Seattle Climate Tech: Feb 6 - Feb 12
Career panels, coffee chats, fisheries management, electrification, waste reduction, and more this week!
Hi friends,
There are 8 exciting events lined up this week (quite a few of which are on Wednesday), here are a few we’re really looking forward to:
🌎 Cool Jobs for a Cooler Climate in Capitol Hill tonight
🤝 Seattle Climate Tech Series in Belltown on Wednesday
🍸 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails in Downtown Seattle on Wednesday
🔌 Electrify Your Life! in Woodinville on Wednesday
♻️ Waste Reduction Workshop in Everett on Saturday
We also wanted to highlight the 🤝 C4 Leadership Advance for Nonprofits, Ecosystem, and Social Impact Leaders that will begin on March 14th — sign up now to get your early bird discount!
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Maya, Alec, 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!
Events This Week
🌎 Cool Jobs for a Cooler Climate: Tues, Feb 6
🤝 Seattle Climate Tech Series: Wed, Feb 7
🍸 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails: Wed, Feb 7
🔌 Electrify Your Life!: Wed, Feb 7
🎣 “Success” in Fisheries Management, Climate Change: Thurs, Feb 8
☕ EcoBuilding Coffee Chats: Sat, Feb 10
♻️ Waste Reduction Workshop: Sat, Feb 10
⚡ 21 Acres Green Building Tour: Sat, Feb 10
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events
Upcoming Events
🏢 Bullitt Center Tours: Tues, Feb 13
🧑🏫 Climate Justice League, Assemble (NW WA Cohort): Thurs, Feb 15
🍎 Climate Change: The Impact of Washington Farms & Forests: Thurs, Feb 15
🌊 The Moving Target of Ocean Recoveries in the Anthropocene: Thurs, Feb 15
⚛️ Nuclear Waste Scholar Series: On Telling Impossible Stories: Fri, Feb 16
🦀 Aquaculture’s Role in Sustainable Diets: Wed, Feb 21
🍃 Ecosystem Restoration and Cultural Renewal in Elwha Valley: Thurs, Feb 22
🏗️ Tacoma-Pierce County Clean Buildings Symposium: Fri, Feb 23
🌲 February Meetup: Urban Forests - Effects of Urban Heat Islands: Tues, Feb 27
🌎 Green Hydrogen Summit North America: Wed, Feb 28 - Thurs, Feb 29
🌴 A Global Tropics Perspective on Making Ocean Science & Governance More Equitable and Effective: Thurs, Feb 29
👩🤝🧑 Sustainable Futures - Redefining Education, Workforce, and Communities: Fri, Mar 8
🤝 C4 Leadership Advance for Nonprofits, Ecosystem, and Social Impact Leaders: Thurs, Mar 14 to Mon, March 18
Event Details
🌎 Cool Jobs for a Cooler Climate
When: Tues, Feb 6th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Olmstead, 314 Broadway E, Seattle, WA
Join Women and Climate's Seattle chapter for a panel discussion featuring women working in the climate industry with unique, empowering, and impactful roles. We will discuss their career journeys and inspirations, advice for job seekers, and climate optimism.
This event is appropriate for both aspiring career transitioners or seasoned climate veterans. We hope this event will inspire you to explore new opportunities in the climate space or learn about new technologies making a difference in our world!
🤝 Seattle Climate Tech Series
When: Wed, Feb 7th from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Where: Labour Temple, 1st Ave, Seattle, WA
This event is sold out, but if you haven’t gotten tickets yet, join the waitlist for another Seattle Climate Tech Series event fostering the climate tech environment in Seattle. Our panel will include leaders in sustainability at large enterprises and local climate startups to discuss what is unique about building a climate company in Seattle, how climate tech companies can work with enterprises and where enterprises are focused in 2024. Come to this week’s event to hear from panelists from Microsoft, Muir AI, REI, and Ever.green.
🍸 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails
When: Wed, Feb 7th from 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Where: Rosebay, 1000 1st Ave, Seattle, WA
The Carbonauts invite you to join an upcoming, Carbonauts’ Sustainability Cocktails in Seattle! We've done over 100 successful sustainability events in the last year. Join us for delicious cocktails (including a complimentary mocktail) and conversations with other passionate sustainability advocates. This is a great opportunity to meet others in the sustainability community, so feel free to share this invite with friends and colleagues. The more the merrier!
🔌 Electrify Your Life!
When: Wed, Feb 7th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: 21 Acres Center, 13701 NE 171st St Woodinville, WA
Have you heard the new mantra, “Electrify Everything” and wondered what that’s all about? Join Wendy Ferry and Bill Trueit as they walk through electrification of your home and your vehicle, and learn how to get the latest tax credits and rebates when doing so! Wendy Ferry is a retired engineering program manager and climate advocate volunteering with Climate Reality, Northwest Ecobuilding Guild and Pollinator Pathway at 21 Acres. Bill Trueit is a retired high school teacher, photographer and climate advocate volunteering with the Electric Vehicle Association, Climate Reality and Sierra Club.
🎣 “Success” in Fisheries Management, Climate Change
When: Thurs, Feb 1st from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Where: FSH 102, University of Washington, Seattle
The Bevan Series is a popular annual event held one quarter each year, usually in the format of 10 weekly seminars. The series features internationally recognized experts seeking to examine current issues affecting fisheries and marine conservation, representing as many viewpoints as possible, focusing on solutions to pressing problems. All lectures are free and open to the public. This year’s theme is “What does success look like, and how do we get there?”
Join this Thursday to hear from Arielle Levine from San Diego State University on “success” in fisheries management in the context of climate change: fisherman perspectives on factors that enable or inhibit climate adaption.
☕ EcoBuilding Coffee Chats
When: Sat, Feb 10th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Where: Milstead & Co., 754 North 34th St Seattle, WA
The Northwest EcoBuilding Guild is organizing their first Coffee Chat of 2024 on Saturday, February 10th, starting at 9 AM at Milstead Coffee & Co. Join us for a morning of networking, sharing projects and case studies, and catching up with colleagues and professionals in the green residential building industry. This event is free and open to all. We look forward to seeing you there!
♻️ Waste Reduction Workshop
When: Sat, Feb 10th from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Where: Washington State University Everett, 915 North Broadway Everett, WA
Join us for an exciting in-person event and get ready to learn practical tips and tricks to reduce waste in your daily life! Hosted at the esteemed Washington State University Everett, this workshop aims to empower individuals like you to make a positive impact on the environment. Our knowledgeable experts will guide you through interactive sessions, providing valuable insights on waste management and its environmental consequences. Learn how to make eco-friendly choices, reduce single-use plastics, and implement efficient recycling techniques.
⚡ 21 Acres Green Building Tour
When: Sat, Feb 10th from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Where: 21 Acres Center, 13701 NE 171st St Woodinville, WA
Curious about how renewable energy technologies and green buildings contribute to climate action? You will get a behind-the-scenes look at the tools and technologies utilized by our LEED Platinum-certified building, and an understanding of the real connections between clean energy, water, and food, and how they influence our environment, health, and economy. We'll also discuss suggestions for changes you can make to reduce the climate impact of your home or workplace.
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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!