The Compass - May 13, 2024

Welcome to The Compass, a climate and nature tech newsletter brought to you by Climate Collective .

Whether you're a seasoned investor, a serial entrepreneur, or just starting to explore this exciting space, we're glad you're here.

We know the climate and nature tech world can be hard to keep up with -- it's buzzing with new research and innovations, opportunities for market growth and policy change, and exciting collaborations. The Compass is designed to help you? navigate this quickly evolving space and learn about the cutting edge teams in our ecosystem that are helping to?deliver on our global climate and nature goals.

With that said, let’s dive in:

?? Global headlines

? Recent news from our community

?? Climate Collective in action

?? Opportunities to get involved

? Insights

?? Global healines

• The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) gave the green light to Gold Standard, ACR, and Climate Action Reserve, as well as Verra and ART, to adopt its 'high integrity' label for carbon credits.
• Amidst coalition fractures, EU President confirms support for nature law. (check out opportunities to get involved below??)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awards $1.5M to speed up commercialization of CDR tech .
• IETA launches Guidelines on High Integrity Use of Carbon Credits .

? Recent news from our community

?? Carbon

• Carbonfuture and XPRIZE joined forces to advance the scalability of carbon removal innovation through rigorous Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV).
• HYPHEN GLOBAL AG published a new report, Building Trust in Carbon Markets through Atmospheric-based Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Verification .
• open carbon protocol 's first methodology, Early Decommissioning of Marginal Oil and Gas Wells in the United States , has officially been approved.
• Senken and Exomad Green announced one of the largest biochar carbon removal deals to date.

?? Nature & Biodiversity

• Taking Root released their updated project design for their CommuniTree initiative in Nicaragua and put out a new video on the forests for our future.?
• Savimbo ’s Drea Burbank published a Q&A on Selling the fruits and not the trees for biodiversity markets and Indigenous Peoples to thrive.
• Upcoming: Terrasos to launch a biodiversity unit on Regen Network Development PBC on ??? May 15.

?? Climate finance and analysis?

• Open Earth Foundation , The Peace Department, and Metabolic introduce the Playbook for Place-based Transition Funds - a blueprint for constructing context specific portfolios.

?? Learning Opportunities

• Senken launched Senken Academy as a guide for sustainability managers and corporate leaders on their net zero journey.
• Join Cecil 's Nature Data Newsletter, where 700+ data enthusiasts, GIS experts, and investors gain insights on nature data.?

?? Climate Collective in Action

• CEO Anna Lerner Nesbitt attended the TIME Earth Awards and represented Climate Collective at the launch of UNDP's Climate Promise 2025 . Anna also gave the keynote at Good Tech Fest , highlighting how tech and data are being used to address some of the world’s most complex problems.
• Head of Innovation Alison Filler joined the Skoll World Forum and spoke about novel applications of blockchain for climate impact at the Oxford Blockchain Conference .?
• Entrepreneur-in-Residence Jack Policar took part in ETHDenver - get the inside scope here .
• Together with Celo Foundation Public Goods, Climate Collective co-funded Gitcoin Grants Round 20 for climate solutions.
• Climate Collective sponsored the Earth Commons convening in Berkeley, California, and served as a community champion for the ClimateImpact Summit in London, England.

?? Opportunities to get involved

• 6,000 scientists called the Nature Restoration law the most important law of our generation. At the final approval stage, EU politicians dropped it from the agenda. Sign the petition urging the president of the EU Council to restore the majority for the Nature Restoration Law .
• Digital Green Talents seeks masters and PhD students, as well as recent graduates, working on digitalization to advance sustainability in science and climate. Apply to this fully funded 3-month research program in Germany. Deadline May 15.
• The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a notice of intent to launch a voluntary carbon dioxide removal purchasing challenge. Respond to the open comment period now. Deadline May 15.
• Youth4Climate Call For Solutions : Apply to the Y4C challenge for $30k in funding, mentorship, and more. Deadline May 26.?
• Climate Collective , IDB Lab , and C Minds are proud to introduce NaturaTech LAC , an initiative to foster the development of emerging technologies to uplift biodiversity in Latin American & The Caribbean. Join the virtual launch event on May 29 & 30. RSVP here .
• The Pollination Project Foundation 's Microgrants : ?Need help kickstarting a grassroots level org (< $50k annual budget)? Apply today, $1k will be donated to a new org every day.
• Kernel Block 9 : Join the 9 week peer-to-peer learning environment and meet other fellows building a better web. Deadline June 1.
• AGRInnova: The Inter-American Development Bank is looking for ?agribusinesses in Latin America & The Caribbean to test innovative tech solutions that address climate change challenges. Deadline June 5.
• SPAIN-LATAM SCALE-UP : Calling all Latin and Caribbean startups focusing on sustainability and impact → apply to this week-long entrepreneur immersion program in Spain. Deadline June 15.
• Have you heard about the Rights of Nature movement? Learn more about Earth Jurisprudence and sign the petition for the UN to adopt a Declaration of Rights of Mother Earth.
• Climate Change AI 's Summer School is now open for applications.

? Insights

• Looking for a new role in CDR? There are 655 jobs open on the new platform CDRjobs ! Brought to you by Sebastian Manhart , Adam Feldman , Etienne Thiery , Tank Chen , and Helen Lundebye .
• Visualize climate investing trends with Sightline Climate (CTVC) ’s The Climate Capital Stack .
• Unmask greenwashing in sustainability reports with the Zero Carbon Analytics guide.
• How can digital Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) transform climate action? Learn more at Climate Collective 's dMRV Demo Day .
• Navigate the European Sustainability Reporting Standards with the Palau Project 's ESRS navigator.
• Strategize your company’s transition to a net zero future with Exponential Roadmap Initiative ’s 1.5°C Business Playbook .
• ReFi DAO & Carbon Copy break down the state of regenerative finance (ReFi) .
• Explore how the UN Biodiversity Lab 2.0 is using spatial data to protect nature.
• Pollination just released this?Nature Positive Strategy: Practical Guidance for Corporates.
• Mongabay has a new series on female environmental defenders in the Amazon rainforest -- check out Latoya Abulu 's compilation?here .

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