NY Climate Tech: July 17 - July 23
Climate cafes and game nights, park picnics and summer bashes, all mixed with a dash of energy storage and more!
Hi friends,
This weekend was “water water, everywhere,” as the saying goes. We had a blast exploring the plethora of City of Water Day activities on Saturday, with everything from kayaking and fishing in Jamaica Bay to a canal-side concert along the Gowanus Canal to launching a floating garden at the RETI Center in Red Hook! NYC has over 520-miles coastline along oceans, rivers, bays, intlets and everything in between. Needless to say, it’s complex and beautiful - and it’s the adaptive infrastructure we build along our waterways that will keep NYC a strong and resilient city for generations to come.
Here are our picks for the week:
Anxious about the hottest week in human existence? Check out ☕️ Climate Cafe in Chelsea to talk about climate emotions in a supportive group this Monday
On Tuesday, join 🌳 Latinxs in Sustainability for their summer meetup in Washington Square Park
Get energized for the energy transition on Wednesday at GreenHomeNYC’s 🔋 Monthly Forum: Renewables & Energy Storage in Midtown
Nerd out on climate (and more) with scientists, engineers, and our friends at SOSV at their 🤖 Deep Tech Summer Bash .
Make new friends on Saturday with Eat Offbeat for their monthly 🎲 Climate Fresk game night (we’ve heard great things and keep meaning to make it!)
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Alec and Sonam
🌎 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!
Community Shoutouts
💧 Environmental Tech Lab Challenges
Applications are open for the inaugural Environmental Tech Lab, a public-private initiative between the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Partnership Fund for New York City to test new technologies to help solve pressing challenges facing the city’s water and wastewater network. This year’s challenges focus on helping DEP better utilize data and technology and improve operational efficiency at New York City’s water and wastewater utility.
👩🏻🌾 Terra.do’s Climate Farm School
The Climate Farm School program at Terra.do is a unique opportunity for adult professionals to get their hands dirty on a regenerative farm for a week while learning about climate solutions within sustainable food systems. We’re enrolling cohorts that launch in July or September, at Green Valley Farm + Mill in Sebastopol, CA and Hawthorne Valley Farm in Ghent, NY. Contact program director Laney Siegner with any questions: laney@terra.do.
Events This Week
☕️ Climate Cafe: Mon, Jul 17
⚖️ Just Transitions for All: Achieving Climate & Social Justice: Tue, Jul 18
🥗 Vegan Night Market: Tue, Jul 18
🌳 Latinxs in Sustainability Summer Meet Up: Tue, Jul 18
🍻 Green Drinks Brooklyn: Wed, Jul 19
🤖 SOSV Deep Tech Summer Bash w/ Free Agency: Wed, Jul 19
🔋 Renewables & Energy Storage - The Booming Energy Transition: Wed, Jul 19
🐟 Karen Pinchin + Sabrina Imbler: Kings of Their Own Ocean: Wed, Jul 19
💩 Red Hook Compost Site Tour: A Master Composter Field Trip: Sat, Jul 22
💐 7th Annual Kingsland Wildflowers Festival: Sat, Jul 22
🎲 Climate Fresk and Dinner at Eat Offbeat: Sat, Jul 22
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events this month
Events This Month
🌯 Upcycling Nutritious Food in NYC: Tue, Jul 25
🌱 Social Impact Summer Connector: Tue, Jul 25
💸 Paula DiPerna ("Pricing the Priceless") Half King: Tue, Jul 25
🪴 Eco-friendly PopUp: Wed, Jul 26
🏢 Climate Mobilization Act Series: If, How, When – NYC Building Envelopes: Thu, Jul 27
⛴️ Sunset Boat Tour: Explore our Region's Port Infrastructure: Tue, Aug 1
Events This Week
☕️ Climate Cafe (7/17)
When: Mon, Jul 17th from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Neighbor, 176 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011
Climate Cafes represent an opportunity to discuss difficult emotions that arise out of the climate crisis - everything from anxiety, fear, dread, hopelessness, and anger - in a supportive environment of peers. Climate Cafes are non-clinical, non-directive spaces where attendees can hold space for each others’ emotions without trying to fix other people. At its core, it can be meaningful to spend time with others who feel the same way.
