LA Climate Tech Events: May 7 - 13
LA Climate Tech Events: May 7 - 13
💰 Show me the money! Non-dilutive financing survey, Greenhouse Gas Accounting, Endangered Species Act in California - and more!
Hi friends,
We curated a list of 12 inspiring events happening this week in the Greater LA! Here are our picks:
On Wednesday, join 📣 Beyond Advocacy Day: Unlocking Key Insights for Action: a 60 min virtual recap session to learn more about how USGBC-LA' annual coordinated advocacy outreach to California state legislators and lawmakers - California Advocacy Day - went, key insights and discussion points with State legislators and their teams.
This Friday, join an insightful 📊 Greenhouse Gas Accounting workshop hosted by the Center for Impact at UCLA Anderson School of Management, in collaboration with Accounting for Sustainability, to navigate climate disclosure (CTC discount code available below).
Head to UCLA on Saturday for a conference about what the 🐅 Endangered Species Act has done for California conservation over the past 50 years.
Also on Saturday, bring gloves, a mug & a smile to 👨🌾 Little City Farm Planting Day - plant crops, spread compost, and enjoy tamales & tea!
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Additionally, Streetlife Ventures is running this month a 💰National Survey on Non-Dilutive Financing for Climate Tech Startups. Fill out the survey and help create a shared resource for founders on identifying and accessing all the grants and debt financing options for the industry. As we often say, show me the money!
Cheers,
Maëlys & The Climate Tech Cities Team
This Week’s Events
💲Corporate VC, Govt & Impact Funding - Milken LA: Tue, May 7
🦋 Sunset Queer Ecology Walk: Wed, May 8
📣 Beyond Advocacy Day: Unlocking Key Insights for Action: Wed, May 8
☄️ Redesigning the Future: Air, Space and Autonomous Systems: Thu, May 9
🥕 The Vegan Women Summit 2024: Thu, May 9
📊 Greenhouse Gas Accounting: Navigating Climate Disclosure - UCLA: Fri, May 10 (Register here with a 25% discount code “CTC25”.)
👨🌾 Little City Farm Planting Day: Sat, May 11
✂️ Weekend Workshops at Arlington Garden: Sat, May 11
🎥 A year in a Field - US Premiere: Sat, May 11
🗺️ Pico Rivera Climate Action Plan - Community Conversation: Sat, May 11
🐝 Expedition LA: Creating Pollinator Habitats with California Native Plants: Sat, May 11
🐅 The Endangered Species Act at 50: is it working for California? - UCLA Lecture: Sat, May 11
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings.
🌎 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!
💰 Show Me The Money: National Survey on Non-Dilutive Financing for Climate Tech Startups
Navigating all of the different capital options to build your startup is incredibly hard and often frustrating. The Streetlife Ventures team is building a shared resource and set of education sessions for founders on non-dilutive capital options like grants and debt to further support this community. Are you a climate founder that has raised grants or debt (or even just been confused but wanted to utilize them)?
Please fill out this survey and contribute to what will be the most transparent and useful source of information on non-dilutive funding for early-stage climate companies. We’ll acknowledge all contributors, and also feature founders on panels and case studies for their leadership in this area.
Thanks for your time!
Opportunities
Rolling Deadlines
Upcoming Events
🧑 Women in Impact Investing: Tue, May 14
🌱 Nature Walk with Ecologist Courtney McCammon: Sat, May 18
🌿 Scent Walk (Plant ID Immersion): Sun, May 1
🏡The Urban Homestead: Learning Tour: Sun, May 19
🦆 An evening with the Author of The Backyard Bird Chronicles: Mon, May 20
♻️ Circular Economy Transformation Workshop: TRUE Certification for Zero Waste: Wed, May 22
🟢 Where Rigor Meets Accessibility: Exploring Certification and Decarbonization: Wed, May 22
🏡 California Green Building Conference: Thu, May 23
🥳 LACI Innovation Happy Hour: Thu, May 23
👨🌾 Whole-System Gardens: Nature's Intelligence Guiding the Future of Design: Sat, May 25
🌊 AltaSea’s Grand Opening of Berth 58: Wed, May 29
🚰 Comprehensive Irrigation for California Native Plants:Thu, May 30
🗳️ EnviroVoters Badass in Green Awards 2024: Fri, May 31
🪴 EcoXpo: Inspiring Sustainable Living for a Greener Future: Wed, June 5
🍹 Farm-Fresh Picnic & Spritz Aperitivo Hour with The Ecology Center: Tue, June 12
🎠 3rd Annual Cool Irvine Eco Fair: Sat, June 15
♨️ Thought Leadership Series: Extreme Heat: Thu, June 20
This Week in Depth
💲Corporate VC, Govt & Impact Funding - Milken LA
When: Tue, May 7th from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Where: O'Melveny & Myers LLP, 1999 Avenue of the Stars #700 Los Angeles, CA 90067 United States
Milken Week in LA attracts some of the leading private equity/sovereign/pension funds. We are conducting extensive outreach to to connect with their Impact investors in Health Tech, DEI, Climate Tech etc and we expect to attract some of them to this event.
🦋 Sunset Queer Ecology Walk
When: Wed, May 8th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Griffith Park, 2700 N Vermont Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027 United States
Join Jason Wise on an easy, 2 mile round trip, 250ft elevation change exploration of our local ecosystems through the lens of queer ecology - the study of everything in nature that subverts western cultural expectations about how the world *should* work. The natural world does not subscribe to any particular human culture, it just exists as a beautifully diverse tapestry of ways to survive and thrive--individualistic or communal; patriarchal or matriarchal; heterosexual, homosexual, or in the case of most flowers, bisexual. We will observe, share, and learn about nature in ways that reflect our own diversity, and then connect to it on a whole new beautiful level.
