Hi all,
It’s Open House New York weekend! There are a few climate events but it’s also a great excuse to get out and explore the city we all love. Now without further ado, here are our picks for the week:
Today explore career options at Columbia with 🗺️ Workshops in Sustainability Career Paths and Curriculum
Wednesday be Brooklyn bound at ⚡ Brooklyn Energy Careers Summit and make some good calls at ⏰ Brooklyn Hour of Action
Thursday talk energy at the 🍻 CELI October Happy Hour and ⚡ Data Center Panel: How Data Center Size Changes the Energy Problem
Friday swing back by Columbia for 🇨🇳 China Climate Solutions
Saturday head to Governor’s Island for 🏡 Open House New York Weekend: The Climate Imaginarium
Sunday go on an infrastructure tour with 🔌 October YPE tour: the past, present, and future of NYC’s electricity grid
Monday find your co-founder at ☀️ C2FM x CEN Founder Speed Matching: Clean Energy
Tuesday find out about NYC’s steam networks at the 🏭 YPE NYC: Con Edison Steam Plant Tour
Til next week!
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team
Community Shoutouts
🚀 SOSV Deep Tech Summit
From the producers of the 5-year running Climate Tech Summit, a flagship event that regularly attracts 5,000 attendees, comes the SOSV Deep Tech Summit. Join us for a free, virtual, three-day event bringing together world-class founders, researchers, and investors to explore breakthroughs across climate tech, but also human health and physical-world AI. Check out the confirmed lineup of speakers, which includes climate visionaries like Mike Schroepfer (Gigascale Capital), Milo Werner (DCVC), Laurie Menoud (At One Ventures), experts from Harvard and Princeton, a number of founders, and many others who will explore where funding is flowing and what the future holds for energy. Register now to save your spot.
🤖 Campus Deep Tech
Campus Deep Tech (CDT) connects university researchers with founders, investors, industry, and commercialization partners. Its programs have engaged 1,000+ deep-tech PhDs and faculty and welcomed 2,500+ attendees across the NYC region. See CDT's Climate Week 2026 pitch event winner, Roxanna Delima, founder & CEO of Rushnu! Next up: the Boston Hard Tech X Climate Tech Summit on Oct. 26th during Tough Tech Week 2026. Reach out to malcolm@campusdeeptech.com if you'd like to learn more about future initiatives.
This Week’s Events
Tuesday, Oct 13
Wednesday, Oct 14
Thursday, Oct 15
🌍 Earth Networks Kickoff: AI, Climate and Society × Intelligence of Place
⚡ Data Center Panel: How Data Center Size Changes the Energy Problem
💡 Sense and Cents: How Sustainability Drives Consumer Choice and Revenue
Friday, Oct 16
Saturday, Oct 17
Sunday, Oct 18
Monday, Oct 19
Tuesday, Oct 20
🧑💻 AI Fraud & The Death of the Resume: Restoring Algorithmic Trust NYC
🏢 Sustainable Buildings Collaborative (SBC) Americas at Greenbuild 2026
🌇 Save Money, Save the Planet, Southbridge Style: A Green Co-op Council House
📚 Incomputable Earth: Technology and the Anthropocene Hypothesis
🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres 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
🌼 Fall Native Flower Planting and Tree Care with CM Epstein: Oct 22
🔥 Climate Riskscapes: Living and Knowing Under Environmental Precarity: Oct 22
🌈 Out in Climate x Build Out | NYC Fall Happy Hour with COOKFOX and USGBC: Oct 22
🍽️ MS Sustainability Management - Fall 2026 Faculty & Student Networking: Oct 22
🌱 Curriculum to Career: Pathways in Sustainability Science: Oct 22
🌿 Volunteer Landscaping and Cleanup at Ridgewood Reservoir: Oct 25
🎥 Program 9: The Global Informal Economy and Architecture Workers Organize!: Oct 25
💸 Climate Capital in The Age of AI: Funding The Solutions That Matter, with the United Nations: Oct 27
🧪 Science and Storytelling: Oct 27
🎓 Workshops in Sustainability Career Paths and Curriculum: Oct 27
🌇 Climate Risk ‘n’ Biscuits: Oct 28
🌱 Careers in Sustainability Panel and Networking Reception: Oct 29
🔬 Curriculum to Career: Pathways in Sustainability Science: Oct 29
