Seattle Climate Tech: Jan 13 - Jan 19
Women Innovators, ClimateTech CoWorking, and Washington's Blue Economy
As we continue into 2025, we look forward to this week’s sessions that profile women leading us in the climate space, offer a coworking and learning opportunity, and give us a glimpse into Washington’s marine initiatives to combat climate change. And don’t forget that “every job is a climate job” (check it out tomorrow)!
As always, reach out if you have upcoming events you’d like us to share with everyone.
Cheers,
Jason and the Climate Tech Cities Team
Events This Week
🌏 Every Job is a Climate Job Workshop: Tue, Jan 14
🌲Women Innovators in Climate, Environment, and Sustainability: Tues, Jan 14
🧵 Sewing 104 - Zero Waste: Tue, Jan 14
⚡️ Seattle Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Meetup: Wed, Jan 15
👩🔧 Free Coworking Day for the ClimateTech Community: Thu, Jan 16
💻 The Blue Economy: E8 January Learning Lab (online): Fri, Jan 17
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events
Upcoming Events
🌳 2 Tons to Save The Planet Workshop: Wed, Jan 22
📣 Foundations of Climate Tech Marketing - Session 1: Wed, Jan 22
🎨Women and Climate: Volunteer at the Refugee Artisan Initiative + optional Dinner: Thu, Jan 23
📖 Lauren Oakes Discusses Her Book “The Treekeepers”: Wed, Jan 29
🌳 PNW Climate Week 2025 Planning: Tues, Feb 4
📣 Foundations of Climate Tech Marketing - Session 2: Wed, Feb 5
🚀 Cleantech Open PNW Networking Event: Thu, Feb 6
🔋 PNW Battery Collaborative Meetup: Thu, Feb 13
📖 M. L. Herring presents 'Born of Fire and Rain': Tue, Feb 18
📖 Leyna Krow presents SINKHOLE, with Kate Lebo: Tue, Feb 18
🤝 Cancel Culture in Climate: How We End Polarization Through Climate Action: Tue, Feb 25
Climate Opportunities
📝 Climate Storytelling 2075 is back for its second climate anthology series. The 6-month, cohort-based program centers around the development of dynamic and multimedia narratives that address the question: How do you envision a desirable climate future in the year 2075? The program gives young people from frontline communities a platform for world-building that leverages the arts and storytelling to explore solutions for adaptation, mitigation, and sustainability at local, regional, and global scales. Proposals are due by January 31st, 2025.
This Week in Depth
🌏 Every Job is a Climate Job Workshop
When: Tue, Jan 14, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, 1215 4th Ave, 15th Floor
By now you've heard the rallying cry "every job is a climate job" - but how can each of us make that real?
Join climate activist + community organizer Drew Wilkinson live in person in this provocative, fun, and highly interactive workshop to find out!
Learn about the critical intersection of climate action and your day job. "Every Job is a Climate Job" delves into how every profession, from engineering to sales, can contribute to sustainability within their own organizations and beyond. The shortest path to a climate job is often the one you already have; this is your first step.
🌲Women Innovators in Climate, Environment, and Sustainability
When: Tue, Jan 14, 4:00pm-6:00pm
Where: Hans Rosling Center for Population Health (HRC), University of Washington, Room 101
Join WE Lead and the UW College of the Environment for a panel discussion featuring women leaders shaping the future of climate innovation through tech, recycling/repurposing, and more!
Discover how trailblazing women are building and investing in companies tackling the world’s most pressing challenges in climate change and environmental sustainability. This event is your chance to learn from their journeys, explore cutting-edge solutions, and connect with a community of changemakers passionate about making a difference.
🧵 Sewing 104 - Zero Waste
When: 🧵 Sewing 104 - Zero Waste
When: Tues, Jan 14, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: 2307 1st Avenue Seattle, WA 98121
From making our own cloth to cutting out patterns in a more sustainable way, we will learn how to shift our creative thinking in a whole new direction.
This class is for sewers who feel confident on the sewing machine and are ready to step their patterning and creative minds up a level.
There are MANY ways to be zero waste, and in this class series we will discuss creating our own textile and garment from scrap fabric, remnant pieces, and make a piece that fits our own magical body too.
⚡️ Seattle Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Meetup: Wed, Jan 15
When: Wed, Jan 15, 5:45pm-8:00pm
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, 1215 4th Ave, 15th Floor
Come join Seattle Distributed Energy Resources (DER) community for our January meetup!
5:45pm - Welcome, networking and catch-up
6:15pm - Announcements start
Agenda:
New Year & Welcomes
DER TF & DER TF Seattle Updates
Focus Group Announcements
👩🔧 Free Coworking Day for the ClimateTech Community: Thu, Jan 16
When: Thu, Jan 16, 8:00am-5:00pm
Where: Venture Mechanics Startup Launchpad, 14110 NE 21st St, Bellevue, WA 98007
To foster greater connection between venture-scale climatetech startup founders, mentors and investors in specific verticals, Venture Mechanics Coworking Studios offers free coworking days twice a month.
ClimateTech Days are held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month (excepting major holidays). Participants must pre-register through this Luma calendar. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch and join colleagues in a group lunch room between noon and 1pm.
Mentors and quarterbacks from the Venture Mechanics Catapult Program (incubator/accelerator) will hold office hours between 10am and 2pm on these biweekly coworking days, and will join the group lunch as well.
💻 The Blue Economy: E8 January Learning Lab (online): Fri, Jan 17
When: Fri, Jan 17, 9:00am-10:00am
Where: Zoom (see link)
Join E8 Angels for our January Learning Lab on "The Blue Economy" led by Joshua Berger, Founder & President/CEO of Washington Maritime Blue, and Brock Mansfield.
Jean-Noel and Joshua will provide an overview of this growing sector, including maritime decarbonization, maritime digitization, ocean-based energy, and sustainable fisheries/seafood.
Join the Fun!
Submit Events
We know all of you are cooking up great events across that highlight the latest and greatest in our collective effort to save our city - and our planet! 🌍 We would love to spread the word. Please reach out to Jason, Asha, or Jordan and we'll add them to the list!
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!