As you might have heard, after four and a half years as our Washington Business Partnerships Manager, Friday is Chris Bast’s last day at Climate Solutions. Chris has done a tremendous job engaging business leaders on clean energy and climate issues and building our network. Starting Monday, Chris will be joining Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment as their Climate Policy Advisor. Chris will have a special focus on the City's new initiative to become a world-leader in spurring deployment of electric vehicles. While we are very sad to see Chris go, we are excited that he will be helping the City meet its ambitious goals for climate action and clean transportation.

Will you help us find the next great member of the Climate Solutions team? We’re hiring a Business Partnerships Advisor to help us write the next chapter of business engagement for climate action. The Business Partnerships Advisor’s primary responsibilities will be to facilitate business engagement in Climate Solutions programs and projects, deliver business support for the organization’s policy priorities, and represent the interests of the business and the clean technology community within Climate Solutions’ decision-making processes.

Climate Solutions Month of Climate Champions

We're in the midst of our Month of Climate Champions fundraising drive and your tax deductible donation will help us meet our fundraising goal for this drive by raising $250,000 by December 16th, the 350th day of the year. Your support will help ensure that Climate Solutions remains strong as we continue our work to propel the clean energy economy and implement real solutions to climate change in our region. Thank you for considering a donation today and making all our work possible. 

Interested in sponsorship opportunities? As you prepare for 2016, we hope you'll remember to include sponsorship of our annual events in your planning. The Annual Breakfast in Seattle will be coming up soon in May and our Annual Dinner is held in Portland each year in the Fall. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, contact our Events Director, Teresa Myers (teresa@climatesolutions.org or 360-352-1763 x. 103).
 

Special Coverage: The road through Paris starts in the Northwest

The road to a climate-stable, equitable future runs through - not to - the 2015 Paris climate talks. Climate Solutions has published a series of articlesoffering perspectives on how Paris relates to our clean energy and climate work in the Northwest and how our progress tackling the climate crisis contributes to global action.

We'll be publishing more articles from this series and look forward to dispatches from local participants involved in the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Check back frequently and follow #roadthroughparis for the latest updates.

Cyclists wanted

Climate Solutions is now an official beneficiary of the Climate Ride! For the first time, Climate Ride has announced a new route in their 2016 cycling events. From August 4 - 9, 2016, 40 participants will ride an exciting and beautiful route starting and ending in Seattle. We are seeking a few cyclist fundraisers to ride this route which explores the Salish Sea (including the Puget Sound, the Georgia Strait, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca) while raising awareness and funding for Climate Solutions' mission and programs. Consider registering for the Pacific Northwest Ride today, as participation is very limited! Climate Ride events are fully supported rides with meals, housing, route, safety, and everything you need covered. All you do is ride (Sally) ride, and help raise funds for Climate Solutions programs! Register here!
 

Save 20% on Go Green! conference registration

GoGreen Seattle 2016 will take place on March 30, 2016 at the Conference Center located at Eighth and Pike in downtown Seattle.

The 7th annual GoGreen Seattle Conference, is a one-day, interactive learning experience featuring tactical how-tos, a solutions-centered deep dive into new ways of thinking, and a showcase of regional business leaders and their success stories. With a distinct platform of bringing together leaders from across industries, GoGreen builds viable networks and cross-pollinates sustainability best practices throughout the regional business community. Save 20% on registration with the promotional code CLIMATE. Find out more and register today.

2016 EPA Climate Leadership Conference comes to Seattle

Climate Solutions is proud to be a supporting sponsors of the 2016 Climate Leadership Conference. The annual Climate Leadership Conference convenes a global audience of climate, energy, and sustainability professionals to address climate change through policy, innovation, and business solutions. Now in its fifth year, the 2016 event will host the first U.S. climate conference post-Paris to further accelerate climate solutions and a low-carbon economy. Join us March 8-10 in Seattle to collaborate with the nation’s leaders on climate. More information and registration information.

Climate Solutions' ClimateCast Remains Ever-Popular

"As an environmental and sustainability professional at a leading global consumer packaged goods company, I receive dozens of news digests and summaries each week. Most are deleted from my inbox on arrival . Among those I always make time to read, ClimateCast (produced by Climate Solutions) is a favorite. I value highly the short, readable, well-edited, digest of engaging nuggets from the week's climate and clean energy news.  I strongly recommend that anyone interested in these issues subscribe." - Howard Sharfstein is Senior Counsel Environment Energy Safety & Sustainability at Kimberly-Clark Corporation

I look forward to connecting with you in person at many of these upcoming events. Together, we are building the Northwest's clean energy economy!