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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.

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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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Welcome to the Climate Week NYC live blog, where you can catch up on all biggest moments from from 2025 as they unfolded live from New York City, September 21 - 28.

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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. New York City, September 18 2025 – ...

High-level speakers announced for Climate Week NYC 2025

18 June 2025, London – With three months to go until Climate Week NYC (September 21-29) returns to New York, the first set of high-level speakers from across the public and private sectors have been announced today.

Second annual Climate Film Festival to take place September 19-22 during Climate Week NYC

The Climate Film Festival (CFF), New York's premier event dedicated to visionary climate storytelling, in partnership with the Guardian US, returns for its second year from Friday, September 19 to Monday, September 22, c...

Climate Week NYC returns September 2025

The world is changing. And so is the way we talk about our climate, the action we need to take, the investments that are needed. These are incredibly important discussions to have. That’s why, this September 21-28, Clima...

Ambition, Innovation, and Collaboration for a sustainable future

The theme of this year’s Climate Week NYC was “It’s Time”, and rightfully so. It is indeed time for us to focus towards higher ambition, accelerated innovation, and deeper partnerships. At Asahi, we see platforms like Cl...

3 takeaways on climate & AI from Climate Week NYC

Climate change and artificial intelligence are two of the most pressing and transformative topics of our time. As we navigate the complexities of the climate crisis, the hot topic at Climate Week NYC was the role of AI i...

It’s Time – for the highlights of Climate Week NYC

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...

Live: Climate Week NYC

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...

Opening Ceremony Speech - 2024: It’s Time – Key Principles For Climate Action

Our CEO Helen Clarkson opened Climate Week NYC with a speech on the key principles that must shape our climate action. Hello, and welcome to Climate Week NYC – it’s so good to see you here today at the Times Center in Ne...

Climate Week NYC launched with a Global To-Do list to get world ‘on-track’ on climate in one year

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...

Breakdown of key policy issues at Climate Week NYC

Climate Week NYC is a kick-off for climate discussions throughout the fall. In this last week before the event, we look at the role Policy-changes need to play in the fight against climate change.

A conversation with Hydro-Québec’s Chief Operating Officer, Serge Abergel

In our discussion with Hydro-Québec’s Chief Operating Officer, Serge Abergel, we touched on the impact the company’s new development will have on local communities along its 375 mile long infrastructure project. The supp...

Climate Communications Events at Climate Week NYC

Beyond policy discussions and green technology showcases, climate communication has become a critical discussion point at Climate Week NYC 2024.

The Energy Supercycle, the Energy Triangle and Modernization of the Power Grid

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...

How Climate Group influenced a state in Australia to go green

Influencing states to go green We’re sitting down with Mike Rann, Chair of the Board of Trustees of Climate Group, and former Premier of the state of South Australia. In his 10-year tenure as Premier, Mike Rann led his s...

Welcome to Climate Week NYC 2024 Program Partners: It's Time

As we embark on another exciting year of Climate Week NYC, we are proud to welcome our Program Partners, each committed to driving meaningful change in their respective sectors.

How do we Close the Climate Girls’ Gap for a More Equitable Green Transition?

In the tourist hot spot of Zanzibar, 15 miles off the eastern coast of Tanzania, a community of farmers get some of the best fertilizer they’ve ever had from a growing company called Asili Fertilizer founded by Arafa Bak...

A Q&A with Paulette Frank, Chief Sustainability Officer of Johnson & Johnson.

Johnson & Johnson’s long-standing commitment to climate action is grounded in the knowledge that healthy people need a healthy planet. For the seventh year in a row J&J will be a sponsor of Climate Week NYC, once...

Navigating the physical realities of the energy transition

We are almost halfway through what has been dubbed the decisive decade for climate action, so what better time to take stock.

Enhancing Cosmetic Packaging Recyclability: ELC's Multi-Year Study with SMI

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—...

The Power of Collaboration: Building a More Sustainable Beauty Industry

The beauty industry is undergoing a profound transformation as we collectively strive for a more sustainable future. At L’Oréal Groupe, collaboration is not just an option – its the only way to achieve a successful trans...

