Pittsburgh ReuseFest
2021-10-16 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | North Park Swimming Pool Parking Lot, North Park, S Ridge Dr, Allison Park, PA, United States
The Pennsylvania Resources Council’s “ReuseFest” – a one-of-a-kind drop-off event for gently used materials destined for reuse by numerous local nonprofit organizations – accepts a wide variety of items including bedding/bath, clothing, furniture, kitchen items, medical supplies, pet supplies and more.

CommuteInfo Commuter Challenge 2021
2021-10-18 00:00 - 2021-10-24 23:59 | PA
Provided by: CommuteInfo
For 2021, CommuteInfo is hosting a “Commuter Challenge” to encourage people to try transit, vanpool, carpool, biking, walking and telework for their commuting trips during the week of October 18 – 24, 2021.
By participating in the “CommuteInfo Commuter Challenge 2021”, commuters can find a new way to get to work or school AND have a chance to get rewarded for doing so.
Our goal at CommuteInfo is to get as many people as possible commuting to work or school by transit, vanpooling, carpooling, biking, walking or telework instead of driving alone.
Anyone 18 years and older who works, lives, or goes to school in the 10 county region (Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Fayette, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland) is encouraged to take the challenge.

Leading With Science on the Road to COP26 with Saleemul Huq and David Victor
2021-10-18 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
Provided by: Global Council for Science and the Environment and the Security and Sustainability Forum
With the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 less than a month away, global headlines continue to reflect the impacts and risks of a changing climate. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes it clear that climate change is caused by human activity and it is changing more quickly than previously thought. The report also highlights that it isn’t too late for world leaders to act. How will science serve world leaders as they gather for COP 26? Join the Global Council for Science and the Environment (GCSE) and the Security and Sustainability Forum (SSF) for a cross-cutting discussion exploring the science informing the IPCC report and COP26.

Lamb Fest 2021
2021-10-24 13:00 - 17:30 | Shenley Plaza, 4100 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Provided by: TABLE Magazine
Renowned worldwide for producing America’s best lamb, Western Pennsylvania is also on the map for some of the most remarkable new chef talent in the county. The event is slated to be an all-star cook-off, with 8 collaborative chef teams from Pittsburgh’s most prominent restaurants, as well as guest chefs visiting from award-winning eateries in neighboring states. This year’s “Lamb Fest” will sizzle in the Southside Works on 27th Street, between Sydney and Carson Streets. Join us for an unforgettable, unmatched culinary experience!
This year’s Lamb Fest teams will be held mainly outdoors and will cook up tastings and serve beverages against a backdrop of natural and manmade beauty. Parking will be plentiful. Tents and seating will be, too. Our 1,200+ guests and our chef teams will have an open air, easy, convenient experience – and that will free up each of us to enjoy memorable lamb dishes, impressive cocktails , and much more.

THINC30: Youthquake 2021 Inspiring Next Gen Climate Changemakers
2021-11-01 00:00 - 2021-11-05 23:59 | Virtual
Presented by: Covestro
As world leaders gather at the United Nations’ annual climate change conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, THINC30 Youthquake, a free, virtual climate summit for U.S. high school students, will give them a voice during the global discussions and challenge them to think about their own role as climate stewards of the future.
Covestro’s THINC30 Youthquake: Inspiring Next Gen Climate Changemakers will feature keynotes, panels, fireside chats and spotlights with experts from a variety of fields who are all working to advance sustainability and climate solutions.

9th Annual CEIR Conference
2021-11-05 08:00 - 13:00 | PA
Provided by: CEIR
“The Pittsburgh Regional Diversity Challenge: Equity, Equality, and Justice!” Save the date. More details to follow.

TransportationCampPGH 2021
2021-11-06 09:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Provided by TransportationCampPGH
TransportationCamp is an unconference bringing together transportation professionals, technologists, and others interested in the intersection of urban transportation and technology.
Transportation is a major metropolitan issue, with direct impacts on economic strength, environmental sustainability, and social equity. Recent advances in technology—mobile computing, open source software, open data and APIs, and spatial analysis—present an opportunity to improve mobility more immediately and at a lower cost than has ever been possible in the past.
We know that you have thoughts about this, how transportation can be better, and TransportationCampPGH is your place to bring them. All possibilities about the future of mobility are up for grabs, and your ideas – big and small – will power the conversation. Come share with like-minded, leading thinkers and doers who are revolutionizing the transportation field in Western PA and beyond. Who knows? Maybe you’ll find some new friends to move your idea forward.

