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📰 Dive into the climate issues that arise from our food system, as well as what you can do to effectively tackle them!

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#FoodSystemChange

Nine high-performing charities to consider this Giving Season Your climate donations achieve the biggest impact if you follow the recommendations by charity evaluators.

⭐ It is Giving Season! ✨

Want to contribute to a better world?

@givinggreen.earth and @founderspledge.com curate lists of top #climate #nonprofits that excel in high‑scale, tractable, and under‑addressed problem areas. Donate to these and help deliver the greatest climate benefit per dollar!

How to create climate progress without political support How to make progress when policymakers don't care about the climate

Does the inaction and inertia around climate crises also make you wonder how to create climate progress without mainstream political support? What is there to do when policymakers don't seem to care about the climate..?

You may find an answer in our latest newsletter, out now! 🌱

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Often @soemanozeijlmans.eu and I receive questions regarding things You yourself can do for the environment in an effective way. We love that question!
There's a range of options, with regards to your career, donations, but also for example your lifestyle or consumption - which one(s) do you pick?

Why the next climate adaptation breakthrough might come from AI weather forecasts Farmer-centred weather services can enable hundreds of millions of farmers to adapt to climate change.

Knowing when the monsoon starts is crucial for successful climate adaptation. Find out more in our latest newsletter, which is also chock-full of interesting articles and opportunities.

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🌳 The latest @effectiveenvironmentalism.org newsletter edition is packed with content!

- A new career guide for building a high-impact career 🧩
- What we’ve been reading and listening to 🗞️
- Some great job openings and opportunities! 🔭

Check it out!👇

Accelerate Climate Innovations · Luma Climate change affects us all and there are many charities to raise the alarm and address it. However, which innovations are needed to close the gap towards…

Next Tuesday I'll join the 10% Club in Eindhoven (NL) at their event about how your donations can drive key innovations to reach net-zero emissions. With exciting speakers from Doneer Effectief and Future Cleantech Architects! Tickets via the link below.

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Legal Manager Salary: £50,000, plus 10% employer-contributed pension, four day full-time work week. Location: London-based or remote in the UK with two consecutive days per month in London. Deadline: 9:00am BST, 9 June 2025.

🚨 We're #hiring a Legal Manager to drive decarbonisation of the medium to heavy-duty vehicles sector🚨

💸 Salary: £50,000, plus 10% employer-contributed pension.



📍 Location: London or remote (UK).

📅 Deadline: 9:00am BST, 9 June 2025.



Apply👇
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#GreenSky

Our co-director Ruben Dieleman (@dieleman.bsky.social) hosted a session at #EAGxNordics in Oslo about what the climate movement can learn from effective altruism, and vice versa. Thank you for joining our session, and stay in touch!

Careers | Giving Green The latest climate career opportunities with Giving Green.

🚨 We're #hiring! 🚨

📌 #Research Associate/Senior Researcher to drive evidence-based #climate giving
📌 Experts to support projects in #biodiversity & #PuertoRico climate landscape

🔗 Apply: tinyurl.com/46xb2dzk
📩 Questions/interest: givinggreen@idinsight.org

Boost & tag!

500 followers on Bluesky! Let's keep up the growth! 🎉

Hi @robertwiblin.bsky.social, could you add us to this starter pack?

🗣 "For me, effective environmentalism is a movement committed to making the greatest possible positive impact on the environment during their lifetimes. This involves leveraging their careers, donations, and influence to identify and pursue the most impactful ways to drive meaningful change."

🗣 "It might sound idealistic, but I truly believe the world would benefit from more collaboration and kindness. We already have the resources and knowledge to address some of the biggest challenges we face. Yet, we fall short because we don’t work together effectively."

In an incubation program, Jennifer co-launched @mieuxdonner.org to help others do the same:

🗣 "Our mission is to raise as much money as possible for the world’s most effective charities. We use research by independent evaluators of global health, animal welfare, and climate change charities."

For the last seven years, Jennifer has split her time between guiding hiking trips in the Alps, ski trips in the Arctic, and marketing work for effective giving.

"I realized that my altruistic actions could have a far greater impact than I’d ever imagined."

She started donating 10% of her income.

What drives mountaineer Jennifer Stratton (@mieuxdonner.org) to fundraise for the world's most effective climate charities?

"Climate change is an issue close to my heart, particularly as I live in the Alps and witness the glaciers retreating year after year."

A thread 🧵👇

Can we make climate progress under Trump? The new administration is staunchly anti-climate, but that doesn't mean we can't make progress. We also share exciting opportunities, interesting articles, and highlight a community member.

With #Trump entering the White House today, climate ambitions in the US are taking a big hit.

What promising ways do we have left to keep making progress in the fight against #ClimateChange?

effectiveenvironmentalism.substack.com/p/can-we-mak...

#Inauguration

This is an excellent take on effective climate action! Please consider making a short write-up of your conclusions on the EA forum and/or the Effective Environmentalism LinkedIn group. Let us know if you have any questions!
www.linkedin.com/groups/13002...

Near-term benefits from investment in climate adaptation complement long-term economic returns from emissions reduction - Communications Earth & Environment The near-term economic benefits of adaptation to climate change and the longterm return-on-investment from emissions abatement are complementary and most effective in combination, according to an anal...

Adaptation is the most effective approach to reduce climate damage in the near term, but emissions abatement is the most effective approach to avoid huge amounts of (heavily discounted) climate damage over the long term.

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Nah we defo hate the fossil fuel industry too Jak

Food Policy Pathways

🇺🇸 US: Food Policy Pathways is a newly-launched non-profit helping talented people pursue impactful careers in food policy within city, state, and federal governments. www.foodpolicypathways.org

Impactful Policy Careers

⏰ Two exciting career opportunities for advancing sustainable food systems! 🧵

- 🇪🇺 In Europe: The Impactful Policy Career Accelerator is recruiting talent for sustainable food policy careers. Deadline: Jan 19th. www.impactfulpolicycareers.com

- 🇺🇸 US: Food Policy Pathways, see thread below. 🧵

How Madrid built its metro cheaply - Works in Progress Madrid tripled the length of its metro system in just 12 years — faster and cheaper than almost any other city in the world. What can its expansion teach other cities?

Read the full article by @hopkinsonben.bsky.social for @worksinprogress.bsky.social:

worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...

Lesson 4: Invest in state-capacity. Madrid invested in experienced in-house engineers and managers to design and oversee projects. The public construction company paid top experts and prioritized cost-quality balance over low-cost bids to ensure long-term success.

Lesson 3: Trade-offs matter. Building the fastest, most innovative or most prestigious design will come at a cost. Stations are standardized using simple designs, rather than unique architectural marvels.

Lesson 2: Time is money. The regional government cut through delays by streamlining environmental and planning processes. Meanwhile, construction teams worked around the clock, tunneling 24/7 to expedite delivery.

Lesson 1: Reward fast and inexpensive delivery. Madrid concentrated planning, funding, and construction at the right level. This enabled streamlined decision-making and allowed political leaders to make promises tied to infrastructure delivery, linking their electoral success to project outcomes.

Madrid has been able to expand its metro system for one key reason: low costs. The costs per mile are many times lower than elsewhere in Europe and North America. What lessons does Madrid's success teach us for building good and cheap mass transit?