Matt Petersen

@mattspete

CEO of @LAIncubator + MD LACI Impact Fund. LA's first I CSO for @MayorofLA. BoD prez @climatemayors. BOD @mwdh20, @ceh4health, @hillaryinstitut, @habitatla

Los Angeles, CA laci.org Joined July 2009

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Matt Petersen @mattspete Jun 8, 2022

So proud to launch @laincubator’s Cleantech Debt Fund today, the first such fund in the nation! Why is the Fund a big deal? First, It won’t require personal collateral or credit scores from our LACI founders, removing a major hurdle to access capital 1/ impactalpha.com/cleantech-incu…

impactalpha.com Cleantech incubator stands up debt fund focused on women, Black and Brown founders ImpactAlpha, Jun. 8 – The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, or LACI, has a new tool to increase access to capital for cleantech founders historically ...

Matt Petersen @mattspete Aug 18

Nation’s Largest Reservoirs Are Drying Up, Threatening Life in the Southwest nytimes.com/2026/08/17/cli…

www.nytimes.com Nation’s Largest Reservoirs Are Drying Up, Threatening Life in the Southwest Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River.

Matt Petersen @mattspete May 15

Trump administration readying a plan to impose Colorado River water cuts on Western states latimes.com/environment/st…

www.latimes.com Trump administration readying a plan to impose Colorado River water cuts on western states The White House has told western states it's working on a 10-year plan for the overtapped Colorado River that will allow for reassessing cutbacks every two years.

Matt Petersen @mattspete Mar 26

Thank you @AsmConnolly @AsmMattHaney @AsmGailPellerin @Ash_Kalra @AsmNickSchultz @AsmRickZbur @AsmBuffyWicks @RepRobertGarcia @isaacGBryan for voting YES on #AB1777!

Matt Petersen @mattspete Feb 18

Losing the Endangerment Finding will cost Californians billions at the pump and the doctor's office and cut lives short with dirtier air. @CASenateDems @AssemblyDems vote "YES” on @robertgarcia4ca’s #AB1777 to save people money and #StopDieselDeath.
calmatters.org/environment/20…

calmatters.org Trump scraps a cornerstone climate finding, as California prepares for court Withdrawal of federal climate authority could ironically give California broader power to regulate emissions and sue oil companies.