Is a world without air conditioning possible? The key role of the construction sector in meeting this global energy challenge.

As a partner of Climate Group, Saint-Gobain is pleased to share this article with the Climate Week NYC community. It was originally published in Constructing a Sustainable Future, a magazine that is part of the Sustainab...

Energy transition: The road to scale

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.

Why talking about health could change the course of climate change – for the better

This year Climate Group is introducing the first ever Health Program as part of Climate Week NYC. As health takes on an increasingly important role in our fight against climate change, we hear from Dr. Sally Uren OBE fro...

From obligation to opportunity: The business case for climate action

Taking action to address climate change is not just about doing the right thing; CEOs around the world are starting to appreciate that it is also a unique opportunity to create value in their business. However, there is ...

Sarah Newman, Founder of Climate Mental Health Network, Discusses the Intersection of Climate Change and Mental Health in a Global Crisis

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 ...

Internal Carbon Pricing: A Strategic Tool for Navigating Carbon Regulations

With carbon taxes and regulations on the rise, companies must proactively manage their carbon expenses as part of their business decisions — just as they do their financial expenses. Proactive inclusion of carbon costs i...

Decarbonizing steel and concrete: ​“We’re in the age of urgency”

Climate Group’s Jen Carson talks to Canary Media's Maria Gallucci ahead of Climate Week NYC about the need to accelerate net zero steel and concrete production. Note: This interview originally appeared on Canary Media.

Q&A: Outokumpu on the role of green steel in accelerating the New Industrial Evolution

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...

It's Time for progress: An interview with Ramboll on corporate readiness to use lower emission industrial materials

Readiness to buy, willingness to pay Alongside Ramboll and IEA, Climate Group recently conducted a survey of over 200 businesses to get a sense of the willingness to procure lower emission steel and concrete in the marke...

SKF's Chief Technology Officer Annika Ölme speaks to the company's transition to lower emission steel

Ahead of Climate Week NYC, we sat down with Annika Ölme, CTO & Senior Vice President Technology Development at SKF Group to talk about their SteelZero commitment. What challenges have they faced in transitioning to l...

Q&A: Siemens USA CEO Barbara Humpton on our most powerful tool for addressing climate change

Ahead of Climate Week NYC, Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens USA, shared her thoughts on how technology offers us not only a way to scale sustainable impact but deliver more productive and resilient outcomes as well. In he...

Inaugural Climate Film Festival Announces Jurists and Narrative and Documentary Film Finalists

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 ...

Assistant Secretary Berger on the US Navy's aim to protect our natural environment

For our nature themed week ahead of Climate Week NYC, our Head of North America Communications Adam Lake spoke with The Honorable Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations & Environme...

A Q&A with Dr. Elizabeth Gray, CEO of The National Audubon Society

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 ...

Food: It's Time to prioritise sustainable food procurement

With just eight weeks to go until Climate Week NYC, we're exploring how important creating sustainable food practises are for meeting our climate goals.

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...

Sustainable Living: Improving health and slashing emissions through smart building practices

We spend 90% of our time within buildings, highlighting the importance of maximizing energy efficiency and improving our built environment spaces for both decarbonization and better health and well-being.

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...

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...

Climate Week NYC welcomes top partners to the 2024 program

It’s Time to speed up. Climate Week NYC is back for its sixteenth year to unite global leaders, innovators, decision takers and changemakers. At the biggest climate event of its kind, they’ll share solutions and drive in...

Inaugural Climate Film Festival New York to debut September 20-22 during Climate Week NYC

The Climate Film Festival (CFF) New York, in partnership with The Guardian US, will debut Friday, September 20 - Sunday, September 22, at Firehouse: DCTV's Cinema for Documentary Film, 87 Lafayette St. The festival coinc...

Climate Week NYC launches new 'Health' theme

Climate Week NYC launches its official countdown this week, with event registration now open and the announcement of a new health program. Adam Lake explores what this means for the September event, and the increasing ro...

Climate Week NYC 2024: It’s Time

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...

Four actions businesses can take now to transform to net zero

The theme of Climate Week NYC 2023 was We Can. We Will. As the Masterclass Series Partner, Transform to Net Zero brought some of that can-do energy in two action-oriented Masterclasses, supporting company executives to i...

