NY Climate Tech: Apr 1 - Apr 7

Nuclear, AVs, Carbon Capture — Deep Tech week is here!

Hi all,

Keeping it quick this time around! Here are our picks for the week:

• Today power up at ⚛️ Manhattan's Project - The New Nuclear Ecosystem

• Tomorrow talk self-driving cars with Streetlife Ventures and Keyframe at 🚙 AVs are Actually Happening: What Now?

• Also tomorrow, do a deep dive into deep tech at 🔬 DEEP-TECH DEEP-DIVE - Scaling the Next Generation of Technologies and the 🍹 Deep Tech Week Happy Hour @ Makelab | NY Hardware Meetup

• Thursday it’s all about carbon at the 🌍 C2V Initiative Year 4 Final Showcase with UFL and the 🏙️ 1930 Broadway CarbonQuest Carbon Capture Tour with GreenHome NYC

• Friday, head to Pratt for 🏛️ Resilience Thinking Pratt Public Sphere and 🧵 Microplastics and Fibers: Problem and Solutions

As always, scroll down for the full list of events.

Cheers,

Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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This Week’s Events

• 🎬 Sustainable Production: Reducing Carbon Footprints: Tue, Apr 1

• 🌱 The Sustainable Retail Collective: Tue, Apr 1

• 💧 Celebrate World Water Day - "Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration": Tue, Apr 1

• ⚛️ Manhattan's Project - The New Nuclear Ecosystem: Tue, Apr 1

• 🏙️ Smart City Expo USA: Wed, Apr 2

• 🔬 DEEP-TECH DEEP-DIVE - Scaling the Next Generation of Technologies: Wed, Apr 2

• 🚙 AVs are Actually Happening: What Now?: Wed, Apr 2

• ✊ Brooklyn Hour of Action: Wed, Apr 2

• ⚡️ Synthetic Fuels: Wed, Apr 2

• ♻️ MAKESTREAM: Circularity 101 Workshop + Creative Circularity Panel: Wed, Apr 2

• 🍹 Deep Tech Week Happy Hour @ Makelab | NY Hardware Meetup: Wed, Apr 2

• 📈 Spring 2025 Lecture in Climate Data Science: OREOLUWA BADAKI: Thu, Apr 3

• 🏙️ 1930 Broadway CarbonQuest Carbon Capture Tour: Thu, Apr 3

• 🍯 Hive to Table: Oscar-Shortlisted Film & Honey-Infused Bites: Thu, Apr 3

• ⚡ Solving the AI Energy and Silicon Complexity Crises with Physics-Based Computing: Thu, Apr 3

• 🌍 C2V Initiative Year 4 Final Showcase: Thu, Apr 3

• 🏛️ Resilience Thinking Pratt Public Sphere: Fri, Apr 4

• 💬 The Climate Emergency in the Language Classroom: Fri, Apr 4

• 🧵 Microplastics and Fibers: Problem and Solutions: Fri, Apr 4

• ♻️ The End of Waste: A Visionary Future: Fri, Apr 4

• 🪫 Community E-Waste Event: Sat, Apr 5

• 🚶‍♂️ Gowanus Art Walk & Climate Talk with Gotham SideWalks: Sat, Apr 5

• 🌿 Climate Volunteers Spring Kickoff: Sun, Apr 6

• 🍻 Net Impact NYC April Social Hour: Mon, Apr 7

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Community Shoutouts

🎨 Climate Studio Initiative: Due April 15

Pratt Institute, in collaboration with Beam Center and Telos Learning, is proud to launch its new Climate Studio Initiative. In its inaugural year, the initiative will host the Climate Studio Residency 2025, bringing together artists, scientists, and educators with youth from New York City. With funds of $4,000 per resident, this call is open to all applicants with a demonstrated interest in climate literacy or climate justice who meet the application criteria.

🌊 2025 Waterfront Conference: May 13

The 2025 Waterfront Conference comes at a pivotal moment, exploring a shifting political landscape, evolving funding challenges, and transformative policy changes. With a new administration reshaping federal priorities, the event is an unparalleled opportunity to influence critical conversations and advance solutions to define the future of climate resilience, waterfronts, and coastlines.

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Opportunities

💻 Compute for Climate Fellowship: Due Apr. 6

The Compute for Climate Fellowship is a global R&D funding program that empowers climate tech startups to leverage advanced cloud computing and AI in the fight against climate change. The Fellowship was founded in 2023 by the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI), under the auspices of UNESCO, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Each Fellow company accepted into the program builds a groundbreaking proof-of-concept (PoC) climate solution that is funded by AWS, with technical and scientific advisors from AWS and IRCAI.

