NY Climate Tech: Oct 30 - Nov 5
NY Climate Tech: Oct 30 - Nov 5
The NY Climate Tech pitch night, climate justice, nature walks, and more events this week
Hi friends,
We’re excited to be hosting the first 🗽 NY Climate Tech Pitch Night this Thursday, with the support of Arc, Goodwin Proctor, and SOSV. Come see us and hear from startups in the NY Climate Tech community!
In this newsletter we’ve split out Opportunities and Community Shoutouts, with the hopes of featuring more of both. Let us know what you think. And now, here are our picks for the week:
On Wednesday, join 🏳️🌈 Out in Climate for a Climate VC Panel at Galvanize
Hear from Climate Tech Startups at our first 🗽 NY Climate Tech Pitch Night at IndieBio on Thursday!
Grab a beer at the 🍻 First Friday Climate Tech Meetup in the East Villag
Head to Sunset Park on Saturday for the ✊🏾 Critically Black Dialogue Series: Climate Justice Now! with UPROSE.
Get out into nature on the 🐦 Governors Island Nature Launch, also Saturday
Our special recommendation is to plan ahead for the 🚴♀️ Green City Force Tour de Farms on Sat, Nov 18. Green City Force is trains young leaders to power a green and inclusive economy. This ride includes visits to several of their NYCHA urban farms, where you can see, learn about, and support their work.
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities Team
🌎 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
Community member Adriel Lubarsky literally wrote the book on corporate sustainability. Check it out at 📖 Attainable Sustainability
NYC-based 🔌 Rhizome raises $2.5M for climate resilience platform for utilities. If you’re at a utility or know colleagues who would benefit from this new platform, reach out!
This is a new approach to the section—want a shout-out? Email us!
Opportunities
👩🏻🔬 Activate Fellowship
Activate transforms scientists and engineers into founders, empowering them to reinvent the world by bringing their research to market. The two-year Activate Fellowship provides early-stage science entrepreneurs with funding, technical resources, and unparalleled support from a network of scientists, engineers, investors, commercial partners, and fellow entrepreneurs. The fellowship includes a living stipend, additional benefits, services, and tailored mentorship that afford fellows the freedom to explore and define their own entrepreneurial path. Applications are due October 31, 2023.
🌱 ReGen Accelerator
Are you a seed-stage climate tech startup striving to reduce the material impact of greenhouse gas emissions? Then you can apply now to Kaplak Ventures' "ReGen Accelerator", a three-month program for founders working to decarbonize at industrial scale, and building across five sectors: Energy, Real Estate, Food, Transportation and Health. The program runs from April-June at ClimateHaven, the new climate innovation hub in New Haven, CT created by Yale University and Connecticut Innovations. For more information, email contact@regenaccelerator.tech Applications close November 15th.
⚒️ Pilots at the Brooklyn Army Terminal
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is excited to activate the Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT) - a 60-acre industrial campus on the South Brooklyn waterfront - to pilot new and emerging technologies for climate innovation. Through the Pilots at BAT program, companies will benefit from high visibility proof-of-concept opportunities in a live environment; direct connection to NYCEDC; and support with necessary permitting, contracting, and site access. Reach out to pilots@edc.nyc with any questions! Rolling applications, apply now for January review.
🌇 $10M Empire Technology Prize
The Clean Fight and RMI are excited to open up applications for the $10M Empire Technology Prize, supported by NYSERDA and Wells Fargo. The Prize is focused on developing and demonstrating innovative solutions that make it easier for building owners across the economic spectrum to decarbonize the heating load of New York’s tall buildings. If you have questions about the prize, or about becoming involved as a real estate or industry partner, contact etp@thecleanfight.com. Final applications are due March 22, 2024.
Conferences
🌆 Urban Tech Summit
Coming up on November 14th and 15th is the 2023 Urban Tech Summit hosted at Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island. This two-day interactive event brings the climate community together to spark climate technology solutions over panels discussions, fireside chats, cocktail receptions, workshops, and even board games. Readers of the New York Climate Tech Newsletter are invited to use the discount code UTSNYCT for 15% off Urban Tech Summit tickets.
