DC Climate Tech: Feb 20 - Mar 1
Coffee with Secretary Granholm, Youth Climate Action, China's Environmental Challenges, Climate DC, and more events this month!
Hi friends,
Even with an extra day, we’re somehow nearing the end of February! Here are our picks through the end of the month:
This Wednesday morning, join the National Press Club for 💡 Coffee and Conversation with U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm
On Sunday the 25th head to Fredricksburg for a 🌍 Youth Climate Action Summit
Learn about 🇨🇳 China's Environmental Challenges on Tuesday the 27th at American University’s SIS
Next Wednesday the 28th, swing the 🍻 Green Drinks DC Meet Up at metrobar
Follow it up on Thursday with the iconic 🌱 Climate DC: Meet Up at Whitlow’s
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Alec and The Climate Tech Cities Team
Grant & Accelerator Opportunities
🚇 Transit Innovation (Due Feb. 28)
The Transit Tech Lab provides an accelerated pathway for early to growth-stage companies to solve public transportation challenges for the largest transit agencies in North America.
🌬️ OpenAir Carbon Removal Challenge (Due Mar 4)
The OpenAir Carbon Removal Challenge is a worldwide challenge for students to create new processes, approaches and prototypes to remove carbon from the land, waters, or air. Student teams will design and build creative solutions to the carbon pollution problem. The very best approaches will be selected as finalists for an in-person showcase at the Carbon Unbound conference in May 2024.
Rolling Deadlines and Upcoming
🤩 Brand New Brand (Due Mar. 22)
☀️ Mária Telkes Fellowship (Due Mar. 31)
Arts, Film, and More!
📽️ Bloomberg GreenDocs (Due Apr. 26)
The Bloomberg Green Docs competition is open to all eligible filmmakers who would like to compete to win a $25,000 grand prize for a short climate documentary. We want to explore our climate future with documentaries that reveal the world we are making today. Ecosystems are being restored and tomorrow’s zero-carbon communities are being formed. At the same time, extremes in our habitats warn of cascading climate consequences.
🎬 Climate Film Festival Open Call (Due Jun. 3)
The Climate Film Festival (CFF) is New York City’s first film festival dedicated to climate in all its forms. From narrative and documentary features to experimental shorts and music videos, CFF harnesses the transformative power of motion pictures, showcasing new and established voices, classic climate films, and energizing, human stories. Our inaugural festival will take place from September 20-22, 2024 during the opening weekend of Climate Week NYC.
🌎 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!
Events This Week and Next
📖 The Carbon Creed Unveiled: Fireside Chat and Book Signing: Tue, Feb 20
🌳 Verdantix Climate Summit North America: Tue, Feb 20 - Wed, Feb 21
🌏 Reconciling Economic Success with Climate Risk: Case of Southeast Asia: Tue, Feb 20
💡 NPC Headliners: U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm: Wed, Feb 21
📚 Author Event: Ajay Singh Chaudhary & Malcolm Harris: Wed, Feb 21
🔌 Action Challenge: Grid Mod, Mobility & Clean Transportation: Wed, Feb 21
🌍 Youth Climate Action Summit: Sun, Feb 25
🚙 Accelerating Access to EV Charging & Biodiesel at Local Fueling Stations: Mon, Feb 26
🇨🇳 SIS Book Launch: China's Environmental Challenges: Tue, Feb 27
🌱 Palladium Nature and Climate Forum: Wed, Feb 28
🍻 Green Drinks DC February Meet Up: Wed, Feb 28
📈 The Urgency of Funding BIPOC-led Non-Profits: Wed, Feb 28
🌱 Climate DC: February Meet Up: Thu, Feb 29
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events this month
Upcoming Events
🍻 Green Drinks at Refill Goodness: Thu, Mar 7
🌍 Earth & Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos with Author Leah Rampy: Fri, Mar 8
💨 Foundation 2 Blade for MD Businesses: Tue, Mar 12
🌿 EcoAction Arlington 46th Annual Meeting: Wed, Mar 13
⚡️ Design and Fund Equitable Electric Transportation For Communities: Thu, Mar 14
🚕 Transforming Transportation Happy Hour hosted by Uber, SUMC & GNPT: Tue, Mar 19
💧 Water Pitch! DC: Tue, Mar 19
🌿 Tech for Climate Action: Thu, Mar 21
⚖️ The 2024 J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium: Wed, Mar 27
🙋 Climate Techies DC / Baltimore Sustainability & Networking Meetup: Wed, Mar 27
Event Details
🌏 Reconciling Economic Success with Climate Risk: Case of Southeast Asia
When: Tue, Feb 20th from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Where: ECR (ICC 700), 37th Street NW, WASHINGTON, DC
Explore Southeast Asia's critical position at the intersection of impressive economic achievements and escalating climate risks. Dr. Muthukumara Mani will highlight the imperative to balance economic prosperity with climate resilience in the region. Join us for a discussion on crucial topics such as mitigation, adaptation, climate technology, and green infrastructure development.