2021 Global Conference on Health and Climate Change
2021-11-06 09:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
Presented by: WHO, GCHA, & Partners
The 2021 Global Conference on Health & Climate Change with a special focus on Climate Justice and the Healthy and Green Recovery from COVID-19 will convene at the margin of the COP26 UN climate change conference. The aim of the conference is to call on governments, businesses, institutions and financial actors to drive a green, healthy and resilient recovery from COVID-19. The Conference will support and highlight climate action recommendations that promote and protect health. It will also mobilize the rapidly growing movement of health professionals around the world who are now driving ambitious climate action. And it will generate cross-sectoral dialogue focused on integrated solutions for a green, just and healthy future.

Reimagining the Future
2021-11-08 08:00 - 2021-11-10 17:00 | Virtual
Provided by: BECC
Join us for the second virtual BECC conference (with a potential in-person component, if safe). This year’s event will build on the overwhelming success of previous BECC conferences at which 500+ participants discussed innovative policy and program strategies, shared important research findings, and engaged in building dynamic new networks and collaborations.
BECC is more than just a virtual conference – it is a fun social community that is passionate and excited about mitigating climate change. The conference prides itself on innovative ways to encourage socializing and networking while providing the highest quality presentations and content.

Enhancing Your Energy Projects with Incentives and Rebates
2021-11-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Presented by: Sustainable Energy Fund
Utilities and other state agencies offer energy incentive programs and rebates to make energy efficiency more affordable. In Pennsylvania, the Public Utility Commission implements Act 129, which aids businesses and electric utilities to achieve reduced energy consumption and peak electric demand.
Specifics vary from program to program but often include incentives for HVAC systems, water heaters, building insulation, appliances, CHP, Solar PV, and lighting. Companies are eligible to apply for rebates and incentives to offset costs of eligible improvements of energy efficiency or renewable energy projects. Energy efficiency and reducing energy-related expenses can help a company’s bottom line.
During this webinar, representatives will discuss financial incentives for Pennsylvania commercial and industrial customers in the PECO and PPL utility territories.

2021 Fall Sustainability Conference
2021-11-16 09:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Provided by: Pennsylvania Municipal League
Details coming soon!

Ready to Run Pennsylvania Campaign Training for Women
2022-01-21 08:00 - 2022-02-09 17:00 | Virtual
Presented by: Chatham University
Ready to Run™ Pennsylvania provides non-partisan political training to encourage women to run for government leadership positions. The day-long program targets women considering or recently deciding to run for political office, providing training and mentoring by campaign professionals, political women, and officeholders. Ready to Run Pennsylvania is also a great resource for women who want to work on a campaign or get more involved in political life.

Plastic On Campus: Local efforts to reduce single-use plastic at colleges and universities
2022-01-23 16:30 - 18:00 | Virtual
Provided by: PASUP
Learn what folks on local campuses are doing to reduce single use plastics!

Florence Gibbs Momeyer Endowed Lecture featuring Haben Girma
2022-02-02 16:30 - 18:00 | Virtual
Provided by: The University of Pittsburgh, Center on Race and Social Problems

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Center on Race and Social Problems and join us for the Florence Gibbs Momeyer Endowed Lecture featuring Haben Girma.

General Composting 101 workshop
2022-02-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Creating and adding compost to the soil is one of the foundational aspects of organic gardening. Most food crops require fertile, well-drained soil, and the best way to reach both of these goals is to add compost! Interested in creating your own backyard compost but not sure where to begin? Join Grow Pittsburgh for a webinar to cover the basics you need to get started.
Register Here

