NY Climate Tech: July 16 - July 22
Government innovation, climate action, concerts, climate justice, happy hours, parties, bike rides, and more events this week.
Hi friends,
Our next event is on the books! We’ll be back at the lovely citizenM Bowery Hotel rooftop for our first-of-a-kind 🗽 NY Climate Finance Rooftop Happy Hour on Wednesday, August 7. We only have limited capacity, so RSVP soon.
In the meantime, it’s been quite a week. If you want to talk about it, there’s space this Saturday on Governor’s Island at 😬 Climate Cafe: Feelings on the Upcoming Election. And as always, swing by some events: you won’t find a more inspiring community than the incredible people out working on climate and building better futures here in NYC.
Here are our picks for the week:
Tomorrow, head to City and State’s 🏛️ Government Innovation Summit, then grab drinks in Manhattan with CIV:LAB at 🍹 NY Climate Action Happy Hour or Brooklyn at 🍻 Green Drinks Brooklyn
On Thursday, take a musical break at Asia Society with 🎶 Sky Islands by Susie Ibarra, a musical tribute to our rich and fragile ecosystems inspired by the distinct rainforest habitats of Luzon, Philippines.
Join activists and politicians on Thursday at 🏙️ New York's Leaders on Climate Justice: An Accountability Town Hall by Lincoln Center
Friday, start your night at 🍹 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails in Flatiron then move over to Bushwick for ❤️🔥 Planet Over Profit's Summer of Heat Rage(r)
On Saturday, go for a ride in Brooklyn with 🚴♀️ CLIP's Bicycle Club
And there’s plenty more below.
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities Team
This Week’s Events
🔥 Future of Work: Founders & Funders Fireside Chat: Tue, Jul 16
🌱 SILC's Leadership Council Business Networking Event: Tue, Jul 16
🧵 Sustainable Textile Sourcing & Apparel Manufacturing Tour: Tue, Jul 16
🏥 For Health & Environment: How to go low-waste & (micro)plastic-free at home: Wed, Jul 17
🏛️ Government Innovation Summit: Wed, Jul 17
⚖️ Climate Justice Art Build: Wed, Jul 17
🍻 Green Drinks Brooklyn - July 2024: Wed, Jul 17
🍹 NY Climate Action Happy Hour: Wed, Jul 17
🎶 Sky Islands by Susie Ibarra: Thu, Jul 18
🌇 Leaders In Impact X Reconsidered Happy Hour: Thu, Jul 18
🔌 Matcha NYC launch at Brooklyn Army Terminal with NYCEDC: Thu, Jul 18
🏙️ New York's Leaders on Climate Justice: An Accountability Town Hall: Thu, Jul 18
🍹 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails: Fri, Jul 19
❤️🔥 Planet Over Profit's Summer of Heat Rage(r): Fri, Jul 19
💸 WC Speaker Series: What's up with cap-and-invest in New York State?: Fri, Jul 19
🚴♀️ CLIP's Bicycle Club: Sat, Jul 20
😬 Climate Cafe: Feelings on the Upcoming Election: Sat, Jul 20
⏰ Climate Clock: Climate Emergency Day 2024: Mon, Jul 22
Community Shoutouts
💸 Climate Capital Summit
Planning for Cimate Week already? The 2024 Climate Capital Summit is an invite-only gathering that brings together the industry’s leading innovators, investors, executives and policymakers - taking place on Wednesday 9/25 during NY Climate Week. If interested in attending, please request an invite here.
Opportunities
👩💻 Nonprofit Eng(ine): Jul 26
Know any US nonprofits building innovative tech to advance social & economic opportunity? AlleyCorp’s Nonprofit ENG(INE) program will deliver $1 million in awards to four eligible nonprofits.
🌌 Endless Frontier Labs: Jul 31
EFL is a free, no-equity program at NYU Stern that matches tech startups with MBA students who provide you with business development support for nine months, and offers access to NYU’s network of investors and scientific experts.
💧 Environmental Tech Lab: Aug 1
The Environmental Tech Lab provides an accelerated pathway for early to growth-stage companies to solve challenges facing the New York City’s water and wastewater network which serves residents in the nation’s largest city.
💨 2024 Cleantech Open Northeast Direct Air Capture Academy: Startup Application: Aug 2
Cleantech Open Northeast, NECEC was awarded the U.S. Department of Energy Direct Air Capture (DAC) Pre-Commercial Energy for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Prize to run the 2024 DAC Academy. This is an accelerator tailored to DAC startups. Each of five (5) DAC startups in the 2024 Cleantech Open Northeast DAC Academy cohort will receive a $10,000 cash award upon completion of the DAC Academy accelerator program.
