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Creating a lasting impact on a large scale requires collaboration, and globally reducing emissions is one of the most impactful, large-scale goals one could have at this point in time.My guest on today’s show is Gavin McCormick, an economist by training who has immersed himself in the world of machine learning through the founding of WattTime, a company fighting climate change by automating devices to optimize energy in real-time in order to lower their carbon footprints. Currently, there are one billion devices making use of WattTime's technology, and in the next few years, Gavin hopes to increase that number to 30 billion!Tune in today to hear about the uncommon way that Gavin and his team approach their goals, the Climate TRACE project that has come about as a result of WattTime’s success, and why they don’t have any competitors! Key Points: Gavin’s educational background. The discovery that led Gavin to found WattTime. An explanation of what WattTime does. The motivation behind the founding of Climate TRACE. The role that machine learning plays at WattTime.  The single objective function of WattTime. Methods that Gavin and his team use to ensure their actions are having the greatest impact. How the WattTime approach differs from the approach utilized by many other machine learning organizations. The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration. How WattTime measures their impact. One of WattTime’s major weaknesses. Advice for leaders of AI-powered organizations. What Gavin hopes WattTime will achieve in the next three to five years.   Quotes:“Renewable energy could have more impact if it could be cited in just the right locations and run at just the right times.” — Gavin McCormick“You can really substantially reduce the carbon footprint of a power grid by shifting all of the load to moments when there's surplus clean energy instead of just random times.” — Gavin McCormick“In any case where another organization, be they non-profit, university, for-profit, whatever, is rowing in a direction that is consistent with our mission and frankly doing it well, we would rather not spend the time and resources trying to recreate them or beat them. We would rather help them out.” — Gavin McCormick“If you're really serious about impact, then someone else's success is not a threat to you. It's a benefit.” — Gavin McCormickLinks Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Gavin McCormick on LinkedInWattTimeClimate TRACE

Creating a lasting impact on a large scale requires collaboration, and globally reducing emissions is one of the most impactful, large-scale goals one could have at this point in time.My guest on today’s show is Gavin McCormick, an economist by training who has immersed himself in the world of machine learning through the founding of WattTime, a company fighting climate change by automating devices to optimize energy in real-time in order to lower their carbon footprints. Currently, there are one billion devices making use of WattTime's technology, and in the next few years, Gavin hopes to increase that number to 30 billion!Tune in today to hear about the uncommon way that Gavin and his team approach their goals, the Climate TRACE project that has come about as a result of WattTime’s success, and why they don’t have any competitors!  Key Points:<ul> <li>Gavin’s educational background.</li> <li>The discovery that led Gavin to found WattTime.</li> <li>An explanation of what WattTime does.</li> <li>The motivation behind the founding of Climate TRACE.</li> <li>The role that machine learning plays at WattTime. </li> <li>The single objective function of WattTime.</li> <li>Methods that Gavin and his team use to ensure their actions are having the greatest impact.</li> <li>How the WattTime approach differs from the approach utilized by many other machine learning organizations.</li> <li>The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration.</li> <li>How WattTime measures their impact.</li> <li>One of WattTime’s major weaknesses.</li> <li>Advice for leaders of AI-powered organizations.</li> <li>What Gavin hopes WattTime will achieve in the next three to five years.  </li> </ul> Quotes:“Renewable energy could have more impact if it could be cited in just the right locations and run at just the right times.” — Gavin McCormick “You can really substantially reduce the carbon footprint of a power grid by shifting all of the load to moments when there's surplus clean energy instead of just random times.” — Gavin McCormick “In any case where another organization, be they non-profit, university, for-profit, whatever, is rowing in a direction that is consistent with our mission and frankly doing it well, we would rather not spend the time and resources trying to recreate them or beat them. We would rather help them out.” — Gavin McCormick “If you're really serious about impact, then someone else's success is not a threat to you. It's a benefit.” — Gavin McCormick Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinmccormick/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gavin McCormick on LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.watttime.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WattTime</a><a href="https://climatetrace.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Climate TRACE</a>

