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COFFEE IS BOTH PROBLEM & SOLUTION

Over the years of fieldwork trying to find whether coffee is sustainable, our founder, Praveen Ponraj, discovered that coffee is a superpower which can either create a climate crisis or solve it. He listed all social and environmental injustices currently happening in the Global Coffee Value Chain and strategized solutions for each one of them. We call those solutions as Climate Wave Coffee Solutions, an effective climate action framework to solve climate crisis by harnessing the superpower of coffee.

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Solutions

Covering all value adding links of global coffee value chain and the list is growing with more social and environmental injustices are being identified and solved.

1.1

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Grow coffee plants under the shade of trees

TARGETED PROBLEM

Deforestation

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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1.2

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Grow coffee plants along with diverse native shrubs, plants, and trees

TARGETED PROBLEM

Monocropping and soil erosion

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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1.3

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Grow coffee plants in a biodiversity-rich forest environment that provides food and shelter to wild animals and birds

TARGETED PROBLEM

Extinction of animals, birds, and overall biodiversity

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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1.4

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Choose natural farming techniques to grow coffee plants

TARGETED PROBLEM

Usage of toxic fertilizers, pesticides, and weedicides

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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2.1

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Pay coffee fruit pickers fairly and treat them with respect

TARGETED PROBLEM

Unfair treatment of coffee fruit pickers

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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2.2

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Deploy dedicated teams or indigenous or modern techniques to track wildlife ethically and inform coffee pickers

TARGETED PROBLEM

Human wildlife conflict

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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3.1

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Choose coffee processing techniques that preserve water

TARGETED PROBLEM

Pollution of rivers and creeks by effluents and green waste

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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3.2

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Choose coffee processing techniques that conserve water

TARGETED PROBLEM

Intensive water consumption to process coffee

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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3.3

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Ensure the green waste of coffee production does not enter freshwater streams

TARGETED PROBLEM

Limiting freshwater access to indigenous communities due to pollution

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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4.1

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Transport green coffee beans in reusable and recyclable containers

TARGETED PROBLEM

Single-use plastic pollution

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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4.2

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Pay coffee producers fairly and treat them with respect

TARGETED PROBLEM

Unfair treatment of coffee farmers

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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5.1

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Use refrigerants with the lowest GHG emission potential currently available in the market

TARGETED PROBLEM

Use of refrigerant

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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5.2

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Store green coffee beans in reusable and recyclable containers

TARGETED PROBLEM

Single-use plastic pollution

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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6.1

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Use energy-efficient roasting machines powered by renewable energy

TARGETED PROBLEM

Extensive use of fossil fuel

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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6.2

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Use multi-use plastic-free roasted coffee packaging

TARGETED PROBLEM

Single-use plastic pollution

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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7.1

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Use reusable coffee filters or 100% tree-free filters

TARGETED PROBLEM

Deforestation due to paper filters

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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7.2

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Pay living wage and beyond for hospitality and food service members of the coffee value chain and treat them with respect and inclusion

TARGETED PROBLEM

Social injustice in hospitality side of coffee value chain

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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7.3

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Use toxins-free cleaning solution for coffee equipment maintenance

TARGETED PROBLEM

Water pollution due to machine maintenance

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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7.4

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Use the right tools to eliminate coffee & milk waste

TARGETED PROBLEM

Poor choice of tools and techniques that lead to food waste

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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7.5

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Train and educate baristas to eliminate coffee & milk waste

TARGETED PROBLEM

Work culture not prioritizing reduction of food waste

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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7.6

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Use low-carbon-footprint milk specific to the geography of operation as default

TARGETED PROBLEM

GHG emission due to non-coffee ingredients dominantly used in the coffee industry

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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8.1

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Discourage disposables culture and offer incentives to dine-in and BYOM culture

TARGETED PROBLEM

Pollution due to disposable cups

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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9.1

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Compost spent ground or create new compostable products with spent coffee grounds

TARGETED PROBLEM

GHG emission due to mismanagement of spent coffee grounds

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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10.1

CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTION ID

Help relieve fear and convey the message that individuals already have the superpower to contribute to solving the climate crisis

TARGETED PROBLEM

GHG emissions due to paralysis and inaction due to severe climate-anxiety

TARGETED AREA IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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THE AUTHOR'S NOTE

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My love for nature and coffee compelled me to delve deep into the social and environmental sustainability aspects of the influential Global Coffee Industry. This journey led me to author an efficient climate action framework that has the potential to solve the climate crisis if we, as coffee enthusiasts, work together. I am eager to share the thought process behind creating this framework, hoping that professionals from various industries worldwide will develop their own climate action frameworks to combat the climate crisis. Let's join forces to reverse global warming.

With Coffee & Love,
Praveen Ponraj
Author, Climate Wave Coffee Solutions

IMPLEMENTING CLIMATE WAVE COFFEE SOLUTIONS THROUGH

INTEGRATED PROGRAMS

CLIMATE-POSITIVE CAFE COLLECTIVE

Climate-Positive Cafe Collective is the flagship program of Climate Wave Coffee. It aims to support coffee shops in British Columbia that serve climate-positive coffee by helping them reach a larger customer base, increase sales, and foster long-term relationships with their team members, customers, and suppliers.

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TIP COFFEE FARMER

The world enjoys delicious coffee because of the farmers. Natural Farmers understand the forests more than any coffee people in the Global Coffee Value Chain. Their superpower is their knowledge and wisdom in growing and harvesting coffee in harmony with nature. Tip the Farmers is Climate Wave Coffee's Project to directly connect producer and consumer while empowering natural farmers as Biodiversity Conservation Experts to transform monoculture coffee farms worldwide into biodiversity-rich coffee forests. 100% of the proceeds will be used to fund Natural Farmers in our network to lead and mobilize this project. Thank you for your generosity and for using your financial superpowers to reverse global warming.

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SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PASSPORT

Sustainable Coffee Passport is a web application that allows coffee enthusiasts to find standardized, easy-to-understand transparency details of different coffees, track emissions capture, share personal tasting notes of any coffee with fellow coffee enthusiasts worldwide and support coffee roasters' passion for the art of coffee crafting by purchasing their beans for home brewing.

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COFFEE PEOPLE CONNECT

Coffee People Connect is a series of interactive coffee events focused on climate action, hosted by various coffee professionals in British Columbia. The events aim to share knowledge about the art of sustainable coffee-making, inspire climate action, and foster connections among coffee people.

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