🚗 AEG New York 26Q4 Mobility & Clean Transportation Stakeholder Challenge: Nov 2
🌱 Careers in Ag & NewAge Ag: Nov 5
💼 Cornell Entrepreneurship Showcase: Student Pitches & Venture Panel: Nov 5
🌞 Solar Maverick 300: A Celebration of Clean Energy, Community & 300 Episodes: Nov 5
This Week in Detail
🗺️ Workshops in Sustainability Career Paths and Curriculum
When: Tuesday, Oct 13
Where: Columbia University, New York
Columbia University’s M.S. in Sustainability Management alumni will share insights into the courses that shaped their professional journey in a panel series titled “Workshops in Sustainability Career Paths and Curriculum.” This event offers an inside look at how the program’s curriculum translates into real-world skills and professional opportunities, featuring discussions on impactful classes and career development in sustainability.
🌱 From the Ground Up: Place, Climate & Policy Panel
When: Wednesday, Oct 14
Where: T.J. Byrnes Bar & Restaurant, New York
A discussion on shaping NYC’s public realm with community-based climate solutions, featuring speakers Matthew Shore of South Bronx Unite, Amy Chester of Rebuild by Design, and Kelly Vilar of Staten Island Urban Center, moderated by Adam Ganser of New Yorkers for Parks.
⚡ Brooklyn Energy Careers Summit
When: Wednesday, Oct 14
Where: New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Pfizer Auditorium, Brooklyn
Brooklyn’s clean energy transition is creating career opportunities, and this summit focuses on how to break into this growing field. Expect keynotes on the future of Brooklyn’s energy economy, panels discussing job growth and skills in demand, and networking with employers and training programs. This event is ideal for young adults exploring career options, career-changers, and anyone interested in Brooklyn’s job market.
⏰ Brooklyn Hour of Action
When: Wednesday, Oct 14
Where: Threes Brewing Gowanus, Kings County
Brooklyn Climate Changemakers every Wednesday at Threes Brewing for an hour of climate action. Participants will advocate for bold, science-based, equitable climate solutions, whether they are new to political action or seasoned advocates.
🔧 Jobs NYC Climate & Manufacture Panel Resource Event
When: Thursday, Oct 15
Where: 2 Lafayette St, New York
The Climate and Manufacturing Workforce Development Panel will explore how the transition to a sustainable economy is creating new job opportunities in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and green construction. The discussion will focus on the skills, training, and partnerships needed to prepare New Yorkers for these emerging careers, emphasizing equitable access and collaboration among employers, government, and educational institutions.
🌍 Earth Networks Kickoff: AI, Climate and Society × Intelligence of Place
When: Thursday, Oct 15
Where: The Forum at Columbia University, New York
A kickoff gathering of the Earth Network on AI, Climate and Society and the Intelligence of Place Earth Network at Columbia Climate School. This event offers an opportunity to meet the people behind both networks, learn about their areas of focus, and explore connections across research, practice, and community.
🌳 Street Tree Care with CM Wilson
When: Thursday, Oct 15
Where: NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle, New York
Join the office of Council Member Carl Wilson and the LES Ecology Center to care for our urban forest canopy in the West Village. Participants will aerate soil, weed, remove litter, and apply NYC-made compost and mulch while learning about the Urban Forest of NYC, including tree types and soil care.
🏙️ Climate Change and the Future of Cities
When: Thursday, Oct 15
Where: 19 Washington Square N, New York
The talk explores how a new generation of engineers, designers, city planners, and civic groups is addressing climate-related challenges such as heat waves, extreme precipitation, hurricanes, and urban fires through social infrastructure projects. Focusing on New York City, it also discusses similar initiatives in cities worldwide.