🦋 Ray of Hope Accelerator: Due Apr. 25

Calling all nature-inspired startups! Join a diverse cohort of high-impact visionary leaders. Receive personalized support, access to funding, attend a Nature Retreat and more. Apply today and be part of a community driving positive change!

🌇 The Urban Future Prize Competition: Due Apr. 28

For the ninth consecutive year, the Urban Future Lab is proud to present the Urban Future Prize Competition, which identifies and supports top climatetech startups. Thanks to the generous support of MUFG Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), and NYU Tandon School of Engineering, two winners will each receive a $50,000 cash prize and admission into the ACRE Incubator—New York’s longest-running and most successful climatetech program.

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🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

• Climate startups looking to raise

• Climate talent looking to transition

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Upcoming Events

🌍 The Good Business that comes from Good Business Research Forum: Tue, Apr 8

• 🎨 Creative Climate Awards 2025 Opening Night: Tue, Apr 8

• 💪 Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action: Tue, Apr 8

• 🍏 Green Apple Trivia: Tue, Apr 8

• 🌱 Monthly Climate Science and Energy Engineering Dinner: Tue, Apr 8

• 📊 Urban Science Research Seminar: Cynthia Zeng: Wed, Apr 9

• ☕️ Climate Cafe & Facilitator Training: Wed, Apr 9

• ⚡️ DERTF NYC Meetup: Wed, Apr 9

• 🌍 Brooklyn Hour of Action: Wed, Apr 9

• 🍺 4WARD NYC Climate & Sustainability Networking Meetup: Thu, Apr 10

• 🍽️ Food Rescue Social Series: Feed the Future: Thu, Apr 10

• 🦸 Become a Climate Hero! (Climate Fresk - ENG & SPA): Fri, Apr 11

• 🎉 CEA/SEA 20th Anniversary - Alumni Gala Reception: Fri, Apr 11

• 🏡 GreenHouse: Sat, Apr 12

• 📝 Climate Writing Club: Sat, Apr 12

• 🌊 Artemis Presents: There is a Place by the Solarpunk Society: Sat, Apr 12

• 🌍 Columbia University Global Sustainability Summit, 2025: Sun, Apr 13

• 🥂 SJC SpeakEASY Salon Series: Tue, Apr 15

• 🌃 Think Tech: Tools for Meeting Building Decarb Targets: Tue, Apr 15

• 🌱 Greenhouse Gang: Tue, Apr 15

• 🇨🇳 The China Climate Conundrum: Wed, Apr 16

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This Week in Depth

🎬 Sustainable Production: Reducing Carbon Footprints

When: Tue, Apr. 1 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Where: 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn

This event focuses on sustainable production practices in the film and media industries, offering actionable insights for filmmakers and designers to reduce their carbon footprints. Held at Pratt Institute, it aims to equip professionals with strategies for more eco-friendly creative practices.

🌱 The Sustainable Retail Collective

When: Tue, Apr. 1 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Where: 417 5th Avenue, New York

The Sustainable Retail Collective is an interactive think tank that unites retailers in New York to discuss innovative co-retailing and collaborative strategies aimed at promoting sustainability in the retail sector.

💧 Celebrate World Water Day - "Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration"

When: Tue, Apr. 1 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: 22 Commerce Street, Brooklyn, US

"Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration" is an award-winning documentary screening that examines the relationship between communities and their water sources, followed by a Q&A and community discussion. The event aims to highlight the role of water in restoring climate systems and is part of the Film Series on Community Activism.

⚛️ Manhattan's Project - The New Nuclear Ecosystem

When: Tue, Apr. 1 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Where: RSVP for Location

"Manhattan's Project - The New Nuclear Ecosystem" is a free event in NYC focused on the nuclear energy community, featuring presentations from industry leaders and opportunities for networking among innovators, investors, and policymakers.

🏙️ Smart City Expo USA

When: Wed, Apr. 2 from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Where: 429 11th Avenue, New York

NY Climate Tech: Mar 24 - Mar 31

Deep tech, graduate programs, circular value chains for minerals, writing, shows, Bronx honey, film, and more upcoming events!

Hi all,

We were thrilled to see so many of you at our co-hosted Women and Climate event at Hearst last night! They’ll also be running 🌐 Hearst Sustainability Summit in April, apply to attend!

Next week we have a few exciting events coming up.

