NY Climate Tech: July 30 - August 6
Synthetic biology, a walking tour of NYC's largest fossil fuel depot, volunteer opportunities, food tech, and more upcoming events
Hi friends,
August?! August. Here are our picks for the week:
On Wednesday, dive into the 🧬 Synthetic Biology Spotlight at IndieBio
Thursday, take 🛢️ Walking Tour of NYC's Largest Fossil Fuel Depot
Find out how to 🌱 volunteer with Seed Consulting and build your green resume at their online info session on Thursday
Join 🍱 FoodHack New York City next Tuesday at CookUnity in Brooklyn for pitches, networking and bites.
Also a heads up on the ⛴️ Sunset Boat Tour: NYC's Green Economy on Wednesday, August 21st—looks like tickets are going fast for this one.
Our 🗽 NY Climate Finance Rooftop Happy Hour is oversubscribed! Apologies for the delay on approvals, we’ll get them out this week.
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities Team
This Week’s Events
🧬 Synthetic Biology Spotlight: A Conversation with Ginger Dosier: Wed, Jul 31
🛢️ Info Session & Walking Tour of NYC's Largest Fossil Fuel Depot: Thu, Aug 1
🧪 Applied: Vol 6: Thu, Aug 1
🌱 Volunteer with Seed Consulting (Info Session): Thu, Aug 1
🧺 350 Brooklyn Annual Picnic: Thu, Aug 1
🍱 FoodHack New York City: Food Upcycling and Waste Reduction: Tue, Aug 6
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
🌌 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
🗽 NY Climate Finance Rooftop Happy Hour: Wed, Aug 7
🔌 Data In Power - NYC Event: Wed, Aug 7
🌇 HARLEM WEEK: Climate & Environmental Justice in Harlem: Wed, Aug 7
🏃♀️ Climate Run & Walk: Fri, Aug 9
🏃♂️ ClimateHack New York City: Run & Walk: Fri, Aug 9
✍️ Flash Flood to Flash Fiction: Sat, Aug 10
🍀 Net Impact Monthly Social Hour: Tue, Aug 13
🍏 Green Apple Trivia: Tue, Aug 13
🌃 Urblandia x citizenM (NYC Bowery): Wed, Aug 14
☕️ Outdoor Climate Cafe (8/14): Wed, Aug 14
🥗 Sustainable Food Systems: Thu, Aug 15
☀️ Solar New-York Show International 2024: Tue, Aug 20
⛴️ Sunset Boat Tour: NYC's Green Economy: Wed, Aug 21
🎴 Climate Fresk at Eat Offbeat (Chelsea Market): Thu, Sep 5
🏙️ 2024 Economic & Workforce Development Summit: Thu, Sep 12
⚡️ Dervos 2024: Fri, Oct 25
🔌 Deploy24: Wed, Dec 4
This Week in Depth
🧬 Synthetic Biology Spotlight: A Conversation with Ginger Dosier
When: Register to See Address New York, New York
Where: Wednesday, July 31 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Join BIOTECH XYZ and GROW Everything Podcast in a recorded podcast event highlighting the future of synthetic biology, from bioeconomy to biomes. For this recorded episode, co-hosts Karl Schmieder, MS/MFA, and Erum Azeez Khan will speak with Ginger Dosier, co-founder of Biomason and BIOME Consortia about how bioengineering and synthetic biology, along with other emerging technologies, are supporting the transition from petrochemical to regenerative manufacturing practices.
🛢️ Info Session & Walking Tour of NYC's Largest Fossil Fuel Depot
When: Thursday, August 1 at 6:00 PM
Where: McGolrick Park, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Did you know NYC's largest fossil fuel depot is right in North Brooklyn, adjacent to homes, businesses, and playgrounds? Join Sane Energy Project, a founding member of the No North Brooklyn Pipeline Alliance, for an info session and walking tour of the LNG (Liquefied ""Natural"" Gas) facility to learn how we are working to transform this site into 120 acres that serves the community, not a shareholder focused corporation.
🧪 Applied: Vol 6
When: Thursday, August 1 from 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Where: Prime Produce, New York, NY
We're back for Applied Vol 6! And this time in collaboration with our friends at Biotech XYZ. So what’s this all about? Applied provokes meaningful connections across the expansive environmental and life science sector – sparking new projects, partnerships and promises for a vivid future. We gather forefront researchers and invite high-caliber individuals from many fields who can inspire and empower their work. We’re discipline agnostic and application focused.
🌱 Volunteer with Seed Consulting (Info Session)
When: Thursday, Aug 1 at 7:00 PM
Where: Online
Hey Gang! It’s my bi-annual plug for Seed Consulting Group! We are a non-profit that serves to amplify the impact of environmental or sustainably focused non-profits and empower leaders to help shape a sustainable future for our communities and planet. Last cycle was our debut for the Seed NYC Chapter and we looking to keep that success rolling! Applications are open for Consultants, Senior Consultants and PMs! Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions, more than happy to chat! We also have an info session this Thursday from 7 to 8pm EST (register here: https://shorturl.at/q5NBN). Applications will close mid-late August and the cycle will run from the week of September 9th to early-mid November.
🧺 350 Brooklyn Annual Picnic
When: Thursday, Aug. 1 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Food, drink, and summertime conviviality–in August we get together and just hang out. Bring something to share, a friend, and reusable utensils. Join us on August 1, Thursday from 6 pm. Enter Prospect Park at Grand Army Plaza and walk into Long Meadow. Look for the table with the bright blue 350 Brooklyn tablecloth. No need to RSVP–just come!
🍱 FoodHack New York City: Food Upcycling and Waste Reduction
When: Tuesday, August 6 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: CookUnity, Brooklyn
Join our meetup for entrepreneurs, professionals, investors and food enthusiasts to network and hear from food industry speakers. Whether you're just starting your food business, looking to connect with startups to invest in or want to network with other like-minded professionals - this event is for you.