Boston Climate Tech: December 2023
MCJ Climate Community Winter Party, Utility Data hackathon, and more!
Hi all!
This is Boston Climate Tech. This newsletter is a summary of community-submitted climate tech events in the Greater Boston area coming up in the next few weeks.
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Announcements
A few announcements before the event list:
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Bipartisanship in Science Policy with Dr. Maria Zuber - MIT Events: 12/6 Wed
2023 MCJ Climate Community Winter Party: 12/11 Mon
Sustainability Ecosystem / Winter Mixer - Sustainability Initiative: 12/12 Tue
Utility Data Hackathon - Hosted by Bayou and Stepchange: 12/14 Thu
Manufacturing Sector Pitch Day - Greentown Labs
🕑 Start time
12/6/2023 Wed 1:30 PM
🕓 End time
12/6/2023 Wed 4:30 PM
📝 Notes
ABOUT
Of the five main greenhouse gas-emitting sectors, manufacturing tops the list, representing 31% of our global emissions. Decarbonizing what we make and how we make it is an enormous challenge that will require us to rethink our approach to manufacturing across the value chain—from sourcing and processing raw materials to production, packaging, distribution, and consumption. Thankfully, there are brilliant innovators and entrepreneurs already rolling up their sleeves to solve this mountainous task—10 of which will be taking the stage at our Manufacturing Sector Pitch Day to talk through their novel solutions.
Join us on December 6th for an afternoon deep dive into manufacturing decarbonization and the new technology that will bring us to a net-zero future. Hear from Greentown startups innovating in the manufacturing space and network with business leaders from various industry sectors
🔗 Registration link
https://greentownlabs.com/event/manufacturing-sector-pitch-day/?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
COP 28 (Blue Zone) IUCN Pavilion - Scaling Up Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Environments – Harvard, MIT, Architecture 2030, Climate Positive Design, ASLA, IFLA, Porous City Network
🕑 Start time
12/6/2023 Wed 4:00 PM
🕓 End time
12/6/2023 Wed 5:00 PM
📍Location
Online
📝 Notes
Cities are an overlooked but critical opportunity to deploy Nature-Based Solutions. Urban infrastructure built with nature supports biodiversity, builds resilience and accelerates carbon mitigation. This panel will share both theory and case studies demonstrating that nature-based urban infrastructure is both possible and impactful.
According to a recent report by the World Wildlife fund, $90 trillion in infrastructure investment between now and 2030 will double the amount of infrastructure on the planet. Meeting that tremendous need through highly engineered, hard solutions will perpetuate and exacerbate a myriad of environmental problems. But when designed with nature in mind, the built environment can enhance habitat for biodiversity, promote human health, conserve precious water resources, lift up local and indigenous cultures, create local jobs, sequester carbon and increase the resilience of front-line communities. Because urban environments are responsible for 75% of global energy related emissions, they are a critical place to invest in nature.
This event will use case studies to illustrate the possibilities and challenges inherent in scaling up urban infrastructure built with nature, catalyzing private and public sector momentum. Pockets of the future are alive in the present, offering an achievable roadmap to harness nature for urban infrastructure solutions.
Speakers
Pamela Conrad, ASLA, Founder/Executive Director Climate Positive Design, Vice Chair, IFLA Climate + Biodiversity Working Group, Harvard GSD Faculty Lecturer, 2023 Harvard Loeb Fellow
Kotchakorn Voraakhom, CEO, Porous City Network, Harvard GSD Faculty
Torey Carter-Conneen, CEO, American Society of Landscape Architects
Claudia Dobles Camargo, Presidential Advisor and Former First Lady, Costa Rica, 2023 Harvard Loeb Fellow, MIT Visiting Scholar
Lisa Richmond, Senior Fellow, Architecture 2030 (moderator), Harvard Loeb Fellow
🔗 Registration link
Livestream (no registration required): https://www.iucn.org/cop28live ?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
Bipartisanship in Science Policy with Dr. Maria Zuber - MIT Events
🕑 Start time
12/6/2023 Wed 4:00 PM
🕓 End time
12/6/2023 Wed 7:00 PM
📝 Notes
Join our Conversation with Dr. Maria Zuber on Bipartisanship in Science Policy followed by a reception with refreshments! We will discuss everything from climate change, to the role of MIT's research efforts in federal policy, to advice for students interested in science policy. You will have a chance to ask your own questions during the Q&A and reception after the event.
RSVP here!
Dr. Zuber is the Vice President for Research and the E. A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics at MIT, where she is responsible for research administration and policy. She served on the National Science Board under both Presidents Obama and Trump and was named co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology by President Biden. Over the last few decades she has received numerous awards for many incredible accomplishments!
🔗 Registration link
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/bipartisanship_in_science_policy_with_dr_maria_zuber?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
EBC / LSPA / SAME / SWEP-MA 23rd Annual Winter Garden Party - Environmental Business Council of New England, Inc.
🕑 Start time
12/6/2023 Wed 6:00 PM
🕓 End time
12/6/2023 Wed 8:00 PM
📝 Notes
Mix and mingle with the penguins, take in the Giant Ocean Tank, and network with your colleagues in the environmental and energy industry at the EBC / LSPA / SAME / SWEP-MA 23rd Annual Winter Garden Party, this year at the New England Aquarium in Boston.
Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres while you chat with colleagues you normally see on Zoom, and make new connections in the industry.
Calling all Ascending Professionals!
EBC, LSPA, SAME Boston Post, and SWEP-MA Ascending Professionals are eligible for a reduced registration rate of just $45. The Ascending Professionals Rate applies to all those who are employed by an EBC Member company / are a member of the LSPA / are a member of the SAME Boston Post / are a member of SWEP-MA, and have been working in the industry for less than 10 years.
🔗 Registration link
https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-23rd-annual-winter-garden-party/?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
2023 MCJ Climate Community Winter Party
🕑 Start time
12/11/2023 Mon 6:00 PM
🕓 End time
12/11/2023 Mon 8:30 PM
📍Location
Downtown Boston (Register to see address)
📝 Notes
Join us for the grandest winter party of the year, brought to you by MCJ Collective and J.P. Morgan. This event aims to bring together like-minded climate enthusiasts from the Boston area for an unforgettable evening celebrating our collective passion and dedication to combatting climate change.
🔗 Registration link
https://lu.ma/487e48t7?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
Sustainability Ecosystem / Winter Mixer - Sustainability Initiative
🕑 Start time
12/12/2023 Tue 8:15 PM
🕓 End time
12/12/2023 Tue 10:45 PM
📝 Notes
Join the Sustainability Initiative for our end of the semester winter mixer! An informal gathering for students, alumni, and other members of the sustainability ecosystem to celebrate the end of a successful fall semester.
https://www.thelockebar.com/
🔗 Registration link
https://sloangroups.mit.edu/sustain/rsvp_boot?id=1928441?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
Utility Data Hackathon - Hosted by Bayou and Stepchange
🕑 Start time
12/14/2023 Thu 12:30 PM
🕓 End time
12/15/2023 Fri 12:30 PM
📍Location
Virtual
📝 Notes
Want to build your portfolio of climate relevant work for landing a job in clean energy? Curious about energy and looking for a fun way to explore ideas unlocked by utility data? Are you an early stage founder looking to rapidly prototype an idea you're exploring? Bayou and Stepchange are hosting a 1 day virtual hackathon on December 14th to provide developers with early access to our instant utility data API ahead of Bayou's public product launch in January 2024.
🔗 Registration link
