Boston Climate Tech: October 2023
College to Climate, Engie/YPE Happy Hour, Offshore wind conference, & 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.
We have 12 events in the next few weeks- use this calendar or table view if you’d like to sort/filter or view events in the following month.
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College to Climate Launchpad - Fall Semester 2023: 10/16 Mon
Get to Know Engie with YPE Boston: 10/17 Tue
Choose to Reuse - MIT Events: 10/19 Thu
MIT Climate and Energy Night: 10/20 Fri
Alumni in Sustainaiblity Panel - Harvard Business School: 10/23 Mon
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association: 2023 Annual Meeting | MassCEC: 11/1 Wed
Climatetech Summit 2023 - Greentown Labs: 11/2 Thu
MIT Climate & Energy Prize 2024 - Open for Applications!: 11/6 Mon
College to Climate Launchpad - Fall Semester 2023
🕑 Start time
10/16/2023 Mon 8:00 AM
🕓 End time
10/16/2023 Mon 8:00 AM
📍Location
Online
📍Address
📝 Notes
Join the C2C Launchpad program running October 16 - November 13, 2023, designed to help college students find careers in climate tech!
Through speaker series, building resume-grade projects, and coffee chats, find your way into the climate space and land your first job.
For more information see our website, follow C2C on LinkedIn, and check out what Launchpad 1.0 accomplished in June.
Application Deadline: Sunday, October 8th 11:59 PM EST
🔗 Registration link
https://forms.gle/ELoQnAbv4fgftP6c7?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
Get to Know Engie with YPE Boston
🕑 Start time
10/17/2023 Tue 6:00 PM
🕓 End time
10/17/2023 Tue 8:00 PM
📍Location
Longwood Grille N Bar (Fenway Room) at the Inn at Longwood Medical
📍Address
342 Longwood Ave, 02115
📝 Notes
ENGIE North America is Hiring! And what's better with YPE you get to meet and talk to some of the best employees about their experience working at ENGIE. Also open during the event are tours of the ENGIE MATEP (matep.com) facility in Longwood.
Learn about ENGIE's low carbon energy transition and how you can be a part of it. Use the following link for the jobs available: https://jobs.engie.com/
🔗 Registration link
https://www.linkedin.com/events/engiematepxypeevent7104991140377960448/?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
How global supply chain is using AI to reduce CO2 - sharing session by Jerry Huang, Founder&CEO of CarbonSense
🕑 Start time
10/17/2023 Tue 7:00 PM
🕓 End time
10/17/2023 Tue 8:00 PM
📍Location
📍Address
📝 Notes
Please come join this amazing event with the Climatech startup founder event next Tuesday!We also welcome people from diverse backgrounds, if you are interested in carbon emission policy, or carbon reduction technologies, you are welcomed to join us to hear how manufacturing industries have been implementing technologies to reduce the carbon emission of their own and of their supply chain.
Topic: How global supply chain is using AI to reduce CO2 - sharing session by Jerry Huang, Founder&CEO of CarbonSense
OCT 17th, TUE, 7-8pm, Harvard University
Sponsored by: Harvard Ventures, Harvard Data Analytics Group
Content: We will be going through how digitalization and AI are now helping global supply chain and the manufacturing companies shifting to a greener and more sustainable future, and share practices in China and Europe
Registration: carbonsense.co/harvard-boston-info-session-registration-2023-fall
🔗 Registration link
https://www.carbonsense.co/harvard-boston-info-session-registration-2023-fall?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
EBC 5th Annual New Hampshire Offshore Wind Conference - Environmental Business Council of New England, Inc.
🕑 Start time
10/17/2023 Tue 8:30 PM
🕓 End time
10/18/2023 Wed 12:00 AM
📍Location
📍Address
📝 Notes
Please join your colleagues and contacts in the industry at EBC’s 5th Annual New Hampshire Offshore Wind Conference. This year, the program will feature presentations and remarks by federal and state agency officials, offshore wind developers, and the New Hampshire Commission to Study Offshore Wind and Port Development. All parties seek to ensure that the consideration of offshore wind development is conducted in a respectful, open, transparent, and collaborative process.