🗣️ Data Centers, AI and the Environment: An Open Forum
When: Thursday, Oct 15
Where: Center for Law and Justice, Newark
Rutgers Law School is co-hosting a student-led discussion on Data Centers, AI, and the Environment, featuring environmental and land use lawyers, as well as experts in AI regulation. This forum aims to address local and statewide data center discussions and will include perspectives from notable practitioners in the field.
⚡ Data Center Panel: How Data Center Size Changes the Energy Problem
When: Thursday, Oct 15
Where: West Monroe NY Office, New York City
This panel discusses whether gigawatt campuses justify their grid impacts by funding new infrastructure or if smaller sites are a better model. It explores the trade-offs between large data centers that can finance their own generation and smaller, modular sites that can fit into existing distribution capacity and be energized more quickly.
🍻 CELI October Happy Hour
When: Thursday, Oct 15
Where: Sixpoint Brewery at Brookfield Place, New York
CELI hosts an October happy hour for current fellows and alumni to reconnect and continue networking after Climate Week.
💡 Sense and Cents: How Sustainability Drives Consumer Choice and Revenue
When: Thursday, Oct 15
Where: New York University SPS Midtown Center, New York
This evening conversation explores how changing consumer behavior is making sustainable business a smart commercial strategy. It examines how sustainability influences purchasing decisions and why authenticity matters, highlighting the growth of brands that align sustainability with consumer values such as health, quality, and ethics.
🇨🇳 China Climate Solutions
When: Friday, Oct 16
Where: Room 315, The Forum at Columbia University, New York
Join experts from China’s climate ecosystem for a conversation on local innovations and global lessons in climate action. The event features two panel discussions: one on advancing the green energy transition and another on translating innovation into scalable solutions, highlighting successful practices and opportunities for sustainable development.
🦜 Out in Climate | Central Park Bird Walk
When: Saturday, Oct 17
Where: New York, NY, New York
Out in Climate for a nature-filled bird walk around Central Park, where participants can spot migrating birds and connect with fellow LGBTQ+ climate professionals and allies. This event highlights the relationship between birds and climate, fostering a sense of community and appreciation for nature.
🏡 Open House New York Weekend: The Climate Imaginarium (Day 1)
When: Saturday, Oct 17
Where: The Climate Imaginarium, New York
Community Carbonates is pioneering an innovative way to capture CO₂ in our communities through engineered flowstones, transforming ambient CO₂ into mineral carbonates for construction materials. The Climate Imaginarium will also host a sneak peek of the EcoAction card game design process and feature a panel of artists involved in the “Witness to Change” climate data exhibition.
🌱 Black Ecologies: Land, Memory, and the More-than-Human
When: Saturday, Oct 17
Where: The Arts Center at Governors Island (Building 110), New York
Black Ecologies: Land, Memory, and the More-than-Human features hands-on workshops at The Arts Center on Governors Island, exploring themes of land, memory, and the more-than-human through creative engagement. Activities include guided meditation, a workshop on the Igbo yam barn, zine making, and collage making, all designed to foster reflection on climate, food preservation, and cultural memory.
🛶 Free Canoeing on the Gowanus Canal
When: Saturday, Oct 17
Where: Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn
Join the Gowanus Dredgers for free, self-guided canoe trips on the Gowanus Canal, where you can explore the unique mix of wildlife and urban infrastructure. Participants will receive basic paddling instruction and safety tips, and can enjoy a guided audio tour about the canal’s history and revitalization. This event is open to all ages, with equipment provided, and is a great opportunity for families, groups, and individuals to engage with this urban waterway.
🥕 Community Composting at Randall’s Island Urban Farm
When: Sunday, Oct 18
Where: Randall’s Island Urban Farm, New York
Big Reuse in supporting zero waste collection at the Indigenous Peoples Day festival by processing fruit and vegetable scraps, maintaining compost piles, and sifting finished compost at Randall’s Island Urban Farm.