On Thursday, April 3, come see us at the first Climate Film Fest screening of the year, a showing of award-winning film Keeper, a touching story of a father and daughter who raise bees in the Bronx. We’ll have the director and both protagonists there, and you’ll get the chance to taste their honey! Co-hosted with Rethink Food & Ceres Food Film Festival. 🐝🍯 RSVP here: Hive to Table (April 3)

Also on our horizon next week: Sonam’s hosting a webinar with Keyframe and Rebel 🚙 AVs Are Actually Happening, What Now?, and our friends at the Urban Future Lab will host the 🌱 Carbon To Value (C2V) Initiative Year 4 Final Showcase. Don’t miss them!

Now without further ado, here are our picks for the week:

• Wednesday, talk hard tech at 🤖 DeepTech for Climate: What's Working and What's Next? with Clean Leap or join 🍹 Young Professionals in Energy NYC for a happy hour in Midtown.

• Also Wednesday, learn about the #1 ranked MBA in Sustainability and more at the 🎓 Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability Virtual Open House (online)

• Thursday, roll up your sleeves at the ♻️ Hackathon: Circular Supply Chains for Critical Minerals

• Saturday, finish your latest piece at the ✍️ Climate Writing Club

• Next Monday, head to Elsewhere for 🎤 Live! From Tomorrow - The Pilot, a taping of a new web series on climate startups and solutions

Also it’s NYC Deep Tech week next week—but don’t worry, it’s not so crazy. We pulled out the climate ones for you, they’re in the list below.

As always, scroll down for the full list of events.

Cheers,

Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

So happy to co-host this Women & Climate event!

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This Week’s Events

• 🌿 How to be Sustainable: Tue, Mar 25

• 📚 Offsite: Karen Russell: The Antidote w/ Rivka Galchen: Tue, Mar 25

• 🌍 Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action: Tue, Mar 25

• 🌟 Women's History Month Networking Event: Tue, Mar 25

• 🤖 DeepTech for Climate: What's Working and What's Next?: Wed, Mar 26

• 🌱 Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program (Urban CAMP): Wed, Mar 26

• 🍹 YPE NYC & Friends March Social: Wed, Mar 26

• ☀️ Sip n' Solar @ Farm.One: Wed, Mar 26

• 📊 Data In Power - NYC Event: Wed, Mar 26

• 🌱 Empowering Women: Driving Sustainability Forward: Wed, Mar 26

• 🌍 Brooklyn Hour of Action: Wed, Mar 26

• 🌦️ Spring 2025 Lecture in Climate Data Science: HUGH MORRISON: Thu, Mar 27

• ♻️ Hackathon: Circular Supply Chains for Critical Minerals: Thu, Mar 27

• 🌱 NYC Latinas Leading the Green Revolution!: Thu, Mar 27

• 📚 Tasmania by Paolo Giordano with Hisham Matar: Fri, Mar 28

• 🌍 14th Annual Columbia Sustainability Symposium: Fri, Mar 28

• 🍽️ Sustainability & Business Strategy: An Exclusive Breakfast Conversation: Fri, Mar 28

• ✍️ Climate Writing Club: Sat, Mar 29

• 🎨 ClimART Cafe: Our Fragile Moment Exhibition: Sat, Mar 29

• 🛠️ No North Brooklyn Pipeline teach in + orientation: Sat, Mar 29

• 🧘‍♀️ Women in Climate Investing & Finance: Group Yoga: Sun, Mar 30

• 🚀 Deep Tech Week Opening Event @ Newlab: Mon, Mar 31

• 🤖 Commercializing Deep Tech: Mon, Mar 31

• ⚡ SOSV/HAX : Electrochemistry and the Future of Manufacturing: Mon, Mar 31

• 🛠️ Deep Tech Storytelling Workshop: Mon, Mar 31

• 📚 New Works from the Center for Critical Discard Research: Mon, Mar 31

• 🎤 Live! From Tomorrow - The Pilot: Mon, Mar 31

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Community Shoutouts

🎤 Live! From Tomorrow - The Pilot: Mon, Mar 31

On March 31st, Matt Hooper and Rahoul Mehra are rebooting the Live! From Tomorrow web series with a climate focus and a brand new format. In each episode, three investors pitch one founder before a live audience - and if selected, the winning investor is invited to co-invest in the founder’s company. These pitches are accompanied by founder feedback and live commentary provided by a cast of rotating hosts. Live taping Elsewhere in Brooklyn.

🎨 Climate Studio Initiative: Due April 15

Pratt Institute, in collaboration with Beam Center and Telos Learning, is proud to launch its new Climate Studio Initiative. Its mission: to expand climate literacy and promote climate justice through the creation of public art in the New York City area. We believe raising public awareness around climate issues will strengthen participation in the democratic process. In its inaugural year, the initiative will host the Climate Studio Residency 2025, bringing together artists, scientists, and educators with youth from New York City. With funds of $4,000 per resident, this call is open to all applicants with a demonstrated interest in climate literacy or climate justice who meet the application criteria.

