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Is this the most shameless greenwash yet?
Your sip of climate updates with a side of memes.
In less than 5 minutes you’ll get our take on 2 climate stories (with memes of course), a summary of interesting news and linked articles, and our weekly curated list of climate focused jobs. Let’s dive right in 👇:
Matcha's Gulp
Solar power: Truly out of this world
Researchers are exploring the possibility of installing solar panels in space. In contrast to Earth-based installations, this could give us a continuous supply of green energy – and it would also be really, really cool. Of course, there are still a few hurdles: crucially, scientists are still trying to work out how to beam the solar energy back down to Earth. But we’ll be keeping a close eye on a technology with the potential to light up the clean energy industry.
Another day, another corporate greenwash
In 2021, oil giant Shell spent $2.4 billion on its ‘Renewables and Energy Solutions’ division. But according to activist group Global Witness, only $288 million went on genuine renewables. Instead, the bulk of the funding went towards a very different kind of ‘energy solution’: gas.
Oh boy.
Even for a major fossil fuel company, this is some pretty brazen greenwashing. Global Witness has filed a complaint to the US securities regulator. But in the same week that Shell announced a record $40bn profit haul, it would likely take a huge fine to get the company to change its ways.
News Sip
Indonesia islanders file climate lawsuit against Swiss cement group: Let’s hope they’ve got a concrete case.
Green investor group bans carbon removal from CO2 reduction plans: We’re not falling for that one any more.
No easy way to communicate risks of climate change, new research finds: They clearly haven't read the Matcha Straw.
Green Jobs
A few interesting roles in climate: