Rishi Varma explores themes of environmental justice in his new play 'Sulfur Bottom'

Climate of emotions: guiding feelings to purpose through activism

Laura Clarke on the role of the law in advancing environmental justice

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...

Environmental justice in action: Ecuador's fight for the rights of the Machángara river

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...

Environmental justice in action: Empowering marginalized communities

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...

Event highlights: Environmental Justice at Climate Week NYC

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.

Pursuing Environmental Justice in the Northeast

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...

How Johnson & Johnson is supporting communities on the frontlines of climate change

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...

Partnership between the Youth Climate Justice Fund and Climate Group for Climate Week NYC 2023

Climate Change, Health & Equity

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...

Driving Co-Benefits for Climate and Health: How private sector action can accelerate progress

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?

Climate justice leads the way to real solutions for people and the planet

Our path to partnership with Climate Week NYC didn’t start out as fast friends. Rather, it was one that began by our offering them feedback; they cared enough to listen and hear us out — a process we wish were more commo...

Celebrating World Environment Day by Getting It Done

Recently, we launched Climate Week NYC 2021. This is the year, the week, the time, for getting it done.

Opinion: Virtual summits create real change. But we are just getting started

By Adam Lake Lake, Head of Climate Week, Climate Group