💨 Support the Open Air Carbon Removal Challenge

Support the OpenAir Collective’s 3rd Annual Carbon Removal Challenge, a volunteer-run program in which university students from around the globe develop creative, practical climate solutions that remove carbon from our air, land, or sea. This year we have 53 teams participating from 20 countries, almost twice as many as last year!

🌊 2025 Waterfront Conference: May 13

The 2025 Waterfront Conference comes at a pivotal moment, exploring a shifting political landscape, evolving funding challenges, and transformative policy changes. With a new administration reshaping federal priorities, the event is an unparalleled opportunity to influence critical conversations and advance solutions to define the future of climate resilience, waterfronts, and coastlines.

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Opportunities

🌎 International Landing Pad Network: Due Mar. 26

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the International Landing Pad Network, a program that will support growth-stage international companies in their expansion to New York City. This RFP is seeking program operators with expertise in identifying and scaling growing companies to operate the inaugural cohorts of the International Landing Pad Network.

⚡️ 2025 Venture For ClimateTech Global Innovation Challenge: Due Mar. 31

The Venture For ClimateTech Global Innovation Challenge aims to address the urgent need for climate tech solutions, which can be difficult to develop without the right resources. This year, we are rallying a global community to source and support the most impactful and equitable early-stage climate tech solutions key to reducing global emissions. We look forward to reviewing your innovative solutions!

🐠 AI for Nature Accelerator and Climate: Due Mar. 31

A ten-week accelerator program for Seed to Series A technology startups based in North America and LATAM, bringing the best of Google to startups working toward nature protection, conservation, and restoration.

💻 Compute for Climate Fellowship: Due Apr. 6

The Compute for Climate Fellowship is a global R&D funding program that empowers climate tech startups to leverage advanced cloud computing and AI in the fight against climate change. The Fellowship was founded in 2023 by the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI), under the auspices of UNESCO, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Each Fellow company accepted into the program builds a groundbreaking proof-of-concept (PoC) climate solution that is funded by AWS, with technical and scientific advisors from AWS and IRCAI.

🦋 Ray of Hope Accelerator: Due Apr. 25

Calling all nature-inspired startups! Join a diverse cohort of high-impact visionary leaders. Receive personalized support, access to funding, attend a Nature Retreat and more. Apply today and be part of a community driving positive change!

🌇 The Urban Future Prize Competition: Due Apr. 28

NY Climate Tech: Mar 18 - Mar 24

Climate media, energy tech, DAC, offshore wind, hardware, women in climate, and more events this week

Hi all,

Lots on the horizon! A few more media & arts focused shoutouts this week:

• First, the next deadline for the 🎬 Climate Film Festival’s Open Call is approaching on March 28th (late submissions still accepted until May 16).

• On Monday, March 31, catch the pilot taping of a new show highlighting climate startups at 🎤 Live! From Tomorrow - The Pilot at Elsewhere in Brooklyn.

• Finally, apply to Pratt’s new 🎨 Climate Studio Initiative by April 15 for a $4,000 fellowship for practitioners working to expand climate literacy and promote climate justice through the creation of public art in the New York City area.

Now without further ado, here are our picks for the week:

• Tuesday (today!) swing by midtown for the 🎉 NYC Climate Tech Mixer with NetZero Insights, Brooklyn for the ⚡ Energy tech Founder Meetup, or Washington Square for the 🍻 Post-Global DAC Conference NYCDR Happy Hour (and don’t miss the 🌬️Glo bal DAC Conference today and tomorrow).

• Wednesday, learn about the 🌊 Offshore Wind Hub Accelerator and join in the

  ⏰ Brooklyn Hour of Action

• Thursday, tune into Streetlife Ventures’ 💵 Early deployment grants to de-risk debt capital - Streetlife Ventures & MIT Mobility Initiative online and catch the 🛠️ 104th NY Hardware Meetup // Climate Tech & Supply Chain and 🌱 2025 Cleantech Open Northeast New York City Kickoff Party in the evening

• Next Monday, catch us at our Hearst Lab partner event at the 🙋‍♀️ Women in Climate: Building a Sustainable Future event.

As always, scroll down for the full list of events.

Cheers,

Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

Special guest Rit Aggarwala, Commissioner for the NYC DEP, and Laura Fox talking at our quarterly demo night. Another packed house!

