Climate Beacon

Last week, Nexamp CEO Zaid Ahmad Ashai joined Alicia Barton of Vineyard Offshore, Justin Trudell of FirstLight, and MIT Climate Policy Center's Bethany Patten at this year's Climate Beacon conference for a discussion on what is needed to meet our ambitious clean energy goals at both the state and federal levels. Their conversation touched on a range of issues, from the need for access to capital to support clean energy development to the value of including a variety of clean energy technologies in the energy transition. It was a great discussion and underscored the importance of collaboration—together, we can drive the energy transition forward. ?

Account Director Hannah Boutiette attended New England’s premier climate gathering, Climate Beacon 2024. With a focus on action over talk, the event explored tracks on building, powering, moving, and adapting better for a sustainable future. We’re excited to bring back fresh insights on decarbonization, renewable energy, and resilient communities for our climate-focused clients.

As we set out to begin our first full day of programing for Climate Beacon 2024, we want to extend a thank you to our friends at?Vineyard Offshore, who are joining us this week as presenting sponsors for Climate Beacon 2024. Their?team delivers clean, renewable, cost-effective offshore wind projects that maximize job creation and economic development opportunities for local communities. We welcome their expertise and support in?making real progress towards a positive climate future!

Register today, attend tomorrow! Join Senator Edward Markey, Alicia Barton, Mary Skelton Roberts and a few hundred other Can-Doers at the UMass Club tomorrow to kickoff Climate Beacon 2024. And, stick around for a special screening of "Beyond Zero" with Daniel (Dan) Hendrix! Register now: https://lnkd.in/eYKhfS7d

Storytelling. It's the most effective way to sell a product, service or even yourself. It's also one of the more formidable barriers to catalyzing action on climate solutions. Most people out there want to do the right thing but the topic may not have resonance. We need someone to translate the science to practical implications. If they can do it with graphics, even better! This is where Earth Cubs comes in. Earth?Cubs?is award-winning content about the environment, sustainability and climate change. Inspired by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Earth?Cubs?covers topics from climate change and renewable energy, to equality and green jobs, and so much more. Their mission is to inspire the next generation of global citizens. They have a big, and getting bigger, audience (2m children, 30k+ teachers, 8,500 schools) being catalyzed by their growing?distribution partner network.?Earth?Cubs?content is free, supported by wonderful mission-aligned organizations. For more information, check out https://earthcubs.com/. The Earth Cubs co-founder and CEO Toby Hunt will be in Boston in 2 weeks for the Climate Beacon Conference on October 16-18 (https://lnkd.in/gqAf_4JX). Toby and I are meeting up and I'd love to connect him to some potential corporate and/or nonprofit partners in Boston area. DM me about setting up a meeting! #climateeducation #sustainability #climatecommunication #corporatesustainability

One week from right now...

Honored and excited to be speaking at Climate Beacon 2024 alongside so many other professionals and leaders I respect and admire. 10/17 Building Better Session 3b: Committing to the Workforce We Need. #workforcedevelopment

We are really excited to have the opportunity to screen "Beyond Zero", an eye-opening and inspiring documentary by director Nathan Havey, about the one of the original corporate sustainability pioneers, Interface. And, we are lucky to be joined by Daniel (Dan) Hendrix for Q&A after the screening on October 16 and again as part of our Corporate Can-doers session on October 17. Don't forget to register - space is filling up fast: https://lnkd.in/eYKhfS7d

You're not imagining it, the Climate Beacon 2024 program just keeps getting better and better! Sign up today: https://lnkd.in/eYKhfS7d

Climate Beacon is not possible without dedicated partners like the Advanced Energy United team!