NY Climate Tech: Dec 13 - Dec 20

Distributed Holiday Parties, Waterfront Workshops, and a Renewable Job Fair

If you don’t have plans yet tonight, swing by DER Taskforce’s holiday party and talk energy over eggnog. True to form, it’s a distributed party, so you can show up in Williamsburg, Oakland, and online.

Tuesday is the busy day this week. Start it off at an online job fair hosted by climate school Terra.do, hop out to listen in on a talk about carbon negative hydrogen, and then round out your evening with an artist’s talk on climate hope in Brooklyn.

On Thursday, Impact Hub NY and the Mayor’s Office are hosting a workshop on coastal resiliency over dinner and drinks. They have a very thorough and interactive event planned, and it definitely looks worth checking out if you have the time.

In this newsletter:

• 🎊 DER Task Force Holiday Party

• 🏔 Climate Chat with Sari Carel

• 🌊 Climate Action on NYC's Waterfronts

• 👷‍♀️ Renewable Energy Job Fair

• 🌐 Planetary Hydrogen: CDR via Carbon-Negative Hydrogen

In-Person Events

🎊 DER Task Force Holiday Party

When: Monday, Dec 13. NYC: 7-9pm ET, Online: 8pm - 9pm ET, Bay Area: 5-7pm PT

Where: Urban Energy’s Office in Williamsburg, Powerhouse’s Office in Oakland and online

RSVP: Free here

Some of you might remember the party in 2019, which happened to also be our last in-person meetup prior to Covid.

We’re super excited to announce that this year' we’ll finally be getting back together again, and this time in multiple cities at once! Join us for a fun night, whether you’re in NYC, the Bay Area, or elsewhere and joining virtually. In NYC and the Bay Area we’ll have in-person meetups, and for a portion of the meetups we’ll also all be joining together virtually to discuss the past year of DER Task Force and the ambitious plan moving forward.

🏔 Climate Chat with Sari Carel

When: Tuesday, December 14 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET

Where: Five Myles at 558 Saint Johns Place, Brooklyn

RSVP: Free here

As part of Sari Carel's Land and Environment residency with KODA and in partnership with 350Brooklyn we offer this workshop on activism as hope.

How can we turn the grief, anger and fear surrounding the climate crisis into sources of action and joy in our communities? This event will help us connect with our climate-concerned neighbors and develop plans for making a difference. We’ll each identify an aspect of the climate crisis that matters to us, explore resources dealing with that concern, and brainstorm a game plan for action.

Bring your curiosity, openness, and some hope. You don’t need any prior knowledge of climate science or the climate movement, just a desire to make a meaningful difference in your community.

This event is in person and requires proof of vaccination and masks. Tickets are free, but seats are limited and registration required.

🌊 Climate Action on NYC's Waterfronts

When: Thursday, Dec 16 from 5:30pm - 8:00pm ET

Where: LMHQ at 150 Broadway, #20th floor

RSVP: Free here

Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area is proud to be partnering with the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate Resiliency, Ideanco, and LMHQ to host “Climate Action on NYC’s Waterfronts.” Join us to learn and co-create the future of a climate-resilient New York.

To start the event, we will be hearing from stakeholders that will unpack the most significant regional challenges posed by Climate Change - both current and predicted - over dinner and drinks.

Next we’ll break out into groups to go through a process to exchange feedback on the city’s plans before co-creating unique solutions for our region and communities à la a “world café” style exchange. We’ll be working to collectively answer:

• What are our biggest climate change concerns, and what climate impacts identified by the Mayor’s Office resonate most?

• What inspires us about the City’s 10-year vision for the waterfront? What gaps do we see?

• What are innovative ways these perceived gaps can be filled, and what are other solutions can we brainstorm that the city should consider?

• How can government and social entrepreneurs support each other to help New Yorkers adapt to climate change?

Online Events

👷‍♀️ Renewable Energy Job Fair

When: Tuesday, Dec 14th from 12pm - 3:30pm ET (9am - 12:30pm PT)

RSVP: Free here

We start at 9 am pacific with a job talk from Amanda Ricco, an expert in career transition for professionals interested in renewable energy. I'm so excited to hear from her - she's a great speaker and I know will answer many questions about how you can stand out and succeed in your job search.
We begin our employer presentations at 9:45, and these run every 15 minutes, lightning style, until 12:30 pm pacific!

There are jobs in software engineering, product management, operations, HR, engineering, and much more, all waiting to be filled by YOU! I can't wait to see you there tomorrow!

🌐 Planetary Hydrogen: CDR via Carbon-Negative Hydrogen

When: Tuesday, Dec 14th from 12pm - 1:00pm ET

RSVP: Free here

OpenAir is excited to present This Is CDR, an online event series that explores the wide range of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions currently being researched, developed, and deployed, and discusses them in the context of policy proposals under development for New York, and other states and localities.

This week we are pleased to welcome Mike Kelland to tell us about Planetary Hydrogen’s patented Ocean Air Capture (OAC) technology, which uses renewable electricity to produce carbon-negative green hydrogen.