How can environmental tech influence policy? An exercise in bridge-building.

How can environmental tech influence policy? An exercise in bridge-building, featuring speakers and open discussion focused on identifying collaborative projects.

In partnership with Impossible Labs (http://impossiblelabs.io), Citizens' Climate Lobby (https://citizensclimatelobby.org/), and 350 Bay Area (http://350bayarea.org/).

Speakers include:

Whitney Larsen, Citizens' Climate Lobby (https://citizensclimatelobby.org/)

Jennifer Wells, 350 Bay Area (http://350bayarea.org/)

Matthew Eshed, Co-Founder, Impossible Labs (formerly MakerBot PM, HC Safety PM, EPA Pollution Prevention Alum)

Tito Jankowski, Co-Founder, Impossible Labs (formerly Biocurious Co-Founder, Runway Incubator)

Agenda:

6:30 - 7:50pm Entering the space

6:50 - 7:00pm Welcome messages

7:00 - 7:15pm Lightning introductions

7:30 - 7:50pm Jennifer Wells, Citizens' Climate Lobby

7:50 - 8:10pm Jonathan Maltz, 350 Bay Area

8:10 - 9:00pm Bridge Building Activity: Environmental Tech Brainstorm

About our event partners:

Impossible Labs offers matchmaking, storytelling, and project oversight for partnerships between environmental technology start-ups and multinational organizations. We believe that climate change is the biggest financial opportunity civilization has ever seen. Through our open climate lab, we integrate start-ups, big corporates, and global sustainability movements to build profitable enterprises working to restore a healthy climate.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change. We are building the political will for climate solutions through a policy called Carbon Fee & Dividend (https://citizensclimatelobby.org/basics-carbon-fee-dividend/). In order to generate the political will necessary for passage of our Carbon Fee and Dividend proposal we train and support volunteers to build relationships with elected officials, the media and their local community.

350 Bay Area: We are you — San Francisco Bay Area residents working to stop climate chaos by supporting clean energy and eliminating fossil fuels. Our Mission: We are building a grassroots climate movement in the Bay Area & beyond that achieves deep reductions in carbon pollution and presses for socially equitable solutions and a just transition to clean energy. Our Vision: Our vision is that all who live in the Bay Area equitably share clean air, water and soil in a healthy, thriving and stable post-carbon future, benefiting all life.