Events

Keen to meet other climate-passionate MCJ'ers? Let's catch up! Join us for our monthly meet up on Monday 20th June in central London. 

At MCJ, we believe in building deep community connections and supporting each other however we can. When you register, you'll be asked a challenge you're currently facing. Before the event we'll do our best to connect you to (or point out) other members who might be able to help! 

MCJ London - June Monthly Meet Up

Get ready for MCJ's August monthly meet up! 

, we believe in building deep community connections and supporting each other however we can. At our monthly socials, you can converse and connect with entrepreneurs, operators, investors, academics, explorers, students 

who are all passionate about climate solutions. When you register, you'll be asked to input an 'ask' and an 'offer'. These will be shared with the group beforehand. 

Non-MCJ +1s very welcome! Please encourage your guests to register beforehand. 

: The Understudy, part of the National Theatre. SE1 9PX. 

MCJ London: August Social

What's next for the MCJ community? What progress has been made over the past year? How can we continue to break down knowledge siloes as a community? 

Join the MCJ team in our 2022 Community Roundtable. There will be time to: 

1. Share your voice. There will be time to break out into smaller groups and discuss what you're looking for in this community, together. 

2. Hear our insights and the results of the most recent Annual Survey. 

You must be a MCJ community member to join. 

MCJ Community Roundtable

, we believe in breaking down knowledge siloes and supporting climate solutions. One way that we do this is via our community of 2500+ people! 

At our 'MCJ Mondays' socials in London, you can converse and connect with entrepreneurs, operators, investors, academics, explorers, students 

who are all passionate about climate solutions too. When you register, you'll have the option to input an 'ask' and an 'offer'. These will be shared with the group beforehand, alongside a full list of who has signed up. 

MCJ London: September Social

Hi there - Kyle and Leone here! Kyle is a Toronto native, tech leader and MCJ member. Leone is MCJ's Community Lead, and is in town from London (UK) to visit family! 

Together, we're gathering folks already working in climate tech, or curious about doing so. Why? At 

, we believe in breaking down knowledge siloes and supporting climate solutions - coming together and building community is a great way to do that. Non-MCJ members are really welcome - so feel free to bring along +1s/2s/3s! 

 The Goodman does offer food, alcoholic drinks and soft drinks (

). These will be up to your discretion. This event was originally taking place at The Porch, however, we've had to update our location due to capacity. 

MCJ Toronto: Climate Tech Social

At our monthly 'MCJ First Mondays' socials in London, you can converse and connect with entrepreneurs, operators, investors, academics, explorers, students 

MCJ London: October Social

Join us in the MCJ Community Slack to kick off our 24 hour 'Ask Me Anything' with Andy Martinez and Sam Steyer. 

Andy Martinez is our first guest on our new Skilled Labor Series on the 

, hosted by MCJ Partner Yin Lu and special co-host Sam Steyer of Greenwork. This series is focused on amplifying the voices of folks from the skilled labor workforce, including the electricians, the farmers, the ranchers, the HVAC installers, and others who are on the front lines of rewiring our infrastructure. We decided to create this series after hearing the desire from many members of the community who wanted to learn more from folks in the trades. They’re also our first joint-AMA guests too!

 Andy Martinez is an experience field performance technician and licensed electrician for 

, based in Illinois. Driven by passion for solar, troubleshooting and helping people. As a field technician he repairs, installs, replaces and services different systems and equipment.

, a software startup helping climate tech companies build their construction teams, both by adding new employees and by partnering with local specialty contractors.

In this episode, Andy, Sam and Yin dig into:

Our podcast episode with Andy and Sam will go live on 

- you can find the My Climate Journey Podcast 

Andy and Sam will both be answering your questions 

asynchronously in the #mcj-ama slack channel for 24 hours.

Register for this event to bookmark the kick off time in your calendar, and get your questions ready!

Only MCJ members will be able to attend. Not yet a member? Apply to join 

MCJ AMA: Andy Martinez & Sam Steyer

Join us in the MCJ Community Slack to kick off our 24 hour 'Ask Me Anything' with Eliza Nemser (Climate Changemakers) and Caroline Spears (Climate Cabinet).

 Next Wednesday we’re hosting a MCJ Ask-Me-Anything with 

Ahead of the US midterms on November 8th, Eliza and Caroline will be joining us to workshop ways the MCJ community can take action and get involved in supporting climate champions across the thousands of candidates up for election this November 8th. We’re watching everything: from State Legislatures, County Commissions and City Councils to the United States Senate.

