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So… Why is there a climate scientist working for a payments processor?
by jgilias 3y ago
So… Why is there a climate scientist working for a payments processor?
- rafram 3y agoStripe has a carbon removal division: https://stripe.com/climate https://stripe.com/climate
- WarOnPrivacy 3y ago> Why is there a climate scientist working for a payments processor? Without any explanatory details, this seems like a non-sequitur. Or are you making a joke? Is this like the surrealist painters and bathtub one?
- mc32 3y agoIt could be part of a clever marketing strategy. If enough people believe isn something they are likely to pay a premium for services that satisfy their beliefs.
- raverbashing 3y agoBecause some people can notice trends and plan for the future (While some people will deny the problem exists until they're literally underwater)
- Eumenes 3y agoStop noticing things!
- robjan 3y agoI'm not sure about Stripe in particular but many financial institutions are tracking the top 10 global risks published by the World Economic Forum. The number one 10 year risk is "Failure to mitigate climate change". In total 6 of the top 10 are directly related to climate change and 3 are indirectly related e.g "Large scale involuntary migration" and "Erosion of social cohesion"
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- ChatGTP 3y agoStripe vowed to be the world’s first carbon negative company some years ago.
- snakeyjake 3y agoLarge corporations who want to make decisions based on a sound understanding of the world around them will often employ skilled individuals who can give them contextualized information used to make business decisions. In Stripe's case, they have a product called Climate that allows customers to redirect a portion of their revenue to fund carbon removal efforts. If they did not have a climate scientist on staff to vet projects that would be a mistake.