Official Climate Week NYC events calendar

Breaking down and breaking through: How radical collaboration makes it possible to turn volatility and crisis into unprecedented possibility

Kirsten Dunlop
Deirdre White
Eva Gladek
Chad Frischman
John Holm
Sandrine Dixson-Decleve
Lewis Akenji
And others
Event by: The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action
Event format
In-person
Event duration
4 hours
Language
English
Three years after its launch, the Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action brings together climate leaders, funders and systems-change practitioners to share what they are learning from work in the field. Breaking Down and Breaking Through begins with an honest assessment of today’s interconnected climate, social and economic pressures. From there, the conversation will turn toward possibility: how organizations can overcome fragmentation, combine their capabilities and direct different forms of capital toward shared outcomes at the scale and pace the climate crisis demands. Through candid dialogue and case studies in motion, members of the Collaborative will examine where collective approaches are gaining traction, where they have needed to pivot and what must happen next. Examples will span market creation for large-scale urban decarbonization, bioregional finance and transition strategies, circular supply chains and critical-mineral recovery, social infrastructure and new ways of enabling effective collaboration across organizations. The session will also explore how blended capital—from philanthropy and public funding to return-seeking investment—can support portfolios of interconnected initiatives rather than isolated projects. Designed for family offices, foundations, investors, climate practitioners and potential collaborators, this gathering is an invitation to engage with purpose, learn from work already underway and help shape the next phase of systemic climate action. The structured dialogue will take place from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., followed by networking and drinks from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.