Keeling Curve

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How Project Affects Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions:

['Replaces/avoids GHGs (e.g., projects that replace sources of GHGs, such as the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat, transport, or other energy uses)', 'Reduces GHGs (e.g., projects that reduce sources of GHGs, such as through efficiency or other changes in consumption)']

Impact on Underrepresented Groups:

SXD actively collaborates with marginalized groups, like climate refugees, and uses cost savings enabled by SXD AI and its zero waste designs to support their recovery. We currently work with 60 climate refugee seamstresses who have lost their homes due to rising sea levels. We pay these seamstresses, who are often women, ~2-4x the local wage, and support their feminine hygiene and childcare so they can rebuild their lives and thrive. 

For example, Jhorna, a climate refugee we work with, has been able to secure education for her children, who otherwise faced the prospect of early employment. Similarly, another climate refugee Kulsum's earnings have supported her aging parents, offering them a deserved retirement. One of our biggest success stories is Juleka. She started working with us about two years ago after being displaced from her home. Since then, she has advanced to a management position, gained financial stability, and purchased her own land and her own home for her and her family. Juleka has completely elevated her quality of life.

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