🔌 October YPE tour: the past, present, and future of NYC’s electricity grid
When: Sunday, Oct 18
Where: 33 Gold St, New York
A deep dive into NYC’s electricity grid with licensed tour guide Cullen Brown. This tour will explore the history, current challenges, and future innovations of the grid, including visits to key power plants and sites for offshore wind energy.
♻️ October Climate Cafe with CCSB
When: Sunday, Oct 18
Where: Marine Park Coffee, Brooklyn
Join Climate Cafe South Brooklyn for an afternoon of environmental discussion and creativity at Marine Park Coffee. The event features a hands-on upcycling workshop, “From Bottle to Bauble!”, where participants can learn to transform repurposed plastic bottles into unique handbag charms or keychains.
☀️ C2FM x CEN Founder Speed Matching: Clean Energy
When: Monday, Oct 19
Where: New York, NY, New York
C2FM and CEN are hosting a founder speed matching event for individuals interested in clean energy. Participants will engage in five rounds of 10-minute one-on-one matches, followed by open mingling to continue discussions with fellow climate builders.
🌱 Brooklyn College’s Clean Energy Future
When: Tuesday, Oct 20
Where: Brooklyn College Library, Brooklyn
Brooklyn College for a panel discussion on Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) and their potential to support community decarbonization. Experts will discuss neighborhood-scale thermal energy and electric systems, collaboration opportunities among public agencies, and insights from Brooklyn College’s Energy Master Plan.
🏭 YPE NYC: Con Edison Steam Plant Tour
When: Tuesday, Oct 20
Where: East River Generating Station, new YOrk
Young Professionals of Energy NYC (YPE NYC) for a tour of Con Edison’s East River Generating plant, which includes an overview of the steam system, the history of the district steam network, and highlights of the decarbonization plan. Participants will tour the plant to see the boilers, learn how steam is generated, and visit the control room where operators manage the system.
🧑💻 AI Fraud & The Death of the Resume: Restoring Algorithmic Trust NYC
When: Tuesday, Oct 20
Where: 5 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York
In this session, elite CISO Dr. Rachel Levitch addresses the challenges of AI-driven recruitment, focusing on restoring algorithmic trust amid a crisis of synthetic data flooding the job market. Attendees will learn practical strategies for identifying AI-forged credentials and implementing secure identity verification frameworks to protect personal data privacy and rebuild trust in hiring processes.
🏢 Sustainable Buildings Collaborative (SBC) Americas at Greenbuild 2026
When: Tuesday, Oct 20
Where: Javits Center, New York
The second annual gathering of Sustainable Buildings Collaborative (SBC) Americas will focus on practical solutions to pressing challenges in the building sector. This invitation-only event will feature leaders discussing topics such as financing building decarbonization, deep retrofits, and climate-ready buildings, culminating in roundtable discussions aimed at identifying actionable strategies for the future of the built environment across the Americas.
🌇 Save Money, Save the Planet, Southbridge Style: A Green Co-op Council House
When: Tuesday, Oct 20
Where: Southbridge Towers, New York
Neighbors to discuss Local Law 97 and how Southbridge can transition to cleaner, cheaper energy. This collaborative house party will explore compliance with NYC’s greenhouse gas emissions law and advocate for green building improvements.
📚 Incomputable Earth: Technology and the Anthropocene Hypothesis
When: Tuesday, Oct 20
Where: e-flux, Brooklyn
The launch of Incomputable Earth: Technology and the Anthropocene Hypothesis features editor Antonia Majaca and contributors Tega Brain, Brian Kuan Wood, and Gary Zhexi Zhang. The book explores the limitations of computational frameworks in addressing climate breakdown and questions the political epistemology of the Anthropocene, examining how different forms of knowledge and resistance emerge against technoscientific governance.