Seattle Climate Tech: Sep 11 - Sep 18
Conferences, sustainable fashion shows, alternative proteins and 13 more events this week!
Hi friends,
September is shaping up to be quite the climate month in Seattle with 44 events so far! Here are a few this week we’re really looking forward to:
⚡ 2023 Clean Energy Entrepreneur Workshop: Tomorrow at UW
🍔 Climate Science on Tap: Alternative Proteins: On Wednesday in Ballard
🏠 2023 Built Green Conference and Built Green Project Basics Training: On Thursday in Lynwood
💻 XR and Sustainability: A Fireside Chat: On Thursday in Seattle
🪧 Seattle FFF Climate Demonstration: On Sunday in Capitol Hill
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Maya and Alec
Community Shoutouts: PNW Climate Week
We’re getting excited for the inaugural PNW Climate Week and the team has been busy busy adding new events for the week of September 24th - 30th. Check out their website for the latest on events, subscribe to the newsletter, and learn how you can get involved. List of a handful of the participating organizations below!
🌎 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
⚡ 2023 Clean Energy Entrepreneur Workshop: Tue, Sep 12
🌲 Taylor Mountain Climate Adaptation Tour with NNRG and King County: Wed, Sep 13
♻️ Sustainable Community Stewards Training Series: Wed, Sep 13
🍔 Climate Science on Tap: Alternative Proteins: Wed, Sep 13
🏠 2023 Built Green Conference and Built Green Project Basics Training: Thu, Sep 14
👗 7th Annual Sustainable Fashion Show: Thu, Sep 14
🌊 Seattle Maritime Blue Incubator Launch Happy Hour: Thu, Sep 14
🧺 UW Farm Harvest Dinner 2023: Thu, Sep 14
💻 XR and Sustainability: A Fireside Chat: Thu, Sep 14
⛽ Climate Action Speaker Series: Climate Solutions at the State Level: Thu, Sep 14
🗑️ From 'Waste' to Compost: A Tour of Winton MFG: Fri, Sep 15
💦 Behind the Scenes Tour: Waterwise Plantings for Our New Summers: Sat, Sep 16
🕸️ Rewilding our Food Web: Subsistence Challenges and Opportunities: Sun, Sep 17
🪧 Seattle FFF Climate Demonstration: Sun, Sep 17
❌ Take Action on Climate: Join the Rally to End Fossil Fuels: Sun, Sep 17
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events this month
Events This Month
⚡ Seattle Renewable Energy Panel (PNW Climate Week): Mon, Sep 25
🚘 Seattle City Climate Ecosystem (PNW Climate Week): Wed, Sep 27
🧪 Scientific Innovation in Climate (PNW Climate Week): Wed, Sep 27
🤝 Bellevue City Council - 2023 Candidates Climate Forum: Tue, Sep 19
🌿 WPPA 2023 Environmental Seminar: Wed, Sep 20
💧 Putting the ‘Action’ in the Ocean Climate Action Plan: Wed, Sep 20
☀️ Stand up for solar coalition kick off: Thu, Sep 21
🪑 Join Seattle's Women and Climate Chapter at the Furniture Repair Bank: Thu, Sep 21
🧵 Sewing III - Zero Waste: Thu, Sep 21
🌲 Climate Connections for Washington: Fri, Sep 22
🏗️ Green Building Slam: Fri, Sep 22
🍻 Sunday Tacoma Climate Happy Hour: Sun, Sep 24
🗣️ PNW Climate Investors & Startups Connect (PNW Climate Week): Mon, Sep 25
🥕 Food & Regen Agri Talk (PNW Climate Week): Mon, Sep 25
🔥 2023 International Emissions Inventory Conferene: Tue, Sep 26
⚡ Lightning Talks (PNW Climate Week): Tue, Sep 26
💼 PNW Climate Week X Terra.do Job Fair: Wed, Sep 27
🎥 Covenant of the Salmon People: Wed, Sep 27
🏢 Clean Buildings Symposium: Thu, Sep 28
♻️ Recology Recycling Facility Tour: Thu, Sep 28
⚙️ Career Panel (PNW Climate Week): Thu, Sep 28
🔬 Climate Action Speaker Series with Chuck Greene and Paul Cereghino: Thu, Sep 28
🍻 Climate Happy Hour (PNW Climate Week): Thu, Sep 28
💼 Green Jobs, Green Futures Summit: Fri, Sep 29
🎤 Green Jobs Talent Jam: Fri, Sep 29
🎨 2023 Sustainable Ballard Festival: Sat, Sep 30
🎲 Climate Fresk: Sat, Sep 30
📓 Sustainable Solutions: Climate Change in Pierce County: Sat, Sep 30
Events This Week
⚡ 2023 Clean Energy Entrepreneur Workshop
When: Tue, Sep 12th from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Where: Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, 4625 Union Bay Place Northeast Seattle, WA 98105
The Clean Energy Entrepreneur Workshop is September 12 at the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds. This workshop is designed to bring together entrepreneurs, University of Washington faculty, researchers, and students working on clean energy technologies, with industry, think tanks, and investment groups from across the Western US. Attendees will hear from experts from across the clean energy innovation ecosystem, including a keynote presentation by Greg Newbloom, CEO of Membrion Inc., as well as Professor Dan Schwartz, Director of UW’s Clean Energy Institute, and Professor Devin MacKenzie, Technical Director of the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds.