Salesforce Execs share what to expect at the UN General Assembly and Climate Week

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, ...

Climate Week NYC: relentless determination

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...

Eco-anxiety to eco-optimism: Learning from youth climate advocates

I always find it moving to hear young people speak truth to power. When they find their voice and a platform to use it, the rest of us are compelled to listen.

COP28 President-Designate Sultan Al Jaber and UN Special Envoy Michael Bloomberg announce first COP-hosted 'Local Climate Action Summit'

COP28 PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE SULTAN AL JABER AND UN SPECIAL ENVOY MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCE FIRST COP-HOSTED LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT TO DELIVER CLIMATE PROGRESS AT ALL GOVERNMENT LEVELS

Opening Ceremony Speech 2023

Our CEO Helen Clarkson opened Climate Week NYC with a speech on how together We Can. We Will., counter climate challenges. Hello everyone, and welcome to Climate Week NYC 2023.

How Can the Public & Private Sectors Collaborate to Advance Innovation for Climate Solutions?

What role does innovation play in your company's efforts to address climate change?

To advance the clean energy transition, National Grid plans for the Future Grid

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...

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: Sustainability and the arts

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.

Q&A: Jim Andrew on climate action at PepsiCo

Ahead of Climate Week NYC, we spoke with Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer, PepsiCo for a Q&A around sustainable practices:

Climate Action at Scale: Aligning corporate and climate interests

Overview Climate Action at Scale explores in-depth how businesses can move from incremental moves that can be made under “business as usual” to progress at scale. It is a toolkit for companies to move from just reducing ...

Powering Possibilities: Advancing Climate Solutions for the Beauty Industry & Beyond

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...

Using E3 to Achieve Business Goals

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...

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.

Q&A: Mathias Lelièvre on decarbonizing heavy industry

Ahead of Climate Week NYC, we spoke with Mathias Lelievre, Chief Executive Officer, ENGIE Impact for a Q&A around heavy industry:

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...

Taking Action for the Health of People and the Planet

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...

How business can focus on building more resiliency for people

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...

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...

Q&A with Cisco's Mary de Wysocki on powering a future inclusive for all

Cisco’s purpose is to Power an Inclusive Future for All, but an inclusive future depends on a healthy planet. When it comes to maintaining a livable planet, not one company or organization can solve the challenge of clim...

Digitalization holds the key to industrial decarbonization

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...

Three weeks to Climate Week NYC- industrial decarbonisation is at the top of the agenda

This year Climate Week NYC is shining a spotlight on industrial decarbonisation.

The world’s next big challenge is becoming nature positive

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 ...

Q&A: BMW Group VP Sustainability and Mobility Strategy at BMW Group Dr. Thomas Becker on driving towards a net zero future

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: We Can. We Will.

Climate Week NYC 2023 is all about joining forces to drive climate action. This year our message is clear. We Can. We Will.

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

We are thrilled to announce an exciting partnership between the Youth Climate Justice Fund and Climate Group in anticipation of New York Climate Week 2023. This collaboration marks a significant effort towards fostering ...

Financing the Energy Transition Will Take Collective Action

Financing the Energy Transition Will Take Collective Action

Why climate and nature matter to every business

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...

Three weeks to Climate Week NYC – Finding the connections between nature loss and climate change

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...

Four weeks to Climate Week NYC - How can we make societies more resilient to climate change?

This year Climate Week NYC will look not just at the solutions we have to tackle climate change but also at the impacts it’s already having – and how we can make our communities and industries more resilient.

Case closed: Climate change impacts financial performance

Understanding risks and rewards in the transition to a sustainable economy Is climate change material to investment decision making? As asset managers, it’s a question that’s core to our fiduciary duty.

Five weeks to Climate Week NYC – Talking finance

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...

Six weeks to Climate Week NYC – Electric trucks as the next frontier

While electric cars are front and centre in the conversation around zero emission transport, the electrification of trucks is often still overlooked. But it really is the next frontier of the transition of road transport...

15 Years of Climate Week NYC: Why You Should Be A Part of Our Most Impactful Summit Yet

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.