Participants will learn about New Hampshire’s offshore wind-related activity; BOEM’s efforts to significantly increase offshore wind generation nationally; BOEM’s Offshore Wind Task Force process for the Gulf of Maine, including updates on commercial leasing; and Maine’s research array and efforts to develop a fisheries mitigation strategy. We also look forward to a presentation on visual impact assessments for offshore wind, and updates from senior leadership in Massachusetts and Maine.
A robust panel discussion with the audience will conclude the webinar.
🔗 Registration link
https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-5th-annual-new-hampshire-offshore-wind-conference/?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
Choose to Reuse - MIT Events
🕑 Start time
10/19/2023 Thu 8:00 AM
🕓 End time
10/19/2023 Thu 1:00 PM
📍Location
TSMC Lobby, Stata center
📍Address
32 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139
📝 Notes
Choose to Reuse!
Join us at Choose to Reuse in the mirror lobby of STATA!
Location: First floor of Stata by the big mirror
Time: Drop off starting at 8:00 and ending at 11:30
Pick up: begins at 11:00 and ends at 1:00
Basic info: Five items per person from 11:00-12:20. No limit after that and you are welcome to come back for more. People may drop stuff off until 12:00, so there's new stuff coming in throughout the event.
You don’t have to give to get. And, you don’t have to take back what you dropped off.
There is no charge, but an MIT ID is required to attend.
Check us out on Facebook.
What is Choose to Reuse?
For 10 years before Covid, the Working Green Committee and the Department of Facilities sponsored this monthly event during the academic year. The purpose of the event was to reduce our impact on the planet by sharing good stuff instead of buying new.
How does it work?
Beginning at 8:00AM people drop off stuff they don’t need any longer. At 11:00 we open the “doors” and invite people to take stuff for free. The event ends at 1:00.
Are there any restrictions on what to bring?
Yes. Everything should be clean and operable. Items should be light enough to be carried out easily. Food items must be unopened with an unexpired date. Opened packages are not acceptable.
Where is it?
We set up in the lobby on the first floor Stata where the big mirror is. It’s a one day only event.
What will I find at Choose to Reuse?
We’ll have books, office supplies, housewares, clothes and more. There may even be toys and stuffed animals being donated. So, stop by and see what’s waiting for you!
Have more questions?
Email: [email protected]
🔗 Registration link
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/choose_to_reuse_3838?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
Corporate Political Engagement: Driving Sustainable Change / Sustainability Lunch Series - Sustainability Initiative
🕑 Start time
10/19/2023 Thu 11:45 AM
🕓 End time
10/19/2023 Thu 1:45 PM
📍Location
Private Location (register to display)
📍Address
📝 Notes
Join the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative and the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning for a conversation with Amy Gobel, MIT alumna and co-founder of the Alliance for Responsible Capitalism, about the critical role of corporate political activity in sustainability strategy. Gain insight into the difficult trade-offs companies must make and explore how you can drive more responsible policy engagement.
https://www.alliance4rc.org/
Amy Gobel, MIT MBA / MS / Sustainability Certificate '17 spent her career in search of the biggest lever to mitigate climate change. Through her experience as a sustainability advocate in supply chain, she discovered the importance of the policy landscape in influencing company priorities -- and in turn, the significant role that companies play in shaping that landscape. She co-founded the Alliance for Responsible Capitalism with fellow alum Russ Forthuber to engage other forward-looking professionals in aligning corporate political influence with sound climate policy.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-gobel-68109bb2/
🔗 Registration link
https://sloangroups.mit.edu/sustain/rsvp_boot?id=1927966?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
MIT Climate and Energy Night
🕑 Start time
10/20/2023 Fri 6:00 PM
🕓 End time
10/20/2023 Fri 9:00 PM
📍Location
MIT Museum
📍Address
314 Main Street Building E-28 Cambridge, MA 02142
📝 Notes
MIT Energy and Climate Night showcases cutting-edge innovations at MIT in the fields of climate, energy, and sustainability. This event features nearly 50 interactive presentations, with participation from various MIT research labs, early-stage start-ups, and other climate and energy-focused companies. Each year hundreds of attendees take part, including students, faculty, researchers, and industry leaders. This year, keynote speakers will be:
Leah Ellis, Co-Founder and CEO, Sublime Systems
Enrique Bosch, Director of Corporate Innovation at Avangrid
David Cohen-Tanugi, MIT’s venture builder in clean energy at MIT Proto Ventures, MIT’s venture studio
Energy and Climate Night is a unique opportunity to witness the incredible work being done within MIT’s ecosystem. You’ll be able to engage in insightful conversations with students, researchers, faculty, and industry experts. We hope to see you there!