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This Week’s Events

• 🌳 Bosco Verticale with Stefano Boeri and Francesca Cesa Bianchi: Tue, Mar 18

• 🌱 Wall Street Green Summit 2025: Tue, Mar 18

• 🥐 Executive Breakfast with Verse and BloombergNEF’s Kyle Harrison: Tue, Mar 18

• 🍻 Post Global DAC Conference NYCDR Happy Hour: Tue, Mar 18

• ⚡ Energy tech Founder Meetup: Tue, Mar 18

• 🎉 NYC Climate Tech Mixer: Tue, Mar 18

• 🪶 SJC SpeakEASY Salon Series @ &Co Grove: Tue, Mar 18

• 🌍 Choreographies of Survival: A Black Feminist Climate Conversation: Wed, Mar 19

• 🌱 Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program (Urban CAMP): Wed, Mar 19

• 🌊 OWIH Accelerator Q&A Happy Hour: Wed, Mar 19

• ⏰ Brooklyn Hour of Action: Wed, Mar 19

• 💧 Celebrate World Water Day - "Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration": Thu, Mar 20

• 👩‍🏫 Women in Supply Chain & Port Management: Thu, Mar 20

• 🍸 Climate Tech Investors & Strategics Cocktail hour: Thu, Mar 20

• ☀️ Fractal Rooftop Garden Launch Party & Build Day Part 2: Thu, Mar 20

• 💪 Climate Justice Student Caucus Meeting: Thu, Mar 20

• 💵 Early deployment grants to de-risk debt capital - Streetlife Ventures & MIT Mobility Initiative: Thu, Mar 20

• 🔬 Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellows Program Information Session-NYC: Thu, Mar 20

• 🌱 2025 Cleantech Open Northeast New York City Kickoff Party: Thu, Mar 20

• 🛠️ 104th NY Hardware Meetup // Climate Tech & Supply Chain: Thu, Mar 20

• 🌊 Empowering Women, Securing the Future of Climate-Resilient Tuna Fisheries: Fri, Mar 21

• ⚖️ ATPI & PELR Symposium on Tax Law, the Environment, and Climate Change: Fri, Mar 21

• 🌲 So, What Do You Do? Unleashing Authentic, Sustainable Leadership: Fri, Mar 21

• 💧 WATER STORIES Immersive Art Exhibition @ BioBAT Art Space FREE Brooklyn: Sat, Mar 22

• 🌾 OATLY Zero Waste Throwdown: Sun, Mar 23

• 🍸 ClimateTech Happy Hour: Mon, Mar 24

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Community Shoutouts

🎤 Live! From Tomorrow - The Pilot: Mon, Mar 31

On March 31st, Matt Hooper and Rahoul Mehra are rebooting the Live! From Tomorrow web series with a climate focus and a brand new format. In each episode, three investors pitch one founder before a live audience - and if selected, the winning investor is invited to co-invest in the founder’s company. These pitches are accompanied by founder feedback and live commentary provided by a cast of rotating hosts. Live taping Elsewhere in Brooklyn.

🎨 Climate Studio Initiative: Due April 15

Pratt Institute, in collaboration with Beam Center and Telos Learning, is proud to launch its new Climate Studio Initiative. Its mission: to expand climate literacy and promote climate justice through the creation of public art in the New York City area. We believe raising public awareness around climate issues will strengthen participation in the democratic process. In its inaugural year, the initiative will host the Climate Studio Residency 2025, bringing together artists, scientists, and educators with youth from New York City. With funds of $4,000 per resident, this call is open to all applicants with a demonstrated interest in climate literacy or climate justice who meet the application criteria.

💨 Support the Open Air Carbon Removal Challenge

Support the OpenAir Collective’s 3rd Annual Carbon Removal Challenge, a volunteer-run program in which university students from around the globe develop creative, practical climate solutions that remove carbon from our air, land, or sea. This year we have 53 teams participating from 20 countries, almost twice as many as last year!

🌊 2025 Waterfront Conference: May 13

The 2025 Waterfront Conference comes at a pivotal moment, exploring a shifting political landscape, evolving funding challenges, and transformative policy changes. With a new administration reshaping federal priorities, the event is an unparalleled opportunity to influence critical conversations and advance solutions to define the future of climate resilience, waterfronts, and coastlines.

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Opportunities

💨 Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Innovator Call: Due Mar. 21

The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH) Accelerator in New York City is a world-class accelerator program open to global offshore wind innovators. Building on a strong two-year track record, this six-month intensive program provides unparalleled support for innovators looking to develop novel technology and advance commercialization in the New York offshore wind market.

🌎 International Landing Pad Network: Due Mar. 26

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the International Landing Pad Network, a program that will support growth-stage international companies in their expansion to New York City. This RFP is seeking program operators with expertise in identifying and scaling growing companies to operate the inaugural cohorts of the International Landing Pad Network.