⚖️ HLPF Event: Just Transitions for All: Achieving Climate & Social Justice
When: Tue, Jul 18th from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Where: United Nations HQ, New York, NY 10017
Midway through to COP28, this event seeks to provide an update on the development of just transition strategies, as called for in the COP27 outcome document. It aims to facilitate a shared understanding of just transition based on national and international guidelines and standards. It will provide a platform to share experiences and best practices on effective policy measures and financing strategies to promote a just transition.
🥗 Vegan Night Market
When: Tue, Jul 18th from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Wollman Rink, 830 5th Ave, New York, NY 10065
Get ready to taste the best of plant-based cuisine at NYC's first-ever Vegan Night Market! Wollman Rink in Central Park will host an event featuring the city's top vegan vendors, live music, rotating food and product tastings, and more!
🌳 Latinxs in Sustainability Summer Meet Up
When: Tue, Jul 18th from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Washington Square Park, Washington Square, NYC, NY 10012
Join Latinxs in Sustainability for an evening of in-person networking in the park! You're invited to this after work hang at Washington Square where we will connect with other professionals in or interested in the sustainability industry!
🍻 Green Drinks Brooklyn
When: Wed, Jul 19th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Estuary Brasserie & Bar, 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.
🔋 Monthly Forum: Renewables & Energy Storage - The Booming Energy Transition
When: Wed, Jul 19th from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Nixon Peabody LLP, 55 West 46th Street #Tower 46, New York, NY 10036
The energy transition is in full swing! With tailwinds in policy, financing, availability, public sentiment and more over the past several years, including a major boost from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the renewable energy and energy storage industries are making big things happen across the country including in and around New York City. At this month's Forum, we'll hear from several local professionals from across the renewables and storage sectors on how they are helping move the transition forward.
🐟 Karen Pinchin + Sabrina Imbler: Kings of Their Own Ocean
When: Wed, Jul 19th from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway 3rd Floor, Rare Book Room, New York, NY
Join us for an in-person event with award-winning writer Karen Pinchin for the release of her new book Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas. Joining Karen in conversation is fellow science writer Sabrina Imbler. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.
🤖 SOSV Deep Tech Summer Bash w/ Free Agency
When: Thu, Jul 20th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Register for Address
Come join SOSV's programs IndieBio and HAX in bringing together the scientists, engineers, climate folks and others for drinks and snacks. Light programming, and a summer time get together for all of our favorite ecosystem builders!
💩 Red Hook Compost Site Tour: A Master Composter Field Trip
When: Sat, Jul 22nd from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Where: Red Hook Community Farm, 103 Otsego St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Join us for a tour of Red Hook Compost Site at Red Hook Farms to learn about the history and current operations of the largest fossil fuel free compost site in the country. We manage 20,000 square feet of space with solar power and human power composting on farm with outdoor windrows, tumblers, and 4 ASP pipes.
💐 7th Annual Kingsland Wildflowers Festival
When: Sat, Jul 22nd from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Kingsland Wildflowers Green Roof & Community Engagement Center, 520 Kingsland Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
The native rooftop meadow and wildlife habitat located on the banks of Newtown Creek, a federal Superfund site, was created through a close collaboration of private and nonprofit entities interested in rewriting the narrative on the possibilities of ecological and industrial cohabitation. This annual festival aims to bring awareness to Greenpoint’s and the surrounding communities' long-standing environmental burdens; transition to a cleaner, healthier future; as well as the global climate crisis
🎲 Climate Fresk and Dinner at Eat Offbeat (Chelsea Market) - Summer Edition
When: Sat, Jul 22nd from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011
Play a 3h Climate Change Game and have dinner discovering the best home cooking from around the world made with love by refugee chefs in NY.
Join the Fun!
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Climate Tech Cities
We are expanding! We started as an 8-person dinner and now have over 8,000 members in our community. We’ve had people across the world reach out to us to start their own chapters - so we’re launching a new Climate Tech Cities organization this year! If you have friends who are interested in becoming chapter leads, please share the word. Here’s to a global network of local communities making a positive impact!