The event is free and open to the public, but registration required through Eventbrite
🔗 Registration link
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-energy-and-climate-night-tickets-736650390147?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
Accelerating Climate Innovation Towards Net Zero
🕑 Start time
10/20/2023 Fri 9:30 AM
🕓 End time
10/20/2023 Fri 11:00 AM
📍Location
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
📍Address
136 Irving Street Cambridge, MA 02138 United States
📝 Notes
Climate change presents an urgent global crisis that extends far beyond national borders, demanding the adoption of innovative solutions to effectively address the challenge. As we commemorate United Nations Day 2023 and the International Day Against Climate Change, we invite you to delve into the crucial nexus between climate innovation and entrepreneurship.
This forum will dive into the need for multi-stakeholder collaboration to achieve climate goals through e.g. innovation pilots. Amid the pressing global challenge of climate change, setting ambitious goals is paramount. However, achieving these goals demands the deployment of novel solutions and a generation of actionable data. Startups, driven by their agility and ingenuity, hold the potential to unveil sustainable solutions. Simultaneously, corporations and organizations, armed with resources and diverse infrastructure, offer the means to test and potentially scale these innovations through integration.
During the event, we will explore how organizations support and engage in open innovation through entrepreneurial partnerships and pilots that drive climate action forward – from academia, governments, to industry and ventures.
As we celebrate and honor United Nations Day, let's embark together on the journey toward a sustainable future, where actions speak louder than words, and innovation is the key to transformation.
Schedule:
9:15-9:45 : Registration, Coffee & Networking
9:45-11:00 : Panel Discussion on Accelerating Innovation Towards Net Zero
🔗 Registration link
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/un-perspective-series-accelerating-climate-innovation-towards-net-zero-tickets-717848352747?aff=oddtdtcreator&ref=bostonclimatetech.com
Alumni in Sustainability Panel - Harvard Business School
🕑 Start time
10/23/2023 Mon 5:00 PM
🕓 End time
10/23/2023 Mon 5:01 PM
📍Location
📍Address
📝 Notes
Pursuing a career in sustainability? Moderated by Professor Mike Toffel, join a panel of alumni working in the multi-segment sector to gain perspectives on various MBA roles and paths. You will hear their views on opportunities within the space, advice on navigating the job search and there will be plenty of time for Q&A.
🔗 Registration link
https://www.hbs.edu/environment/Pages/events.aspx?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association: 2023 Annual Meeting | MassCEC
🕑 Start time
11/1/2023 Wed 4:00 PM
🕓 End time
11/1/2023 Wed 5:00 PM
📍Location
Virtual
📍Address
📝 Notes
Join NESEA for their 2023 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 1.
Whether you’ve been a NESEA Member since the beginning or are just curious about NESEA’s work and mission, this is the event for you. Members and non-members alike are welcome.
NESEA's Executive Director, Board Chair, and Treasurer will provide a report summarizing their last fiscal year (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023). In addition to learning about their recent work, participants will have the opportunity to network through virtual breakout rooms.
🔗 Registration link
https://www.masscec.com/event/northeast-sustainable-energy-association-2023-annual-meeting?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
EBC Ascending Professionals Fall Sustainability Series: Part Two – Industry Experts - Environmental Business Council of New England, Inc.
