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...
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Siemens is proud to sponsor Climate Week NYC! We are committed to playing our part in helping to address the climate crisis for ourselves and our customers. With the publication of our Sustainability Report for fiscal 20...
Being nature positive means that the world interacts with nature in a way that’s restorative and regenerative rather than just extractive. Of course, that’s a broad definition, and people can think differently about how ...
We recently sat down with Dr. Thomas Becker, VP Sustainability and Mobility Strategy at BMW Group, to talk about innovative approaches and commitment to reducing carbon footprint within the automotive industry.
Climate Week NYC 2023 is all about joining forces to drive climate action. This year our message is clear. We Can. We Will.
Financing the Energy Transition Will Take Collective Action
Everyone attending Climate Week NYC knows that the world is nowhere near where we need to be to tackle the threats to our planet. But with that shared understanding of the situation comes a risk. The lack of sufficient a...
With just three weeks to go until Climate Week NYC kicks off, we’re looking at the topic of nature – one of the week’s key themes. Seeing changes in nature can help us understand the impact climate change is having on ou...
Understanding risks and rewards in the transition to a sustainable economy
With just five weeks to go until Climate Week NYC kicks off and, in the run up to the event, this week we’re talking finance. And the importance of local jobs and local investment, as that’s something people can really s...
With less than 50 days to go until Climate Week NYC 2023, it’s time to highlight what makes this year so special, and why everyone in the climate community needs to be a part of it.
The concept of “home” can conjure up a wide variety of meanings in our minds. It can be the place we live in; the place where we feel “at home;” the place where our loved ones are waiting for us; the place we came from a...
Joining forces to drive climate action
Our CEO Helen Clarkson started Climate Week NYC with a speech on accountability, justice and urgency at our Opening Ceremony. You can rewatch it below or read the speech here.
For fourteen years, Climate Group has hosted Climate Week NYC, creating worldwide impact and lasting change. This year was no exception; with 400 events across the five boroughs, Climate Week NYC brought together heads o...
This year’s Climate Week NYC, run by Climate Group, marks the first time we’ve been back in person since 2019 – and the energy, enthusiasm and commitment to Getting It Done was palpable. World leaders gathered in the Big...
Our new report, Getting Going, in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, provides a toolkit to drive real-world progress on corporate climate action. Leading with how you will contribute to the transition, rather than with emi...
Addressing climate change across our planet is a huge challenge and time is short - it is only through behavioral change that emissions reduction can be enabled.
Climate Week NYC 2022 is all about coming together. This year, like last, we’re aiming to get it done.
10 August 2022, London – With just fifty days to go until Climate Week NYC (September 19-25), the next wave of high-profile speakers have been announced. Big ticket names include the likes of David Miliband, Executive Di...
I can’t think of a global, consumer-facing brand that hasn’t announced bold climate change initiatives. Consumers and other stakeholders rightly expect the brands they trust and rely on to take decisive action to avoid t...
Speech given by Helen Clarkson, CEO Climate Group, to open Climate Week NYC 2021
As yet another Climate Week NYC draws to a close, we reflect on the many highlights, the electric atmosphere in New York City, the Late-Night comedy shows banding together for ‘Climate Night’, the triumph of The Hub Live...
With climate change and climate-related weather events playing a more central role in our lives, does how we communicate about the crisis need to shift? That’s the question a panel of communications experts, from filmmak...
East Asia Energy Transition: Unlocking a renewables boom
Last night marked a new first, as eight of the late-night talk shows banded together for Climate Night, dedicating their Wednesday night shows to shine a light on the climate crisis. The event was coordinated by veteran ...
An old Michelin tire production factory in Dundee, Scotland closed last year due to its inability to compete on the international market. The space has been reinvented as a cutting-edge site for shaping the skills and te...
Last month, UNICEF reported that one billion children live in countries at extremely high risk for the negative impacts of climate change. A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency analysis showed that climate impact...
Green hydrogen as an energy or fuel source is not a science project. It's happening now. But more investment and collaboration are needed if the hydrogen-powered economy is to deliver economic growth and jobs.
From big business to small farmer, we can all work together to help fix our world
Addressing climate change is a team sport. By collaborating, organizations can achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040, if not sooner, corporate leaders told Climate Week NYC. The interrelated spheres of transportation...
More than 3,000 businesses have made net zero commitments as part of the UN's Race To Zero Campaign. But the IPCC's latest report confirmed that the earth is warming at an even faster rate than initially thought. Bolder ...
This year, US President Biden pledged to transition the country’s energy supply to 100% clean energy by 2035. This historic commitment has the potential to create over 10 million green jobs.
Climate change and pollution obviously have a big impact on public health. But can we actually leverage climate mitigation strategies to have positive effects for both the environment and human health?
By Nicolas Hieronimus, CEO, L'Oréal Group
Industry, financial and political leaders shared that they are ready and willing to go beyond the Paris climate accords by taking more urgent and immediate actions.
The last 18 months have been overwhelming for so many in the face of a global pandemic and, in recent months, extreme weather events have exacerbated the challenges being felt across society. We know we’ve got to act big...
Climate leaders across all sectors are being proactive about critical climate change mitigation, while keeping the welfare of all people front of mind.
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California has some of the most ambitious and forward-looking climate policies in the nation. The state’s goals are to reach carbon neutrality by 2045 while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 40% below 1990 levels b...
September 16, 2021 – New York, NY– Climate Week NYC is about Getting It Done, and that means collaborating with the diverse organizations who play a crucial part in achieving climate action. The Climate Week NYC events p...
As the scientific community made clear in last month’s IPCC Report, climate change is not just coming - it’s here. As a warming climate’s consequences become more visible and the urgency of action more unequivocal, resol...
Climate Week NYC comes at a critical moment for our planet. Across countries, industries, and communities, we are navigating both an ongoing global pandemic and the detrimental consequences of climate change. The latest ...
Getting Real provides a blueprint for a commercially smart climate transition, distilling the vast collective insight of the world’s most experienced corporate climate action practitioners to demonstrate how ambitious cl...