Automated Emissions Reduction with Gavin McCormick from WattTime

How does one go from teaching in Namibia to founding one of the most audacious climate change programs in the world? Well, in Gavin McCormick's case he was convinced to attend a hackathon which led him to discover automated emissions reductions (AER) and in relatively short order to work with Al Gore to measure all of the world's emissions in real time through Climate TRACE. In the first episode of season three, Gavin shares his story of how he become the co-founder and Executive Director of WattTime and the lessons he learned along the way. Gavin McCormick is cofounder and Executive Director of WattTime, the not-for-profit tech startup that invented Automated Emissions Reduction (AER) technology. AER is software that causes IoT devices  He is also cofounder and Electricity Co-Lead of Climate TRACE, an open collaboration between over 50 collaborating nonprofits, tech companies, and universities.  Climate TRACE teams are applying computer vision and machine learning to satellite imagery and big data to monitor all major sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the world.  Gavin dropped out of a PhD program in environmental economics at UC Berkeley to found WattTime. In 2021, Climate TRACE was named a TIME Magazine invention of the year. You can learn more about WattTime on their website, https://www.watttime.org/. If you’d like to get in touch with Gavin you can follow him on LinkedIn. His TED talk on "Tracking the whole world's carbon emissions — with satellites and AI" from the TED Countdown conference in November 2021. Season three of The Net Zero Life is powered by Climate People. If you are a software developer or recruiter looking to get into climate tech, Climate People is the best place to start. You can reach Brendan Anderson, CEO of Climate People, at brendan@climatepeople.com. Keep up with the show by following The Net Zero Life on Twitter and Instagram (@thenetzerolife). You can also get in touch at www.thenetzerolife.com or via email at nathan@thenetzerolife.com. 

How does one go from teaching in Namibia to founding one of the most audacious climate change programs in the world? Well, in Gavin McCormick's case he was convinced to attend a hackathon which led him to discover automated emissions reductions (AER) and in relatively short order to work with Al Gore to measure all of the world's emissions in real time through Climate TRACE. In the first episode of season three, Gavin shares his story of how he become the co-founder and Executive Director of <a href="https://www.watttime.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WattTime</a> and the lessons he learned along the way. Gavin McCormick is cofounder and Executive Director of WattTime, the not-for-profit tech startup that invented Automated Emissions Reduction (AER) technology. AER is software that causes IoT devices  He is also cofounder and Electricity Co-Lead of <a href="https://www.climatetrace.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Climate TRACE</a>, an open collaboration between over 50 collaborating nonprofits, tech companies, and universities.  Climate TRACE teams are applying computer vision and machine learning to satellite imagery and big data to monitor all major sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the world.  Gavin dropped out of a PhD program in environmental economics at UC Berkeley to found WattTime. In 2021, Climate TRACE was named a TIME Magazine invention of the year. You can learn more about WattTime on their website, <a href="https://www.watttime.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.watttime.org/</a>. If you’d like to get in touch with Gavin you can follow him on LinkedIn. His <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/gavin_mccormick_tracking_the_whole_world_s_carbon_emissions_with_satellites_and_ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TED talk</a> on "Tracking the whole world's carbon emissions — with satellites and AI" from the TED Countdown conference in November 2021. Season three of The Net Zero Life is powered by <a href="https://www.climatepeople.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Climate People</a>. If you are a software developer or recruiter looking to get into climate tech, Climate People is the best place to start. You can reach Brendan Anderson, CEO of Climate People, at <a href="mailto:brendan@climatepeople.com">brendan@climatepeople.com</a>. Keep up with the show by following The Net Zero Life on <a href="https://twitter.com/thenetzerolife" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thenetzerolife/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> (@thenetzerolife). You can also get in touch at <a href="http://www.thenetzerolife.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.thenetzerolife.com</a> or via email at <a href="mailto:nathan@thenetzerolife.com">nathan@thenetzerolife.com</a>.