Seattle Climate Tech: Mar 18 - Mar 24
PNW Climate Week Brandathon, Dads and Climate, how to save soil 🌱, water is LOVE 💙, and more events to check out this week--read on!
Hi Fans of a Healthy Climate,
We’ve got a number of upcoming events for founders and designers (did someone say Brandathon?):
🌎 Venture For ClimateTech (V4C) 2025 Global Innovation Challenge (due Mar 31)
🤖 Google Accelerator: AI for Nature and Climate (due Mar 31)
👩💻 Compute for Climate Fellowship (due Apr 6)
🔋 Cleantech Open Accelerator (due Apr 13)
🌃 Urban Future Prize Competition (due Apr 28)
Beyond these opportunities, be sure to check out the other cool events happening this week! And do use the form at the bottom to send us additional events. 😊
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
~ Jason and the Climate Tech Cities Team
🔦 Opportunity Spotlight
🎨 Are you ready to flex your creative muscles for a cause? Sign up for the PNW Climate Week Brandathon, where you can redesign the PNW Climate Week brand identity! From March 18th to March 25th, teams of designers, strategists, and other creatives will create a new logo and brand that drives awareness and action for climate initiatives in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about the event and sign up here!
Events This Week
🎨 Launch of the PNW Climate Week Brandathon: Tue, Mar 18
💵 guided advocacy dinner party for creating change with your money, bank, & investments: Tue, Mar 18
🎙️Volts x Climate Papa Live Podcast: Wed, Mar 19
🔋 PNW Battery Collaborative: Second-Life Battery Market & EV Residual Values (virtual): Wed, Mar 19
🌎 2 tons to save the planet! the workshop by Terreau: Thu, Mar 20
🏛️ Early deployment grants to de-risk debt capital: Thu, Mar 20
🖼️ Environmental Ties II Art Exhibition at Magnuson Park Gallary: Thu, Mar 20 - Sat, Apr 19
💙 Water is Love Film Screening and Discussion: Sat, Mar 22
🚜 21 Acres Farm Tour: Focus on Seeds: Sat, Mar 22
🌱 Save Soil Movie Event - Cultivating Change: Sat, Mar 22
🗑️ Environmental Ties Magnuson Park Clean Up: Sun, Mar 23
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events
Upcoming Events
🖌️ art + reflection night on wealth, sustainable finance, & economic justice: Tue, Mar 25
🏆 Environmental and Sustainability Awards: Tue, Mar 25
📣 Foundations of Climate Tech Marketing - Session 3: Wed, Mar 26
💻 Women And Climate Coworking Day @ 9Zero: Thu, Mar 27
🌲 PNW Climate Week Volunteer Onboarding; Fri, Mar 28
👕 LAYERED: A Sustainable Style Event: Thu, Apr 3
🌎 Earth Day, Every Day: Sat, Apr 5
🌲 PNW Climate Week Planning Meeting: Thu, Apr 10
🌊 The Colorado River: Chasing Water - LIVE with Pete McBride & Sony: Fri, Apr 11
🧑💻 Seattle Climate Hackathon: Wed-Fri, May 7-9
🌲 PNW Climate Week Planning Meeting: Thu, May 8
This Week in Depth
🏅🎨 Launch of the PNW Climate Week Brandathon
When: Tuesday, March 18-25
Where: Register HERE to participate
The PNW Climate Week Brandathon is your chance to make your mark on climate stewardship in the Pacific Northwest! From March 18th - March 25th, you and your team will reimagine and develop a new and compelling brand for PNW Climate Week. What will you create?
Hosted by Climate Designers Seattle
💵 guided advocacy dinner party for creating change with your money, bank, & investments
When: Tuesday, March 18
Where: Soapbox Seattle, 2301 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98121, USA
Our March topic is The New Economy. For our ACT night, we'll learn about how much of a difference our money makes... to the tune of 6.9 TRILLION DOLLARS!
We'll get to chat with Sophia Wagner, co-founder of Mighty Deposits and then TAKE ACTION!
🎙️Volts x Climate Papa Live Podcast
When: Wednesday, March 19
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, 1215 4th Ave 15th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
Join us for a special live recorded interview of David Roberts, the journalist and founder of Volts, a leading podcast and newsletter on clean energy and climate policy. Hosted by Ben Eidelson, of Climate Papa, this episode dives into David’s journey from Grist to Vox to Volts, the evolution of climate reporting, and the role of independent media in shaping the climate conversation. We’ll explore the intersection of technology, parenthood, and climate work—discussing how being a dad influences David’s perspective and work, his thoughts on Seattle as a hub for climate innovation, and what’s next in the fight for a clean energy future.
