SF Bay Climate Tech: Aug 15 - August 22

Events this week on climate change and health, energy storage, community land trusts, cultivated meat, and more

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Aug 15, 2022

Hi all,

Start the week off this Wednesday in SF with a talk on climate change and the future of health at Manny’s and a YPE-hosted panel on energy storage at Pattern Energy Group. On Thursday, you’ll have your pick of four events: an event hard-to-abate sectors at the Embarcadero, a session on community land trusts in Oakland, the USGBC Rising Leaders mixer in downtown SF, and an online talk on cultivated meat from USCF. On Saturday, head to the Presidio for the 6th Annual Environmental Justice Summit, an all-day festival with food, talks, and music.

This weekend, The New York Times had a spectacular feature story on a coming superstorm that will ravage California if we do not urgently address the climate crisis. This rapid procession of atmospheric rivers will test the state’s infrastructure like no other, and the chance of months-long devastation is alarmingly high.

🏥 Surviving Climate Change: What's the Future of our Health?: Wed, Aug 17
🔋 Batteries Included: How Energy Storage is Changing the Game: Wed, Aug 17
🛫 Technology and the Hard to Abate Sectors: Thu, Aug 18
🏞 What's Up With Community Land Trusts?: Thu, Aug 18
🏗 USGBC Rising Leaders Summer Mixer: Thu, Aug 18
🥩 Designing the 'Climate-Proof' Food System of the Future: Thu, Aug 18
⚖️ 6th Annual Environmental Justice Summit: Sat, Aug 20

Next Week

Nature X Carbon Bay Area Monthly Meetup: Tue, Aug 23
🔌 Building Electrification for Local Contractors, Wed, August 24 - Fri, Aug 26
🍺 Sustainability Trends with AB InBev, Pelliconi and others.: Thu, August 25
🎨 Ecolibrium - Eco Art Exhibit, Sat, August 27 (opening)
🇩🇪 5th German-American Mobility Dialogue: Tue, August 30

🏥 Surviving Climate Change: What's the Future of our Health?

When: Wed, August 17 at 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT

Where: Manny's, 3092 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Climate change will effect more than just our planet. How has our health been impacted by the climate crisis?
As daily life continues to grow more effected by climate change with things like dangerous air quality or new diseases resurfacing, our health is at a greater risk. Join us for a special lecture by Professor Jesse Anttila-Hughes about the future of the world's health in the face of climate change.

Are you a current student? Email the word "caffeine" and the title of this event to angelina@welcometomannys.com for a complementary ticket

🔋 Batteries Included: How Energy Storage is Changing the Game

When: Wed, August 17 at 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT

Where: Pattern Energy Group LP, 1088 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Want to learn what's happening in the energy storage space? Come enjoy a drink with YPE SF Bay Area and learn from the experts!
For the second installation of our battery storage series, YPE SF Bay Area invites you to join us in North Beach for a happy hour and panel to learn about the many applications of energy storage! This time we’ll be in-person at Pattern Energy Group’s beautiful penthouse. Our accomplished experts will discuss multiple topics including energy storage markets, storage regulation and policies, and batteries for mobility.

🏞 What's Up With Community Land Trusts?

When: Thu, August 18 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT

Where: Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors Resource Center, 9400 International Boulevard, Suite C, Oakland, CA 94603

Learn all about Community Land Trusts and how they can (AND DO) help secure permanent, affordable housing in our neighborhoods!
Ever heard of a Community Land Trust (CLT)? Wondering about ways to disrupt displacement and gentrification in your community? Looking to join a movement that is transforming housing in the Bay Area (and across the country)? If you answered "yes" to any of the previous questions, this workshop is for you!

The East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative (EB PREC) is excited to team up again with one of our favorite organizations, the Northern California Land Trust (NCLT), for our first HYBRID in-person and virtual workshop all about CLTs! As part of the Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors program, we're connecting the Deep East Oakland community to resources, policies and programs designed to ensure that current residents, homeowners and business owners can stay deeply rooted amid rapid change and community-led investments that are transforming our neighborhoods.

🛫 Technology and the Hard-to-Abate Sectors

When: Thu, August 18 at 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT

Where: Floor 39, 4 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111

Heavy-duty transport and heavy industry are some of the most energy intensive and high-emitting sectors. They are also some of the most difficult to decarbonize.
Join us at Piva Capital HQ to share ideas on the next era of the sectors that shape and move our world. Featured companies: Clearflame, Pyka, Verne

🏗 Rising Leaders Summer Mixer

When: Thu, August 18 at 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT

Where: 235 Montgomery St, 235 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104

Hosted by USGBC Northern California's Rising Leaders Committee.
Please join the Rising Leaders Committee on 8/18 for a Summer Mixer! The past few years have been challenging for us all to connect so this is an opportunity for us to get together over drinks and snacks to talk, network, and meet like-minded folks in sustainability. Looking forward to seeing you there!

The USGBC NCC RLC is a voluntary committee made up of young and emerging professionals in the sustainability field. Members are often younger professionals, but also include members who have changed careers and are newer in the industry. The committee provides a chance for members to network, learn new skills, and find new ways to get involved in the community. The USGBC works to build better buildings, consume fewer resources, and promote sustainability in our daily work.

🥩 Designing the 'Climate-Proof' Food System of the Future Using Cultivated Meat

When: Thu, Aug 18, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Where: Online

Join the Center for Cellular Construction (CCC), UCSF LaunchPad, and UCSF Catalyst Program for a fireside chat-style conversation with Dr. Jess Krieger, the CEO and co-founder of Ohayo Valley, a cultivated steak company.
Dr. Jess Krieger is one of the cultivated meat industry's earliest pioneers and visionaries, and was the first scientist in the world to build a career exclusively in cultivated meat science in 2010. The main focus of her scientific and entrepreneurial pursuits is the intersection of sustainable food systems and climate science. She is an expert in biotechnology and the alternative protein industry, with deep experience in cell biology, cell line and bioprocess development, tissue engineering, food science, and cultivated meat science.

⚖️ 6th Annual Environmental Justice Summit

When: Sat, August 20 at 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT

Where: Main Parade Lawn, Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94129

ADDING COLOR TO THE GREEN MOVEMENT

The Environmental Justice Summit is a bold platform for representation and activism that elevates and amplifies the voices and power of people of color as leaders in the environmental justice movement. Environmentalism is a movement that impacts all classes, colors, and demographics of society, yet there is a lack of diversity in the environmental movement itself.

At our 6th Annual EnvironmentalJustice Summit, leading BIPOC environmental organizers from the Bay Area and beyond will come together to share experiences and discuss steps to diversify the Green Movement and needs of our vulnerable communities. This will be a free all-ages festival style event that will be accessible to all.

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