Seven weeks to Climate Week NYC – Keeping food cool (enough) in a sustainable way

With Climate Week NYC only seven weeks away, the Head of our Europe Office and Food topic lead Jeroen Gerlag answers some urgent questions around the impact of the food systems on climate change, and the importance of sc...

Big questions in the world of renewable energy right now

As we look ahead to what'll be discussed during Climate Week NYC, our Director of Energy, Sam Kimmins, gave us his take on some of the biggest questions in the world of renewable energy right now. We'll be exploring thes...

Eight weeks to Climate Week NYC – Innovations in energy efficiency

With Climate Week NYC just eight weeks away, the urgency of addressing climate change is all around us: sea temperatures are breaking records, New Yorkers can’t go out because of Canadian forest fires, and heatwaves keep...

Sustainable construction shouldn’t be an unaffordable luxury (and we’re working on making it accessible to all)

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...

10 Weeks to Climate Week NYC - Bold action and leadership

Counting down to Climate Week NYC – 10 weeks to go

Climate Week NYC – We Can. We Will

Joining forces to drive climate action

Opening Ceremony speech

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. Hello everyone, and welcome back to our firs...

New York City, "If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere."

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...

Climate Week NYC: Uniting the world on climate action

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...

Long Island will be a clean energy hub to replicate  

This week, thousands of leaders are in New York for Climate Week 2022. While the conversations and networking are happening in the city, action is taking place to the east on Long Island.

Q&A: L'Oréal USA CEO David Greenberg on Climate Action as a Business Imperative

We recently sat down with David Greenberg, who was appointed President and CEO of L’Oréal USA in 2022, to talk about climate progress as a business imperative, and localizing ambitious global commitments in the US.

Q&A with Headline Partner The Estée Lauder Companies

Intro from Helen Clarkson, CEO, Climate Group: The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has been a leading supporter of Climate Week NYC over the past six years. Throughout their involvement, the company has joined together with...

Q&A: Hydro-Québec on decarbonization, clean energy solutions and sustainability

We were pleased to discuss with Sophie Brochu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hydro-Québec, how we can achieve deep decarbonization and how, together, we can contribute to a bright sustainable future.

Q&A: A conversation on the net positive transition

We sat down with Saloman Salinas, Executive Vice President, Capgemini for a discussion on the challenges to the transition to a net positive future.

Optimizing the electrical grid

When the Electrification emergency meets the climate emergency for a sustainable world

Now is the time to accelerate the clean energy transition!

Clearly, there is a crisis taking place in global energy markets, accelerated by events in Ukraine. Even during this crisis, now is the right time to accelerate the energy transition. We need to move away from fossil fue...

Strategies to achieve climate progress and other things we learned interviewing 30 corporate professionals

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...

Putting resilience at the heart of climate action

Next week, world leaders and experts will come together at Climate Week NYC to raise ambition and drive urgent climate action. The climate crisis is vast, multi-faceted and progressing rapidly, but there is one thing tha...

Mitigating the climate crisis through the power of partnership

Climate change is no longer just a future threat. As the world confronts this environmental reality, there’s an urgent need for businesses to commit to sustainable change and lean into partnerships to accelerate action. ...

Sustainable Development is our only choice

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.

Q&A: KPMG on the Importance of Resilience

Given the need to bring down emissions to at least 50 percent by 2030, what actions are you taking now to cut your carbon footprint? Our commitment is to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 while also achieving a 5...

Q&A: Paulette Frank on advancing environmental health equity

1. Climate Week NYC 2022 is all about ‘Getting It Done’. When it comes to driving climate action across your value chain, what is J&J doing to get it done?

Tackling the Scope 3 challenge

Measuring and tracking Scope 3 emissions may be tricky, but companies don’t need to do everything at once to make meaningful progress.

It’s critical, not controversial: Why we must double-down on nature investments

Also seen on The Climate Pledge website. The Climate Pledge is the Climate Leaders' Reception Sponsor for Climate Week NYC 2022.

We need to talk about resilience

In recent years, we have become used – desensitized, perhaps – to images on our TV screens and across social media of extreme weather events, from wildfires to floods, often destroying the lives and livelihoods of people...

