Building Transition Momentum: U.S.-China Perspective on the Future of Climate Action

​As the world moves from climate ambition to implementation, the central challenge is building sufficient transition momentum — ensuring that businesses, markets, and capital systems are moving in the direction required for a low-carbon future. While climate commitments and sustainability strategies have accelerated in recent years, the gap between ambition and measurable outcomes remains significant. ​This event will explore how the U.S. and China can advance the next phase of climate action by reshaping how we measure progress, create business value, and mobilize capital. Bringing together leaders across business, investment, technology, and sustainability, the discussion will examine how innovation, corporate transformation, and financial markets can help accelerate the transition toward a more resilient and sustainable economy. Tentative Program Agenda ​5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Registration & Welcome Reception 5:45 PM – 5:50 PM Opening Remarks ​Keynote Address ​Building Transition Momentum — Professor Cary S. Krosinsky, President and Co-Founder, Sustainable Finance Institute Professor Cary Krosinsky is a leading educator and advisor on sustainable finance, teaching at NYU, Brown, Harvard and Yale. On the NY State Common Decarbonization Advisory Panel, he helped shape the fund's 2019 Climate Action Plan, including the minimum standards and $40B sustainable investment target now being implemented. He is co-founder and President of the Sustainable Finance Institute, which produced his seventh book, Modern China, arguing for stronger China–West relations on sustainability. Author or co-author of 40+ publications, he also co-founded Real Impact Tracker and the Carbon Tracker Initiative, and advises Robeco and the US Department of Energy.