Climate Week NYC 2026 was our biggest yet, bringing together more than 120,000 attendees across over 1,500 events throughout the city. From maritime history and ocean conservation to clean energy and sustainable supply c...
Industries, global supply chains and materials such as steel and concrete are essential to building the homes, transport and infrastructure we rely on, and to economic growth. But producing these materials generates sign...
Transforming food systems is not just about changing how we produce food – it’s also about changing the policies, markets and people’s behaviour that shape what we eat, while ensuring the transition is fair for farmers a...
With Johanna Jobin, Global Head of Environmental Sustainability & Compliance, Takeda.
From the first day of Climate Week NYC, the message was unmistakable: electrification is becoming one of the defining tests of climate and economic leadership.
Clare Daly, Head of Private Sector Engagement, Clean Air Fund
Climate Week NYC 2026 has come to a close. More than 1,500 events, tens of thousands of attendees, and eight days of conversations across every corner of the city, alongside two days of flagship sessions.
That's a wrap for today, where Climate Week NYC took to the streets, parks and waterfront. From neighborhood walks to community gatherings, Saturday’s events brought the climate conversation closer to the places people l...
09.10pm ET Day six, and the announcements kept coming. The UK announced a £331 million funding package to tackle climate change and nature loss, including £330 million for the Global Environment Facility. The Taskforce o...
07.55pm ET Day five, and the conversation kept circling the same question: how climate gets talked about, and who does the talking. The Under2 Coalition and the Government of Québec brought governors and ministers from a...
Climate Week NYC is halfway now, with hundreds of exciting events still happening across town in the coming days. From sessions on AI datacenters and political leaders meeting on Governors Island, to discussions around n...
The third and final episode of the Climate Week NYC Daily Show can only look one way: ahead. How will we be living in the future, and what will our cities look like? How does COP need to change to keep it relevant, and h...
07.30pm ET Climate Week NYC continued across the city today, part of a program of more than 1,500 events running all week. From states and regions strengthening cooperation to AI, energy efficiency and electrification, t...
On this episode of the show, produced with Newsweek and Hi-Impact, is Attorney General of California, Rob Bonta. The state of California is taking the Trump administration to court on what it says is the illegal use of t...
The first episode of the Climate Week NYC Daily Show is out, jam-packed with speakers and highlights – and it tackles the main theme of the Opening Ceremony head-on.
07.30pm ET The Hub Live closes here for another year, and it closes on a clear choice. The energy transition is underway. The question now is who moves fastest, and who benefits. Dr. Fatih Birol, International Energy Age...
Prime Minister of Iceland H.E. Kristrún Frostadóttir gave this year’s closing keynote speech of Climate Week NYC, focused on energy resilience and geothermal power.
New York City, September 21, 2026 – Speeding up clean electrification and tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030 must be key pillars of corporate and government strategies, heads of government, CEOs and civil ...
Prime Minister of Australia The Hon. Anthony Albanese MP gave this year’s opening keynote speech of Climate Week NYC, focused on practical action to address the economic, social and national security impacts of climate c...
Helen Clarkson, OBE, CEO, Climate Group opened Climate Week NYC with a speech on transforming our energy into impact and action. Hello, and welcome to Climate Week NYC 2026. I'm Helen Clarkson, CEO of Climate Group, and ...
06.25pm ET That's a wrap on day one, and the message from the leaders who took the stage today was consistent: most of the solutions already exist. The problem is delivering them at the speed and scale needed.
09.20pm ET The skyline is green and the city is ready.
Limited supply of renewables named the top barrier in markets around the world, particularly South Korea, Singapore, and Japan Governments “serious about shielding their economies from the devastating effects of fossil f...
New York City, September 17 - On September 20, the biggest Climate Week NYC in history will kick off in the City of New York, hosted by international nonprofit Climate Group. This year sees a record number of registered ...
New York City, September 16 - Prime Minister of Australia The Hon. Anthony Albanese MP will give this year’s opening keynote speech of Climate Week NYC, on Monday September 21 in New York City.
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Our events bring together the people and moments that change the course of climate action.
London, 16 September 2026 - The technologies transforming the world’s energy systems and those driving the digital economy are converging into a new industrial revolution built on the electron, according to a new flagshi...
By David Webb, Chief Sustainability Officer, Managing Director and Senior Partner, BCG
Our events help bold commitments become real-world change.
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By Mauro J. Atalla, SVP and Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer, Trane Technologies
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By Stacy Mahler, U.S. Head of Sustainability, Siemens
Healthy natural systems are essential to life, livelihoods and long-term resilience. Ahead of Climate Week NYC (September 20 – 26), we spoke to Dr. Krithi Karanth, a conservation scientist and CEO of the Centre for Wildl...
By David Calabrese, Executive Vice President, Daikin U.S. Corporation
Climate Week NYC brings together visionaries and leaders that are working on the latest innovations, to speed up climate action. And sometimes, these innovations have already been tried and tested.
