Michelle Li | SpeakerHub

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Bio

Michelle is the founder of clever carbon. She launched her career in Silicon Valley where she worked for some of the biggest names in tech including Salesforce and DocuSign. A proponent for making sustainability the new norm, Michelle founded clever carbon to help teach people about carbon footprint in a hip, fun, and relatable way because what gets measured gets changed. She is a TEDx, SXSW, and COP27 speaker on the topic of carbon literacy and is a United Nations content contributor. Michelle believes that a carbon-literate society will accelerate solutions and actions at the speed and scale required for a thriving planet.

Michelle is also the founder of Women and Climate, a non-profit organization that inspires climate action by creating a joyful and safe space for more women to learn and talk about climate.

Current position (2)

Executive Director

Women and Climate

CEO

Clever Carbon

Degrees (1)

Masters of Business Administration

Hult International Business School

2012 to 2013

Presentations

Presentations (3)

SXSW 2023

In 2023, our founder, Michelle Li, will be returning to SXSW to raise awareness on the topic of oceans and climate. She will moderate the panel Climate Repair, Ocean Health, and Carbon Removal.

Climate Repair, Ocean Health, and Carbon Removal

Climate Repair, Ocean Health, and Carbon Removal
Our planet is 30% land and 70% oceans. Climate change represents the greatest collective challenge of our time, and is a direct result of excess carbon emissions to the tune of 2,000 gigatons. The removal of carbon dioxide is critical, if humanity is to have a chance to turn the tide on climate change. While land-based solutions are well known and discussed, Earth’s oceans provide the best pathway for permanent gigaton-scale carbon removal (CR) that can be deployed quickly. Oceans naturally remove CO2, cycling it to the deep ocean in a safe and permanent form. Blue carbon, iron fertilization, electrochemistry, and alkalinization represent a few ocean-based CR pathways. Maximizing ocean productivity and reducing ocean acidity through protection and conservation efforts will also be key.

Carbon footprint literacy and the future of consumer brands

Our founder, Michelle Li, spoke at SXSW 2022 on the topic of Carbon footprint literacy and the future of consumer brands. Check out the recorded session below!

You’ve probably been hearing the word carbon footprint a lot in the past year, but you may not yet know what it is and how it applies to our everyday actions. A cup of coffee, an apple, a 5-mile drive, watching TV, or attending a virtual meeting – everything we do has an impact (or carbon footprint). Carbon footprint literacy is important because knowing the impact of our everyday actions can help us make better choices for ourselves and the planet. Advocacy for carbon labels, similar to nutrition labels but with carbon emissions data, will grow, and lead to transparency and accountability.

https://schedule.sxsw.com/2022/events/PP112448