🌱 Climate DC: April 2025
Happy Earth Month, Climate DC Community!
The inaugural DC Climate Week (DCCW) is finally upon us! Our team at Climate DC x DC Climate Week organizers are jointly hosting a mid-climate week happy hour from 5.30 to 8 pm on April 30 @ The Square DC. Join us to meet fellow DCCW attendees and climate professionals in the DMV and beyond!
In case you haven’t gotten a chance to peruse the exciting programming for the upcoming DC Climate Week, check out the website here. There is a themed day for everyone’s interest, so we encourage you to sign up early, as spots are limited!
🌏 DC Climate Community Headlines
We interrupt your monthly climate news programming with some special messages for the best in our community:
Goodbye Vid 🙁
✈️ What Happened:
Vid Micevic, the man, the legend, the founder of Climate DC is leaving Washington DC for some well-deserved travel before moving to Seattle with his wife to start the next phase of his life focused on family, community, and nature.
From our fearless leader, Vid:
Since the IRA passed, I have served as the leader of the Climate DC board, guiding the team in executing strategic plans and advancing our mission to unite sustainability professionals in the DMV.
Climate DC began as my vision, sparked by the belief that we were all yearning for more meaningful in-person connections.
Watching it grow into the thriving, supportive community it is today has been an incredibly rewarding journey. In these ever-changing times, it has not only brought people together but also become a steadfast source of inspiration and strength for me.
♥️ Why It Matters:
Our Climate DC team will miss him very dearly, and bet you will too! The DC Climate Week x Climate DC Happy Hour from 5.30 to 8 pm on Apr 30th @ The Square will be your last chance to catch Vid in action as our Climate DC lead, so come through to say your farewells! Maybe we’ll have a post-HH Vid send off party? ;)
🔋 Job fair booths for DC Climate Week
🗂️ What’s happening:
DCCW will be hosting a National Job Fair on April 30, powered by Clean Energy for America.
Clean Energy for America is a network of over 30,000 clean energy professionals, advocates, and business leaders. This dynamic event offers professionals across various sectors — such as science, communications, technology, finance, policy, and more — the chance to grow their careers, connect with industry leaders, and gain valuable career development insights.
🤝 Why it matters:
To make this event even bigger and better, DCCW is looking for more employer booths! If you’d like to showcase your organization and recruit top talent, fill up the Employer Booth Interest Form.
⏩ Upcoming Calendar of Events
📆 Apr. 19th | Earth Day 5K and Green Expo
Join the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition on Saturday, April 19th to celebrate Earth Day on the Mall behind the U.S. Capitol. Meet community members, government, industry, and nonprofit leaders and enjoy an interactive learning experience focused on a cleaner environment, vehicles, fuels, air, and communities.
📆 Apr. 22-23 | FedGeoDay 2025
FedGeoDay is THE event devoted to Open Geospatial Ecosystems that are used to initiate and grow capabilities across the U.S. federal government. "Open Geospatial Ecosystems" refers to open source software, open/collaborative mapping, open science challenges, and open engagements.
As always, we will be bringing together federal program managers, technology leaders, industry partners, NGOs, and many others to share ideas, learn, and network.
📆 Apr. 25th | Aligning Policy & Finance to Advance Climate Solutions
Join us for an afternoon of insightful discussions on how policy and finance can drive climate solutions forward. Learn from experts in the field and connect with like-minded individuals passionate about making a positive impact on our planet. Don't miss out on this opportunity to be part of the conversation and help shape a sustainable future!
📆 Apr. 30th | Climate DC x DCCW Happy Hour
Join us to socialize and make new connections from all over the DMV climate space here at the Happy Hour hosted by Climate DC and the DCCW organizing team. Bonus: this will also be our farewell to Vid, the founder and lead of Climate DC, so you won’t want to miss it!
💼 Climate Jobs Board
🏛️ DMV-based
Senior Press Secretary - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Multiple Roles - Earthjustice
Director, Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs - SB Energy
Consultant, Geologist - Ramboll Consulting
Renewable Portfolio Services Manager - Nexamp
Multiple Roles (Manager, Electricity Markets) - World Resources Institute
Multiple Roles (Director - VP) - Dandelion Energy
Multiple Roles (Manager - Legislative Affairs & VP) - Boundary Stone Partners
Multiple Roles (Associate - Director) - Palladium
Multiple Roles (Mid - Senior) - Calvert Impact
Multiple Roles - Environmental Resource Management (ERM)
Senior Director, Aquaculture - World Wildlife Fund
Multiple Roles (Full Stack Developer - VP) - Sunairio
Energy Market Analyst - Grid Status
Multiple Locations
Climate Risk Specialist - Arcadis
Multiple Roles (Associate - VP) - Deloitte
Multiple Consulting Roles (Entry Level to Partner) - ERM
Multiple Consulting Roles (Entry Level to Director) - Guidehouse
Remote
Multiple roles - Grist
Policy Director - Union of Concerned Scientists
Multiple Roles (Associate to Manager) - RMI
Multiple Roles (Policy) - Rewiring America
Multiple Roles - Worldly
Senior Consultant - VEIC
🙏🏼 Asks From This Community
⚡️ Young Professionals in Energy DC is looking for new board members
Young Professionals in Energy (YPE) DC is looking for four people to help lead the organization as co-directors in the following roles:
➡️ Partnerships Director
➡️ Events Director (Expert Sessions)
➡️ Events Director (Social Events)
➡️ Events Director (Community Engagement)
Learn more about each open position here and click below to apply. Applications are due April 15.
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Cheers,
Jamie & Climate DC Team
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