NY Climate Tech: Dec 18 - Jan 1
Climate risk with the Consulate of Germany, Green Drinks Brooklyn, and more upcoming events this week and in 2024 (!)
Hi friends,
Happy holidays! If you missed it, last week’s demo night we featured another fantastic set of companies in NYC: Cadence OneFive, Carbonbridge, Floodbase, Flow Labs, Ridepanda. We’ll be planning more going events like this in 2024. Want to help shape our programming? Fill out our annual survey!
As you can imagine, this week is a slow one as we ease into the New Year. Here are our picks for the week:
Join the Consulate General of Germany at UN Plaza for 🌍 Risk Tipping Points - Where Hope Lies for a talk on disaster risks on Tuesday
On Wednesday, head to Brooklyn Bridge Park for 🍺 Green Drinks Brooklyn
And finally, don’t forget to spend 3 minutes letting us know about you! Today’s the best day to take to finally take the plunge and fill out our annual survey. It’s a huge help—please let us know about you!
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
The Climate Tech Cities Team
🌎 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!
Opportunities
🚆 Emerging Leaders in Transportation 2024 (Due Dec. 18)
The Emerging Leaders in Transportation program aims to enhance the toolkit of early-career employees to make transportation more efficient, effective and people-oriented. The 2024 program will take place on February 13-15, 2024 in person at the New York University Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and will include one off-site facility tour.
💸 Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (Due Dec. 27)
The Lab is looking for innovative finance solutions that can unlock investment to tackle some of the most difficult climate and sustainable development challenges and investment opportunities for a net zero economy. Proposed sustainable finance vehicles should offer returns for private investors, create jobs and other local economic benefits, sustain biodiversity, improve climate resilience and/or decrease emissions.
🥗 The Clean Fight: Food Service (Due Jan. 16)
The fourth edition of The Clean Fight will be focused on food warehousing, distribution and retail solutions with high GHG impact, cost efficiency, and a clear path to scalability, that can help the tight-margined food service industry transition effectively into the clean economy.
Rolling Deadlines and 2024
⚒️ Pilots at the Brooklyn Army Terminal (Rolling)
🏢 Urban Tech XChange (Rolling)
🌇 $10M Empire Technology Prize (Due Mar. 24)
Events This Week
🌱 Business Networking Event - SILC's Leadership Council: Tue, Dec 19
🌍 Risk Tipping Points - Where Hope Lies: Tue, Dec 19
🍺 Green Drinks Brooklyn - December 2023: Wed, Dec 20
🗣️ How to Save a Planet (Before it is Too Late): Wed, Dec 20
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events this month
Upcoming Events
👩🌾 Private Tour & Tasting @ Farm.One, Brooklyn's Cutting-Edge Hydroponic Farm: Sat, Jan 6
🍻 Climate Techies Monthly Member Sustainability and Networking Meetup: Thu, Jan 11
📷 Inti Pachurin - Peru: Real People: Thu, Jan 11
🍻 Green Drinks Philly: Tue, Jan 16
🍹The Carbonauts' Sustainability Cocktails: Tue, Jan 16
🍸 Green Drinks Brooklyn: Wed, Jan 17
🌧️ Soggy City: Flooding in NYC: Fri, Jan 19
📚 Celebrating Recent Work by Lorraine Daston: Wed, Jan 24
👷 Building Energy Exchange: Climate Ready Buildings Training: Tue, 23
🍽️ Climate Fresk & Dinner at Eat Offbeat: Thu, Jan 25
🏳️🌈Out in Climate - Climate Resiliency Panel: Tue, Jan 30
🍾Building Energy Exchange: Celebrate BE-Ex! A Decade of Excellence: Wed, Jan 31
🏗️ Quest for Sustainable Future in Design & Build Trends: Sustainability Group: Wed, Jan 31
🚗 The War on Cars: Wed, Jan 31
🥳Out in Climate - Happy Hour hosted by Acre: Tue, Feb 20
Event Details
🌱 Business Networking Event - SILC's Leadership Council
When: Tue, Dec 19th from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Where: The Apsley, 2330 Broadway, New York, NY
The Sustainability Investment Leadership Council (SILC) fosters insight on how accountants and attorneys can incorporate sustainability practices that align economic opportunity with sustainable policies. SILC serves as a consortium for professionals to advance sustainability in their professions and companies.
🌍 Risk Tipping Points - Where Hope Lies
When: Tue, Dec 19th from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Consulate General of Germany, 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY
Join the discussion on crafting hope in times of crisis through education, research, and science communication. This event celebrates 20 years of UNU-EHS and 50 years of Germany's commitment to the United Nations as a Member State.
🍺 Green Drinks Brooklyn - December 2023
When: Wed, Dec 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Where: 159 Bridge Park Drive, Brooklyn, NY
Get inspired, be inspiring! Join Green Drinks Brooklyn at Estuary for Happy Hour drinks and meet like-minded individuals passionate about sustainability and the environment. RSVPs appreciated.
🗣️ How to Save a Planet (Before it is Too Late)
When: Wed, Dec 20th from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
Where: Cre8ive NYC, 134 West 29th Street, New York, NY
This talk by Extinction Rebellion discusses the urgency to act on climate change and how nonviolent direct action can demand change. It also encourages people to join the movement and learn about the state of the earth's climate. Capacity is limited, so registration is required.