NY Climate Tech: June 24 - July 1
NY Climate Tech: June 24 - July 1
Free Climate Tech conferences, building industry networking, women and climate, Pride, pickleball for the planet, and more events this week!
Hi friends,
One last busy week of June before the summer slowdown of July and August, and there’s plenty going on! Two of our top picks this week are daytime conferences: the 🌆 Urban Future Forum: Equity in Piloting Climate Solutions on Tuesday and 🌎 Climate Venture & Innovation Salon on Thursday.
Also I hate to say this, but we’re already looking towards September: know anyone organizing something for Climate Week or looking to do so yourself? Email us!
Here are our picks for the week:
On Tuesday, spend the day with Urban Future Lab at Civic Hall for the 🌆 Urban Future Forum: Equity in Piloting Climate Solutions, then head to Building Energy Exchange in the evening for 🏙️ State of the Building Industry Networking Evening
Attend the launch of NYC’s chapter of Women in Cleantech and Sustainability on Wednesday at 🙋♀️ Green Rising: Women Driving CleanTech Innovation in NYC
On Thursday, dive into the 🌎 Climate Venture & Innovation Salon with investors, industry leaders, and “salon style” networking
Also on Thursday, dial into the 💧 Enviromental Tech Lab Info Session to learn more about the opportunity
This weekend, it’s Pride! Join the 🌈 Women and Climate Pride Signs + Swap Event on Saturday and then 🏳️🌈 March with WAC for Pride! on Sunday.
Finally next Monday, support the amazing Green City Force at 🏓 Pickleball for the Planet in Central Park (player and spectator tickets available!).
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities Team
This Week’s Events
🎽 Pride Swap Party in Jersey City!: Mon, Jun 24
🌆 Urban Future Forum: Equity in Piloting Climate Solutions: Tue, Jun 25
🔌 Global Energy Transition: Tue, Jun 25
🌻 Social Impact Summer Connector (In-Person in NYC): Tue, Jun 25
🏙️ State of the Building Industry Networking Evening: Tue, Jun 25
🪵 Upfront Carbon — The Now Narrative: Tue, Jun 25
🙋♀️ Green Rising: Women Driving CleanTech Innovation in NYC: Wed, Jun 26
🏗️ Rebuilding New York Summit: Wed, Jun 26
💧 Enviromental Tech Lab Info Session: Thu, Jun 27
🏡 Underwriting Standards for Low-Carbon Housing: Thu, Jun 27
🌎 Climate Venture & Innovation Salon: Thu, Jun 27
🎉 SOSV's HAX and IndieBio Summer Bash!: Thu, Jun 27
🏡 GreenHomeNYC Passive House Tour: Sendero Verde: Fri, Jun 28
🌈 Women and Climate Pride Signs + Swap Event: Sat, Jun 29
🏳️🌈 March with WAC for Pride!: Sun, Jun 30
🏓 Pickleball for the Planet: Mon, Jul 1
🌇 Building Decarbonization Survey
Are you on a condo or co-op board, or do you run a building management company for apartment buildings? Streetlife Ventures is researching climate tech that can help decarbonize these buildings while saving time, money, and energy - and we would love to speak to you. If you’re open to it, please fill out this short form and Laura or Sonam will be in touch!
Community Shoutouts
🏓 CityPickle: Pickleball for the Planet - Player Ticket: Jul 1
Since 2009, working at the intersection of environmental, economic and racial justice, GCF's mission has been to train young leaders to power a green and inclusive society through service. GCF works in close partnership with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) - to engage 18-24 year old public housing and other low-income housing residents with high school diplomas and equivalents in full-time, 6-10 month AmeriCorps national service and workforce training terms (GCF’s Service Corps).
Join and support them on July 1st with Pickleball for the Planet in Central Park!
Spectator tickets and player tickets available.
Opportunities
✍️ Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest 2024: Jun 24
Grist is excited to open submissions for the fourth year of our Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors short story contest. Imagine 2200 is an invitation to writers from all over the globe to imagine a future in which solutions to the climate crisis flourish and help bring about radical improvements to our world. We dare you to dream anew.
💧 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.
