to see more work from ocean climate innovators in 2024 (in no particular order): 1) infrastructure fragility, 2) offshore grid tech, 3) transport and storage of carbon, 4) novel aquatic biological applications to decarbonizing consumer goods, 5) desal tech, 6) all things ocean and arctic methane, 7) port tech 8) mesopelagic data 9) AI for efficiency designs: bioreactors, batteries, electrolyzers, and much more 10) microalgal CDR Happy New Year

Earth observation (EO) has the potential to drive $3.8 Trillion in Economic Growth by 2030, while eliminating 2Gt of GHG emissions annually. For reference, that's almost twice the yearly combined emissions of all the cars in the EU today. I am thrilled to announce my contribution to a new #WEF report highlighting the immense value Earth observation data could bring to the global economy if it was used at scale! This novel analysis also identified 6 key industries that stand to benefit the most from EO, along with 5 strategies to activate its full potential. Read the full report here ▶ https://lnkd.in/e6Nbfqtk Also check out this related blog from Bridget Fawcett, Brett Loubert and Helen Elizabeth Burdett ▶ https://lnkd.in/efF6Q4QN Congratulations to fellow contributors Arthur Anglin, Joseph Couture, Sarah Horn, Brett Loubert, Helen Elizabeth Burdett, Nikolai Khlystov, Kelly Heaton, Liesda Marsdon!

Many people outside Europe haven't heard of the Destination Earth digital twin project. The project seeks to improve our ability to monitor, model, and manage Europe's environmental and societal challenges stemming from climate change. Well worth a look, and you can sign up and explore the different services they're enabling, and interact with many of the data sets and models that feed the twin. Really good example of building in public and thinking through interoperability and collaboration. #digitaltwin #esg #simulation

This is fascinating. Peatlands absorb more carbon than the planet's forests and store 30% of total soil carbon. In this Esri & The Science of Where podcast Mauro Lourenço, PhD, research scientist for the Wild Bird Trust, joins me to discuss the potential of peatlands to fight #climate change. https://lnkd.in/gjUgFqpX