🌱 The Grumpy Optimists #124
A two week break - I'll be back in March!
Happy Monday, everyone. I hope you’re ready for a great week.
Sadly, I don’t have much more than a couple of interesting stories for you this week and next, as I’m currently out of the country on a work trip. The 13 hours of flight, coupled with only a few hours of sleep, left me writing this at 6.30 am while having a hotel breakfast and wondering how much coffee would be too much coffee today.
I’ll be back and as grumpily optimistic as ever in March.
👀 Quick articles to read
🌍 Zevero (my company) turned three last week. While this may not seem very optimistic for most of you, I’d say it is. For those of you who don’t know, at Zevero, we help consumer goods brands measure, reduce and report on their emissions. To survive and start to thrive for three years is a signal that a lot of companies want to take climate impact. Plus, it’s pretty cool for me. Please see two very young and naive founders in 2021 after securing our first angel investment below.
🐝 England brings in new rules on biodiversity. England is pioneering a world-first law requiring new developments to actively improve wildlife habitats. Gone are the days of simply replacing destroyed nature; now, a 10% net gain in biodiversity must be achieved. This means roads and buildings must create more and better habitats than they displace!
🏦 Group of universities threaten banks to stop funding fossil fuels. I highlighted this story a few weeks ago, but it continues to pick up steam with 21 universities which collectively manage £5bn and have formally requested financial institutions to create greener banking systems.
🛰️ Google to help track methane emissions from space. A new satellite launched in March by Google will map methane emissions from oil and gas facilities worldwide. The project aims to identify leaks and improve monitoring of the potent greenhouse gas.
That’s all I have time for this week, folks. This post was written while eating breakfast after sweating in 26°C heat on a treadmill at 5 am. What a time to be alive. My music recommendation for the week is mellow but still a great time.
See you in two weeks. 🫡
George, The Grumpy Optimist. 💚