Ben Abraham || AfterClimate

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#AcademicVenting Now have to share this brilliant article - well, have only read the abstract so far, but: count me in! Here’s to #AdministrativeAbolition!

“we argue for administrative abolition, that is, the elimination of all college presidents, provosts, deans and other top level administrators who we argue form a parasitical group”

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/917791

Project MUSE - For Democratic Governance of Universities: The Case for Administrative Abolition

As the billionaires gather at Davos, it’s worth examining what’s become of their dreams https://theconversation.com/as-the-billionaires-gather-at-davos-its-worth-examining-whats-become-of-their-dreams-220876
As the billionaires gather at Davos, it's worth examining what's become of their dreams

The World Economic Forum was once about spreading wealth. But in the past three years, the wealth of the world’s top five billionaires has more than doubled while 60% of humanity has grown poorer.

The Conversation
⚠️ Update: Network data show the Gaza Strip has now been offline for over 48 hours, leaving most residents cut off as the Israel-Hamas war passes the 100 day mark; backbone operator Paltel reports that two of its repair crews have been killed while working to restore service ⏱️
@AfterClimate It's long overdue! I just heard about this Investors for Paris Compliance organization today that seeks to hold companies more accountable in their green(washing) promises:
https://www.investorsforparis.com/
Home - Investors For Paris Compliance

driving accountability Holding Companies Accountable to their Net Zero Pledges Discover More Who We Are We work with investors to hold Canadian publicly-traded companies accountable to their net zero promises.…

Investors For Paris Compliance

There is quite an encouraging chart in a recent IEA newsletter on the shift in investment flows across the world energy sector:

"Five years ago, for every $1 invested in fossil fuels, $1 went to clean energy. But today, for every $1 invested in fossil fuels, $1.80 goes to clean energy."

#cleanenergy #climate #renewables #energy #Co2 #climatechange #fossilfuels

This week we launched a brand new product – the Games Industry Sustainability Benchmark report for 2023. It's a detailed analysis of the largest games businesses in the world, their sustainability initiatives and metrics.

🔍 Key Features:
– Scope 1, 2, and 3 disclosures from 30+ major gaming businesses.
– Side-by-side visualizations and rankings based on GHG intensity, revenue intensity, and per-employee metrics.
– In-depth company profiles with ESG data breakdowns, y-o-y emissions changes, announced sustainability initiatives, and TCFD risk disclosures.
– Climate disclosure legislation analysis, timelines to implementation, and new compliance burden predictions for gaming businesses.

That plus a whole lot more!

If you work at a large games business, send the announcement to your leadership team and tell them to get stuck in, see where they stand, and get inspired to make sustainability a priority for the #games industry in 2024.

https://gtg.benabraham.net/the-game-industry-sustainability-benchmark-2023/

#gamedev #sustainability #climate #ESG

Now Available: AfterClimate's flagship report, The Game Industry Sustainability Benchmark 2023

I believe having good data about where, why, and how emissions are occurring across the games industry is a necessary first step in enabling effective action to reduce those emissions. You can’t manage what you can’t measure. It is in keeping with that approach that I am super

Greening the Games Industry
France 🇫🇷 will only let funds use the national #ESG label if they blacklist #FossilFuel companies that are expanding 📈 production🛢️https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-07/france-restricts-esg-fund-labels-to-target-fossil-fuel-industry
France Restricts ESG Fund Labels to Target Fossil-Fuel Industry

France will only let funds use the national ESG label if they blacklist fossil-fuel companies that are expanding production.

Bloomberg

Last week, after putting up with years of poor performance by my main work computer, I decided to do something about it.

But instead of buying a new one, I decided to tackle the pretty tough job of digging into the very, very difficult-to-repair and upgrade iMac.

I learnt a lot about what is involved and what I think Apple – the richest company on the planet – needs to fix about its computers.

That, plus the amount of CO2 I'm saving by not turning a device simply into #ewaste.

https://gtg.benabraham.net/what-i-learned-about-repair-by-disassembling-my-imac/

#sustainability #sustainable #computers #upgrade #righttorepair #Apple #iMac #recycling #hardware #teardown

What I learned about repair by disassembling my iMac

While working on the Die Gute Fabrik report last month, I needed to open some very large spreadsheets. Both the US EEIO model of spend-data emissions factors and the European EXIOBASE model have huge datasets – one single EXIOBASE sheet can be over 700 MB and a whole dataset can be

Greening the Games Industry

“We are Jewish writers, artists, and activists…In our grief, we are horrified to see the fight against antisemitism weaponized as a pretext for war crimes with stated genocidal intent.”

https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/a-dangerous-conflation/

A Dangerous Conflation

We reject antisemitism in all its forms, including when it masquerades as criticism of Zionism or Israel’s policies. We also recognize that, as journalist Peter Beinart wrote in 2019, “Anti-Zionism is not inherently antisemitic—and claiming it is uses Jewish suffering to erase Palestinian experience.” 

n+1

Once again, with absolutely no warning my book is back on sale 50% off – if you've been holding out because of the (frankly outrageous) price, now's your chance (or message me for a PDF copy gratis, your choice – I don't see a cent from sales)

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-91705-0

Digital Games After Climate Change

This book measures the carbon footprint of the digital games industry through game development, distribution, and play.

SpringerLink