A casual conference for carbon newbies interested in getting the 101, 201, and maybe 301 on carbon. From personal to professional carbon footprint, attendees walk away with tools and inspiration to take action on reducing emissions!
Our inaugural summit during NYC Climate Week featured speakers from Allbirds, the NBA, Mastercard, Bloomberg, Nasdaq, United Nations, and more. You won’t want to miss this!
NYC Climate Week ‘23 Livestream
"The Carbon Newbie Summit is an opportunity for folks from all backgrounds to establish a foundation of climate knowledge and to explore their role in this movement — because shifting to a low carbon future will take all of us, from scientists and technical experts, to artists and entrepreneurs and everyone in between.""
Sustainability Senior Manager, Allbirds
SUMMIT SPEAKER
Aileen Lerch
"Getting started in climate can be intimidating. The Carbon Newbie Summit aims to create a welcoming space for those new to climate and provide a strong foundation of knowledge and skills for accelerated and impactful climate action."
Founder, Carbon Newbie Summit, Clever Carbon, Women and Climate
SUMMIT SPEAKER AND ORGANIZER
Michelle Li
The summit aims to target three main topics:
What is carbon footprint?
How does carbon footprint show up in my personal life?
How does carbon footprint show up in my professional life?
Topics Covered
Topics we’d like to cover:
Carbon literacy
The role of oceans
Carbon footprint of food, commute, flying, home energy
Cities
Carbon labels
Carbon accounting (Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3)
Net-Zero
ESG
Carbon Credits
Carbon Offsets
Speakers
Michelle Li
Clever Carbon
Carbon Literacy
Aileen Lerch
Allbirds
Carbon Labeling
Shannon Hone
Clever Carbon
Carbon Footprint
More coming soon…
About
The Carbon Newbie Summit is a place where professionals and individuals who are newer to climate can get the lowdown on all things carbon. Learn from experts, network with attendees, and walk away with concrete actions on how you can help reduce our impact on the planet.
Founding partners
Our goal at clever carbon is to raise carbon footprint literacy in a hip and fun way. By understanding and quantifying our impact through carbon footprint data, consumers can make informed decisions #carbonlabels will become mainstream. Our 2 min carbon footprint quiz helps people understand where their impact comes from, and helps them get started on their journey towards #clevercarbondecisions
The Carbon Almanac is a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between hundreds of writers, researchers, thinkers, and illustrators that focuses on what we know, what has come before, and what might happen next. Almanacs have been around since Benjamin Franklin, and even in the age of the web, they serve a useful function. Collecting relevant tables, facts, explanations, lists and history in a format that’s easy to reference and share gives us a chance to agree on what we agree on, a common foundation for moving forward.
CarbonBetter® helps businesses align environmental and financial goals when navigating the transition to a net-zero emissions future by measuring, reducing, reporting, and offsetting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a transparent way, supporting clients at every stage of their sustainability journey. We are part of a rapidly accelerating shift that will transform companies of all sizes and types. When one company makes a move in the right direction, others will too—and these incremental changes add up to massive impacts. Together, step by step, we’re building a movement.