🌲 Taylor Mountain Climate Adaptation Tour with NNRG and King County
When: Wed, Sep 13th from 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Where: Taylor Mountain, C2MH+2C Issaquah, WA 98027
On September 13th, you can join NNRG and King County staff on a guided driving tour through Taylor Mountain Forest where you'll see a demonstration of climate adaptation techniques at work, along with other approaches King County is using to transition this former industrial plantation to ecological forest management.
♻️ Sustainable Community Stewards Training Series
When: Wed, Sep 13th from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Willis Tucker Activity Center 6705 Puget Park Drive Snohomish, WA 98296
Do you ever find yourself standing at the recycling bin wondering what can and can’t be recycled, and WHY? Curious about climate change and how your individual actions can make a difference? Wondering how you can get more engaged in your local community? Get answers to these questions and more by becoming a WSU Sustainable Community Steward! Training begins this Fall!
🍔 Climate Science on Tap: Alternative Proteins
When: Wed, Sep 13th from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Bickersons Brewhouse, 1514 NW Leary Way Seattle, WA 98107
Our food systems have an outsized influence on global climate: worldwide, they account for over a quarter of current greenhouse gas emissions — with animal agriculture alone responsible for 15% of global emissions, roughly equivalent to the emissions from the entire transportation sector (according to a 2022 report by BCG). The alternative protein sector, comprised primarily of companies producing plant-based meat substitutes and companies developing cell-based/cultivated meat products, seeks to offer substitutes for meat and dairy that consumers find delicious and satisfying, but that also have a vastly smaller carbon footprint. Join our panel at this Climate Science on Tap as we discuss climate change and alternative proteins. Meet the experts, listen to riveting presentations, and engage in a Q & A session!
🏠 2023 Built Green Conference and Built Green Project Basics Training
When: Thu, Sep 14th from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Where: Lynnwood Event Center, 3711 196th Street S.W. Lynnwood, WA 98036
Traditional and conventional practices that were thought to be proven, profitable strategies, are no longer able to meet the complex demands of a simultaneous housing and climate crisis. Join us to learn from industry leaders how market-driven strategies can address the problems we face - reducing carbon emissions, natural resource consumption, and housing diversity - profitably. This year’s conference will again offer a 4-part specialty track designed for project managers, site supervisors, and code inspectors to learn how to successfully achieve Built Green certification, high performance HVAC details, and tight building enclosures.
👗 7th Annual Sustainable Fashion Show
When: Thu, Sep 14th from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: Woodmark Hotel, 1200 Carillon Point, Kirkland, WA 98033
Find your inner Fashionista at the local Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sustainable Fashion Show. Local boutiques showcase styles from on-trend high street looks to luxury couture. Every creative outfit is modeled by local Chamber and community members. Attendees will leave with their own swag bag, and a few more surprises.
🌊 Seattle Maritime Blue Incubator Launch Happy Hour
When: Thu, Sep 14th from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Where: Blue Hub, 1900 West Nickerson Street Seattle, WA 98119
Five companies have been selected for the program being housed at the Blue Hub in Fishermen’s Terminal. The focus areas for Maritime Blue’s selection include: Maritime Decarbonization, Renewable Ocean Energy, Sustainable Fishing & Seafood, Ocean Health & Sustainability, and the Digital Transformation. All Blue Ventures programming works to ensure that we are providing underserved communities a safe space for ideas to grow, seek out and recruit women, BIPOC, and other underserved startup founders.
