Seattle Climate Tech: Dec 3 - Dec 9
We're gearing up for the year's end with holiday parties, a conservation conference, and a chance to make holiday treats.
Hi Everyone and welcome back from Thanksgiving!
As you transition back to work we’ve got great climate events to look forward to, including:
🌲 WA Conservation Action Carbon Friendly Forestry Conference this Friday near SeaTac
🧶 Make It. Take It. Winter Market this Saturday in Woodinville
📣 Perfect Your Pitch: Live Reviews with Climate & Impact Investors hosted virtually next Monday
Secondly, we wanted to announce the new team taking over the Seattle Climate Tech Newsletter! The fantastic folks taking the reins are Asha Gupta, Jordan Bain, and Jason Huff. Feel free to connect and say hello to the new team and let them know of any upcoming events you’d like featured in the newsletter.
I (Maya) will be heading to Los Angeles in the new year, and thus will be transitioning the newsletter to the new team. You’re all in fantastic hands — it’s been an immense honor launching this newsletter and meeting so many of you through our wonderful Seattle climate community. Don’t be a stranger, and looking forward to crossing paths with you all in the future!
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Jason, Maya, and the Climate Tech Cities Team
Events This Week
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events
🎲 Green Games, Bold Futures: A Climate Games Event: Tues, Dec 3
🍻 Net Impact Seattle Year-End Networking Event/Happy Hour: Wed, Dec. 4
🥂 9Zero Climate Hub Holiday Party: Thurs, Dec 5
🌲 WA Conservation Action Carbon Friendly Forestry Conference: Fri, Dec 6
😋 Make It. Take It. Winter Market: Sat, Dec 7
♻️ PET Recyling Party: Transform Bottles to 3D Printer Filament: Sun, Dec 8
📣 Perfect Your Pitch: Live Reviews with Climate & Impact Investors: Mon, Dec 9
Upcoming Events
🥪 Climate Investor Lunch, sponsored by SNØCAP: Tues, Dec 10
💡 AI Tools for Renewable Energy Training: A Practical Workshop: Tues, Dec 10
⚡ Conversation and Presentation re: Economic Viability of DERs: Tues, Dec 10
🔋 PNW Battery Collaborative: Site Visit to the WA Clean Energy Testbeds: Wed, Dec 11
🪡 Mending Lab with Karen LePage: Wed, Dec 11
🏙️Zoning Changes: How They Will Affect the Central District: Wed, Dec 11
Opportunities
🥾 Climate Career Bootcamp: hosted by Terra.do and Climate People, the 4-hour workshop is designed to give you the tools to excel in your climate job search. Applications due December 9, 2024.
This Week in Depth
🎲 Green Games, Bold Futures: A Climate Games Event
When: Tues, Dec 3, 5:45-8:00
Where:
Join Seattle’s climate community for a night of radical imagination, learning, and connection. Whether digital, analog or anything in between, games are a huge media platform with a far, diverse reach. T9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, Seattle, WAhey bring people together and encourage new ways of thinking. During this event, we will create an understanding of how games can help us collectively envision a better future, expose the audience to games that are out there, inspire new ideas for climate action through games and build the Seattle climate community.
🍻 Net Impact Seattle Year-End Networking Event/Happy Hour
When: Wed, Dec 4, 5:00-7:00
Where: Metier Brewing, 2616 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA 98122
We invite you to join us for a fitting farewell for 2024 at the Métier Brewing Company. There will be an in-house food partner, Lil' Brown Girl! Lil' Brown Girl, proudly offering offers beloved recipes from That Brown Girl Cooks! and COMMUNION, celebrated for its dedication to authentic flavors and culinary narratives, embracing Seattle's rich melting pot.
🥂 9Zero Climate Hub Holiday Party
When: Thurs, Dec 5, 5:00-8:00
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, Seattle, WA
Get ready to celebrate the season with us at the 9Zero HOLIDAY PARTY! We hope you'll join us :)
Dress festive and leave your work stress at the door—this a chance for the 9Zero community to kick back and enjoy each other's company after a long year of hard work.
🌲Washington Conservation Action Conference 2024
When: Fri, Dec 6, 9:00-4:00
Where: Cedarbrook Lodge, 18525 36th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98188
The forests of the Pacific Northwest provide more than timber. Our forests store carbon, provide ecosystem benefits, enhance community resilience and environmental justice. Innovations in forest management and policy are a unique opportunity to mitigate climate change and to ensure healthy community and forests for the future.
The Carbon Friendly Forestry Conference is our signature annual event focused on advances in forestry and ecological forest management that improve outcomes and mitigate the impacts of climate change in Washington and across the planet.
😋 Make It. Take It. Winter Market
When: Sat, Dec 7, 10:00-2:00
Where: 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living, 13701 NE 171st Street Woodinville, WA 98072
We’ll have a variety of DIY up-cycled crafts to make with 21 Acres staff and volunteers – all materials supplied.* Plus, you can shop from local artisan vendors, and find tasty foods and support local producers in the Farm Market. Enjoy cider and treats and make new friends!
The 21 Acres Center for Local Food & Sustainable Living is a global leader in sustainable & regenerative practices, serving as a living laboratory and learning center for conscious consumers who want to learn new, more sustainable ways of living.
♻️ PET Recyling Party: Transform Bottles to 3D Printer Filament
When: Sun, Dec 8, 5:00-7:00
Where: North End Makerspace, 12317 15th Avenue Northeast ##108 Seattle, WA 98125
Join Lamp Lab at North End Makerspace for a hands-on eco-friendly activity! Transform old plastic soda bottles into 3D printer filament with our recycling expert, Jeff, using several DIY pulltruders from old 3D printers. Learn the process from start to finish, ask questions, and enjoy a productive evening with like-minded individuals.
What to Bring:
Your clean and dry plastic soda bottles. Larger is better, and standard 2 Liter bottles are best.
A big smile and lots of enthusiasm!
📣 Perfect Your Pitch: Live Reviews with Climate & Impact Investors
When: Mon, Dec 9, 10:00 - 11:30 GMT-8
Where: Online
Want to take your climate or impact startup to the next level?
Join us for our free Pitch Review Session with top investors and experts who specialise in climate and impact-driven ventures.
Submit your deck before the event to mission@brighterfuture.studio for a chance to be one of the limited number of startups reviewed live.
This is your chance to present your pitch, receive live expert feedback, and ask questions about pitching and pitch decks.
🌎 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!
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Climate Tech Cities
We are expanding! We started as an 8-person dinner and now have over 4,000 members in our community. We’ve had people across the world reach out to us to start their own chapters - so we’re launching a new Climate Tech Cities organization this year! If you have friends who are interested in becoming chapter leads, please share the word. Here’s to a global network of local communities making a positive impact!