LA Climate Tech Events: Mar 4 - Mar 11
LA Climate Tech Events: Mar 4 - Mar 11
Sustainability Cocktails, Nature x Art Circle, Net Zero Accelerator Info Session - and more!
Hi friends,
Here are our picks for this week:
Make your way over to Silver Lake on Wednesday evening and cheers with the sustainability community at 🍹 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails.
On Thursday, dial in with your questions to the 🏢 2024 Net Zero Accelerator Info Session and find out how to get involved as a startup, pilot partner, or program advisor.
Join a morning of immersing in nature and making art with Climate Designers at Griffith Park: sign up for 🐦 Nature x Art Circle on Saturday.
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
🏢 Net Zero Accelerator 2024 Cohort (Due March 31)
The Net Zero Accelerator® is a program developed and run by USGBC-LA. This 6-month program, which brings thought leadership and broad awareness to high-potential pilot projects, focuses on the built environment and solutions for net zero carbon, energy, water and waste, building decarbonization, occupant wellness, sustainable infrastructure, and clean construction. The NZA leverages the insights, expertise, and relationships of its partners and community members to speed the development and commercialization of sustainable innovations. Learn more on the NZA website and at the upcoming info session (March 7th).
Rolling Deadlines and Upcoming
🌌 Project Blue Sky, Climate Designers (Due March 15)
🌞 Third Derivative Accelerator (Due March 26)
🏢 Net Zero Accelerator 2024 Cohort (Due March 31)
💻 USC Viterbi Startup Garage Spring 2024 Residency Program (Due March 31)
⚙️ 2024 Cleantech Open Accelerator (Due April 14)
Events This Week
🐝 Native Bees at UCLA: Tue, Mar 5
🍹 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails: Wed, Mar 6
🏢 2024 Net Zero Accelerator Info Session: Thu, Mar 7
🎥 LVMWD Documentary Premiere: "Flames to the Ocean": Thu, Mar 7
🐦 Nature x Art Circle by Climate Designers: Sat, Mar 9
🌿 Mushrooms, Plants, and Meditation- Connect with Nature & the Outdoors: Sat, Mar 9
🏖️ Project Save Our Surf Beach Clean Up: Sat, Mar 9
🐐 Eco-Friends Festival: Sat, Mar 9
🍄 Exploring the Mycoverse: Mon, Mar 11
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings.
Upcoming Events
🍸 planet jam Happy Hour: Tue, Mar 12
👥 Climate Day at Expo West 2024: Tue, Mar 12
🎥 Common Ground Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Tue, Mar 12
🏗️ Clean Concrete Roundtable: Wed, Mar 13
🧪 Pasadena Unified School District Science Fest: Sat, Mar 16
🚲 UCLA DTLA Forum | Transforming Transportation: Thu, Mar 21
🏗️ LACI Building Energy Management Systems Fellowship Career Exploration Day: Fri, Mar 22
💧 UN World Water Day 2024: Water for Peace with Metabolic Studio: Fri, Mar 22
🌕 Moonlight Hike: Fri, Mar 22
👨🌾 Introduction to Waterwise Garden Design: Sat, Mar 23
🌲 Guided Forest Therapy Walk: Sat, Mar 23
🍀 Ecology Walk: Building Relationship with Land: Sun, Mar 24
🎯 Glendale’s Climate Action & Adaptation Plan: Mon, Mar 25
💭 Environmental Design 2024 Donghia Designer-in-Residence: Thu, Mar 28
Event Details
🐝 Native Bees at UCLA
When: Tue, Mar 5th from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Where: UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive Los Angeles, CA 90095
Learn about ecosystems through the eyes of bees! Join speaker, conservation photographer, community scientist, and artist Krystle Hickman for a talk on California native bees and their fascinating relationships to plants, people, and environments. This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP required. If the Evenbrite registration is full, we'd still love to see you!