Events This Week
🏳️🌈 Out in Climate — Climate VC Panel: Wed, Nov 1
🗽 NY Climate Tech Pitch Night: Thu, Nov 2
🌦️ ClimaX: A Foundation Model for Weather and Climate: Thu, Nov 2
🧶 Women and Climate x Remake: Sweater Weather Clothes Swap: Thu, Nov 2
🌱 NYC 360 Sustainability Catwalk Event: Thu, Nov 2
👗 Fashion and Sustainability Event: Thu, Nov 2
🍻 First Friday Climate Tech Meetup: Fri, Nov 3
🖼️ First Friday: We Tried to Warn You Tour: Fri, Nov 3
🥗 Leftovers are the BESTOVERS!: Fri, Nov 3
☕️ Climate Cafe: Sat, Nov 4
✊🏾 Critically Black Dialogue Series: Climate Justice Now!: Sat, Nov 4
🏃♀️ 2023 TCS New York City Marathon Plogging: Sat, Nov 4
🐦 Governors Island Nature Launch: Sat, Nov 4
👩🔬 Science Against Capitalism | Participatory Climate Futures: Sat, Nov 4
🎭 The Most Urgent Town Hall That Has Ever Happened: Sat, Nov 4
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events this month
Upcoming Events
🎲 #1 What is climate change? Game night: Mon, Nov 6
🌍 Energy Efficiency: Unlocking Climate Action in Schools: Tue, Nov 7
🖼️ Election Day Teacher Professional Development: We Tried to Warn You!: Tue, Nov 7
🌍 Dept. of Performance Studies Climate Change Forum: Tue, Nov 7
🏢 Contractor Action Summit: LL97 (Article 321) & Future of Affordable Housing: Wed, Nov 8
😁 #2 How to reduce energy consumption in fashion?: Wed, Nov 8
⚡️ Dervos 2023: Thu, Nov 9
🌍 Climate Techies NYC Monthly Member Sustainability & Networking Meetup: Thu, Nov 9
🌍 USGBC NJ 2023 Leadership Awards: Thu, Nov 9
📚 Book Launch: Multicene by Nicodemus Nicoludis: Sat, Nov 11
🌱 Home Hydroponics Master Program (In Person): Sun, Nov 12
🎵 Bop Kabbalah+Voices: Yiddish Climate Justice Songs: Sun, Nov 12
😁 How does energy in food production relate to climate change?: Mon, Nov 13
🌇 2023 Urban Tech Summit: Tue, Nov 14 and Wed, Nov 15
🧵 Future Fabrics Expo NYC Edition: Tue, Nov 14
🌱 ArchNative: Women In Sustainability Panel Discussion: Tue, Nov 14
🌱 Metabolism of Cities - Pt. 2: Wed, Nov 15
🌍 Government Outlook on Sustainability Policies: Monthly Sustainability Group [Darien, CT]: Wed, Nov 15
😁 #5 How to manage energy in New York?: Wed, Nov 15
🌳 HEC Paris / EcoLearn & CSR Leaders - Impact Box Workshop and Dinner: Wed, Nov 15
💡 Clean Energy in New York Summit: Thu, Nov 16
🌱 URBAN OCEAN STEWARDSHIP : KELP CULTIVATION IN NYC: Thu, Nov 16
🌳 ‘Arbor’ World Premiere with Jody Sperling and Time Lapse Dance: Fri, Nov 17
👖 All About Denim: Sat, Nov 18
🚴♀️ Green City Force Tour de Farms: Sat, Nov 18
🌱 How can we increase the use of clean energy through laws?: Sat, Nov 18
🗽 What World do we want ?: Sun, Nov 19
🌍 Climate Justice Cafe: Mon, Nov 20
🌍 CCNY Sustainability PSA Project - Screening Event & Internship Fair: Thu, Nov 30
Event Details
🌦️ ClimaX: A Foundation Model for Weather and Climate
When: Thu, Nov 2nd from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Where: Columbia Innovation Hub Room 202, 2276 12th Avenue, New York, NY
ClimaX is a deep learning model for weather and climate science that can be trained using heterogeneous datasets. It extends the Transformer architecture and is pre-trained with a self-supervised learning objective on climate datasets. Aditya Grover, assistant professor of computer science at UCLA, will be speaking about ClimaX.
