SF Bay Climate Tech: Dec 4 - Dec 11
Multifamily electrification, Work on Climate happy hour, VPPs & RECs, and more events this week
Hi friends,
December is here, and that means it’s time for our annual community Survey! If you could spend a few minutes this week to fill this out (maybe over your next tea, coffee, or hot chocolate), it would be a huge help to us! This survey helps us shape our 2024 programming, and we’ll share the results next year. Why wait? Fill it out here.
In the meantime, here are our picks for the week:
Head to Oakland on Thursday for 💡Watt's Next: Powering Up the Future of Multifamily Buildings at BIG Oakland head to the 🍻Work on Climate East Bay Happy Hour at Temescal Brewing
Next Monday the 11th, join ClimateLink in SF for a talk on ⚡️VPPs & RECs with Andrew Krause of Northern Pacific Power Systems and McGee Young of WattCarbon
Next Wednesday the 13th, swing by Barebottle Brewing in SF for the 🎉 Climate Tech Action Network Holiday Celebration & Fundraiser
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Alec, Kathryn, and the Climate Tech Cities Team
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Events This Week
🌱 Plug & Play Silicon Valley December Summit 2023: Tue, Dec 5
🎁 Eco Gift Wrap Workshop with Monica Lee: Wed, Dec 6
💡Watt's Next: Powering Up the Future of Multifamily Buildings: Thu, Dec 7
🍻Work on Climate East Bay Happy Hour: Thu, Dec 7
🎴 Climate Fresk: Climate Change in a Game of Cards: Sat, Dec 9
⚡️VPPs & RECs: Mon, Dec 11
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events this month
Upcoming Events
📚 Talk: How Brown is Advancing Solutions to Urgent Climate Issues: Mon, Dec 11
🌳 Conservation Club: Tue, Dec 12
🍻 People over Plastic Happy Hour: Wed, Dec 13
🎉 CTAN Holiday Celebration & Fundraiser: Wed, Dec 13
👩🔬 Putting Science to Work for Communities Facing Climate Threats: Wed, Dec 13
💩 Unlock the Power of Curbside Composting in the Fight Against Climate: Thu, Dec 14
🇺🇳 Integrating UN Sustainable development Goals (SDGs) in Emerging economies: Fri, Dec 15
🏳️🌈 Screening of "Fire & Flood: Queer Resilience in the Era of Climate Change": Fri, Dec 15
🌍 Understand Climate Change in 3 Hours: Sat, Dec 16
🛍️ Ceremonial Bazaar | Holistic Market: Sat, Dec 16
🍲 Women in Cleantech and Sustainability San Francisco Winter Potluck: Sat, Dec 16
🌿 Climate Optimist Club: Thu, Dec 21
🎥 Film Screening: MILKED: Fri, Dec 29
Event Details
🌱 Plug & Play Silicon Valley December Summit 2023
When: Tue, Dec 5th from 8:00 AM to Thu, Dec 7th at 6:00 PM
Where: Plug and Play Tech Center, 440 North Wolfe Road, Sunnyvale, CA
Plug and Play is hosting a conference in Silicon Valley where over 300 startups will demo their technologies and there will be breakout sessions on innovation and investing. Programs presenting include Insurtech, Crypto & Digital Assets, Fintech, Health, Sustainability, and more.
🎁 Eco Gift Wrap Workshop with Monica Lee
When: Wed, Dec 6th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: SCRAP, 2150 Newcomb Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Join us for an Eco Gift Wrap extravaganza where you'll discover imaginative and eco-friendly gift-wrapping concepts using repurposed materials. Say goodbye to conventional wrapping paper and let your imagination run wild with unique ideas. Hosted by SCRAP, an organization dedicated to reducing waste by diverting arts and crafts supplies from landfills.
💡Watt's Next: Powering Up the Future of Multifamily Buildings
When: Thu, Dec 7th from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: BIG Oakland, 1423 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612
Join us for our third Building Electrification Clubhouse event, under the electrifying theme "Watt's Next: Charging Existing Multifamily Electrification." This engaging session is centered on the critical mission of retrofitting existing multifamily buildings with advanced electrification technologies.
🍻Work on Climate East Bay Happy Hour
When: Thu, Dec 7th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Temescal Brewing, Oakland, CA
Come have a beer and network with others in the Work On Climate community at our second East Bay Happy Hour. This event is intended for everyone — from those looking to transition into a climate career to those already working in the space. Spread the word & bring a climate-curious friend!
🎴 Climate Fresk: Climate Change in a Game of Cards
When: Sat, Dec 9th from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Where: Sports Basement Sunnyvale, Summit Room, 1177 Kern Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA
Players will work together to connect the causes and effects of climate change, learn about the science from the IPCC reports, and discuss ways to help reduce the effects of climate change. The workshop is in 3 parts: playing the game, debriefing, and open-ended discussion and brainstorming about actions to address climate change. It is an engaging workshop that is a minimum amount of time needed to understand climate urgency.
⚡️VPPs & RECs w/ ClimateLink
When: Mon, Dec 11th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Where: 303 2nd St, San Francisco, CA
Virtual Power Plants (VPP)s and Renewable Energy Credits (REC)s are two of the hottest topics in the energy transition right now, but are they really the great hope that they're made out to be, or just hype?
Come and hear from two from two veterans of the clean energy transition who are now working in these important areas.
🍺 Inaugural Mid Peninsula Climate Happy Hour: Tue Dec 19, https://lu.ma/m9zej5kq