⚡️ 2025 Venture For ClimateTech Global Innovation Challenge: Due Mar. 31

The Venture For ClimateTech Global Innovation Challenge aims to address the urgent need for climate tech solutions, which can be difficult to develop without the right resources. This year, we are rallying a global community to source and support the most impactful and equitable early-stage climate tech solutions key to reducing global emissions. We look forward to reviewing your innovative solutions!

🐠 AI for Nature Accelerator and Climate: Due Mar. 31

A ten-week accelerator program for Seed to Series A technology startups based in North America and LATAM, bringing the best of Google to startups working toward nature protection, conservation, and restoration.

💻 Compute for Climate Fellowship: Due Apr. 6

The Compute for Climate Fellowship is a global R&D funding program that empowers climate tech startups to leverage advanced cloud computing and AI in the fight against climate change. The Fellowship was founded in 2023 by the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI), under the auspices of UNESCO, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Each Fellow company accepted into the program builds a groundbreaking proof-of-concept (PoC) climate solution that is funded by AWS, with technical and scientific advisors from AWS and IRCAI.

🦋 Ray of Hope Accelerator: Due Apr. 25

NY Climate Tech: Mar 10 - Mar 17

Biomaterials, sustainable tech, DERs, and $ for offshore wind, AI & nature, biomimicry, and more

Hi all,

It’s Spring, and that means it’s accelerator season! We have a lot of newly added opportunities in this newsletter:

• 💨 Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Innovator Call (due Mar. 21)

• 🌎 International Landing Pad Network (due Mar. 26)

• ⚡️ 2025 Venture For ClimateTech Global Innovation Challenge (due Mar. 31)

• 🐠 AI for Nature Accelerator and Climate (due Mar. 31)

• 💻 Compute for Climate Fellowship (due Apr. 6)

• 🦋 Ray of Hope Accelerator (due Apr. 25)

• 🌇 The Urban Future Prize Competition (due Apr. 28)

Scroll down for more details on each. In the meantime, here are our (Brooklyn heavy!) picks for the week:

• Tonight, join TômTex at the 🔬 Genspace Biomaterials Studio Open House

• Tomorrow, hear from startups and sustainability leaders at the 🌱 Make It in Brooklyn x Newlab: Sustainable Technologies Panel

• Wednesday, nDER out at ⚡ DERTF NYC Meetup

• Monday, join us at our quarterly 🗽 Climate Tech Demo Night

As always, scroll down for the full list of events—there’s a lot more going on.

Cheers,

Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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This Week’s Events

• 🔬 Genspace Biomaterials Studio Open House: Mon, Mar 10

• 🌋 Lecture: Climate and Geology: Tue, Mar 11

• 🧵 Makers Show & Tell @ FABSCRAP w/Climate Cafe! March 11th, 6p: Tue, Mar 11

• 🍹 Sip and Solutions: A Climate Themed Happy Hour Event: Tue, Mar 11

• 🎨 Aesthetics of Repair: Indigenous Art and the Form of Reconciliation: Tue, Mar 11

• 📊 Data In Power - NYC Event: Tue, Mar 11

• 🌱 Make It in Brooklyn x Newlab: Sustainable Technologies Panel: Tue, Mar 11

• ⏳ Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action: Tue, Mar 11

• 🌱 Sustainability Graduate Programs Midterm Capstone Briefings: Spring 2025: Tue, Mar 11

• 🍏 Green Apple Trivia: Tue, Mar 11

• 🍽️ Monthly Climate Science and Energy Engineering Dinner: Tue, Mar 11

• ♻️ Circular Economy Lab - How to trigger Circular Economy Opportunities?: Wed, Mar 12

• 🌍 How Can the Leadership of Women and Girls Help Save Our Cities and Planet?: Wed, Mar 12

• 🌳 Resilient Parks - Design Opportunities for Bushwick Inlet Park: Wed, Mar 12

• 🤖 Science & Society: AI and Us: Wed, Mar 12

• 🌀 The Conflict, Gender, Climate Nexus: Wed, Mar 12

• 📊 Vito Telesca: Using Machine Learning to link ER & Environmental Factors: Wed, Mar 12

• 🏗️ New York Build 2025: Wed, Mar 12

• 🌆 Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program (Urban CAMP): Wed, Mar 12