🧶 Women and Climate x Remake: Sweater Weather Clothes Swap
When: Thu, Nov 2nd from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Columbia Startup Lab (CSL), 69 Charlton Street, New York, NY
Welcome to our Sweater Weather Clothes Swap! Join Woman and Climate and Remake for a sustainable fashion talk and networking event. Bring up to 4 high-quality items for the swap and connect with attendees beforehand. Ticket price is $5 and includes light refreshments. Agenda includes item drop-off, networking, programming, and swapping.
🌱 NYC 360 Sustainability Catwalk Event
When: Thu, Nov 2nd from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Where: Lazzoni Furniture Chelsea, 154 West 18th Street, New York, NY
Join us for a catwalk show of our award-winning sustainable collection and a chance to meet our Chief Creative Director Bernice Pan. Learn how you can make a difference one garment at a time.
👗 Fashion and Sustainability Event
When: Thu, Nov 2nd from 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM
Where: 49 West 45th Street, New York, NY
Divines.nyc is organizing a panel on “Fashion & Sustainability” moderated by Alden Wicker, author of “To Dye For, How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick” and Founder of EcoCult. The panel will feature sustainable fashion experts and will be followed by a book-signing, networking, and a closet-swapping party.
🖼️ First Friday: We Tried to Warn You Tour
When: Fri, Nov 3rd from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Where: Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY
Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, performance, or activity throughout the day. This month, our education team is taking over First Friday to highlight the museum's education offerings. Join Poster House Educator Maya Varadaraj for a drop-in tour of We Tried to Warn You: Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020. Explore the global history of environmental activism through graphic design. Questions are strongly encouraged!
🥗 Leftovers are the BESTOVERS!
When: Fri, Nov 3rd from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Where: Essex Market, 88 Essex St, New York, NY
Learn to design tasty recipes using imperfect apples and pumpkins and prevent them from going to waste. Presented in partnership with LES Ecology Center, this workshop promotes urban sustainability and offers composting and e-waste services. Part of Earth Matter's 2023 Branch Out & Deepen Your Roots learning series.
✊🏾 Critically Black Dialogue Series: Climate Justice Now!
When: Sat, Nov 4th from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Where: UPROSE, 462 36th Street, Brooklyn, NY
Our next Critically Black Dialogue program, Climate Justice Now! presented by CCCADI in collaboration with UPROSE, highlights climate justice through the lens of the sacred traditions of the African-based spirituality. Join us in Brooklyn for this powerful roundtable event which includes an interactive community activity.
🏃♀️ 2023 TCS New York City Marathon Plogging
When: Sat, Nov 4th from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: NYRR RUNCENTER, 320 West 57th Street, New York, NY
Join us for a 3-mile plog led by NYRR Coaches, Staff, and special guests Tina Muir, EcoAthletes, and NBA Staff. This activity combines running and picking up trash to help clean up our planet. No plogging experience is required and all paces are welcomed. NYRR will provide bags and gloves to registered ploggers. Can't make it? Plog in your own hometown and tag us to show off your efforts!
🐦 Governors Island Nature Launch
When: Sat, Nov 4th from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Where: Governors Island, 10 South Street, New York, NY
The Trust for Governors Island recently announced Governors Island Nature, a new initiative that will dramatically expand visitor engagement with the Island’s 120 acres of natural and built open spaces. Through learning, public programs, and community science, Governors Island Nature will educate visitors about horticulture, biodiversity, and the impacts of climate change on our natural surroundings.
👩🔬 Science Against Capitalism | Participatory Climate Futures
When: Sat, Nov 4th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Where: The People's Forum, 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY
Join us for a seminar with climate scientist Mara Freilich as we discuss biogeochemical cycling, climate modeling, and community science in building climate solutions.
🎭 The Most Urgent Town Hall That Has Ever Happened
When: Sat, Nov 4th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Caveat, 21 A Clinton Street, New York, NY
Watch as Coach Thompson tries his best to wrangle Greenville’s chaotic and severely overbooked Town Hall where everyone has something to say. Starring The Climate Comedy Cohort - made up of comedians featured everywhere from The Late Show, BET and Comedy Central - this is the most hilarious way to exercise some civic participation! Plus, participate in a cool research project and get a $25 Visa gift card.