Virtual Distinguished Lecture: Accelerating Our Path to a Carbon Negative Society
2022-03-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Join the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University for a Distinguished Lecture featuring Shashank Samala.
The lecture and discussion will focus on the engineering and robotics challenges behind scaling a direct carbon capture technology.
Shashank Samala is CEO at Heirloom, a company whose goal is to remove carbon dioxide out of the air at a gigaton scale by 2035 to help reverse climate change. He grew up in southeast India where he saw first-hand impacts of climate change on some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
Shashank was previously Entrepreneur in Residence at Carbon180, a leading climate policy NGO working solely on atmospheric carbon removal, and a founder at Tempo Automation, a soon to be public company that raised >$400M from leading investors and builds mission critical electronics for robotics, satellites, reusable rockets, and more. Shashank previously worked in Marketing at Square and attended Cornell University.
This event is free and open to the public.
Registration closes one hour prior to the virtual event.
Note: This is a virtual event. A Zoom Webinar link will be sent closer to the event to your registered email address.

8th Annual PA Renewables Summit 2022
2022-03-14 00:00 - 2022-03-15 23:59 | Shenley Plaza, 4100 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Join the Renewables Work for PA (RW4PA) coalition, the PA Solar & Storage Industries Association (PASSIA), and the Mid-Atlantic Renewables Energy Coalition (MAREC Action) for the 8th Annual Renewables Summit and Advocacy Day in the PA State Capitol. The summit brings together industry professionals, NGOs, and decision-makers to discuss important issues to the Pennsylvania renewables market. The event is also a great networking opportunity.

Preparing Your Community for Solar Development: the SolSmart Program and Technical Assistance
2022-03-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Provided by: Water Resources Center
Local governments have tremendous influence over the prospects for, and shape of, solar energy growth. The solar industry is a leading source of American job creation and attracting solar investment in your community is a great way to promote economic development and new jobs. Solar resources are inherently local and can benefit the community directly as energy sources. However, solar development – from the rooftop to the solar farm – presents both opportunity and risk to the community. Many communities are poorly equipped to navigate the issues of local solar development. The national SolSmart program (funded by the U.S. Department of Energy) offers free technical assistance to communities for navigating risks and capturing opportunities as the solar industry ramps up. This workshop will describe the burgeoning market for solar energy and solar development, the components of ensuring your community is “solar-ready” to both capture benefits and minimize risks, and the solar-ready certification process and technical assistance opportunities. Water quality and watershed issues will be addressed.

Large-scale Solar Development: Water Quality Risk, or Green Infrastructure? The PV-SMaRT Project
2022-04-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Provided by: Water Resource Center
Solar energy is now the least expensive form of electric energy generation in world. Consequently, the market for solar energy projects is surging, with large-scale projects being proposed in every state in the nation. Large-scale PV solar projects, in particular, present unique and uncertain risks and opportunities to water quality and watershed functions. The U.S. Department of Energy funded the Photovoltaic Stormwater Management Research and Testing (PV-SMaRT) project to evaluate water quality impacts of large-scale solar development. The study will create solar-specific runoff coefficients that consider type of ground cover, soil type, hydrology, slope, and solar array design based on field testing across the nation and 3-D modeling. The project will also engage permit jurisdictions (authorities having jurisdiction, AHJs), from local to federal, to disseminate the findings and identify permitting best practices to make permitting transparent and predictable and improve water quality outcomes in our nation’s surface waters. One potential implication of the study is understanding the conditions under which conversion of agricultural or disturbed land to solar development with appropriate ground cover could meet green infrastructure goals of improving water quality outcomes within impaired watersheds.

Earth Day Extravaganza
2022-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Join the Center for Creative Reuse this Earth Day for a virtual extravaganza celebrating art and the environment.

Learn about Earth Day! We will share some facts about Earth Day and tidbits of its history.
Learn about Creative Reuse! We will also be sharing the story of our organization, as well as information about the concept of Creative Reuse.
Hear from amazing artists! Enjoy two artist-talks with local reuse artists Naomi Chambers and Brad Bianchi and learn about their work, processes, and the materials they use.
Make Art! You can opt to add a project kit to your ticket purchase, which will include an array of plastic objects to create a unique piece of reuse art. There will be dedicated making time towards the end of the event.

