LA Climate Tech: July 31 - Aug 7
LA Climate Tech: July 31 - Aug 7
Climate solutions, geoengineering, sustainable laboratories, pollinators and more
Hi friends,
We hope you had a great weekend, frolicking at the beach or wandering in the forest, recharged for the week ahead! Here are our picks for the week:
Wonder what the state's principal energy policy and planning organization is up to? Chair- CA Energy Commission 🔌, David Hochschild, answers questions this evening.
On Thursday, join a panel discussion on the latest trends and challenges in sustainable laboratory design and operation. 🔬
Meet at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library this Saturday for a lecture and discussion about geoengineering 🌎 - using technology to counter the effects of climate change.
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Maëlys and Alec
Community Shoutouts
📱 Climate Collective – Texts for Action & Events
Climate Collective is a way to come together with others and transform despair into action. We're a community of everyday people united by the common desire to step up and do something about the climate crisis. We keep you informed once-a-week (or so), by sending you a text about upcoming events and actions happening around Los Angeles.
🌎 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!
Events This Week
✨ Pomona's community-focused approach to transformative climate solutions: Mon, Jul 31
🏠 Growing Climate Capacity in Inland Southern California - An ISC3 Symposium: Mon, Jul 31
🔌 Conversations with the Chair- CA Energy Commission, David Hochschild: Mon, Jul 31
🐝 Bees and Beyond: Preserving Nature's Pollinators for a Sustainable Tomorrow: Mon, Jul 31
🍄 Exploring the Mycoverse: In Search of Mycotopia (Part I ): Mon, Jul 31
🌊 Coastal Cleanup Day Site Captain Training: Tue, Aug 01
🎥 Theory of Change Film Screening & Panel Discussion: Wed, Aug 03
🔬 The Sunny Side of Labs: Sustainable Momentum for Lab Development in LA: Thu, Aug 3
🌎 Geoengineering to Mitigate Climate Chang-Is there a Role for Aerospace?: Sat, Aug 5
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events this month
Upcoming Events
🌊 Annual Joint Meeting Central Basin Water Assoc & West Basin Water Assoc: Mon, Aug 7
🚇 2022 Title 24, Part 6 Residential Standards Training: Tue, Aug 8
⚡ Electrified Construction Coalition Roundtable: Thu, Aug 10
✏️ Green Schools Speakers Bureau Training: Fri, Aug 11
☀️ Newport Beach Cleanup with local Veterans: Sat, Aug 12
⛱️ Project Save Our Surf Beach Clean Up: Sat, Aug 12
🥗 Plant-Based Wonderland: Sat, Aug 12
📗 Hiro's Bokashi Club- Workshop + Plant Swap!: Sat, Aug 12
📽️ The Heat is On: A Climate Conversation & Screening Series: Sun, Aug 13
🌎 'How Swift, How Far': Fri, Aug 18
💩 Family Garden Workshop: Doing the Most with Compost: Sat, Aug 19
📖 Book Discussion: Wastelands – The True Story of Farm Country on Trial: Tue, Aug 22
🍄 Exploring the Mycoverse: In Search of Mycotopia (Part II ): Thu, Aug 24
🍽️ Mindful & Belly Full Farm-to-Table Dinner: Sat, Aug 26
Event Details
✨ Pomona's community-focused approach to transformative climate solutions
When: Mon, Jul 31st from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Where: Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Conference Center, 601 West McKinley Avenue, Pomona, CA
Register to gain exclusive access to a California Adaptation Forum workshop, featuring the Mayor of Pomona and hosted by The Energy Coalition! This workshop will incorporate several key partners who will guide participants through Pomona’s strategies to engage with communities and develop GHG-reducing projects. At the workshop, you’ll learn best practices for coordinating with multiple partners, including local governments and CBOs, to design impactful and community-focused climate solutions. After joining this workshop, you’ll be more prepared to successfully pursue grant funding opportunities in your own community.