🌎 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!
Upcoming Events
🍎 Teacher Professional Development: Climate Change: Tue, Jul 23
☕️ Climate Café at The Brooklyn Public Library: Wed, Jul 24
🦋 The Night Visitors: Wed, Jul 24
🍻 New York CDR Community Drinks: Wed, Jul 24
🍻 Newlab's Summer Member Happy Hour: Wed, Jul 24
🍻 Green Drinks Newark: Thu, Jul 25
🦇 BATOPIA - a VR experience in the eye of a bat: Fri, Jul 26
☀️ Solar Power for Artists Workshop Series: Sat, Jul 27
🛢️ Info Session & Walking Tour of NYC's Largest Fossil Fuel Depot: Thu, Aug 1
🧬 Applied: Vol 6: Thu, Aug 1
🗽 NY Climate Finance Rooftop Happy Hour: Wed, Aug 7
🍀 Net Impact Monthly Social Hour: Tue, Aug 13
🌃 Urblandia x citizenM (NYC Bowery): Wed, Aug 14
☀️ Solar New-York Show International 2024: Tue, Aug 20
⚡️ Dervos 2024: Fri, October 25
🔌 Deploy24: Wed, December 4 - 5
This Week in Depth
🔥 Future of Work: Founders & Funders Fireside Chat
When: Tue, Jul 16, 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM (EDT)
Where: RSVP for Address
Join Supermomos for an engaging conversation with founders and investors that are transforming the future of work, including Venture Access Alliance member Bloomberg Beta.
🌱 SILC's Leadership Council Business Networking Event
When: Tuesday, July 16 · 6 - 7:30pm EDT
Where: Moxy NYC Chelsea, 105 West 28th Street, New York, NY 10001
Join us for a night of drinks, food and good conversations! The Sustainability Investment Leadership Council (SILC) was founded in 2015 to foster insight into how professionals can incorporate sustainability practices that align economic opportunity with sustainable policies. SILC attracts members from the accounting, legal, compliance, and other professions across various industries. This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to meet fellow professionals in a relaxed and casual setting. Don’t miss this chance to build relationships and grow your business. See you there!
🧵 Sustainable Textile Sourcing & Apparel Manufacturing Tour
When: Tuesday, July 16 · 12 - 1pm EDT
Where: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001
Are you a fashion brand, designer, or retailer who needs to source sustainable textile or apparel manufacturers? Join us for a personal tour with supply chain expert Alex Helander at Texworld, the largest sourcing event on the East Coast for apparel fabric buyers, research and product development specialists, designers, merchandisers, and overseas sourcing professionals.
🏥 For Health & Environment: How to go low-waste & (micro)plastic-free at home
When: Wednesday, July 17 · 6:30 - 7:30pm EDT
Where: Online
Besides food, majority of the waste generated by households in our homes and get-togethers at events is plastic such as packaging, wrappers and disposable products. We can lower our environmental footprint and reduce NYC's 14 million tons of yearly trash by taking some simple steps. Also, food wrapped, stored or eaten in plastic is harmful to health because it releases microplastics. Microplastics are toxic for human health and can cause many illnesses related to reproductive, matabolic and immune disorders.
🏛️ Government Innovation Summit
When: Wednesday, July 17 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Where: Baruch College, 55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010
This event brings together tech focused public-sector professionals and industry partners to connect on modernization and collaboration in New York government. Use code TECHNYC to get 75 percent off.
⚖️ Climate Justice Art Build
When: Wednesday, July 17 · 4 - 7pm EDT
Where: UPROSE, 462 36th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Come join us for a fun and creative event where we will be using art to raise awareness about climate justice. We're going to be using art to visualze what climate justice looks like in Sunset Park. No experience necessary - just bring your enthusiasm and creativity! See you there!
🍻 Green Drinks Brooklyn - July 2024
When: Wednesday, July 17 · 6:03 - 10pm EDT
Where: 159 Bridge Park Drive Brooklyn, NY 11201
Is your work related to the environment or sustainability? Are you interested in sustainability or environmental issues. Do you want to meet some like minded folks and share your thoughts and passion. Come down to Estuary at ONE15 Brooklyn Marina for Happy Hour drinks. We'll have a few folks introduce themselves and their work.
