
2025 schedule now available!
SF Climate Week
Weds, April 23 | 1pm to 5pm
📍SVB Offices
CO-HOSTS:
NYC Climate Week
Weds, September 24, 1pm to 5pm
📍IndieBio
A casual conference for carbon newbies interested in getting the 101, 201, and maybe 301 on all things carbon!
The Carbon Newbie Summit is an initiative of:
Inquire about sponsorship opportunities here
Brands that speak at the summit
"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
SF Climate Week ‘24 and NYC Climate Week ‘23 Speaker
Aileen Lerch
"When you think of the NBA – or any other sports entity for that matter – the biggest impact that we can have is being able to inspire and educate the fans, that's where we have scale."
Director, Social Responsibility, NBA
NYC Climate Week ‘23 Speaker
Annie Horn
SF Climate Week
Weds, April 23 | 1pm to 5pm
📍Silicon Valley Bank Offices, SF
Co-Hosts
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Trusted by buyers like Asana, Medium, and Tiger Global, CNaught makes it easy to drive real climate impact through high-quality carbon credit portfolios. We deliver access to sophisticated buying strategies, previously available only to the largest buyers, enabling companies of any size to take meaningful climate action.
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Gigablue offers a deep science-based marine carbon dioxide removal solution that helps companies achieve their net-zero goals by exporting CO2 to the deep ocean for long-term sequestration.
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Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization founded in 2013 to engage Republican policymakers and the public about responsible, conservative solutions to address our nation’s energy, economic, and environmental security while increasing America’s competitive edge.
Announcing the first ever
Climate Demo Jam
at SF Climate Week!
Grab your team and submit a 5 min recorded demo for a climate use case with an impeccable story for a chance to demo live at the summit! Join our virtual Office Hours on Feb 25th to learn more!
See the Judges:
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Brendan Molony
Sustainability Manager
Docusign -
Jack Cochran
General Manager
PreSales Collective -
John B. Lough
Director, Product Management
ServiceNow -
Kristen Jackson
Senior Manager, Solutions Architect
Docusign -
Rachel K Lo
Head of Solutions Engineering, Americas
Shopify -
Mark Chen
CEO
CNaught -
Meirav Koren Beeri
Director of Growth
Gigablue -
Michelle Li
Founder
Clever Carbon & Carbon Newbie Summit -
Morgan Campbell
SF Climate Week Director
Climatebase -
Sarabeth Brockley
Former Head of Carbon Strategy and Lead ESG Advisor
Nasdaq -
Sean McPhillips
Head of ESG
Asana -
Yassine Hamdouni
Founding Engineer
Climatebase




















Past Events
Climate Week NYC ‘24
The SF Climate Week Carbon Newbie Summit was a fan favorite with over 400 registrations.
Speakers included carbon experts and professionals from the Golden State Warriors, Allbirds, Clever Carbon, Carbon Better, DocuSign, Asana, Catona Climate, Atmos Financial, Mitsubishi Corporation, BeZero Carbon, and more!
HOST and SPONSORS:
SF Climate Week ‘24
The SF Climate Week Carbon Newbie Summit was a fan favorite with over 400 registrations.
Speakers included carbon experts and professionals from the Golden State Warriors, Allbirds, Clever Carbon, Carbon Better, DocuSign, Asana, Catona Climate, Atmos Financial, Mitsubishi Corporation, BeZero Carbon, and more!
HOST and SPONSORS:
NYC Climate Week ‘23
Our inaugural summit at NYC Climate Week 2023 featured speakers from the NBA, United Nations, Allbirds, Mastercard, Bloomberg, Nasdaq, and more.
Over 80 in-person attendees plus numerous watch parties through livestream tuned in to catch our dynamic programming!
HOST and SPONSORS:
Past Speakers
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Michelle Li
Clever Carbon
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Aileen Lerch
Allbirds
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Jackie Ventura
Golden State Warriors
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Martina Donlon
United Nations
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Annie Horn
NBA
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Jackie Moore
Mastercard
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Sarabeth Brockley
Carbonetter
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Kathy Kearns
CEEZER
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Fiona Morgan
SailGP
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Eduardo Carriles
Mubadala Investment Company
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Natsuru Toda
Mitsubishi Corporation
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Ted Christie-Miller
BeZero Carbon
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Andrea Bouch
DocuSign
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Sean McPhillips
Asana
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Andrew Savage
Lime
Apply to Speak
Have something to share with carbon newbies? From climate science to individual actions and corporate applications, we’re always looking for engaging speakers for our newbies!
Know an organization that would like to co-host? They can reach us through our Contact page!
"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