Eliza and Caroline have both been My Climate Journey podcast guests - listen to Eliza’s episode 

Want a reminder for the AMA? Register here for this AMA, to add it to your calendar! 

 A Ph.D. Geoscientist, Eliza spent over a decade at a multinational infrastructure firm, assessing earthquake hazards at critical facilities for government agencies and big oil companies. In 2017, Eliza pivoted to work on environmental health and justice, with an emphasis on climate politics; in 2022 she received the "Grist Fixer" award. Eliza was a consulting advocate and strategist with the NRDC Action Fund before co-founding Climate Changemakers in August 2020 (alongside our very own Cody Simms, amongst others). Climate Changemakers is a nonpartisan community action network mobilizing ‘you, me, and everyone we know’ as effective advocates for climate candidates and ambitious climate policies.

, which helps hundreds of candidates run, win and legislate on the climate crisis every year. Climate Cabinet built the largest database of climate and political action in the country, and uses this to find and support under-the-radar candidates with outsized climate wins. 

Climate Cabinet is like Moneyball - for climate policy.

Our joint AMA with Eliza and Caroline will start on 

Wednesday 19th October at 8am PST - 11am EST- 4pm BST.

 Eliza and Caroline will both be answering your questions 

asynchronously in this channel for 24 hours.

Alongside your burning midterm questions (or simply not a US citizen but still keen to get involved), you can also ask them about…

MCJ AMA: Eliza Nemser & Caroline Spears

Join us in the MCJ Community Slack to kick off our 24 hour 'Ask Me Anything' with Dr Leah Stokes. 

Our next MCJ Ask-Me-Anything is with the 

 Dr. Leah Stokes. Policy expert, award-winning author, podcast host, TIME100 Next honoree, Business Insider Climate Action 30 leader and MORE.

 Leah is the Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics in the Department of Political Science, and is also affiliated with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Environmental Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Among SO many other accolades, in 2022 alone Leah was named an advocate on 

 global leaders working toward climate solutions. Wow. She’s also the award-winning author of 

 podcast, and senior policy advisor for Rewiring America 

In Jason’s words, Leah is a ‘combination of pragmatic, progressive, commercial minded, activism minded, academic minded, scientific minded, all kind of blended into one powerhouse of a woman’.

In Leah’s episode with Jason, they cover:

Ahead of the AMA, you can also check out 

, her video chat with Project Drawdown on 

Set your reminders, and get your questions ready!

MCJ AMA: Dr Leah Stokes

Get ready for MCJ's November Social - in partnership with Sustainable Ventures! 

's 'MCJ First Mondays' socials in London, you can converse and connect with entrepreneurs, operators, investors, academics, explorers, students 

who are all passionate about climate solutions too. This month, we're partnering with 

 - the incredible central London workspace with an ever growing community of sustainable businesses. 

When you register, you'll have the option to input an 'ask' and an 'offer'. These will be shared with the group beforehand, alongside a full list of who has signed up. 

: Sustainable Ventures Workspace, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7PB. 

Here's a helpful guide to find the entrance

 - the workspace is then on the third floor. There will be an initial bar tab, and then drinks are on a pay-per-drink basis. 

Note: You MUST be a member of either Sustainable Ventures or MCJ Collective to join this social. 

If you register to join and are neither, your registration may be rejected depending on capacity (we're limited to 50 people). 

MCJ Collective x Sustainable Ventures - Climate Social

Free on Monday 16th January? Keen to chat all things climate? We'd love to meet you! 

 are passing through Paris, and would love to say hello! We're gathering climate curious and climate focused friends together, from the 

+1s/2s/3s are very welcome, the more the merrier, we simply ask that everyone registers beforehand so we can get an accurate idea of numbers. We'll also be sharing a list of who is joining ahead of the night itself.

, 5 Parv. Alan Turing, 75013 Paris. We'll find a space in the Biergarten area (see map below) - see you there! If you have trouble locating us, Leone is on +447710514025. 

A map of La Felicita - with the Biergarten area in the blue box...

Biergarten @ LA FELICITÀ - we'll find a space in this area, see you there! 

Paris Climate Tech Drinks

Join us in the MCJ Community Slack to kick off our 24 hour 'Ask Me Anything' with Peter Minor (Carbon180) and Jack 

, Policy Manager for Carbon Management at 

. Peter and Jack are two of the world’s foremost experts in the world on carbon dioxide removal (CDR).