🌎 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
🎉 SOSV's HAX and IndieBio Summer Bash!: Tue, Jul 2
🎬 Inundation District: Film screening and Q&A: Mon, Jul 8
🏞️ Amazonian Resilience: Addressing Drought and Water Connectivity: Mon, Jul 8
🍽️ CCL-NYC Climate Science and Energy Engineering Dinner: Tue, Jul 9
🍷 Wine with WISE: Networking Evening: Wed, Jul 10
🎶 Sky Islands by Susie Ibarra: Thu, Jul 18
🌇 Leaders In Impact X Reconsidered Happy Hour: Thu, Jul 18
🍹 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails: Fri, Jul 19
🍎 Teacher Professional Development: Climate Change: Tue, Jul 23
☕️ Climate Café at The Brooklyn Public Library: Wed, Jul 24
This Week in Depth
🎽 Pride Swap Party in Jersey City!
When: Monday, June 24 · 5:30 - 8pm EDT
Where: House (Address will be sent on email confirmation) Congress Street & Central Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07307
Join us for our first Pride Clothing Swap in Jersey City. Connect with your climate community and refresh your wardrobe! In the spirit of Pride, we encourage you to rock your brightest colors, boldest patterns, and most vibrant styles to swap. This is a celebration of self-expression, identity, and giving clothing a new life! Bring up to 5 clothing items in good condition for our swap. Be intentional with your selections and be considerate of others.
🌆 Urban Future Forum: Equity in Piloting Climate Solutions
When: Tuesday, June 25 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Where: Civic Hall, New York, NY
Urban Future Forum, a new type of event by the Urban Future Lab, is designed to increase connectivity within the climatetech ecosystem, explore strategies for advancing equitable pilot projects, and accelerate the deployment of climate solutions.
🔌 Global Energy Transition
When: June 25 - June 27
Where: New York, NY
Reuters Events: Global Energy Transition 2024 unites the energy, industrial and financial ecosystem to reconstruct sectoral partnerships, forge agile transition strategies, and optimize low-carbon investment decisions.
🌻 Social Impact Summer Connector (In-Person in NYC)
When: Tuesday, June 25 · 6:30 - 8:30pm EDT
Where: 417 5th Avenue, #8th Floor New York, NY 10016
Join us for facilitated networking, insights from social impact leaders, and energizing conversation and music at the Social Impact Summer Connector. Connect with New York City’s social impact community. You’ll meet people from New York’s nonprofit, B Corp, social entrepreneurship, freelance, and CSR spaces.
🏙️ State of the Building Industry Networking Evening
When: Tuesday, June 25th from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Where: Building Energy Exchange
This summer, Building Energy Exchange is hosting a networking evening to connect emerging professionals with industry thought leaders and leading building technology innovators. Hear from a few of BE-Ex’s Industry Leadership Council (ILC) members, representing best-in-class high-performance building organizations, on their current initiatives and projects.
🪵 Upfront Carbon — The Now Narrative
When: Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Where: SOM, 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY
The Skyscraper Museum continues its "Mass Timber Semester" lecture series, which brings together key voices in the Mass Timber movement to reflect on its short history, current condition, and promising future, with an IN-PERSON program at SOM's lower Manhattan office at 7 World Trade Center. Driven by the urgency of global warming and a growing understanding of the significant role new construction plays in climate change, designers are becoming more conscious of the carbon cost of the materials they choose. For many, engineered wood – considered in the full picture of responsibly managed forests and whole life-cycle analysis – offers at least a partial answer.
🙋♀️ Green Rising: Women Driving CleanTech Innovation in NYC
When: June 26 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: 71 Vanderbilt Ave, New York NY
As the urgency of climate change intensifies, the role of women in leading sustainable innovations and strategies has never been more crucial. According to the International Energy Agency, women make up only 22% of the global energy sector workforce, highlighting the need for greater representation and diversity in this field. Events like the launch of the New York City Chapter of Women in Cleantech and Sustainability (WCS) are timely and essential in fostering this inclusion, bringing together trailblazers to drive impactful change in the green economy. Attendees of the launch event can look forward to a dynamic evening of networking and knowledge sharing. The highlight will be a thrilling panel discussion featuring influential women leaders and founders in the cleantech and sustainability sectors.
🏗️ Rebuilding New York Summit
When: Wednesday, June 26 from 9am - 3:30pm EDT
Where: Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place, New York, NY
City & State’s Diversity Summit will offer industry executives, public sector leaders and academics a full-day conference dedicated to fostering business partnerships between the state and local government, prime contractors and MWBEs. Find out what it takes to thrive in New York’s competitive procurement arena by connecting with key government agencies, prime contractors and state & local representatives at the City & State Diversity Summit.