By Nehmat Kaur, Director of the Under2 Coalition and Subnational Governments
This summer, the climate crisis has been impossible to miss. By Helen Clarkson, CEO, Climate Group
How people and goods move is changing. Electric vehicles, public transport and cleaner freight are reshaping transport systems as governments and businesses look to improve air quality and make it easier and cheaper for ...
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As Climate Week NYC approaches, two US leaders working in different spaces – one bringing together states, cities and businesses across North America, the other aligning labor and environmental movements in the US – arri...
Climate Week NYC is around the corner so we sat down with Champa Patel, Executive Director of Governments and Policy, to discuss how financers can accelerate cuts to emissions, while making sure workers and communities s...
Q&A with Varun Kohli, Director of Sustainability, Corgan. Next month, the world's most dynamic climate platform returns to New York City. It comes at an apt time, during last month’s heat waves, extreme temperatures ...
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Environmental justice starts with people: How Solwata brings climate displacement into focus What happens when your homeland disappears beneath the sea? For the communities featured in Solwata (Saltwater), this isn't a h...
Trane Technologies confirmed as Headline Partner of world’s leading climate event New York City, July 29, 2026 – As the world’s leading and most dynamic climate platform comes to New York City, September 20-27, global cl...
Heatwaves, devastating wildfires polluting our skies and lungs – and the choice to do something about it. Here's why you can’t miss this year's Climate Week NYC. Climate Week NYC returns to New York City from September 2...
More than 100,000 people. Over 1,000 events. Seven days. One city. From global CEOs and government leaders to community organizers and local volunteers, Climate Week NYC brings together people from every corner of the cl...
As the world electrifies, we've entered a new era of climate action. Getting ready for a decarbonised future through collaboration, shared insights, and partnerships has never been more critical.
Major political and economic forces are changing climate action. We’re looking at three trends emerging from Climate Week NYC and Climate Group’s work.
Major political and economic forces are changing climate action. We’re looking at three trends emerging from Climate Week NYC and Climate Group’s work.
The climate crisis is a health crisis. This year's wildfires in Los Angeles and southern Europe, monsoon rains in Pakistan, and flash floods in central Texas were devastating reminders that droughts, storms, floods, wild...
The movement toward global sustainability has gained momentum over the past decade, driven by falling costs for technologies such as wind and solar, which in some regions have reached cost parity with fossil fuels. Decar...
This year’s Climate Week NYC has given a sharp new focus to the powerful community of corporates and governments that sees climate action as the drive towards a better world for all.
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In the run up to Climate Week NYC, each week we focus on one of the ten themes that capture the discussions, events and activations that make Climate Week NYC into the biggest climate event of its kind. This week: Financ...
When a business leader walks into a boardroom, they know their presentation – whatever it is – will only get a hearing if it reckons with technological and geopolitical shifts. But there is another megatrend which also h...
Over 1000 events will take place during Climate Week NYC next week, with record government engagement and strong corporate support showing continued momentum for global climate action.
Arc’teryx has long been known for high performance, durable, technical apparel and gear built for the mountains, but in recent years it’s become a leader in retail circularity through its ReBIRD program. We sat down with...
Extreme weather, geopolitical shifts, and rising consumer expectations are exposing the fragility of global supply networks. Many companies still rely on supply chain systemsthat are siloed and look backward, not forward...
Sustainable living, one of this year’s themes for Climate Week NYC, spans many important aspects of our daily lives. When we think of fashion, we think of creativity and self-expression. But behind the glamour lies a sig...
Johnson & Johnson will once again serve as the Health Program Partner for Climate Week NYC. We connected with Paulette Frank, J&J’s Chief Sustainability Officer, to hear more about the company’s support for clima...
While food system transformation receives less than 3% of climate finance, this oversight is actually our greatest opportunity.
Speakers to include Actor and Activist Jane Fonda, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Longest-Serving EPA Administrator Carol Browner, Former Secretary Ernie Moniz, Multiplier Founder Jigar Shah, Former White House N...
Did you know our planet’s population may reach 10 billion by 2050?
None of us doubt how vital images have been for raising awareness around climate change. There is no doubt, either, how important images have been for climate-related protest and activism.
What we eat matters. For our health, for our planet and for our economy.
As demand for data center services rises, so does the urgency to address the environmental impact of digital infrastructure. The buildings that form the backbone of the AI revolution play a crucial role in mitigating the...
For Andrea Gonzalez, the path to climate justice runs directly through our lungs.
This September, Climate Week NYC returns to the City of New York, bringing together inspiring heads of government and leaders from the world of business, tech, academia, and civil society.
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Climate Week NYC 2024 has come to a close. We’re incredibly proud of this week, which was bigger than ever, with 900 events in total – 50 percent more than last year. We felt an enormous positivity throughout the whole w...