 Peter is the director of science and innovation at Carbon180. His knowledge of the latest science helps the team craft federal policy recommendations that catalyze the carbon removal industry. Prior to Carbon180, Peter built a startup accelerator and venture fund focused on frontier innovation. He is a staunch believer that technology can help solve humanity’s greatest challenges.

 Jack runs the carbon management portfolio at Breakthrough Energy. He focuses on the policies and partnerships that will advance direct air capture, CCS, and geologic storage to meet net-zero by 2050 goals. Prior to joining Breakthrough, Jack was the Energy Policy Advisor at The Climate Reality Project and an Engineering Design Associate at Duke Energy.

Our AMA with Peter and Jack will start on 

Wednesday 25th January at 9am PST - 12pm EST - 5pm GMT 

In Peter and Jack’s episode with Cody, they cover:

Ahead of the AMA, you can also check out the Carbon180 and Breakthrough Energy websites. 

MCJ AMA: Peter Minor & Jack Andreasen

who are all passionate about climate solutions too. When you register, you'll have the option to input an 'ask' and an 'offer'. These will be shared with the group beforehand, alongside a full list of who has signed up.

We'll also be hearing from founders within the MCJ community; 

They'll tell us more about the problem they're solving, and what they're building. 

: The Wildwood Room at The Green Man, 36 Riding House Street, London, W1W 7EP

. Created by a coalition of climate organizations - Climate Draft, 

, MCJ Collective, Work on Climate, Climate People, Project Drawdown, Frontier and more - we’ll be welcoming attendees of the week to join us!

MCJ London: February Mixer

Join us in the MCJ Community Slack to kick off our 24 hour 'Ask Me Anything' with Tonya Hicks (Power Solutions Inc, Women Do Everything LLC). 

Our next MCJ Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) is with 

 Tonya Hicks is a serial entrepreneur and journeyman wireman electrician in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). She became the first woman to become a journeyman wireman in Local 917 of IBEW in her hometown of Meridian, Mississippi. She is the first African American woman to become an IBEW journeyman electrician in the State of Mississippi. Ms. Hicks specializes in robotics, building automation, and high voltage equipment installation and repair. In 2000, at the age of 28, Ms. Hicks founded Power Solutions, Inc.; an electrical contracting and facility maintenance company specializing in renewable energy, sustainability, and smart city technology. In 2015, Ms. Hicks launched Women Do Everything LLC; a workforce development and technology company helping women to thrive in male dominated industries through employment and entrepreneurship. Tonya serves on the board of C5 Georgia Leadership Foundation, Georgia Women’s Chamber of Commerce, and Board Chair for Partners in Action for Healthy Living (PAHL). In November 2019, Ms. Hicks was featured in Forbes Japan for expanding her business in Singapore and the New York Times for her progress as a tradeswoman and business owner in the construction industry. Ms. Hicks is a Leadership Atlanta Class of 2022 alumni and a Sustainability Ambassador for the City of Atlanta. Tonya is a graduate of the inaugural classes of the City of Atlanta Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI), Women Export University by UPS, The Bridge Accelerator by Microsoft, and the African Diaspora Network (ABLE) Program. Ms. Hicks has received several honors and awards. She was honored in 2021 with the Minority Contractor of the Year award by the National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC)- Atlanta Chapter.

Wednesday 8th February at 9am PST - 12pm EST - 5pm GMT 

Set your reminders, and get your questions ready! You can ask Tonya anything!

NOTE: This event will act as a placeholder in your calendar. Only MCJ members will be able to attend. Not yet a member? Apply to join 

MCJ AMA: Tonya Hicks

We'll be digging into the challenges and opportunities facing climate startups spinning out of UK universities. We have funders, founders and experts lined up to share their perspective, with time for casual drinks and conversation afterwards. 

: Sustainable Ventures, 3rd Floor, Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7PB

, we believe in breaking down knowledge siloes and supporting climate solutions. One way that we do this is via our community of 2500+ people! At our monthly 'MCJ First Mondays' socials in London, you can converse and connect with entrepreneurs, operators, investors, academics, explorers, students 

who are all passionate about climate solutions too. 

Floor 3, Kyoto Building - if you have any issues accessing the workspace, ring +447710514025! 