🍹 NY Climate Action Happy Hour
When: Wednesday, July 17 · 5 - 7pm EDT
Where: 22 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017
Join us for drinks and snacks at the Melangerie at Company Ventures on July 17 from 5-7pm for networking with the NY climate ecosystem!
🎶 Sky Islands by Susie Ibarra
When: Thursday, July 18 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: 725 Park Ave, New York, NY
Join us for the world premiere of Filipinx composer and percussionist Susie Ibarra's Sky Islands, a musical tribute to our rich and fragile ecosystems inspired by the distinct rainforest habitats of Luzon, Philippines. Sky Islands is a musical call to action, drawing awareness to dwindling biodiversity, changing climate and global community practices.
🌇 Leaders In Impact X Reconsidered Happy Hour
When: Register for Address
Where: Thursday, July 18 from 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Join other mission-driven leaders for a casual night of networking in Manhattan. Build your network, meet like-minded people and have meaningful conversations with founders, operators and investors at organizations tackling issues related to climate, economic mobility, healthcare, corporate sustainability, edtech and more.
🔌 Matcha NYC launch at Brooklyn Army Terminal with NYCEDC
When: Thursday, July 18 · 2:30 - 4pm EDT
Where: Brooklyn Army Terminal Annex Building, 80 58th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220
Matcha, an emerging EV charging technology company, in partnership with the NYC Economic Development corporation, today announced its expansion into New York State, bringing its turnkey EV charging deployment solutions and innovative management software to multifamily, office, and parking garage properties across the City focused on the unmet needs for charging access among renters and rideshare drivers. The NYC launch event will be held July 18th, 2-4PM, at the Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT) Bank building, as part of NYCEDC's Climate Innovation Hub to foster sustainable technology and innovation.
🏙️ New York's Leaders on Climate Justice: An Accountability Town Hall
When: Thursday, July 18, 2024• 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Ethical Culture Society, 2 W 64th Street, New York, NY 10023 US
Join us at a town hall style forum to question Governor Hochul, Attorney General James, and City-wide elected leaders about the accelerating climate crisis. Hundreds of New Yorkers will gather at the historic New York Society for Ethical Culture concert hall on Thursday, July 18th at 6:30pm for a special event. We'll be holding our top elected leaders accountable on the top climate, jobs and justice issues that matter to our state and city.
🍹 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails
When: 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011
Where: Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY
Join us for delicious cocktails and conversations with other passionate sustainability advocates. This is a great opportunity to meet others in the sustainability community, so feel free to share this invite with friends and colleagues. The more the merrier!
❤️🔥 Planet Over Profit's Summer of Heat Rage(r)
When: Friday, July 19 at 6:30PM
Where: Rubulad, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
We're more than halfway through the Summer of Heat on Wall Street, and Planet Over Profit is coming back with another major climate rager at Rubulad on Friday, July 19th! Join POP for a funky & festive night with live music, vendors, and a whole bunch of lovely, super-fun climate activists.
💸 WC Speaker Series: What's up with cap-and-invest in New York State?
When: Friday, July 19 at 1:00 PM
Where: Online
New York is preparing to cap emissions and put a price on carbon through a new statewide program–only the third state to do so, and an essential step towards decarbonization. But what exactly is cap-and-invest? If we design it well, how could it benefit New York State? What are the risks of designing it poorly? And how far along are we with fleshing out these crucial details?
🚴♀️ CLIP's Bicycle Club
When: Saturday, July 20 · 5 - 7pm EDT
Where: Industry of All Nations, 100 North 3rd Street #Store 2B, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Beat the heat, ride away and meet an exciting community of bike riders across Brooklyn. Join CLIP, in partnership with Industry of All Nations, Priority, and Fend to enjoy fantastic giveaways, good music, and promote promote sustainability and clean transport in the city! Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or a casual rider, this is a perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals who are determined to make a change through sustainability and biking.
⏰ Climate Clock: Climate Emergency Day 2024
When: Monday, July 22 at 12PM ET
Where: Union Square, New York, NY
On Monday July 22 2024, the Climate Clock will tick down below five years for the first time, a key milestone for humanity that will spark a wave of synchronised actions around the world, demanding an end to fossil fuels, and pushing leaders to #ActInTime to accelerate real climate solutions. Beneath the giant Climate Clock in Union Square we will gather to witness the clock ticking down at 12PM ET, and launch into action in solidarity with actions across the world. The event will feature speakers from frontlines communities impacted by climate change, Summer of Heat on Wall St, NY City Council, Climate Clock and more.