💡 NPC Headliners: U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm
When: Wed, Feb 21st from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Where: The National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC
Secretary Granholm will discuss the Biden administration's industrial strategy for the clean energy transition, highlighting how it is driving American manufacturing, creating green jobs, and fueling economic growth.
📚 Author Event: Ajay Singh Chaudhary & Malcolm Harris
When: Wed, Feb 21st from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Where: The Potter's House, 1658 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC
Ajay Singh Chaudhary is the executive director of the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research and a core faculty member specializing in social and political theory. He has written for The Guardian, The Nation, The Baffler, n+1, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, among others. Ajay’s book on the politics of climate change, The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in a Burning World, is forthcoming from Repeater Books in February, 2024. Malcolm Harris is an American journalist, critic, and thought leader. He is an editor at The New Inquiry and authored Kids These Days: The Making of Millennials and Shit is Fucked Up and Bullshit: History Since the End of History. His new book is Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.
⚡️ Action Challenge: Grid Mod, Mobility & Clean Transportation
When: Wed, Feb 21st from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Lutron Commercial Experience Center, 455 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC
This AEG Action Challenge will bring together Task Force leaders from the Grid Modernization, Mobility & Clean Transportation to present progress, crucial next steps, and participate in working groups to ensure further progress. Featured Leaders: Matthew Kavanagh, Chief Operating Officer, INF Associates; Jason Schwartz, DC Experience Center Leader, Lutron.
🌍 Youth Climate Action Summit
When: Sun, Feb 25th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Where: Cedric Rucker University Center at the University of Mary Washington, 1701 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA
Youth Climate Action Summit - Our Actions = Our Future: Join local students and industry professionals for a day of exploring the many facets of the climate crisis through engaging presentations, hands-on workshops, and interactive installations. Explore innovative solutions, share insights and join the movement for a sustainable future.
🚙 Accelerating Access to EV Charging & Biodiesel at Local Fueling Stations
When: Mon, Feb 26th from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Where: Dorothy I. Height/Benning Neighborhood Library, 3935 Benning Road Northeast, Washington, DC
Join the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition in a discussion on increasing the number of electric vehicle and biodiesel fueling stations in Washington, DC. Discuss with Jill Hamilton, GWRCCC Board Chair and President and Cofounder of Sustainable Energy Strategies, Inc. Meeting in meeting room 1 on the first floor of the library.
🇨🇳 SIS Book Launch: China's Environmental Challenges
When: Tue, Feb 27th from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Where: American University, School of International Service, Founders Room, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
AU SIS invites you to a book launch for Professor Judith Shapiro's new book, China's Environmental Challenges. The book explores China's struggle to achieve the 'ecological civilization' championed by Xi Jinping since 2017 and the multifaceted nature of this struggle. The author, Judith Shapiro, is one of the world's leading authorities on Chinese environmentalism.
🌱 Palladium Nature and Climate Forum
When: Wed, Feb 28th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Where: Palladium, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC
Palladium is organizing an event that brings together institutions, investors, and experts committed to protecting and restoring landscapes. The event will feature inspirational keynotes, interactive panels, case studies, and networking opportunities to promote sustainable landscape management. The event will take place in Washington DC and will include breakfast and lunch. RSVP is required.
🙋 Green Drinks DC February Meet Up
When: Wed, Feb 28th from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Metrobar, 640 Rhode Island Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC
Join us for a our second meetup of 2024 at metrobar! Green Drinks DC is the best opportunity in the city to connect in-person with professionals, students, and enthusiasts who care about the environment. Our values are community, collaboration, and fun. Regulars, newcomers, and first-timers are welcome! Join the Green Drinks DC community for drinks, connections, laughs, and great times.
📈 The Urgency of Funding BIPOC-led Non-Profits
When: Wed, Feb 28th from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: 1200 18th St NW Suite 700, Washington, DC
Join us for a night of fun and to hear from a panel of experts about the importance of The Urgency of funding BIPOC-led non-profits! This in-person event will be filled with inspiring conversations, delicious food, and live music. Connect with fellow climate enthusiasts, learn about impactful initiatives, and contribute to the cause that means so much to all of us. Let's celebrate our shared commitment to creating a sustainable future!
🌱 Climate DC: February Meet Up
When: Thu, Feb 29th from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Whitlow’s DC
Come meet with the DC climate community on Wednesday, February 28th! Whether you're a climate veteran or looking to transition, join us to chat about sustainability and climate tech.