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Would you like to start a farm? Today's CLIDEMY Poll I spent the whole day yesterday at an organic farm about 90 Kms from Chennai, as part of the experiential tours we are attempting at CLIDEMY. It helps that I also coordinate the Chennai Climate Consortium, and this platform helped...

My top climate reads for last week - usually has a top management bias, though I'm not biased towards them! Well, before I list my read-links, here's a stunner that stays in my mind from all those reads: BASF is the world’s largest chemicals company. Its flagship plant in Ludwigshafen,...

Which of these countries is Carbon Negative? - Today's CLIDEMY Climate Poll 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 - Countries around the world are desperately trying to figure out how to reduce their emissions to get to Net Zero before 2100 - that is, they emit no NET greenhouse...

How can climate tech startups retain talent? An interview with Rahul Tholath Mathew, CLSSBB® of Illumine-i . How can high-impact, high-aspirations climate tech startups retain high quality talent that is so critical for them to achieve even higher impacts at higher scales? Not an easy talk in this world full...

Who is the Real Climate Villain? - Today's Clidemy Poll 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 - So people, if you had not heard it before - we are all in climate trouble. This trouble has been in the making for over a century. And it appears that almost...

Digital for Decarbonization - Classroom course - Chennai 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔? Perhaps the very first course anywhere that guides you on the intersection between, and opportunities in, the world of climate tech and infotech. Aug 12,...

How long have humans been around on earth? Today's CLIDEMY Poll 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 - In just about 200 years, since the start of industrial revolution (circa 1830), we have been able to successfully (notoriously?) increase GHG levels and average global temperatures to unacceptable amounts in...

How many solar panels in a 1 GW solar park? - Today's Clidemy poll 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 - Solar photovoltaic based power - that is, through the solar panels - is fantastic. Zero carbon, or very low carbon. Available for eternity - or at least as...

2500 AD - how will earth look & feel? Today's Clidemy Climate Poll 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 - Some months back, I was listening to the 2019 Nobel Physics Laureate Didier Queloz when he had visited Chennai to give a few lectures on the origin of the...

How can we slow down fast fashion? Today's Clidemy Climate Poll 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 - The temptation to purchase five cheap dresses for the price of one quality dress can sway even gods. We are mere mortals. Is it any wonder that fast fashion has taken...