DISCOVER x UNTITLED OPEN TALKS
2022-04-28 11:30 - 12:30 | Virtual
Provided by UNTITLED
This talk will feature Democratic Society (Demsoc), a non-profit based in Brussels with offices across Europe. Demsoc works to create a democracy that works for everyone. This includes democratizing climate action and involving people in the transition to a just, resilient climate future. Because Climate Action enables us a future and Democracy allows it to be a future for all. Their Climate Programme has been working with over 14 cities across Europe, collaborating with governments at all levels, citizen-led initiatives, funders, researchers, and other nonprofits to achieve climate resilience through democratic means, what DemSoc terms ‘climate democracy’. This talk will highlight DemSoc’s fresh findings on working with change-hesitant cities. Hesitancy or resistance must be only part of the journey, not the end, and it is important to find ways to mobilize action even in settings that are hesitant to act. In such settings, Strategies for a Networked Approach can catalyze and sustain ongoing shifts toward climate democracy.

PA Solar Center Solar Soiree
2022-04-28 17:30 - 20:30 | Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
Provided by: PA Solar Center
Join the PA Solar Center for their first fundraiser in a luminous evening filled with music, inspirational speakers, fun, and friends as they celebrate their successes over the past few years and look to the future of expanding clean energy across the state.

Forging the Future for Energy Efficiency
2022-05-11 08:00 - 2022-05-12 17:00 | Philadelphia Navy Yard
Presented by: KEEA
Forging the Future for Energy Efficiency is back! Join us Wednesday, May 11 and Thursday, May 12 for two full days of energy efficiency programming. Learn, network, and re-connect at our first in-person event of 2022.

Forging the Future for Energy Efficiency
2022-05-11 08:00 - 2022-05-12 17:00 | Philadelphia Navy Yard
11th Annual Policy Conference provided by KEEA

Redefining Equity, Equality, and Justice in Community Development
2022-05-16 08:00 - 2022-05-17 17:00 | PA
Provided by: Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
12th Annual Community Development Summit. Details to follow.

PITTSBURGH 2030 DISTRICT PROGRESS REPORT RECEPTION
2022-05-24 16:30 - 19:30 | The National Aviary, 700 Arch Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Presented by: Green Building Alliance.
Join GBA’s 2030 District team for the return of our in-person celebration of property partners in the Pittsburgh 2030 District!

Metrics that Matter: Evaluating Green Stormwater Infrastructure Performance
2022-05-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Provided by: Water Resources Center
Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is being implemented with greater and greater frequency throughout the country in order to meet water quality goals, enhance our communities, improve climate change resiliency, and even reduce costs. It is considered an important tool for communities addressing source reduction, particularly under the recent municipal consent orders distributed to communities by the Allegheny County Health Department and PA Department of Environmental Protection. But how do owners and/or operators know if the GSI is doing what it was designed to do? During this session, stormwater program managers, governments, community organizations, and even design professionals will learn methods for assessing the effectiveness of GSI and the complexities and compromises that should be considered when performing an assessment of installed GSI practices. To that end, this presentation will explore the “metrics that matter” for every stage of a GSI project, from initial site planning to design methodologies to construction phase evaluations and ultimately to postconstruction performance monitoring. The goal is to provide municipal and design communities with a practical framework of the available and emerging resources and tools necessary to deliver GSI projects that will pass the test of time, especially in an increasingly complex social environment and in a changing climate.

2022 Nature of Place Symposium, "The Voice of Change"
2022-06-15 12:00 - 2022-06-17 13:30 | Virtual
Provided by: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
This year, our symposium theme is “metamorphosis.” One of the largest obstacles in our human response to environmental issues like climate change has nothing to do with technology, knowledge, or intelligence: it’s human behavior and mindset. We often fear change, struggle to authentically communicate with those around us, and feel like we lack the tools to influence decision makers. With all of this in mind, the goal of Nature of Place: The Voice of Change is to help us connect to our communities, reconnect with the natural world, and catalyze real and lasting change towards climate action and an equitable green future.

BRIDGE TO 2030
2022-06-21 08:30 - 10:30 | The Highline Conference Center, 317 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Provided by: Green Building Alliance
Join GBA’s 2030 District team for breakfast and networking at the Highline; learn about the intersection of Building Science and Data Science and latest updates from Duquesne Light Co.

League Sustainability Web Conference
2022-06-21 09:00 - 15:30 | Virtual
Join the Pennsylvania Municipal League for their 2022 League Sustainability Conference.