📣 Beyond Advocacy Day: Unlocking Key Insights for Action
When: Wed, May 8th from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Where: Online
Join us for a 60-minute virtual recap session to learn more about how California Advocacy Day went, key insights and discussion points with State legislators and their teams, and next steps to keep the momentum going. State Advocacy Day is USGBC-Los Angeles' annual coordinated advocacy outreach to California state legislators and lawmakers. Alongside an engaged coalition, our goal is to expand California Green Building Advocacy dialogue with legislators and with each other to gain momentum during this legislative session.
☄️ Redesigning the Future: Air, Space and Autonomous Systems
When: Thu, May 9th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: 30 East Del Mar Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91105 United States
This symposium will explore startling future concepts in advanced airships, space travel, and autonomous systems. Richard Pelletier will discuss emerging trends in civic technology and infrastructure that will reshape transportation, our cities, and global civilization. Julian Scaff will present outstanding projects by students from ArtCenter College of Design that are redefining our relationships with technology and mobility. These projects push the boundaries of human-machine interaction, offering new ways to move and connect with our surroundings while adapting to the disruptions of the climate crisis and moving us towards a zero-carbon economy.
🥕 The Vegan Women Summit 2024
When: Thu, May 9th from 6:00 PM to Fri, May 10th at 8:00 PM
Where: Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Avenue West Hollywood, CA 90069 United States
The global phenomenon is back in Hollywood! The highly anticipated Vegan Women Summit is set to make its smashing return to the West Coast, taking place at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood on May 9-10, 2024! All genders welcome, vegan or not.
📊 Greenhouse Gas Accounting: Navigating Climate Disclosure - UCLA
When: Fri, May 10th from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Where: Marion Anderson Hall, Grand Salon, UCLA Anderson School of Management
A unique sustainability workshop, hosted by the Center for Impact at UCLA Anderson School of Management in collaboration with Accounting for Sustainability. Join us as we unite cutting-edge research from UCLA Anderson and practical insights to better equip you and your organization for the rapidly evolving sustainability landscape. The workshop will be held in-person, and all discussions will be strictly off-the-record to encourage open, candid discussion that can help you learn from your peers and develop actionable steps to enhance your organization’s journey towards sustainability. Presentations, research findings and facilitated discussions will be led by Prof. Maggie Delmas, Professor of Management, UCLA Anderson School of Management and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; Brad Sparks, Executive Director, Accounting for Sustainability Foundation; and Kelly Clark, ESG Specialist and Stakeholder Manager at UCLA Anderson Center for Impact.
For whom: Corporate professionals including those involved with sustainability reporting, accounting, finance, legal, compliance and risk management. Register here with a 25% discount code “CTC25”.
👨🌾 Little City Farm Planting Day
When: Sat, May 11th from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Where: 1148 South Victoria Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90019 United States
Join us for a fulfilling Farm Work Day at Little City Farm! We'll spread compost, prepare the soil, and plant our new row crops. Enjoy delicious vegetarian tamales and farm-fresh tea. Kids are welcome, and we've got all the tools you need. Just bring your own gloves, a mug, clothes to get dirty in, and the desire to learn and make friends.
✂️ Weekend Workshops at Arlington Garden
When: Sat, May 11th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where: Arlington Garden in Pasadena, 275 Arlington DR Pasadena, CA 91105 United States
Weekend Workshops is the weekend program at Arlington Garden. Workshops include volunteer projects, speaker or panel events, and small tutorials focused on topics related to our mission, regenerative gardening, and the cultural heritage of gardening. No prior experience is necessary for volunteer projects, but space is limited, and you are strongly encouraged to sign up for free in advance.
🎥 A year in a Field - US Premiere
When: Sat, May 11th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027 United States
The Philosophical Research Society is very honored to host the US premiere of the acclaimed and beautifully contemplative new documentary from BAFTA-winning documentarian Christopher Morris – A Year in a Field. Morris invites us to slow down, as he films for a year in a West Cornwall field; to immerse ourselves in this quiet, direct-action of stillness, to take a breath and reflect on the planetary impacts of our brief human existence, under the watchful gaze of the Longstone, a 4,000-year-old standing stone that predominates this elemental landscape.
🗺️ Pico Rivera Climate Action Plan - Community Conversation
When: Sat, May 11th from 9:00 AM to 10:30 PM
Where: 9528 Beverly Boulevard Pico Rivera, CA 90660 United States
We're putting together a Climate Action Plan (CAP) to prepare Pico Rivera for the effects of climate change. We want to hear from you! By sharing your experiences, ideas, and recommendations, you can help reduce pollution and make your community greener.
🐝 Expedition LA: Creating Pollinator Habitats with California Native Plants
When: Sat, May 11th from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library, 6145 North Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90042 United States
Join us as the Theodore Payne Foundation walks us through the art of attracting vital pollinators to our container garden.
🐅 The Endangered Species Act at 50: is it working for California?
When: Sat, May 11th from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Where: UCLA's Boyer Hall (Room 159), 611 Charles E Young Dr. Los Angeles, 90095 United States
California has more native species than any state in the US, and many of them are endangered. As the US Endangered Species Act turned 50 years old, it’s time to ask how the ESA is working for our state’s biodiversity. Please join us as we hear from several leading voices on endangered species listing and recovery to learn, firsthand, what is working best, what is not, and how we can improve conservation actions in the future. Afterwards, join us for refreshments and informal discussions with the speakers and our current La Kretz Center postdoctoral scientists to see the work we’re doing to promote California conservation science.