🕑 Start time
11/1/2023 Wed 12:00 PM
🕓 End time
11/1/2023 Wed 1:00 PM
📍Location
Virtual
📍Address
📝 Notes
The EBC Ascending Professionals Committee invites you to join us for Part 2 of the Fall Sustainability Series, titled Industry Experts Perspectives on the Past, Present, and Future of ESG. This webinar will feature a robust discussion between our panelists as well as the webinar attendees.
During this hour, these panelists will discuss a wide range of topics across the ESG/sustainability spectrum and will give attendees a unique perspective on how this topic is viewed, discussed, and analyzed in the corporate, municipal, and academic worlds. Additionally, we hope that the conversation will prompt some questions while connecting you to these inspiring industry experts. We are looking forward to hosting you for this informative event!
🔗 Registration link
https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-ascending-professionals-fall-sustainability-series-part-two-industry-experts/?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
U.S. C3E Women in clean energy seminar series: Energy access: An enabler for people and planet - MIT Events
🕑 Start time
11/2/2023 Thu 2:00 PM
🕓 End time
11/2/2023 Thu 3:00 PM
📍Location
Virtual
📍Address
📝 Notes
The C3E webinar series provides a forum to hear the latest on clean energy topics from women who are making a difference. The goal of the quarterly webinars is to highlight the outstanding work of clean energy professionals in various fields and to foster discussion around clean energy opportunities and solutions.
Get to know the work of today’s leaders, including C3E Ambassadors and recent Awardees, by participating in an upcoming webinar, followed by a discussion session, allowing participants to ask the speakers questions, share their own ideas and experiences, engage in conversation, and network with other clean energy professionals.
For more information on future webinars, subscribe to C3E email updates.
🔗 Registration link
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/us_c3e_women_in_clean_energy_seminar_series_energy_access_an_enabler_for_people_and_planet?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=MIT+Events+?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
Climatetech Summit 2023 - Greentown Labs
🕑 Start time
11/2/2023 Thu 9:30 AM
🕓 End time
11/2/2023 Thu 9:30 PM
📍Location
Greentown Labs Somerville
📍Address
444 Somerville Ave Somerville, Massachusetts 02143 United States
📝 Notes
JOIN US ON NOV. 1 AT GREENTOWN HOUSTON, NOV. 2 AT GREENTOWN BOSTON, + VIA LIVESTREAM
The Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit is a deep dive into accelerating deployment through collaboration. Climatetech entrepreneurs are developing the solutions that are the core of global decarbonization, yet they need support and partnership from investors, policymakers, and the growing climatetech workforce in order to scale their critical technologies. The energy transition is here, and the climatetech ecosystem needs your involvement to propel climatetech out into the world.
On Nov. 1 and 2, we’re inviting you, your colleagues, and all the climate champions in your life into our Houston, TX and Boston, MA incubators for a day of hands-on exploration with our 200+ startups and their climatetech solutions; keynotes and sessions featuring leaders across climatetech, finance, policy, and justice; and networking with key climate action pioneers.
We’ll highlight the momentum our startups, corporate partners, and ecosystem champions have been building together, how these collaborations will chart the course for climatetech deployment, and how everyone can play a role in commercializing climate technologies.
🔗 Registration link
?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
👉 Event title
MIT Climate & Energy Prize 2024 - Open for Applications!
🕑 Start time
11/6/2023 Mon 12:30 AM
🕓 End time
11/6/2023 Mon 12:30 AM
📍Location
Hybrid
📍Address
📝 Notes
The MIT Climate & Energy Prize (MIT CEP) is the longest-running and largest climatetech and energy startup competition for global university students. MIT CEP teams will compete for $100,000+ in non-dilutive cash prizes and have access to world-class mentoring and other resources. Over 220 MIT Climate & Energy Prize companies have successfully launched and raised $1.7+ billion in follow-on funding.
Starting in 2022-2023, we expanded the scope to include European universities and created the first MIT CEP European chapter in Paris. For the 2023-2024 prize, we will further expand our prize to welcome applicant teams from all over the world. Our goal is we expand the presence to APAC, Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.
Follow us for more Information and updates at:
Website
https://cep.mit.edu/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/mit-cep
🔗 Registration link
www.cep.mit.edu?ref=bostonclimatetech.com
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