MCJ London: Climate Startups at UK Universities - Panel + Drinks

Join us at Epoch Biodesign's HQ, for a panel, drinks and lab tour. 

We'll be digging into what it's like building venture backed biotech startups in the UK - from the early days to now scaling up - alongside concerns and hopes for the future. 

 in order to gain access to the lab space. One of the Epoch Biodesign team will meet you on the ground floor to guide you in the right direction. If you arrive after 6pm, please let Leone know. No entrance will be facilitated after 6.15 - sorry! 

There will be some drinks and light refreshments provided at this event - some of which are kindly provided by 

. The Uncommon is an award-winning, Kent-based canned sparkling wine company. A certified B Corp, they've partnered with Kent Wildlife Trust to support local biodiversity, as one of their many sustainability initiatives. 

MCJ London: Building A Biotech Startup In Climate - Panel, Q&A & Lab Tour

Join us for an evening of drinks, networking and climate-focused conversation between the MCJ and Pebblebed communities. We'll be joined by the Pebblebed team, in their incredible offices, alongside MCJ's very own Jason Jacobs. 

Collective powers collective innovation for climate solutions by breaking down silos and unleashing problem-solving capacity. We’re a platform for the flow of information, ideas, and capital needed to accelerate individual climate journeys and enable collaboration.

We're a bunch of builders backing early stage founders with a nerdy secret. The cast is Pam Vagata (founding eng of OpenAI, AI lead for Stripe, builder of FBLearner Flow); Keith Adams (former chief architect at Slack, founder of FB's AI Research team, builder of HHVM, engineer #20 at VMWare); Luke Byrne (all around tinkerer, former partner at Tapestry in Europe); Tammie Siew (former Sequoia and GGV backed founder in consumer healthtech x mobile gaming, investor at Sequoia Singapore).

+1s/2s/3s are welcome, but please ask all your guests to register via this event page in advance. Spaces are limited, and we'll be operating a waitlist for when capacity is reached. 

We'll be kindly hosted at the Pebblebed offices (1417 15th street, San Francisco) in their amazing mission space. 

If you have any questions, reach out to Leone (MCJ's Community Lead) via 

MCJ Collective x pebblebed: Climate and AI

This is a monthly meetup for women who work in, or want to work in, climate. 

4. Move through topics in order of highest to lowest votes (7 min per topic)

We will use a Lean Coffee format, where we co-create the agenda real-time and get through the topics that are most interesting to the group.

This is a casual event so come when you can and no worries if you miss a month. It's helpful to RSVP each month so we have a sense of who is joining or not.

Please reach out with questions or feedback. Anyone is welcome who identifies as a woman, no matter your climate experience. 

Women in Climate Meetup

Connect, share and learn in a MCJ Community Welcome Call. 

Still have questions? Reach out to Leone on slack! 

We're looking forward to meeting you properly soon! 

MCJ Community Welcome Call

 invite you to hang out with other members of the Boston area Climate Tech community at SVB's Boston office. 

Come meet people who are working to build, support, and join ventures in the local climate tech ecosystem - as well as the full MCJ team who will be in attendance. 

MCJ x SVB: Boston Climate Tech Happy Hour

 invite you to hang out with other members of the New York Climate Tech community at citizenM's rooftop bar. 

Join to connect with folks who are working to build, support and join ventures in the local climate tech ecosystem. We'll share the full list of who is joining, alongside their LinkedIn URLs and 'offers' to the group, ahead of the event so you know who is coming. The full MCJ team will be in attendance too! 

, we believe in breaking down knowledge siloes and supporting climate solutions. One way that we do this is via our community of 3000+ people! Keen to join the community? 

 aims to be a community resource - built for and by our community. Whether you're a student exploring the field, a professional looking to change careers, or an expert excited to bring your ideas to expand the ecosystem, we would love to have you on board! 

MCJ x NY Climate Tech Happy Hour 

Working on an idea or early-stage startup in climate that you would like to get MCJ community feedback on? Looking to see what MCJ Members are working on behind the scenes, and contribute your opinion? 

Each Idea Jam is centered around a certain theme: 

The goal? That these sessions provide a chance for MCJ members to get help with roadblocks, meet co-founders or future employees,  connect with investors, or people working on similar topics. For people just listening in, these sessions may spark your own ideas, and in the process enable you to meet others! 

If you'd like to help out with running these Idea Jams, reach out to Schaffer Ochstein in the MCJ Slack. 

Leone Baron

Events