• 🦋 MOTH 2025 Festival of Ideas: Wed, Mar 12

• 🎶 Climate Cafe, Zines & Folk Jam: Wed, Mar 12

• ⚡ DERTF NYC Meetup: Wed, Mar 12

• 📈 Spring 2025 Lecture in Climate Data Science: MATTHIAS IHME: Thu, Mar 13

• ♻️ Compost & Community: How to Compost with LES Ecology: Thu, Mar 13

• 🍺 4WARD Global Climate & Sustainability Networking Meetups NYC: Thu, Mar 13

• ⚖️ FORGE 2025 Gathering - General Admission: Fri, Mar 14

• 🏃 2025 United Airlines NYC Half Plogging Event: Sat, Mar 15

• 🎥 PEAKER + THE PRICE OF POWER: Doc Screenings + Panel/Q&A on NYC's "Peaker" Plant Problem: Sun, Mar 16

• 🗽 Climate Tech Demo Night - AWS, Collab Fund, Streetlife Ventures: Mon, Mar 17

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Community Shoutouts

📈 Wall Street Green Conference: March 18-19

2025 Wall Street Green Summit is our 24th annual event and one of the longest running and most comprehensive sustainable finance events in the world and will be held in New York City at the Cornell Club March 18th and March 19th 2025. Learn from 40 ClimateTech experts on solutions to climate change.

🌊 2025 Waterfront Conference: May 13

The 2025 Waterfront Conference comes at a pivotal moment, exploring a shifting political landscape, evolving funding challenges, and transformative policy changes. With a new administration reshaping federal priorities, the event is an unparalleled opportunity to influence critical conversations and advance solutions to define the future of climate resilience, waterfronts, and coastlines.

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Opportunities

💨 Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Innovator Call: Due Mar. 21

The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH) Accelerator in New York City is a world-class accelerator program open to global offshore wind innovators. Building on a strong two-year track record, this six-month intensive program provides unparalleled support for innovators looking to develop novel technology and advance commercialization in the New York offshore wind market.

🌎 International Landing Pad Network: Due Mar. 26

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the International Landing Pad Network, a program that will support growth-stage international companies in their expansion to New York City. This RFP is seeking program operators with expertise in identifying and scaling growing companies to operate the inaugural cohorts of the International Landing Pad Network.

⚡️ 2025 Venture For ClimateTech Global Innovation Challenge: Due Mar. 31

The Venture For ClimateTech Global Innovation Challenge aims to address the urgent need for climate tech solutions, which can be difficult to develop without the right resources. This year, we are rallying a global community to source and support the most impactful and equitable early-stage climate tech solutions key to reducing global emissions. We look forward to reviewing your innovative solutions!

🐠 AI for Nature Accelerator and Climate: Due Mar. 31

A ten-week accelerator program for Seed to Series A technology startups based in North America and LATAM, bringing the best of Google to startups working toward nature protection, conservation, and restoration.

💻 Compute for Climate Fellowship: Due Apr. 6

The Compute for Climate Fellowship is a global R&D funding program that empowers climate tech startups to leverage advanced cloud computing and AI in the fight against climate change. The Fellowship was founded in 2023 by the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI), under the auspices of UNESCO, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Each Fellow company accepted into the program builds a groundbreaking proof-of-concept (PoC) climate solution that is funded by AWS, with technical and scientific advisors from AWS and IRCAI.

🦋 Ray of Hope Accelerator: Due Apr. 25

Calling all nature-inspired startups! Join a diverse cohort of high-impact visionary leaders. Receive personalized support, access to funding, attend a Nature Retreat and more. Apply today and be part of a community driving positive change!

🌇 The Urban Future Prize Competition: Due Apr. 28

For the ninth consecutive year, the Urban Future Lab is proud to present the Urban Future Prize Competition, which identifies and supports top climatetech startups. Thanks to the generous support of MUFG Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), and NYU Tandon School of Engineering, two winners will each receive a $50,000 cash prize and admission into the ACRE Incubator—New York’s longest-running and most successful climatetech program.

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🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

• Climate startups looking to raise

• Climate talent looking to transition

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Upcoming Events

NY Climate Tech: Mar 3 - Mar 10

Demos, pitches, billions of oysters, UK climate tech, critical minerals, water infrastructure, clean creatives, and more upcoming events

Hi all,

Curious what startups are working on these days? Come to 🗽our quarterly Climate Tech Demo Night with Streetlife, NYU, and AWS on Mon, Mar 17. We’d love run more of these but finding space is always hard—know anyone who might host? Send them our way. We’re also happy to be feature some amazing women-led companies at 👩‍🔬 Women in Climate: Building a Sustainable Future in partnership with Hearst Lab.

