In April 2023, San Francisco hosted its first ever Climate Week, which included a series of events, gathering diverse climate organisations, leaders and the broader community working at the intersection of climate action and innovation. The effects of the climate crisis are affecting billions of people worldwide, including recent occurrences of record-breaking precipitation, flooding and fires in California. The crisis is an urgent reality, which needs to be addressed now, and in San Francisco, a wave of climate tech start-ups have emerged, aiming to develop ground-breaking solutions to alleviate and even reverse the most severe consequences of climate change.

Together with Heirloom, SF Climate Week hosted an event discussing how San Francisco is the epicentre of climate technology. The speakers included San Francisco’s Mayor, London Breed, as well as three climate tech entrepreneurs developing technologies to address the climate crisis. They each shared insights into why San Francisco is a frontrunner in the green transition and how the Bay Area is fostering start-ups and serving as an epicentre for innovation.