💧 Enviromental Tech Lab Info Session
When: June 27th at 2:00 PM
Where: Online
Join us for the remote Environmental Tech Lab information session and learn about applying to the 2024 program! Early to Growth-stage companies looking to partner with NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to help with resiliency and data management & governance efforts are encouraged to apply.
🏡 Underwriting Standards for Low-Carbon Housing
When: Thursday, June 27th from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Where: Building Energy Exchange
Join Building Energy Exchange and Bright Power for a presentation and moderated panel discussion on the Future Housing Initiative: Underwriting Standards for Low-Carbon Housing project, an initiative focused on utilizing measured energy data from high-performance buildings to inform underwriting and financing practices. This event will highlight the release of the Low-Carbon Underwriting Guidebook, which captures key insights from the project and is a practical resource for practitioners seeking to navigate the complexities of financing high-performance, low-carbon housing.
🌎 Climate Venture & Innovation Salon
When: Thursday, June 27 from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Where: 733 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10002
Dive into fireside chats with industry leaders from Columbia Climate, Climate Haven in CT; Investors and consultants to the EDC, and other top Climate funds across the US. We'll explore topics like the Inflation Reduction Act from legal and Taxation perspectives. Afternoon sessions feature an award-winning workshop by Therese Gedda for series A companies and discussions on climate investing. Don't miss our terrace reception and "salon style" networking opportunities from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.
🎉 SOSV's HAX and IndieBio Summer Bash!
When: Thursday, June 27 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Governor's Island
Come join SOSV at our Hard Tech program's HAX and IndieBio to celebrate summer and our amazing community next week! Come hang out with the scientists, engineers, climate folks who are building the future for drinks and snacks. Light programming, and a early summer get together for all of our favorite ecosystem builders! We'll be taking the deep tech event to one of our favorite places in New York to celebrate some of the amazing work happening on Governor's Island and shoutout some of the top community builders and techie that make New York a great place to build!
🏡 GreenHomeNYC Passive House Tour: Sendero Verde
When: Fri Jun 28th 2024, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Where: Sendero Verde, 50 E 112th St, New York, NY 10029
Come join GreenHomeNYC in partnership with Passive House Network to take a tour of the largest multifamily residential Passive House in the United States: Sendero Verde in East Harlem, New York. Our tour guides will be from Handel Architects, the building’s architect, and Steven Winter Associates, the building’s sustainability consultant.
🌈 Women and Climate Pride Signs + Swap Event
When: Saturday, June 29 · 2 - 6pm EDT
Where: 82 Starr Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Happy Pride Month! Yelle, Carter, and Kate are teaming up on a two-part event in June. Come hang out at a private loft in Bushwick on 6/29 as we make signs for Pride and swap sustainable household items! Sign making and swapping are optional but encouraged. Rescued snacks and beverages will be provided by Groundcycle, who’s closed loop cycle diverts food from landfill.
🏳️🌈 March with WAC for Pride!
When: Sunday, June 30 from 10:30am - 5pm EDT
Where: 501 5th Avenue, New York, NY
You’re invited to march with Women and Climate for NYC Pride 🏳️🌈🌱🏳️⚧️ on 6/30. Celebrate, honor, and support the LGBTQIA+ community with us. Remember to bring the sign 🪧 you made or you can grab one of our extras. You can still come to this Pride March event on 6/30 even if you’re not going to the Swap and Sign on 6/29.
🏓 Pickleball for the Planet
When: Monday, July 1 from 6:30 to 9:00 PM
Where: 830 5th Ave. New York City, NY
Join us on Monday, July 1st from 6:30-9 PM at Wollman Rink NYC in Central Park for GCF's Pickleball for the Planet! We're partnering with Wollman Rink and City Pickle for a night of pickleball fun in support of GCF's young climate leaders. Compete in a tournament for prizes or enjoy the games as a spectator! Since 2009, working at the intersection of environmental, economic and racial justice, GCF's mission has been to train young leaders to power a green and inclusive society through service. GCF works in close partnership with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) - a city within a city, representing roughly 1 in 17 New Yorkers and primarily people of color - to engage 18-24 year old public housing and other low-income housing residents with high school diplomas and equivalents in full-time, 6-10 month AmeriCorps national service and workforce training terms (GCF’s Service Corps).