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Urge 3M, Amazon, Apple, Cisco, The Coca-Cola Company, Ford Motor Company, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Meta, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Qualcomm, Salesforce, and Visa to step up their climate leadership. It’s time to call on these companies to use their influence to catalyze meaningful climate policy action and live up to their green reputations. Why are these 15 companies undermining their sustainability commitments by lobbying against climate policy? Leadership means no longer lobbying against climate policies via your trade associations. These companies must close the gap between their public support of climate policy while simultaneously funding efforts that oppose it. It’s time they stop letting their trade associations such as the Business Roundtable and U.S. Chamber of Commerce speak for them on climate. #GuiltByTradeAssociation #LeadOnClimatePolicy

“In responding to the climate crisis, we are confronted with the ultimate adaptive challenge. There is no perfect blueprint for change. And there are certainly hundreds of competing approaches on what is effective and what is not. Ultimately, we are playing our parts in complex and evolving systems, with each system requiring a certain threshold of feedback in order to change. “ So, what do we do? Read this timely piece by ClimateVoice Director and beautiful human Deborah McNamara on how she struggles and finds a way forward in these complex times.

Spot on. Thank you, Rebecca Solnit! The approach advocated by Schmidt is defeatism masquerading as “greenwishing” - and guarantees years of continued dithering and delay - and more frequent and worse catastrophes. Sure, innovate the crap out of fusion, AI, DCA, etc - but focus NOW on rapid deployment of the miracles we’ve created in the last few decades - wind, solar, cheap storage, EVs, heat pumps, etc. Those will solve 80-90% of the problem - and will get cheaper and better as they scale. (Google “Wright’s Law”) And hint: doing that rapidly at scale requires regulation. Schmidt says “we’re not organized” to solve the climate crisis. True - but that’s not an exogenous truth. It’s a fact of our current system engineered by years of disinformation from the special interests who profit from a fossil fuel economy. Schmidt and his climate-concerned peers are smart, rich beyond imagining, and influential. What if they devoted their considerable resources to addressing the root cause of the problem - and helped us get organized to solve the problem. Bill Gates used his influence to help pass the IRA in 2022. He, Schmidt and others should do the same in a more systemic strategic way to counter the obstruction from the fossil fuel industry. https://lnkd.in/g8exxkqm

If you haven't heard of ClimateVoice (I'd check them out). Their nonprofit mission ensures we keep companies accountable to "walk the walk" not just "talk the talk" around climate commitments. Thank you for the opportunity to share our findings & insights from OnePointFive (opf.degree)'s climate advisory & workforce training efforts to see a brighter future fyi ClimateVoice has great resources for individuals to employees to advocate for climate action from within, and recently launched a Guilt By Trade Associate - Climate Policy Obstruction Scorecard here, check it out here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eAfqsU8g Without climate advocacy, our world would be in an even worst state. Let's support nonprofits who are catalyzing the systemic change we need Keep up this important work Bill Weihl, Sarah Keller, Adam Orand, Deborah McNamara, and ClimateVoice team 👏🏼

When I slow down to become still in the midst of the continual pendulum swings of politics, backlashes, and special interests, I remember that we are all in this together. We all have a place we call home. We all have family members and loved ones. There is no us versus them when it comes to climate impacts and environmental destruction. We all face the consequences – which is why it is so essential to double down on enacting and enabling solutions available to us now. 

Join us Tuesday, November 12th at the Lory Student Center for ClimateCon! This Climate Activism panel will explore the critical role of climate activism in driving environmental action and policy reform. Featuring leaders from nonprofit organizations and student-led initiatives, the discussion will focus on strategies for mobilizing communities and corporations, as well as supporting policy that aligns with climate justice. Panelists from the Climate Democracy Initiative and ClimateVoice will share success stories, challenges, and upcoming projects. Get your tickets here: https://climatecon.world/ #ClimateChange #Sustainability #GreenEnergy #ClimateAction #WaterConservation #Geothermal #FederalInvestment #SmallGreenBusiness #CleanEnergy #FortCollins #Denver #Energy

🗓 SAVE THE DATE for our first cross-company employee webinar on December 3rd! We’re convening employees from multiple companies to share how they advocate for climate action at work. This is an opportunity to meet like minded peers and learn how they are shaping their company’s climate agenda, from grassroots initiatives to strategic participation in lobbying efforts. Reserve your spot here 👉 https://lu.ma/ve4s0ckb

📣 3 DAYS LEFT to submit nominations for the Bill Weihl Awards. Nominations will be accepted until THIS FRIDAY, November 1st @ 11:59pm Pacific Time. Recipients will be announced no later than December 9th. Each awardee (2) will receive an expenses paid trip to attend #GreenBiz25 in Phoenix, AZ in February! 🌵🎉🏜 Prize package includes: ✅ All-access conference pass including breakfast and lunches ✅ Roundtrip airfare (U.S. travel only) ✅ 3 nights of lodging at a conference hotel ✅ Local transfers 🗳️ Nominate the climate policy advocates in your life today! For all details & nomination form 👉 https://lnkd.in/gFs5juxi

🎉 Today is #VoteEarlyDay! 🎉 Why wait? Vote early and make your voice heard! 🗳️✨️ Join the celebration by casting your ballot now and helping build a stronger democracy. Learn how you can #VoteEarly by visiting voteearlyday.org/vote! #Vote #Voteready #Democracy #Election2024 #CivicHoliday #Celebrate #CivicEngagement

In this issue of #ClimateVoices, I’m excited to be interviewing Neil Yeoh, Founder and CEO at OnePointFive (opf.degree), which delivers practical skill building and advice for professionals on climate action, offering clear, actionable solutions and implementation through its well-known OPF Academy. Neil also serves as a startup advisor for the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Prior to this, Neil was a Deputy Director at Echoing Green leading their startup post-investment support team and an $8.5mn climate portfolio. He has invested in and supported dozens of startups tackling climate change, helping them raise millions collectively to bring their solutions from lab to market. Neil writes for Forbes on next-generation climate solutions and startup investing, and has been invited to speak at the United Nations, Oxford, Harvard, Yale, New York and Princeton universities.