Climate Collective San Diego

Hey San Diego! 🔌 Wondering how you can plug into the local climate community, meet other people working and fighting climate change, and take action on crucial local and national climate issues? 📅 Climate Collective San Diego is excited to release the Climate Event Tracker to help you find local meetups, happy hours, and trainings. Check it out below! 🌇 A just climate transition will require constructing a climate workforce to tackle decarbonizing buildings and the transportation system, renewable energy expansion, and adapting our built environment to new climate extremes. 🗒 Therefore, the event tracker features events from Women and Climate, The San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, San Diego Green Drinks, TMA BlueTech™, Bike San Diego (BikeSD), RideSD, Circulate San Diego, San Diego Green Building Council, County of San Diego, and Climate Action Campaign, SanDiego350. ✉ Contact us to get your event featured! https://lnkd.in/gZzyGcWM

🚨 Career Opportunity! I'm seeking two Senior Regional Planners to join our team at SCAG. You'll play a crucial role in overseeing an $80 million portfolio of transportation projects led by the six County Transportation Commissions in our region. You will lead innovative projects such as open loop fare payment systems, mobility hubs, universal basic mobility, e-bike libraries, and more. This is an exciting time to be part of building transportation solutions, and SCAG offers an excellent work environment. Share with your network or reach out to me for more details. #hiring #transportation #jobopportunity

I just published my weekly list of #CleanEnergy, #Climate, and #Sustainability Jobs. Check them out and share with a friend. #CleanEnergyJobs #ClimateJobs #SustainabilityJobs #ESG #ESGJobs #EnergyTransition #EnergyTransitionJobs https://lnkd.in/eDt47-_w

$700M raised for new funds in energy transition, deep tech + CEE... NGP Commits $500M Investment To Energy Transition Strategy Will invest in real asset development platforms across the energy transition including clean power, clean fuels, carbon, transportation, and critical minerals. Each investment would range between $50 and $150 million. The fund has already completed investments in three companies: Segue Renewables II, which invests in development-stage energy transition projects, Cloverleaf Infrastructure which collaborates with regional U.S. utilities and data center operators to deliver scalable clean electricity, and CO280 Solutions which partners with pulp and paper companies on carbon removal projects to deliver verifiable carbon removal credits. AgFunder VC closes Fund IV at $102M with deep tech portfolio focus Investing in startups that can positively impact food and agriculture, and accelerate human progress. The new fund is already over a third deployed and includes a global mix of startups with a deep tech focus – such as the no-code AI, self-driving labs platform Atinary Technologies that’s accelerating materials discovery by 100x, and the UK’s Nium, a nanotechnology company disrupting ammonia production. LEAD VENTURES launches €100M fund for CEE startups Targeting startups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region at late Seed & Series A companies whose products and services have already been validated on the market and require substantial capital to drive their next phase of growth. The fund will offer investments ranging from €2M to €10M. Previous successful exits include aiMotive, a leader in autonomous vehicle technology, which was the biggest exit in Hungary to date and Amodo, an innovative insurance technology provider. The energy transition is very capital intensive - important we're seeing more funds focusing on this and deep tech. Links to sources in comments. #venturecapital #energytransition #deeptech #greentech #sustainability #startups

Regional conversations such as this are needed and meaningful for public servants. The climate crisis and extreme heat don't respect borders and as such, we must work across municipalities to be as seamless as possible in the solutions we offer. Please join us!

Yesterday was lit🔥 Thanks Sim Bilal, Kevin J. Patel and the other commissioners from District 2’s Youth Climate Commission for inviting the CA Center for Climate Change Education to be a part of your first in person meeting. 🙏 And thanks for coming to West Los Angeles College to share the LA County Youth Climate Priorities Report. 📢 The work you are doing to promote climate action and justice in Los Angeles is so important and inspiring! It is an honor for us to be involved in this critical work. 💚🌎

🌟 Fundraising Professionals – Today, we’re introducing another San Diego Fundraising Conference speaker Kate Effland, Senior Consultant at Campbell & Company. Kate brings 15 years of fundraising and nonprofit management experience to her work with clients. She understands that data-driven donor engagement strategies paired with sound operations are critical pillars for any successful fundraising endeavor. Learn more about Kate and other San Diego Fundraising Conference speakers: https://bit.ly/3VsQad5 #SDFundraisingConf2024

#Nonprofits in San Diego: Join our VP, Chief of Impact and Partnerships Officer Pamela Gray Payton, MSEL at the Cause Conference on Oct. 23 to learn about the January 2024 San Diego Flood Response and Recovery efforts. Get your Early Bird ticket before July 30: https://bit.ly/4fmqXZE 👇 View the post below for more details.  

Do you have ten or more years of experience in managing large-scale construction projects? Apply to join the SANDAG TransNet Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee (ITOC) by Wednesday, August 14. ITOC helps ensure transparency and accountability for taxpayer funds used in transportation projects. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/4eeMT8H #SANDAG

Yesterday, Mark Stuart, CFRE, President & CEO at SDF and Jose Franco Garcia, Executive Director at Environmental Health Coalition, joined CBS 8 San Diego to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grant. The EPA has selected SDF to receive $20 million for our joint initiative with the Environmental Health Coalition to help fund climate-resilient projects to preserve, protect and strengthen San Diego’s central historic barrios. 🎥 Watch the interview to learn more: https://bit.ly/46ugk2M #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateResilience #CommunityHealth