LA Climate Tech Events: September 3 - 8
LA Climate Tech Events: September 3 - 8
Urban Forestry, Energy Efficiency, Climate Picnic & Climate Fresk + more.
Hi friends,
Ready to dive into the urban jungle of LA Climate Week? With just a few days to go, take a deep breath and explore our Short LA Climate Week Guide. Review the event lineup and ease into the excitement with a symposium, workshop, and picnic this week! Here are our top picks:
On Thursday, attend the 🌳 Urban Forestry for Changing Times Symposium!
Also on Thursday, tune in an interactive virtual workshop on 📈 Making Energy-Efficient Choices During Design.
LA Climate Week starts this weekend! On Saturday, join 🍷 Re:wild Your Campus in the Pacific Palisades - the organization removes toxic pesticides from college campuses, and on Sunday, head to Griffith Park for 🧺 a Climate Picnic and/or 🎲 The Climate Fresk, a team-based workshop to master Climate Change.
Have a great time! And stay hydrated, it’s forecasted to be 100°F later this week.
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Maëlys, Niqat, Raiven & The Climate Tech Cities Team
This Week’s Events
🌳 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
🎲 The Climate Fresk: Sun, Sept 8
🧺 LA Climate Community Picnic: Sun, Sept 8
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings.
Upcoming Events | Post-LA Climate Week
💚 Get excited for LA Climate Week: Sept 8-15 & RE+, the largest clean energy event in North America: Sept 9-12.
👚 Hey SoCal! Design, Durability, Climate.: Wed, Sept 18
⚡️ EV & Renewables: Thu, Sept 19
♻️ 40th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day at Ballona Creek: Sat, Sept 21
🏳️🌈 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
🌳 Urban Forestry for Changing Times Symposium
When: Thu, September 5th from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Where: Angeles National Forest Headquarters (Supervisor's Office), 701 North Santa Anita Avenue Arcadia, CA 91006
Join a diverse group of researchers, practitioners, community members, and representatives from government and nonprofit organizations for a day of stimulating panel discussions and networking opportunities. Topics will include: the state of urban forestry research; science delivery & communication; urban forest equity; urban forest management planning; and more. The day will also include interactive breakout sessions to identify new researcher-practitioner collaborations and opportunities for engagement with LA City and County as they make future decisions about urban forest management.
📈 Making Energy-Efficient Choices During Design
When: Thu, September 6th from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Where: Online
This interactive course demonstrates how early design decisions can achieve energy efficiency goals within budget and time constraints, using live polling and energy modeling simulations. Identifying energy efficiency measures while balancing real-world constraints such as client budgets and time constraints poses challenges to any project team. This interactive course demonstrates how energy efficiency goals—when addressed beginning early in design—can be successfully achieved, saving valuable resources. The session introduces how comparative analysis assists in achieving energy conservation goals alongside factors that drive energy use. A case study building will be presented, including energy conservation strategies available for consideration. Participants will utilize live polling to assemble “bundles” of selected energy efficiency measures to play out what-if scenarios, discussing the merits and challenges of each bundle.
🍷 Re:wild Your Campus Happy Hour Fundraiser
When: Sat, September 7th from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Where: RSVP to see location
Dear LA Friends! Join us for an evening happy hour in the Pacific Palisades and enjoy refreshments, cocktails, and prizes in support of Re:wild Your Campus! We are an organization that removes toxic pesticides from college campuses to protect human and environmental health! We can't wait to welcome you to an ideal evening sponsored by Dr. Bronner's, Hobo Wines, and Natracare. Our guest list is limited so to reserve your spot, please make a donation of $20.00.
🎲 The Climate Fresk
When: Sun, September 8th from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Where: Meadow Fig Co-Working Space, 109 N Ave 56, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Are you ready to deepen your understanding of climate change in a fun, engaging way before the official start of LA Climate Week? 🌎 Whether you're a newcomer to climate science or an expert, our Climate Fresk Workshop is the perfect way to kick off the week. Understanding the complexity of climate change is crucial for taking meaningful action. While many of us know the basics — like CO2 emissions and global warming — there's so much more to explore at a systemic level. This workshop offers a hands-on, interactive experience where you'll collaborate with fellow participants to build a comprehensive picture of climate change. Guided by trained facilitators, you'll join a small group to connect the dots between causes, effects, and solutions. This 3-hour activity, based on the latest IPCC report, turns intricate scientific concepts into a dynamic learning experience. By the end, you'll have a clearer, more detailed understanding of climate change, and a strong foundation for the week ahead.
🧺 LA Climate Community Picnic
When: Sun, September 8th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round, 4730 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Join us for a heartwarming start to LA Climate Week at our LA Climate Community Picnic at Griffith Park! There's no better way to connect with new climate friends than by gathering outdoors, sharing our personal climate journeys, and enjoying a relaxing afternoon together under the shade of beautiful pine trees. Bring along your favorite picnic foods and snacks to share as we connect over good food and great conversations. We will make some time to build new connections with a quick speed meeting activity to get to know each other, followed by small breakout groups where we can dive a bit deeper into what brought us here. It’s all about creating a supportive community as we begin this fun-filled week. We'll meet right by the merry-go-round! Our group will find a shady spot to setup some picnic blankets.