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The Gigaton Gifts

The Gigaton Gifts. A Project of T he Carbon Zero Institute. Elton Sherwin Executive Director Carbon Zero Institute esherwin@CZ-I.org. Background . Almost 3 billion people use polluting, inefficient stoves and open fires to cook their food. Hurts Families.

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The Gigaton Gifts

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  1. The Gigaton Gifts A Project of The Carbon Zero Institute Elton Sherwin Executive Director Carbon Zero Institute esherwin@CZ-I.org

  2. Background Almost 3 billion people use polluting, inefficient stoves and open fires to cook their food

  3. Hurts Families Fine particles lodge deep in the lungs Kills 3 million women and children More deaths than malaria

  4. Hurts the Community Trees are cut Soil erodes

  5. Hurts the Planet Soot heats the air Lands on snow and glaciers

  6. Kerosene LampsMake the Situation Worse About 1 ½ billion people use kerosene lamps Creates more soot and carcinogens Dangerous I was born in a village where there were no tap water and electricity. I was using kerosene lamps to study at night. They are very convenient, but also very polluting. You have red eyes very quickly and black nose. Mawuna Remarque Koutonin

  7. Gigaton Gifts ProgramObjective Empower shoppers in rich countries to make a meaningful difference in places where • $9 plants 50 trees • $35 is an extreme kitchen makeover

  8. Gigaton Gifts 2014 GigatonGifts.com • Stoves, trees or solar lights  Africa, Haiti, etc. • Launch countries: Madagascar, Haiti, Ethiopia • $6to $25 Gifts: Birthday, anniversary, holiday • E-cards friend or relative $12-$25 $6-25 $18-$165

  9. GigatonGiftsLong-term Vision • Plant a billion trees • Eliminate open and inefficient cooking fires • Eliminate kerosene lamps

  10. Carbon Zero Institute Promote Large, Innovative Solutions Facilitate Gigaton Scale Projects • Catalyst for big projects with no advocates • Innovative partnerships with NGOs • Innovative partnerships with business Focused on climate change Net Zero Mid Century 10,000 years of CO2

  11. Board of Directors Donald Kennedy, PhD • President Emeritus Stanford University • Editor in Chief, Science, 2000-2008 • Commissioner, U.S. FDA, 1977-79 Jon Foster • CFO of LS9, Inc., (advanced biofuels and biochemicals) • Board of Directors of the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF) • White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, 1995-1997 Lisa Van Dusen • Director, Partner Engagement & External Relations, SV2 • Co-directed Leadership Palo Alto, 2012-13 • Creator & Host, First Person, interview series of SV change makers Marion O’Leary, PhD • Consultant for the Carnegie Institution for Science. • Previously, Dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics California State University, Sacramento

  12. Executive Team Elton Sherwin, Executive Director • 30 years of business experience • IBM, Motorola and venture capital • Twelve board seats, including DrillMap • Author and authority on the business economics of climate change Craig Wesley, Co-founder • Board of directors of Energy Efficient & Sustainability Consulting (EES) • President of Southwall Films (recently sold) • A LEED® Accredited expert in energy efficiency

  13. The Carbon Zero Institute Real Solutions to Protect the Climate www.CarbonZeroInstitute.org 10,000 years of CO2

  14. FAQs Frequent Questions • Who plants the trees? • Who designs and builds the cookstoves? • Who designs and builds the solar lights? Answers • Carbon Zero partners with and funds NGO’s who have a track record of success in each of these areas.

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