Seattle Climate Tech: Sept 16 - Sept 22

🌞 "Here Comes the Sun" is more than a Beatles song, learn how to democratize energy, and discuss sustainability with this fall's candidates

Jason Huff

Sep 16, 2025

Hi friends,

Fall feels like it’s here and that means 🍂🍁are close; we’ve got great events this week and more to come🌞!

As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.

Cheers,

~ Jason and the Climate Tech Cities Team

⚡Democratizing Energy Dinner: Tues, Sept 16
📖Seattle Town Hall: Bill McKibben: Here Comes the Sun: Tues, Sept 16
🗳️ Climate and Environment Forum 2025 for Bellevue City Council Candidates: Wed, Sept 17

Upcoming Events

🌲 WIE Puget Sound Evening Discussion on Climate Impacts in Washington: Wed, Sept 24
🤝 Climate Resources Roundup: Taking stock of available resources for understanding and responding to climate risks in Washington and the Northwest (online): Thu, Sept 25
🍳Girls, Gays, and Theys Do Brunch: Out in Climate & Women and Climate Meetup: Sat, Sept 27
📖 Thor Hanson Presents Book 'Close to Home': Wed, Oct 1
🥳 9Zero Birthday Party!: Thur, Oct 2
🔋 New Battery Technologies: Exploring Alternatives to Lithium-Ion: Wed, Oct 8
🍾Harvest of the Future: Soapbox Inaugural Gala: Fri, Oct 17
🐋 Sound Check: A Quiet Sound for Killer Whales: Mon, Oct 20
🌲UW College of the Environment: Nature Heals: Wed, Oct 22

This Week in Depth

⚡ Democratizing Energy Dinner

When: Tues, Sept 16th, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: 2301 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA

Want to better understand the energy landscape AND how you can take action about it? Join us on Tuesday! Led by members of the Soapbox community who are steeped in the energy sector, there will be discussions and activities that are sure to illuminate (pun intended!) the topic.

📖 Seattle Town Hall: Bill McKibben: Here Comes the Sun

When: Tues, Sept 16th, 7:30pm
Where: 1119 Eighth Avenue, Seattle, 98101

Our climate, and our democracy, are melting down. But Bill McKibben, one of the first to sound the alarm about the climate crisis, insists the moment is also full of possibility. Energy from the sun and wind is suddenly the cheapest power on the planet and growing faster than any energy source in history—if we can keep accelerating the pace, we have a chance.
Here Comes the Sun tells the story of the sudden spike in power from the sun and wind—and the desperate fight of the fossil fuel industry and their politicians to hold this new power at bay. From the everyday citizens who installed solar panels equal to a third of Pakistan’s electric grid in a year to the world’s sixth-largest economy—California—nearly halving its use of natural gas in the last two years, Bill McKibben traces the arrival of plentiful, inexpensive solar energy. And he shows how solar power is more than just a path out of the climate crisis: it is a chance to reorder the world on saner and more humane grounds. You can’t hoard solar energy or hold it in reserves—it’s available to all.

🗳️ Climate and Environment Forum 2025 for Bellevue City Council Candidates

When: Wed, Sept 17th, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Where: East Shore Unitarian Church, 12700 Southeast 32nd Street Bellevue, WA 98005

Bellevue City Council 2025 Candidates Forum on Sustainability
Join us at one of the largest candidate forums in Bellevue, and learn about the 10 candidates running for Bellevue City Council!
Five of seven Council seats are being voted on this November. Let’s make sure we know where candidates stand, and let candidates see that sustainability and resilience goals align with affordable housing and growth. Together, these values ensure all families can live and enjoy an excellent quality of life in Bellevue.

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