LA Climate Tech Events: August 19 - 26
Join us at LA Climate Week! + our top picks for this week.
Hi friends,
We’re thrilled to celebrate the 1st anniversary of Los Angeles Climate Tech Cities during the inaugural LA Climate Week! What a journey it’s been—from meeting Alec Turnbull and Sonam Velani, the incredible co-founders of Climate Tech Cities, last year in New York, to curating top picks every week, and witnessing our community's growth. We’re especially grateful to you, our readers, for continuing to share our newsletter and for your kind messages. Your support and engagement make all the difference. We also deeply appreciate the organizations that create spaces in the city for learning, skill-building, and forming new connections that inspire action. Join the celebrations as we partner with The Carbonauts and Rivian to invite you for a fun Sustainability Mocktails event on Wednesday, September 11th! More information below.
Here are our top picks for this week:
On Thursday, get into the weeds of energy policy research at the 🔬 Shaping Future California Energy Research Workshop.
Also on Thursday: water capture, storage, reuse, desalination, groundwater replenishing, and water contamination will be on the menu of 🚰 Diversifying Solutions toward Regional Water Security at Water Solutions 9, presented by Sustain SoCal presents (discount code below).
The film Common Ground is back on the screen this Sunday! Attend 📽️ Cool OC’s Exclusive Film Screening and learn about a hopeful and uplifting story of the pioneers of the regenerative movement.
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events!
Cheers,
Maëlys, Niqat, Raiven & The Climate Tech Cities Team
This Week’s Events
🔬 Shaping Future California Energy Research Workshop: Thu, Aug 22
🚰 Diversifying Solutions toward Regional Water Security: Thu, Aug 22
📦 Beyond Plastic Vendor Fair: Sat, Aug 24
🏞 Friends of the LA River: Sepulveda Basin Habitat Restoration: Sat, Aug 24
📽️ Cool OC’s Exclusive Film Screening of Common Ground: Sun, Aug 25
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings.
Join us at LA Climate Week: LA CTC x The Carbonauts
When: Wednesday, September 11th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Rivian, 660 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Climate Tech Cities, The Carbonauts, and Rivian invite you to join us for a lively Sustainability Mocktails event as part of the inaugural LA Climate Week!
LA CTC is thrilled to partner with the Carbonauts for a night of inspiring conversations and networking, paired with complimentary, sustainable non-alcoholic cocktails and Rivian test drives! The Carbonauts have hosted over 100 sustainability events in the past year, bringing folks together to talk climate, make connections, and further expand their perspectives and ideas for tackling the most pressing climate challenges together. LA CTC is excited to celebrate its 1-year anniversary during this event as well! Our LA CTC lead, Maëlys, will share more about our journey and ways to further engage with us to grow the LA climate community.
This is an event you won’t want to miss! Register here and mark your calendars now. Oh, and did we mention- it’s free?! Thanks, Rivian ;)
🌎 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!
Upcoming Events
🥵 Countywide Heat Action Plan (CHAP) Workshop: Tue, Aug 27
👥 Net Zero Accelerator 2024 Meet & Greet: Wed, Aug 28
🙋 Climate Tech Community AMA: Thu, Aug 29
🌐 Silicon Beach Tech Mixer: Thu, Aug 29
🎥 Sustainable Production and Entertainment Certification Pilot Launch: Fri, Aug 30
✂️ RootDown LA August Garden Workday - Goodbye Summer: Sat, Aug 31
🌳 Urban Forestry for Changing Times Symposium: Thu, Sept 5
📈 Making Energy-Efficient Choices During Design: An Interactive Live Analysis: Fri, Sept 6
🍷 Re:wild Your Campus Happy Hour Fundraiser: Sat, Sept 7
💚 Get excited for LA Climate Week: Sept 8-15! All events below are either part of the official LACW calendar or are unofficially associated and occurring during the week. Mark your calendars now. Things are going to get busy ;)
🥾 Women in Cleantech and Sustainability - Hike and Network: Sun, Sept 8
⚡ RE+ 24 (Energy Conference): Mon, Sept 8 - Thu, Sept 12
☀️ Solarize Irvine Community Solar Workshop: Tue, Sept 10
💼 RE+ Clean Energy Job Fair: Wed, Sept 11
☕️ 2024 Annual Women+ in Green Breakfast: Thu, Sept 12
🎥 Documentary Screening: Eating Our Way to Extinction: Fri, Sept 13
🌏 Exhibition - Breath Toward Climate & Social Justice: Sun, Sept 15
and so much more!
👚 Hey SoCal! Design, Durability, Climate.: Wed, Sept 18
⚡️ EV & Renewables: Thu, Sept 19
🏳️🌈 Sunset Queer Ecology Walk: Wed, Sept 25
🏠 Building a Sustainable Home: Sat, Sept 28
🎵 Blue Hour 2024: Ocean Songs: Sat, Sept 28
This Week in Depth
🔬 Shaping Future California Energy Research Workshop
When: Thu, August 22nd from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Where: 1776 Main StreetSanta Monica, CA, 90401United States
This workshop, Shaping Future California Energy Research, seeks to connect communities with researchers to network and inform a California-based energy research agenda. At this workshop, stakeholders from California communities will share their energy research concerns with researchers and identifying areas of complementarity. Together, participants will work to identify resources, project managers, and data to address concerns and to help inform potential avenues for policy research.
🚰 Diversifying Solutions toward Regional Water Security
When: Thu, August 22nd from 1:00 PM
Where: The Cove at UCI Beall Applied Innovation, 5270 California Ave, Irvine, CA 92617
Sustain SoCal presents Water Solutions 9 (WS9), focused on exploring real life strategies and innovations in water capture, storage, reuse, desal, groundwater replenishing, and combatting contamination. Investor, policy, and big data trends in Southern California will also be addressed. Join us for professional presentations and networking as Sustain SoCal addresses pragmatic solutions to help assure sufficient and affordable supplies of water in our region.
Sustain SoCal has graciously offered LA CTC readers an exclusive offer of 50% off the ticket price! Register today and use code WS9GENCOMP50 during checkout.
📦 Beyond Plastic Vendor Fair
When: Sat, August 24th from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: 141 North Glendale Avenue Glendale, CA 91206
Join the Beyond Plastics Vendor Fair and learn about sustainable approaches for food service providers! Come check out reusable, compostable, and recyclable materials that will comply with the proposed plastic waste reduction regulation ordinance. Learn about sustainable alternatives and connect with suppliers.
🏞 Friends of the LA River: Sepulveda Basin Habitat Restoration
When: Sat, August 24th from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Where: 6100 Woodley Ave Los Angeles, CA 91604
Join Friends of the LA River, California Native Plant Society, and San Fernando Valley Audubon for a morning of invasive plant removal and bird walks in the Sepulveda Basin!
📽️ Cool OC’s Exclusive Film Screening of Common Ground
When: Sun, August 25th from 2:45 PM to 5:30 PM
Where: The Frida Cinema, 305 East 4th Street #100 Santa Ana, CA 92701
Cool OC is thrilled to present an exclusive screening of the documentary "Common Ground"- a hopeful and uplifting story of the pioneers of the “Regenerative Movement” who produce tremendous quantities of nutritionally dense food and are working to balance the climate – all while bringing our entire ecosystem back to life. delves into the transformative power of regenerative farming systems, highlighting the efforts of farmers, both large and small, who are championing soil health as the key to unlocking a sustainable and abundant food future.