LA Climate Tech Events: Jan 29 - Feb 5
LA Climate Tech Events: Jan 29 - Feb 5
Inland SoCal Climate Action, Book Talk, Music Sustainability Summit - and more!
Hi friends,
Here are our picks for this week:
Tomorrow, learn about the region’s climate adaptation, resilience strategies and potential mitigation strategies at the☀️ 2024 Inland SoCal Climate Action Conference.
On Wednesday, head to Chevalier's Books on Larchmont for a 📚 Book Talk with Journalist Nick Romeo. His most recent book The Alternative takes us on a journey through the unforgettable stories and successes of people working to build economies that are more equal, just, and livable.
Next Monday, attend the first 🎹 Music Sustainability Summit and contribute to establishing the industry's sustainability baseline and inform next steps to mitigate its carbon footprint!
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Maëlys & The Climate Tech Cities Team
🌎 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!
Opportunities
LA2050 Grants Challenge (Due Feb. 28)
LA2050 is preparing to launch its 11th Grants Challenge in April and is looking for 12 organizations to host a range of volunteer activations around LA County from April 2nd to May 8th, during the 2024 Grants Challenge voting period. The events will provide Angelenos with meaningful opportunities to impact the issues that matter most to them, as a complement to their online votes. They are looking for engaging events with space for at least 20 volunteers and limited barriers to participation. Each of the selected organizations will receive a $5,000 grant. Applications are open now through February 28th at 5:00 pm. Want to learn more? Register for the virtual information session on February 8th at 11:00 am.
Upcoming Deadlines
🤝 Founders Bootcamp (Due Feb. 1)
📈 LACI's Founders Business Accelerator (Due Feb. 13)
🚀 Rocket Fund, CalTech (Due March 1)
Events This Week
☀️ 2024 Inland SoCal Climate Action Conference: Tue, Jan 30
📚 Book Talk! Nick Romeo's The Alternative: Wed, Jan 31
🏭 Liquid Carbon Removal: Wed, Jan 31
♻️ Santa Monica Recycling Event: Sat, Feb 3
🎹 The Music Sustainability Summit: Mon, Feb 5
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings.
Upcoming Events
🍹 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktail: Tue, Feb 6
🚰 Operationalization of Equity in the Drinking Water Sector: Wed, Feb 7
🍷 26th Westside Renewables Cocktail Hour: Wed, Feb 7
📈 Intrapreneurship: Unlocking Your Company’s Social Impact Potential: Wed, Feb 7
🌀 Create Epic Beach Art: Fri, Feb 9
🐛 Wisdom: Making Conservation More Inclusive: Sat, Feb 10
🌳 TreePeople Public Hilltop Tour: Sat, Feb 10
🍀 Urban Homestead Learning Tour: Sun, Feb 11
🌎 Exploring the Mycoverse: What Fungi Teach About Multispecies Collaboration: Mon, Feb 12
⚡ Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) Annual Demo Day: Thu, Feb 15
🔋 Energy Innovation Conference at UCLA: Fri, Feb 16
🐦 Family Bird Festival 2024: Sun, Feb 18
🏢 USGBC-LA Member Mixer: Wed, Feb 21
🍃 Understanding Oaks: a Tree Walk and Talk: Fri, Feb 23
🏞 Habitat Restoration Day: Sat, Feb 24
🏄♀️ Open House: Sustainable Surf: Sat, Feb 24
💧 Tour of Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility: Sat, Feb 24
Event Details
☀️ 2024 Inland SoCal Climate Action Conference
When: Tue, Jan 30th from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Where: Highlander Union Building, 900 University Avenue Riverside, CA 92507
Organized by UCR’s Office of Technology Partnerships and the SoCal OASIS™ Initiative, the 2024 Inland SoCal Climate Action Conference aims to provide a dialogue platform where researchers, environmental enthusiasts, experts, activists, our community, and local government converge to discuss the region’s climate adaptation, resilience strategies and potential mitigation strategies that can be implemented in the short term. At this conference, you'll have the chance to learn about innovative solutions, hear from inspiring speakers, and gain practical knowledge to make a positive impact on our planet. Whether you're a student, professional, or simply passionate about the environment, this event is for you!
📚 Book Talk! Nick Romeo's The Alternative
When: Wed, Jan 31st from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Where: Chevalier's Books, 133 North Larchmont Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90004
Join Journalist Nick Romeo as he discusses his new book in conversation with Rick Wartzman. He has spent years covering the world’s most innovative economic and policy ideas for The New Yorker. Romeo takes us on an extraordinary journey through the unforgettable stories and successes of people working to build economies that are more equal, just, and livable. Combining original, in-depth reporting with expert analysis, Romeo explores: the successful business owners organizing their companies as purpose trusts (as Patagonia recently did) to fulfill a higher mission, such as sharing profits with workers or protecting the environment ; the growing deployment of new models by venture capital funds to promote wealth creation for the poorest Americans and address climate change ; how Oslo’s climate budgeting program is achieving the emission reduction targets the rest of the world continues to miss, creating a model that will soon be emulated by governments around the world etc.
🏭 Liquid Carbon Removal
When: Wed, Jan 31st from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Where: Rivian South Coast Theater, 162 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, USA
Get together with people who care about solving climate change.
♻️ Santa Monica Recycling Event
When: Sat, Feb 3rd from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: City Yards, 2500 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404
The City is hosting a free recycling event Saturday, February 3rd, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Santa Monica residents only. Bring your used mattresses, box springs, electronic waste, and up to five boxes of paper for shredding! Shredding will happen on-site and the paper will be recycled.
🎹 The Music Sustainability Summit
When: Mon, Feb 5th from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Where: The Novo, 800 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90015
The Summit is an unprecedented event; it's a call to action, a chance to shape the future of music with sustainable practices at its heart. The MSA is the music industry’s green association, the hub for the music industry to learn, innovate, and collaborate to advance climate action in the music business. We provide science-based solutions, community, business case analyses, best practices, and tools for operational change across the industry. Moderated by GreenBiz’s Joel Makower, The Music Sustainability Summit will be the first of its kind in North America, bringing industry professionals, scientific experts and sustainability leaders together. The summit is a unique opportunity to foster communication, build a strong community, exchange innovative ideas, and ignite transformative action. Through an array of panel and group discussions, seasoned experts will tackle the distinct challenges faced by the various sectors, cultivate collaborative problem-solving, and uncover avenues to curb carbon emissions. The day will establish the industry's sustainability baseline and inform next steps to mitigate our carbon footprint. Panels will cover climate change communication, fan engagement, and stakeholder solutions and challenges around food, waste, reuse, clean energy, and transportation.