One of the things that’s inspiring at Subak is having the chance to meet a group of people who are trying to do something to tackle climate change. It isn’t every day you get the chance to meet people inspired by a mission; and have the opportunity to help them along in that mission.

A few weeks back we co-hosted a panel event at Sustainable Workspaces: “Guerrilla policy change - how startups can understand and influence climate policy”. The conversation between panellists was hugely insightful for any startups thinking about their position in the policy landscape. We’ve put together a TL;DR for those who couldn’t make it, filled with actionable tips on how startups can influence climate policy.

Last week we welcomed six incredible not-for-profits onto the Accelerator. To kick off the programme, we enjoyed three busy and inspiring days of talks, workshops, and events in our office in Waterloo.

Subak’s core mission is to accelerate climate action by unlocking climate data and supercharging nonprofit capabilities. Our accelerator programme offers funding, learning and resources to help organisations develop skills to unlock and mobilise data for impact.

After our first year of the programme proving a brilliant success, we are now looking for organisations to join Cohort One of our year-long accelerator, starting in February 2022.

With the imperative task of “keeping 1.5 degrees alive” at the forefront, it’s fair to say there was a lot riding on Glasgow’s COP26. This year’s COP marked five years since the Paris Agreement, so it was particularly important as countries were due to submit their updated nationally determined contributions in order to align with a 1.5 degree target. The question on everyone’s mind, then, as the dust begins to settle on negotiations: “Was COP26 a success?” We put together a few of our thoughts across various focus areas, as well as gathering responses from Subak’s Cohort Zero community.

Dear Subak community,

A very warm welcome to you all as we kick off a chilly November here in the UK. My name is Amali de Alwis, and I’m the new Chief Executive of Subak. Having joined the team last month, I feel fortunate to be joining an incredible team and community of talented and motivated individuals who are working tirelessly to address climate change.

The Subak story started when Baroness Bryony Worthington read Roland Kupers’ book ‘A Climate Policy Revolution’. Bryony was drawn to a co-operative water management system developed for Indonesian rice fields in the 9th Century named Subak. The system allowed for the sharing of critical resources (in this case, water) to ensure the survival and growth of the community…