Finally, we have a couple university events on the horizon. Head to NYU Stern on March 27 for 💸 2025 Practice Forum: Sustainability Driven Value Creation, follow it up with an evening ♻️ Circular Supply Chains for Critical Minerals Hackathon at Columbia and stick around on Friday for the 🌍 14th Annual Columbia Sustainability Symposium.

Here are our picks for the week:

• Tuesday catch Sonam at 🚀 Entrepreneurs Roundtable 199, mourn 18F at 🍻 A Civic Tech'ish Happy Hour, or learn about the 🦪 The Billion Oyster Project

• Wednesday head to Brooklyn for a 🍻 Happy Hour with Clean Creatives

• Thursday hear from UK startups at 🌐 Climatetech Innovation Across Markets or talk aqueducts at 💧 Water Talks: Inside DEP with Commissioner Aggarwala

• Saturday, head to the Upper West Side for the ✍️ Climate Writing Club

As always, scroll down for the full list of events.

Cheers,

Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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This Week’s Events

• 🎙️ FERN Talks & Eats NYC 2025 - A BUZZKILL Podcast Celebration: Mon, Mar 3

• 🎬 The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice: Screening and Discussion: Mon, Mar 3

• 🌾 Midwest Meets Manhattan: Farmer and investor perspectives on the power of farmer-led regenerative agriculture investing: Tue, Mar 4

• 🍻 A Civic Tech'ish Happy Hour: Tue, Mar 4

• 🎤 CELI 2025 Fellowship Info Session & Alumni Meet-Up: Tue, Mar 4

• 🚀 Entrepreneurs Roundtable 199: Tue, Mar 4

• 🦪 DeSciNYC: The Billion Oyster Project: Tue, Mar 4

• ☕ Grab Coffee With Impact Farmers: Wed, Mar 5

• 🌱 Bio, Climate, & Deep Tech Salon with Antler, Newlab, and Nucleate: Wed, Mar 5

• 🍻 Brooklyn Happy Hour with Clean Creatives: Wed, Mar 5

• 🎴 Climate Game Night at Eat Offbeat (Chelsea Market) - ENG & SPA: Thu, Mar 6

• 💧 Water Talks: Inside DEP with Commissioner Aggarwala: Thu, Mar 6

• 🤖 Drones & Robotics AI Summit 2025: Thu, Mar 6

• 📊 Spring 2025 LEAP Research Updates: GABRIELE ACCARINO / MAX KAGAN: Thu, Mar 6

• 🌳 Street Tree Care w/ Fort Greene Park Conservancy: Thu, Mar 6

• 🌐 Climatetech Innovation Across Markets | Global Incubator Programme: Thu, Mar 6

• 📚 Book Event: Lauren Markham with Joshua Jelly-Shapiro: Thu, Mar 6

• 🌍 International Women's Day Brunch & Panel: Women in Climate Leadership: Sat, Mar 8

• ✍️ Climate Writing Club: Sat, Mar 8

• 🌿 Songs of Connection + Climate Cafe: Sat, Mar 8

• 💩 Master Composter Course: Systems, Tools, and Scales: Sun, Mar 9

And the Oscar goes to… Brooklyn! Congrats to ‘Anora’ for the big win.

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Community Shoutouts

📈 Wall Street Green Conference: March 18-19

2025 Wall Street Green Summit is our 24th annual event and one of the longest running and most comprehensive sustainable finance events in the world and will be held in New York City at the Cornell Club March 18th and March 19th 2025. Learn from 40 ClimateTech experts on solutions to climate change.

🌊 2025 Waterfront Conference: May 13

The 2025 Waterfront Conference comes at a pivotal moment, exploring a shifting political landscape, evolving funding challenges, and transformative policy changes. With a new administration reshaping federal priorities, the event is an unparalleled opportunity to influence critical conversations and advance solutions to define the future of climate resilience, waterfronts, and coastlines.

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Opportunities

🌎 International Landing Pad Network: Due Mar. 26

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the International Landing Pad Network, a program that will support growth-stage international companies in their expansion to New York City. This RFP is seeking program operators with expertise in identifying and scaling growing companies to operate the inaugural cohorts of the International Landing Pad Network. The RFP is due on or by Wednesday, March 26, 2025. To learn more about the program and ask questions, we invite you to join our informational webinar on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 10:00AM ET. Download the RFP and register for the webinar today!

💨 Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Innovator Call: Due Mar. 21

The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH) Accelerator in New York City is a world-class accelerator program open to global offshore wind innovators. Building on a strong two-year track record, this six-month intensive program provides unparalleled support for innovators looking to develop novel technology and advance commercialization in the New York offshore wind market.

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🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

• Climate startups looking to raise

• Climate talent looking to transition

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Upcoming Events