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Welcome to the #ClimateWeekNYC 2024 Live Blog where you can catch up on all the updates and insights from the Opening Ceremony and The Hub Live. That's a wrap! Day two of The Hub Live at #ClimateWeekNYC is over. For more...
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Welcome to the #ClimateWeekNYC 2024 Live Blog where you can catch up on all the updates and insights from the Opening Ceremony and The Hub Live. That's a wrap! Day two of The Hub Live at #ClimateWeekNYC is over. For more...
Seven actions for governments and businesses, including a ban on relining blast furnaces, unleashing renewables and compensating coal workers COP process alone not delivering the speed of emissions cuts needed Climate Gr...
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Beyond policy discussions and green technology showcases, climate communication has become a critical discussion point at Climate Week NYC 2024.
The threat of climate change is driving the need for a dramatic shift in how we handle the energychallenges we face. Many industry observers see the emergence of a new energy ‘supercycle,’characterized by a rapid increas...
We are almost halfway through what has been dubbed the decisive decade for climate action, so what better time to take stock.
At The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), sustainability is a journey we continue to navigate with care and responsibility. As we look to the future, we recognize the growing dependence of glass in luxury cosmetics packaging—...
To help with a successful journey to net zero, consider scaling five verticals in a phased manner, aided by various drivers and enablers, including finance, workforce, technology, and business models.
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Sarah Newman is the Founder and Executive Director of the Climate Mental Health Network, a collaborative of mental health community advocates who are focused on changing our nation’s conversation and its response around ...
How to unlock green growth and discover new opportunities in green transition? What is the role of sustainable steel in decarbonizing critical industries? We had the chance to speak with Johann Steiner, EVP, Sustainabili...
The Climate Film Festival, in partnership with the Guardian US, has announced 59 film finalists. The inaugural festival takes place Friday, September 20 - Sunday, September 22. The opening night premiere will be held at ...
Dr. Elizabeth Gray serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The National Audubon Society. She is a champion of science-based conservation and a renowned expert in global conservation and climate change. Elizabeth joined ...
As part of our environmental justice theme week in the countdown to Climate Week NYC, our India Executive Director Divya Sharma spoke with Laura Clarke, CEO of ClientEarth, an environmental charity using the law to creat...
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Natalia Greene is an Ecuadorian activist and political scientist. She is the Vice President of Ecuadorian Coordinator of Organizations for the Defense of Nature and the Environment (CEDENMA), part of the Collective or or...
Diamond Spratling, MPH (she/her), is an acclaimed environmental health and justice activist, storyteller, and international public speaker. In 2019, she founded Girl Plus Environment, a non-profit dedicated to empowering...
We’re in an age of urgency. Yes, investment in the energy transition hit a record high in 2023, overtaking fossil fuels and reaching US $1.8 trillion. And some governments, organizations and businesses are doing incredib...
Salesforce will support a week of impact with conversation, collaboration, and continued progress at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and Climate Week NYC. Here, Suzanne DiBianca, EVP and Chief Impact Officer, ...
That’s a wrap for this year’s Climate Week NYC, run by Climate Group in partnership with the UN General Assembly and the City of New York – and what a week it was. By far the biggest ever with almost 600 events across th...
Our CEO Helen Clarkson opened Climate Week NYC with a speech on how together We Can. We Will., counter climate challenges.
What role does innovation play in your company's efforts to address climate change?
The U.S. Northeast stands at a crossroads. With nation-leading climate change, clean energy, and equity goals set by states like New York and Massachusetts, we cannot wait to begin building for the future. The opportunit...
During Climate Week NYC, many events will give guests an opportunity to celebrate climate action and the arts through exhibitions, screenings, performances, and interactive workshops.
With rising global temperatures, devastating wildfires, and other increasingly costly weather-related blows to our environment, we stand at a critical juncture in time. But the call for climate action isn’t just an indiv...
ESG has become a buzzword in the global business community and caused a paradoxical shift in how investors, business leaders, employees and consumers evaluate companies – most notably now including how a company is perfo...
From record heat waves across North America, Europe and China, to devastating wildfires in Hawaii and Canada, and floods in Sudan, the results of a changing climate are all around us. Just as dramatic as the shifts in ou...
As one of the core themes of Climate Week NYC, Environmental Justice brings together a range of events that showcase the role of diversity and inclusivity to accelerate climate action.
In 2023 alone, we have already seen over 15 climate disasters across the US ranging from wildfires in Maui to flooding in California to cold waves in the Northeast, where National Grid Ventures (NGV) operates. Many of th...
Today, climate change is driving the biggest humanitarian crisis of our lives. The frequency and severity with which climate-related disasters are impacting communities unsurprisingly wears down the resiliency of physica...
As the world’s largest and most diversified healthcare company, Johnson & Johnson’s long-standing commitment to climate action is grounded in the knowledge that healthy people need a healthy planet. For the sixth yea...