🔋 PNW Battery Collaborative: Second-Life Battery Market & EV Residual Values
When: Wednesday, March 19
Where: Virtual Event
Join the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Battery Collaborative for its first event beyond the PNW and with co-hosts CALSTART and The New York Climate Exchange for a virtual event that will delve deep into the rapidly emerging second-life electric vehicle (EV) battery market. We'll hear from two companies leading this industry:
Moment Energy: a Vancouver-based battery reuse company founded in 2020 which recently secured $15M Series A funding to build the world’s first second-life battery Gigafactory in the U.S. (press release).
Zenobe Energy: a London-based company founded in 2017 that has raised $2.6B in debt and equity funding, has 735MW of grid-connected batteries live or under contract, is the #1 owner and operator of e-buses in Australia and New Zealand.
🌎 2 tons to save the planet! the workshop by Terreau
When: Thursday, March 20
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, 1215 4th Ave 15th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
“2tonnes” is a fun and immersive workshop that will project you to 2050 to better imagine what the transition to a low-carbon world could look like. With your team, your mission is simple yet complex: to mitigate climate change. Saving the planet, anyone?
🏛️ Early deployment grants to de-risk debt capital
When: Thursday, March 20
Where: Virtual
Are you a founder in the mobility or climate space who's looking to learn more about non-dilutive sources of capital like grants and debt to build your business? Or, an investor looking to support a portfolio company on this topic?
In this first live session, we'll go deep with two founders on identifying, applying to, and receiving deployments grants to help them de-risk debt capital. Future sessions will cover other in-depth topics like equipment financing and project finance (stay tuned).
🖼️ Environmental Ties II Art Exhibition at Magnuson Park Gallary
When: Thursday, Mar 20 - Saturday, April 19
Where: Magnuson Park Gallery, 7448 63rd Avenue Northeast #Building 30 Seattle, WA 98115
Join Sand Point Arts and Cultural Exchange and Park Punks to celebrate the closing of Environmental Ties II, on view in Magnuson Park Gallery until April 19, 2025.
💙 Water is Love Film Screening and Discussion
When: Saturday, Mar 22
Where: Basecamp Coffee Shop, 800 East Thomas Street #A Seattle, WA 98102
Seattle Climate Resilience is excited to announce a special community screening of the award-winning documentary, "Water Is Love: Ripples of Regeneration.” The screening is donation-based and open to the public, offering a unique opportunity for community members to come together and explore the vital role of water in our lives and the urgent need for water conservation to be a part of the climate change debate.
🚜 21 Acres Farm Tour: Focus on Seeds: Sat, Mar 22
When: Saturday, Mar 22
Where: 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living, 13701 NE 171st Street Woodinville, WA 98072
Come learn all about seed starting with 21 Acres Farm Manager Ansley Roberts, who will share the ins and outs of seed selection, how to set yourself up for seed starting success, and how our seeding and planting practices at 21 Acres fit into our wider agroecological practices. You'll also get to apply your new knowledge with some hands-on experience in our greenhouse by planting a seed to take home.
🌱 Save Soil Movie Event - Cultivating Change: Sat, Mar 22
When: Saturday, Mar 22
Where: Redmond Library, 15990 Northeast 85th Street Redmond, WA 98052
Save Soil is launching Cultivating Change: Save Soil Movie Event (featuring Common Ground film) to raise awareness in our community about the soil degradation crisis and how we can be part of the solution. This event will be free and open to the public.
🗑️ Environmental Ties Magnuson Park Clean Up: Sun, Mar 23
When: Sunday, Mar 23
Where: Magnuson Park Gallery, 7448 63rd Avenue Northeast #Building 30 Seattle, WA 98115
Join Sand Point Arts and Cultural Exchange and Park Punks for a park clean-up in Magnuson Park! Supplies provided.
Opportunities
Contests
🌎 Venture For ClimateTech (V4C) 2025 Global Innovation Challenge (due Mar 31)
🌃 Urban Future Prize Competition (due Apr 28)
Programs
🤖 Google Accelerator: AI for Nature and Climate (due Mar 31)
👩💻 Compute for Climate Fellowship (due Apr 6)
🔋 Cleantech Open Accelerator (due Apr 13)
Join the Fun!
Submit Events
We know all of you are cooking up great events 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 directly to Jason, Asha, or Jordan or fill out this google form to add to the list!