🧺 UW Farm Harvest Dinner 2023
When: Thu, Sep 14th from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 Northeast 41st Street Seattle, WA 98105
The UW Farm invites you to wine and dine with us on September 14th at the Center for Urban Horticulture to show your support for the UW Farm and celebrate its contribution to our community! Enjoy a farm-to-table, three-course, family-style dinner (including 3 drink tickets per person) prepared by Executive Chef Seth Fernald, using locally harvested ingredients from our own UW Farm. Featuring sparkling wine, courtesy of Treveri Cellars, red wine provided by Andrew Januik, along with seltzers from 4Good Hard Seltzer. Show extra support and come early for an optional personalized tour of the farm, appetizers, and a pre-dinner sparkling wine toast.
💻 XR and Sustainability: A Fireside Chat
When: Thu, Sep 14th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Where: AWS Skills Center Seattle, 1915 Terry Avenue Seattle, WA 98101
Join us at the AWS Skills Center for a very special event. Our speakers will host an informative fireside chat and Q&A session. Bring your questions and ideas, and leave with a better understanding of how you can leverage XR to join the fight against climate change! Climate change is the most significant challenge of our lives, and demands our attention, resources, and talents as we pursue and develop emerging technologies – including XR! It can help in our fight against climate change in several ways, including helping replace wasteful consumption of materials, transportation, and industrial processes.
⛽ Climate Action Speaker Series: Climate Solutions at the State Level
When: Thu, Sep 14th from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Where: Friday Harbor Labs Commons and streamed over Zoom
Join Joel Cresswell from the Department of Ecology for a discussion on state policies ad plans to reduce GHG emissions and the Clean Fuel Standard and Climate Commitment Act. This talk is a part of the Madrona Institute's exciting four-part Climate Action Speaker Series in collaboration with Friday Harbor Labs, taking place on September 14 & 28, and October 12 & 26, 2023.
🗑️ From 'Waste' to Compost: A Tour of Winton MFG
When: Fri, Sep 15th from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Where: Winton MFG Compost Works, 17400 Winton Road Leavenworth, WA 98826
Are you curious how our food and yard waste becomes nutrient rich compost? Join us for a tour of Winton Mfg Compost Works, an industrial composter located just east of Coles Corner. Winton opened last summer and has the capacity to compost much of the organic waste in the Wenatchee Valley into nutrient dense compost that is then sold back to local farmers and residents. Come up and see the process first hand and learn all about the composting process. This event is part of the Sustainable Living and Farming tour, organized by Waste Loop, and is an opportunity for people to learn more about living a simpler and more sustainable life by visiting examples and partaking in hands-on applications in the greater Leavenworth area.
💦 Behind the Scenes Tour: Waterwise Plantings for Our New Summers
When: Sat, Sep 16th from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Where: Lakewold Gardens, 12317 Gravelly Lake Drive Southwest Lakewood, WA 98499
Join us for our September Behind the Scenes Tour with Horticulturist Maya Neff. Maya will share stories about gardening without supplemental water and plant selection for dry gardens. She will also share tips on how the Lakewold Gardens horticulture team has been adapting maintenance practices to conserve resources.
🕸️ Rewilding our Food Web: Subsistence Challenges and Opportunities
When: Sun, Sep 17th from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Where: Leavenworth Ski Hill, 10701 Ski Hill Drive Leavenworth, WA 98826
Let's talk food! Come dream and scheme our way into an in(ter)dependent food future for the Upper Wenatchee Valley. With an eye towards climate change, infrastructural uncertainty, and social equity for all beings, we'll discuss truly local subsistence pathways. Informed primarily by indigenous strategies from our biome and beyond, we'll also be calling on ideas from the worlds of permaculture, nutrition, and ecology. Note that this event will be held outdoors and there will be a short walking portion over uneven terrain. Participants should bring weather appropriate clothing, water, and perhaps a notebook.
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❌ Take Action on Climate: Join the Rally to End Fossil Fuels
When: Sun, Sep 17th from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: First Church
Take Action on Climate: Join the Rally to End Fossil Fuels. On Sunday, September 17, people from all over the world will participate in a massive, coordinated action called the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City to demand that world leaders commit to phasing out fossil fuels. This will be the biggest climate march since 2020. The Seattle rally will take place on the Broad Street Green, just a block or two from church, from 2 to 4 pm. Join members of the Climate Justice Group as we add our voices to the global cry for a livable future. We will leave from church at 2pm, or you can just go directly to Broad Street Green.
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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!