🍹 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails
When: Wed, Mar 6th from 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Where: De Buena Planta - Plant-Based Mexican (Silver Lake), 2815 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Join us for delicious cocktails (including a complimentary one), a bite to eat, and conversations with other passionate sustainability advocates. This is a great opportunity to meet others in the sustainability community, so feel free to share this invite with friends and colleagues. The more the merrier!
🏢 2024 Net Zero Accelerator Info Session
When: Thu, Mar 7th from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Where: Online
Join us to learn more about our one-of-a-kind program focused on piloting net zero solutions in the built environment. Please come with your questions and find out how to get involved as a startup, pilot partner, or program advisor.
🎥 LVMWD Documentary Premiere: "Flames to the Ocean"
When: Thu, Mar 7th from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Regency Calabasas Commons, 4767 Commons Way Calabasas, CA 91302
In 2018, the Las Virgenes - Conejo region was ravaged by the deadly Woolsey Fire. Fueled by fierce Santa Ana winds and a drought parched landscape, these adverse conditions created the perfect storm for the development of a massive inferno. The Woolsey Fire torched two-thirds of the LVMWD service area igniting in the hills of Chatsworth and marching to the shores of the Pacific. For the five-year anniversary, LVMWD 's Mike McNutt sat down with elected officials, public safety officers from the LA County Sheriff and Fire Departments and LVMWD staff to ponder and reflect upon the physical and emotional impact those precarious days in November 2018 had on the communities of the Las Virgenes - Conejo region. Premiering on March 7, 2024, this is the story of how those communities came together in the face of flames, adversity, and panic, and how those memories will never be forgotten
🐦 Nature x Art Circle by Climate Designers
When: Sat, Mar 9th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: The Trails Cafe, 2333 Fern Dell Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90068
A morning of immersing in nature and making art with Climate Designers at Griffith Park! The program includes: listen to For The Birds: The Birdsong Project, grounding exercise & sound meditation, an art circle, optional bite at The Trails Cafe, a 30-minute nature walk.
🌿 Mushrooms, Plants, and Meditation- Connect with Nature & the Outdoors
When: Sat, Mar 9th from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: Elysian Park, CA 90012
Join us for a guided walk & meditation, where we'll talk about edible plants, fungi, spirituality, community, and more. Beginners welcome!
🏖️ Project Save Our Surf Beach Clean Up
When: Sat, Mar 9th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: Santa Monica Beach Tower 26, 2559 Ocean Front Walk Santa Monica, CA 90405
Come join Project Save Our Surf for a fun afternoon of music and refreshments cleaning the beach. Buckets and gloves will also be provided for the cleanup. Connect with others in Los Angeles working to support our environment.
🐐 Eco-Friends Festival
When: Sat, Mar 9th from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Where: Kindred Spirits Care Farm, 11001 Farralone Avenue Los Angeles, CA 91311
Come join us for an exciting day at Kindred Spirits Care Farm in Chatsworth. Our festival and workshops will focus on environmental conservation, physical well-being, and ecofriendly practices. Learn how to take small steps every day to make a positive impact on the planet through family friendly hands-on activities, live farm tours, and informative sessions. Meet like-minded individuals and become part of your eco-friendly neighborhood community. Enjoy vegan food trucks and fair trade coffee at this family and earth friendly event. Don't miss out on this rare chance to connect with nature, build empathy for all and support eco-education in your community!
🍄 Exploring the Mycoverse
When: Mon, Mar 11th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Arlington Garden, 275 Arlington Dr, Pasadena, CA 91105
From one of the photographers of Merlin Sheldrake (author of Entangled Life) and Björk's new IMAX film Fungi: Web of Life, the well-known photographer Alison Pouliot with over 20 years experience in the field, recently published a new book this last September about her personal fungal journey traveling across the world reflecting on “how appreciating fungi is key to understanding our planet’s power and fragility.” It is a very fitting read for the Mycoverse as we explore deeper how to cultivate awareness, appreciation, and connection with the more-than-human world of fungi.