NY Climate Tech: Jan 6 - 13

A quiet start to a busy year

Alec Turnbull

Sonam Velani

, and

Streetlife Ventures

Jan 06, 2025

Hi all,

Welcome to 2025, a utopian future where New York City’s congestion pricing is reducing traffic, improving air quality, and funding public transit and the state’s new climate superfund law is routing $75 billion from major emitters to climate resilience projects. It also appears to be snowing this morning.

Here are our picks for the week:

It’s not exclusively climate, but learn about alternative business models and funding options at 🤖 Everything But SaaS with SPC & USV on Tuesday
On Wednesday, swing by Gowanus for the ✊ Brooklyn Hour of Action
Thursday, head to the 🌍 Resilience PAC 2025 launch to support local action on climate adaptation and resilience

There’s quite a bit coming up this month, stay tuned! One conference to have on your radar this month is 🌐 The Geospatial Risk Summit (Jan 29 & 30), focused on how professionals in finance, insurance, supply chain, healthcare, and energy industries use geospatial data to manage physical and climate-related risks. Looking for a volunteer opportunity? Apply to be the 🍿 Climate Film Festival Social Media Lead.

As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events, opportunities, and more.

Happy New Year,

Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

This Week’s Events

💼 Everything But SaaS with SPC & USV: Tue, Jan 7
🏳️‍🌈 Out in Climate - Tour of Cornell Tech and Happy Hour: Wed, Jan 8
🎶 Climate Cafe & Folk Jam: Wed, Jan 8
📊 NYC Data Exploration with Plotly: Wed, Jan 8
✊ Brooklyn Hour of Action: Wed, Jan 8
🍻 4WARD Global Climate & Sustainability Networking Meetups NYC: Thu, Jan 9
🎲 Climate Game Night at Eat Offbeat (Chelsea Market): Thu, Jan 9
🌍 Resilience PAC 2025 launch: Thu, Jan 9
📢 No More Greenwashing, No More Lies: Campaign Launch 2025: Sat, Jan 11
💣 Militarism and Climate Change: Conjoined Crises: Sun, Jan 12

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

Opportunities

🏡 The Clean Fight | Decarbonizing Affordable Housing Accelerator: Jan 13

The Clean Fight’s award-winning accelerator program helps growth-stage climate solutions from around the world scale in New York State. Program benefits include up to $100k in grant funding per company to facilitate deployments, high-touch matchmaking with housing partners and critical ecosystem players, tailored business development support, and more.

Community Shoutouts

🌐 The Geospatial Risk Summit: Jan 29 – 30

The Geospatial Risk Summit is a unique two-day event focused on how professionals in finance, insurance, supply chain, healthcare, and energy industries use geospatial data to manage physical and climate-related risks. Join industry experts and innovators in breaking down silos, exchanging insights, and advancing our understanding of geospatial solutions for managing physical and climate risks.

Upcoming Events

This Week in Depth

🤖 Everything But SaaS with SPC & USV

When: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Where: Register to See Address

A panel discussion hosted by South Park Commons and Union Square Ventures about the future of industries beyond software, featuring several partners from USV and SPC.

🏳️‍🌈 Out in Climate - Tour of Cornell Tech and Happy Hour

When: Tuesday, January 8, 2025 from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Where: The Bloomberg Center, New York, New York

Join us for a special Out in Climate tour of Cornell Tech, showcasing its LEED Certified buildings, including the Bloomberg Center. Space is limited for the tour, but the happy hour is open for all. Led by Michael Samuelian, the tour highlights sustainable practices on campus. A small fee is charged to ensure attendance.

🎶 Climate Cafe & Folk Jam

When: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Where: 110 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Join us for the Climate Cafe & Folk Jam at the Brooklyn Quaker Meeting House! The evening features a discussion on climate-related emotions, followed by a bluegrass-style musical jam. Bring songs to lead and enjoy refreshments with the community. Don't forget to RSVP to help us prepare!

📊 NYC Data Exploration with Plotly

When: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Where: Register to See Address

Join the monthly NYC get-together aimed at improving the city through data visualization. This event features a speaker discussing MTA ridership data and provides opportunities for networking and collaborative discussions about transportation, housing, and sustainability data.

✊ Brooklyn Hour of Action

When: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Where: Threes Brewing Gowanus, Kings County, New York

Join us for the Hour of Action every Wednesday at Threes Brewing in Brooklyn to advocate for climate solutions. Whether you're new or experienced in activism, bring a laptop, a friend, and enjoy a drink while working toward bold, equitable climate actions. Let's make a difference together!

🍻 4WARD Global Climate & Sustainability Networking Meetups NYC

When: Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Where: 310 Bowery Street, New York, NY 10003

The Climate 4WARDers NYC Monthly Member Sustainability & Networking Meetup invites climate professionals and passionate individuals to collaborate in combatting climate change.

🎲 Climate Game Night at Eat Offbeat (Chelsea Market)

When: Thursday, January 9, 2025 from 5:45 PM - 9:00 PM

Where: 75 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Join us for the Climate Game Night at Eat Offbeat, a fun event that combines a collaborative workshop on climate science with a delicious dinner prepared by refugee chefs. In just three hours, learn how to tackle climate change and meet new people. A perfect opportunity for climate curious individuals!

🌍 Resilience PAC 2025 launch

When: Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Where: 361 Bowery, New York, NY 10003

The Resilience PAC 2025 launch is an in-person gathering on January 9th at 6 PM, aimed at unveiling plans for the upcoming election. Attendees will engage in strategy discussions, connect with like-minded individuals, and learn about the role of Resilience PAC in preparing New York City for climate change.

📢 No More Greenwashing, No More Lies: Campaign Launch 2025

When: Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Where: 160 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023

Join the No More Greenwashing, No More Lies campaign launch in NYC! Featuring speakers Genevieve Guenther and Sandra Steingraber, this meeting aims to mobilize against the climate crisis and organize communities to take action against greenwashing. Don't miss the opportunity to participate in forming strategy and planning for 2025.

💣 Militarism and Climate Change: Conjoined Crises

When: Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Where: 269 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

This event focuses on the connection between climate change and militarism, presented by Marian Ronan, highlighting the need to address these intertwined crises. It will explore the impact of climate disasters and the massive militarism of the US, aiming to provide insights on reversing the situation.