🏠 Growing Climate Capacity in Inland Southern California - An ISC3 Symposium
When: Mon, Jul 31st from 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM
Where: Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Conference Center, 601 West McKinley Avenue, Pomona, CA
The Inland SoCal Climate Collaborative (ISC3) welcomes its members, stakeholders from across the inland regions, and CAF attendees to a public convening on regionally responsive climate planning, best practices, and opportunities ahead. Attendees will hear from local leaders, learn about exciting efforts happening in the region, and have opportunities to connect and collaborate with climate-focused stakeholders. This dynamic meeting will offer a mix of speakers, facilitated dialogues, and networking.This event is open to the public - you do not need to be a member of ISC3 or registered for the California Adaptation Forum to attend.
🔌 Conversations with the Chair- CA Energy Commission, David Hochschild
When: Mon, Jul 31st from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Where: Gladstein Neandross & Associates, 2601 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA
Following a networking reception, CA Energy Commission Chair, David Hochschild, answers questions with Breathe Socal CEO Marc Carrel
🐝 Bees and Beyond: Preserving Nature's Pollinators for a Sustainable Tomorrow
When: Mon, Jul 31st from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: City of Irvine City Hall, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, CA
Join us for an enlightening evening as we delve into the fascinating world of bees, experience the wonders of bees up close and personal, and explore ways to secure a sustainable tomorrow.
🍄 Exploring the Mycoverse: In Search of Mycotopia (Part I )
When: Mon, Jul 31st from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Arlington Garden, 275 Arlington Dr, Pasadena, CA
In part 1 of 2 discussions, we will be discussing the first half of the book while finishing the rest of the book with a final discussion at the end of August. In the first half, here we meet many mushrooms and many mycologists focusing on building community with fungi such as our local SoCal phyto-myco-remediation mycologist, Danielle Stevenson, and other California mycologists!
🌊Coastal Cleanup Day Site Captain Training
When: Tue, Aug 01st from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Main Office HQ, 1444 9th Street Santa Monica, CA 90401
The Coastal Cleanup Day “CCD” Site Captain Training is designed to teach you everything you need to know about Coastal Cleanup Day on September 23, 2023, to ensure you and your crew are well prepared to serve as leaders for your Coastal Cleanup Day site.
🎥 Theory of Change Film Screening & Panel Discussion
When: Wed, Aug 3rd from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Alamo Drafthouse Downtown LA, 700 West 7th Street, #Ste. U240, Los Angeles, CA 90017
In the last 18 years Holos Communities (formerly Clifford Beers Housing) has built a dozen residential spaces across LA County that are now home to nearly 1000 people. Join us for a stimulating evening where we will screen our new short film series, discuss the intersectional nature of the challenges we face with a panel of notable experts and create new connections over cocktails and appetizers.
🔬 The Sunny Side of Labs: Sustainable Momentum for Lab Development in LA
When: Thu, Aug 3rd from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Arup, 900 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Hear from experts and practitioners from different perspectives and sectors, including an architect, an engineer, a contractor, and an owner. Learn how they approach sustainability, decarbonization, resilience, innovation, and more in their lab projects. Network with other professionals and stakeholders in the science and technology community. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights and inspiration for your own lab endeavors!
🌎 Geoengineering to Mitigate Climate Chang-Is there a Role for Aerospace?
When: Sat, Aug 5th from 11:00 AM to 12:40 PM
Where: Culver City Julian Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA
Geoengineering, using technology to counter the effects of climate change, is a controversial topic. Some think the idea is counterproductive, as it diverts attention and resources away from reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. Others feel it may be the only way to mitigate runaway climate change and buy enough time to truly convert to low carbon energy sources. Should we be studying how to use high altitude systems for observation or to alter atmospheric chemistry, or deploying reflector or scattering objects with space systems, or other possible solutions in geoengineering applications?