Author: Emilie
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Bakar ClimatEnginuity Hub Symposium on Climate Change Technology
Join Emilie at the Bakar ClimatEnginuity Hub Symposium on Climate Change Technology on Sep 6, 2024 at UC Berkeley. The recently announced Bakar ClimatEnginuity Hub (BCH) will serve as a nexus for excellence in climate and energy innovation and entrepreneurship, lowering the barriers to the translation of impactful discoveries into companies that can create scalable solutions for… Read more
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Climate Week NYC 2024 – Tailwind’s Roundup of Events
Meet the Tailwind team at Climate Week NYC! Here’s a list of events our team will attend. (Events not hyperlinked are by invitation only.) Monday September 23rd Tuesday September 24th Wednesday September 25th Thursday September 26th Read more
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Extreme Heat & Health Innovation (Tailwind Climate Week NYC Event)
Extreme heat is the number one weather related killer in the United States. With temperatures breaking new records this summer, the country and the world are facing a sizzling hot present and future that is guaranteed under all climate scenarios. This reality demands that innovators, investors, and experts from the medical community converge to envision… Read more
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VERGE 2024: Deploying Climate Tech at Scale
VERGE 24 (Oct. 29-31, San Jose, CA) is the center of gravity for professionals deploying climate tech at scale. Join Emilie Mazzacurati for a panel on Innovation to Accelerate Resilience in the Built Environment on Wed, Oct 30th at 10:45am (Meeting Room 210D, Convention Center) Regist with our discount code V24TW for 20% off: https://buff.ly/3XJbP2e Read more
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Closing the Adaptation Finance Gap
In May, climate proofers from across the world gathered in New York for Adapt Unbound USA, a pioneering conference on the emerging adaptation economy. Experts from tech, finance, and policy held forth on topics ranging from how to prepare cities for climate change to building industry-wide collaborations. ClimateProof’s Louie Woodall moderated the last panel of the… Read more
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The ‘relentless optimism’ of investing in adaptation
“We need adaptation and resilience solutions not only to protect ourselves, but to envision how humanity can thrive on the planet.” Read the full story, quoting Katie MacDonald. Read more
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Adaptation & Mitigation: New Innovation & Venturing Opportunities for a 2° World
Looking forward to connecting with the leaders, ideas, and key players in the ecosystem to discuss the interplay between adaptation and mitigation in Boston, September 10, 2024. Join us for this one-day event and join the conversation with 100+ sustainable innovation leaders and visionaries as they identify and assess the opportunity sets and discuss how… Read more
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SoCap 2024
Join Tailwind at SoCap 2024! SOCAP serves as one of the world’s largest gatherings for the impact ecosystem driving market-based solutions to the world’s most pressing issues. More information on SoCap 24. Read more
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The Gist: It’s Getting Hot in Here
Katie MacDonald is interviewed by Jim Kapsis, CEO of the Ad Hoc group in their June 2024 newsletter, The Gist. “We don’t have a single net-zero-equivalent target metric when it comes to adaptation and resilience and we never will! But we need to quantify what resilience success looks like so we know what direction to… Read more
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Tailwind Enters the Taxonomy Arena
Is this the one taxonomy to rule them all? I’ve been sassy about the explosion of adaptation and resilience (A&R) investment taxonomies this year, arguing that there’s been too much focus on classifying A&R companies and activities and too little on encouraging investors to embrace the theme. But as I’ve come to learn, clear, comprehensive investment taxonomies are a… Read more
