‘Climate tech’ event to focus on municipal continuity during emergencies

The Alliance for Climate Transition is holding an event on Nov. 19 to discuss how climate technology can help municipalities maintain operations during severe weather events and power grid outages.

Municipalities need to keep services running smoothly regardless of weather, and provide shelter and respond during extreme weather and emergencies. The ways municipalities do this will need to change as they electrify their buildings and fleets. Climate technology is already building solutions to these challenges.

“Keeping Services Running: Climatetech Solutions for Continuity of Operations” will convene municipal leaders with climate tech startups to talk about how they can work together to meet the needs of municipalities to keep communities safe and resilient.

The event will feature welcoming remarks from Alliance for Climate Transition President Joe Curtatone, a former mayor of Somerville; keynote presentations by Wilson Rickerson of Converge Strategies and Ryan Dings of InnoEnergy; and closing remarks by Julia Travaglini of Greentown Labs.

There will also be a panel discussion and question-and-answer session, as well as tables on key topics of interest, as determined by the survey included with registration (on subjects such as buildings, transportation and resiliency hubs).

Event partners include Amalgamated Bank, Beacon Climate, Greentown Labs and PowerOptions.

The event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Greentown Labs in Somerville. Lunch will be provided, and there will be time for networking.

Registration is free for municipal staff, while general admission is $25.