co-founder @watershed -- please come work with me on climate. prev eng & product @stripe, physics. loves being in the mountains.
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Christian Anderson retweeted
Off-grid solar microgrids have been conspicuously absent from most hyperscalers’ plans, which is surprising given their ability to achieve enormous scale very fast.
We wrote a piece on how off-grid solar can power the AI race:
Thank you to the demanding customers who are pushing @watershed to improve, and the awesome team that is making it happen. Lots of work ahead! watershed.com/blog/series-c
Christian Anderson retweeted
70% of global emissions are covered by climate commitments, but for the people tasked with making good on those, it's a nightmare to figure out what to do. @Watershed makes it simple.
At @lowercarbon, we've partnered up with them and you should too.
Excited to welcome @lowercarbon as a @watershed customer!
Their purchase of 1,000 tonnes of CDR is just one example of unf**king the planet a step at a time.
Excited to work together to build the climate economy @sacca, @claydumas, @orbuch & team.
watershed.com/blog/watershed…
So excited to welcome @suhstainable and team to Watershed! watershed.com/blog/watershed…
Christian Anderson retweeted
Many companies now publish their annual carbon footprints.
Investors and governments take them seriously.
Are they … accurate? At all?
I wrote about how carbon data is actually made — and why @watershed just bought another major climate data provider: heatmap.news/technology/corp…
This partnership is an awesome milestone for Watershed, our customers, and the planet. Enormous thanks to @boomsupersonic, @Canva, @SKIMS, @Zendesk, and the Frontier team, led by the inimitable @nanransohoff. Together we’re paving the way for permanent removal to reach global scale.
We’re partnering with Frontier to bring climate-critical permanent carbon removal to companies of all sizes and sectors.
@boomsupersonic, @Canva, @SKIMS, and @Zendesk are raising the bar for climate leadership as the first Watershed customers to participate.
watershed.com/blog/watershed…
Great to talk with @patrick_oshag about our work @watershed
The second half of our climate mini-series.
@chranderson joins us to break down the business of decarbonization.
We discuss the impact on financial statements, why debt financing is key, and why people say no to climate programs.
joincolossus.com/episodes/13…
SBTi (@sciencetargets) is the leading standard for corporate carbon reduction. We (@watershed) and 15 other orgs are proposing more specificity for the Net Zero Standard to match how ambitious companies are already approaching permanent carbon removal.
SBTi (@sciencetargets) is the leading standard for credible net-zero commitments, requiring deep emission reductions and permanent removals.
Today 16 organizations published an open letter on how these standards can be further strengthened: carbonplan.org/research/sbti…
A thread:
A story of how small the climate space is. And how few people (still!) are working on the problem compared to what is needed.
The distance to the frontier in climate tech is tiny.
In 2015 @chranderson & I were both in software, no idea about climate. He escorted me out of Stripe’s offices as a security threat 😂
6 yrs later he sold a big portion of global carbon removal and Charm delivered 90% of it.
For both Stripe's carbon removal purchasing and for @watershed, @reinpk was one of the first people I asked for advice. Thank you!
The help from @reinpk is an example of how tight-knit and awesomely supportive the climate startup community is. Everyone working on it knows that we need a lot more people to follow suit.
Christian Anderson retweeted
“Sustainability is core to our mission at Boom, which is why we are using Watershed to help us achieve net zero carbon by 2025,” said Ben Murphy, VP, Sustainability at Boom Supersonic.
Thrilled to get to work with Spencer and Aresh! Climate attracts such incredible founders / people.
NEWS: Watershed is thrilled to welcome BetterClimate co-founders Spencer Hall & Aresh Mahtabfar to the team!
Spencer & Aresh spent the last year building an employee-centered climate platform & are the first climate founders to join the Watershed team. watershed.com/blog/watershed…
Christian Anderson retweeted
This is why we need permitting reform on top of the IRA. Under existing permitting laws (both at state and federal level) there will be major headwinds to getting all this clean power built and transmitted to where it's needed. Let's build.
The new climate bill's success hinges on the timely construction of a WHOLE LOT of clean energy infrastructure, as the #InflationReductionAct's passage shifts the focus from financing to building at record pace: wsj.com/articles/climate-bil…
For more, see repeatproject.org/docs/REPEA…
Christian Anderson retweeted
It's out! REPEAT Project's analysis of the climate & energy impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act nearing a vote in the Senate at repeatproject.org.
The Act would:
1. Cut annual emissions in 2030 by an additional ~1 billion tons below current policy (incl. Infrastr Law)
Christian Anderson retweeted
BREAKING: The outside agreement reached b/w Manchin and Dem leaders to overhaul building & environmental review in the US, including pushing new WV pipeline. Offered by Dem leaders to help secure Manchin commitment for clean energy subsidies washingtonpost.com/us-policy…
If this Manchin-Schumer bill passes, it is fantastic news for global climate goals and US infrastructure. It would accelerate electrification, clean power including nuclear, carbon capture, DOE lending, methane cuts, domestic manufacturing, and more. technologyreview.com/2022/07…
And Manchin's statement raises the exciting prospect of reduced permitting regulation for transmission. manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/…
Spreadsheet version of the bill's contents here. Let's hope this passes fast! xitter.cf/Ben_Beachy/status/1552…
Want a spreadsheet synopsis of the 100+ energy & climate investments in the new Manchin-Schumer bill?
Here you go. This offers a side-by-side comparison of the new bill, the House-passed bill, & prior versions we've all worked on since time immemorial:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
