Melissa Uhl
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Working on redesigning the systems at the root of climate change.
Articles by Melissa
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Japan’s Largest Electric Utility Partners With Energy Excelerator
Japan’s Largest Electric Utility Partners With Energy Excelerator
By Melissa Uhl
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Transforming 100% of the Energy System, and 6 Cleantech Startups Making Waves in Hawaii
Transforming 100% of the Energy System, and 6 Cleantech Startups Making Waves in Hawaii
By Melissa Uhl
Activity
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Despite the significant potential for climate technology to drive meaningful progress towards net-zero goals, global investments are falling short…
Despite the significant potential for climate technology to drive meaningful progress towards net-zero goals, global investments are falling short…
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It's been a big 2 years for climate, and we're growing at Elemental too. One of the ways we've grown is building a 6-person structured finance team…
It's been a big 2 years for climate, and we're growing at Elemental too. One of the ways we've grown is building a 6-person structured finance team…
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Two things can be true: if you believe climate change may tilt geopolitical and economic conditions into the red zone in the coming decades, Kamala…
Two things can be true: if you believe climate change may tilt geopolitical and economic conditions into the red zone in the coming decades, Kamala…
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Experience
Education
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University of Hawai'i at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law
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Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude; Law Review Outside Articles Editor; Co-Director, Environmental Law Society; Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Mark Recktenwald, Chief Justice for the Hawaii Supreme Court.
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Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Betta Kappa, University Honors Program, Ecological Conservation and Environmental Justice Research Assistant.
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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HSBIR Review Committee
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation
- Present 1 year 8 months
Science and Technology
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Member Board of Directors
Hawaii Women Lawyers
- 2 years 2 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
Publications
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Hawaii’s Right to Privacy
33 No. 2 U. Haw. L. Rev. 669
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Using Small-Scale Studies to Prioritize Threats and Guide Recovery of a Rare Hemiparasitic Plant: Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. littoralis
PLOS One
Recovering endangered species would benefit from identifying and ranking of the factors that threaten them. Simply managing for multiple positive influences will often aid in recovery; however, the relative impacts of multiple threats and/or interactions among them are not always predictable. We used a series of experiments and quantitative observational studies to examine the importance of five potential limiting factors to the abundance of a state-listed endangered hemiparasitic annual forb…
Recovering endangered species would benefit from identifying and ranking of the factors that threaten them. Simply managing for multiple positive influences will often aid in recovery; however, the relative impacts of multiple threats and/or interactions among them are not always predictable. We used a series of experiments and quantitative observational studies to examine the importance of five potential limiting factors to the abundance of a state-listed endangered hemiparasitic annual forb, Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. littoralis (C.r.l., California, USA): host availability, mammalian herbivores, insect seed predators, fire suppression, and exotic species. While this initial assessment is certainly not a complete list, these factors stem from direct observation and can inform provisional recommendations for management and further research.
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Integrating conservation and development in the field: implementing ecosystem service projects
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Ecosystem services can bridge biodiversity conservation and development needs, but there is little information available on how conservation organizations implement such projects. We documented 103 ecosystem service projects – from 37 countries – implemented by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). These projects commonly involved traditional conservation tactics, such as land purchase and restoration, but also adopted new approaches, such as targeting working…
Ecosystem services can bridge biodiversity conservation and development needs, but there is little information available on how conservation organizations implement such projects. We documented 103 ecosystem service projects – from 37 countries – implemented by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). These projects commonly involved traditional conservation tactics, such as land purchase and restoration, but also adopted new approaches, such as targeting working landscapes, using new financial tools, and drawing new funding and partners from the corporate sector. We identified nine specific project types, characterized by consistent combinations of tools and activities. TNC and WWF used project types differently; TNC focused more on land purchase, whereas WWF concentrated more on developing markets. Both organizations showed some alignment of project type with socioeconomic conditions. For example, land purchases were used in countries with relatively secure property rights, while access to clean water or food was targeted when these human needs were unmet.
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Organizations
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Hawaiian Islands Land Trust
Oahu Island Council
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Hawaii Women Lawyers
Director
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More activity by Melissa
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I recently came across Elemental Excelerator’s Commercial Inflection Point Scale (CIP), which is a climate tech-specific scale designed to accurately…
I recently came across Elemental Excelerator’s Commercial Inflection Point Scale (CIP), which is a climate tech-specific scale designed to accurately…
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Cool crop art by Stan Herd inspired by a Wendell Berry poem to raise awareness about the need to protect climate agriculture funding in the Farm…
Cool crop art by Stan Herd inspired by a Wendell Berry poem to raise awareness about the need to protect climate agriculture funding in the Farm…
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We are hiring a Senior Dealflow Manager at Elemental! If you are passionate about climate and/or climate tech, process optimization, and working with…
We are hiring a Senior Dealflow Manager at Elemental! If you are passionate about climate and/or climate tech, process optimization, and working with…
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It’s baaaaack. We’re excited to present Climate Science Fair on the high line in NYC Sept 21-23. Come see Emerson Collective & Elemental Excelerator…
It’s baaaaack. We’re excited to present Climate Science Fair on the high line in NYC Sept 21-23. Come see Emerson Collective & Elemental Excelerator…
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🌲And we are live with 2024 cone collections across the west! Our on-site operators, with special guest Matthew Aghai, are all smiles at the end of…
🌲And we are live with 2024 cone collections across the west! Our on-site operators, with special guest Matthew Aghai, are all smiles at the end of…
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🌟: Celebrating 2 years of the Inflation Reduction Act! To mark the anniversary, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced another…
🌟: Celebrating 2 years of the Inflation Reduction Act! To mark the anniversary, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced another…
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A long overdue career update for me… I joined Quilt last year as their first PM and now Head of Product. Rewinding a few years, pre-pandemic, I was…
A long overdue career update for me… I joined Quilt last year as their first PM and now Head of Product. Rewinding a few years, pre-pandemic, I was…
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Part 4 (Transformation) of There Will Be Waves (The Sighten Story), Entrepreneurship as Spiritual Path is out on Substack!…
Part 4 (Transformation) of There Will Be Waves (The Sighten Story), Entrepreneurship as Spiritual Path is out on Substack!…
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We are hiring a Senior Dealflow Manager at Elemental! If you are passionate about climate and/or climate tech, process optimization, and working with…
We are hiring a Senior Dealflow Manager at Elemental! If you are passionate about climate and/or climate tech, process optimization, and working with…
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Since the IRA’s enactment, clean investment has accounted for more than half of total US private investment growth, and was 64% higher than…
Since the IRA’s enactment, clean investment has accounted for more than half of total US private investment growth, and was 64% higher than…
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