The NGO that introduced the world to climate change warnings for gas pumps. Est. 2012. -Book (2022): https://xitter.cf/t.co/s2Hejf1SUq -TEDx (2013): https://xitter.cf/t.co/h83SgqtztR
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Reminiscing about the launch of our globally-unprecedented campaign to get climate change warnings on gas pumps. We'll be sharing memories in anticipation of our book launch in 2021. Here's some early coverage from Feb 2013 in Canada's largest newspaper: thestar.com/business/tech_ne…
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Applications for our 2022 Earth Tech cohort are live! This 6-month accelerator is open to early-stage startups & nonprofit social enterprises anywhere in Canada using technology to address climate and water challenges and seeking product-market fit. Apply: bit.ly/3oE5gfK
ALT Photo of a lone hiker overlooking a scenic mountain view. In the top left corner are the Climate Ventures and Accelerate from Anywhere logos. Underneath, text reads, "Earth Tech: An Accelerator for Water and Climate Technology Solutions." In the bottom right corner is a green squiggly decal.
Proud of our friends at @ColturaChange on the release of their new book: "Sparky's Electrifying Tale". Follow two children and their hamster as they learn about climate change and what they can do!🐹
Get your copy here: amazon.com/Sparkys-Electrify…
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Watch live pitches from our cleantech startups & vote on which get $10K in cash!
From real-time detection of metals in water to food-waste-turned-textiles, our 2021 Earth Tech entrepreneurs are rising to the challenge of building Canada’s green economy! bit.ly/3w0mFjG
"The IEA has laid out a path to allow the developed world to achieve its targets... In Canada, the cultural change necessary to follow the directions will surely be one of the hardest parts."
Yup. Culture is our biggest challenge.
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"Ambient and indoor pollution from burning fossil fuels led to more than 8.8 million premature deaths in 2020, making it one of the world’s top killers... [A]ir pollution kills several times more people than wars, terrorism, murders and suicide combined."
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"Demand for all fossil fuels is on course to grow significantly in 2021..."
Hmm... maybe we should look into this demand thing? 🤔
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At the end of the day, what is a business without customers? What is a government without its electorate? As individuals, we are part of this problem and have the chance to respond to it, notes Robert Shirkey, Executive Director @OurHorizonOrg and #EYL40. #ConnectedEurope
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Consumer demand is often undervalued in politics. We need to speak more about the #power of electorates and their ability to shape outcomes through their choices, notes Robert Shirkey, Executive Director @OurHorizonOrg and #EYL40. #ConnectedEurope
On this day in 2015, the Association of Vancouver Island & Coastal Communities (the largest area assoc. of BC municipalities w 346 elected officials) voted to support climate warnings for gas pumps. More on the idea and its history in my forthcoming book: thebanalityofoil.com/
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@OurHorizonOrg, a national non-for-profit organization, is putting climate change labels on gas pumps! If you saw that label, would you think twice about fossil fuels? Check out the episode at climatebreak.org or on Apple Podcasts to learn more!
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Imagine warning labels on things that contribue to climate change. Toronto-based lawyer @robshirkey is the founder of @OurHorizonOrg, a nonprofit working towards requiring climate change disclosures on gas pumps. Check out the episode at climatebreak.org! #climatechange
Wowsers:
"The Government of Canada estimates that 15,300 premature deaths per year in Canada can be linked to air pollution... The total economic valuation of the health impacts attributable to air pollution in Canada is $120B per year."
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Mary Pickering is our next guest on Climate Ventures Conversations!
She's been with @AtmosphericFund for over 15 years, and recently joined @LC3Canada as a Senior Advisor.
Mark your calendars for March 25: bit.ly/302LlJP
ALT Climate Ventures Conversations with Mary Pickering, Senior Advisor, Lower Carbon Cities Canada is happening Thursday March 25 from 12 to 1 PM ET.