We need to talk about resilience

In recent years, we have become used – desensitised, perhaps – to images on our TV screens and across social media of extreme weather events, from wildfires to floods, often destroying the lives and livelihoods of people...

Climate Week NYC is Getting It Done together

Climate Week NYC 2022 is all about coming together. This year, like last, we’re aiming to get it done.

Common Decarbonization Barriers and How to Overcome Them

1. Decarbonization begins at the leadership level. What are the main causes for lack of executive leadership, and what can an organization do about it?

Statement regarding the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Adam Lake, Head of Climate Week NYC commented:

50-day countdown to Climate Week NYC begins

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...

Major high-level speakers announced for Climate Week NYC 2022

29 June 2022, London – With just three months to go until Climate Week NYC (September 19-25) returns to the stage in the Big Apple, the first set of high-level speakers from across the public and private sectors have bee...

Starting the countdown to Climate Week NYC

There’s a limit to what raising awareness can do.

Registration for the Climate Week NYC 2022 official events program is open

Be part of the movement to protect the planet and its people. Register your event for Climate Week NYC 2022 today.

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Celebrating Black History Month with Black Climate Week

Black Climate Week (February 21-25) is an annual event hosted by The Solutions Project designed to raise the profile of Black voices in climate. Equity, justice and centering of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIP...

“Irresistible Sustainability”: Brands Must Find Ways to Organically Bring Consumers Along on Sustainability Journey

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...

The Path We Take to Get to Net-Zero

Q&A with Alex Liftman, Global Environmental Executive, Bank of America

Climate Week NYC Opening Speech

Speech given by Helen Clarkson, CEO Climate Group, to open Climate Week NYC 2021

That’s a wrap: The success stories from 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...

The city behind Climate Week NYC

To put on the biggest Climate Week in the world, we need the biggest platform in the world. The continuing theme of Climate Week NYC over the years has always been “for New York, for the world” - we broadcast our message...

The Future Of Buildings: From dumb to digital

Buildings are responsible for a shocking 40% of total global emissions. That means that any effort to achieve a net zero future has to focus on reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment. The experts who spok...

India’s Road To COP26: The power of influence to mobilize business action

Influencers from India’s government, industry and society came together at an online event this week to discuss the country’s progress on green issues. Held in advance of the upcoming COP26, the Climate Week NYC session ...

ZEV Community Virtual Tour: Scottish Zero Emission Vehicle Innovation

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...

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...

Communicating Climate Change

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...

Peas, trees and 1.5 degrees: nature and agriculture in the Climate Decade

From big business to small farmer, we can all work together to help fix our world

Fast Tracking Finance: The crucial role of investors and financers in the Climate Decade

We need $4 trillion in investment in climate solutions every year for the next 30 years. That’s what it’ll cost to rebuild the world in a healthy way, and stay below the small remaining carbon budget for limiting global ...

Climate Night sees eight late-night talk shows spotlight climate change

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 ...

East Asia's Energy Transition: Unlocking a renewables boom

East Asia Energy Transition: Unlocking a renewables boom

Developing the Hydrogen Economy: A vision for New York

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.

Transform To Net Zero: The Supply Chain Perspective

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 ...

Transformation of Transport and Energy by 2040 or Sooner

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...

Tonight, eight of TV's most popular talk shows come together in support of Climate Week NYC

As announced in the NY Times last week, we're ecstatic to share that tonight, seven of TV's most popular talk shows are coming together in support of Climate Week NYC.

How to get the energy transition right

The latest IPCC report underpins the severity of the situation we face: without immediate, large-scale reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions, we will likely exceed the 1.5 degree temperature limit within two deca...

RE100 Leadership Awards 2021

International non-profit The Climate Group, in partnership with the 2021 UN climate change conference and the City of New York, is hosting Climate Week NYC 2021. This event showcases leading climate actions and facilitat...

Diverse sectors are coming together to speed up the shift to zero emission vehicles

If companies, organizations and governments want to stay on track to meet their climate commitments, the internal combustion engine must quickly become a thing of the past. That was the message sent by automotive leaders...

Demanding Net Zero Industry

For many years, one question remained unanswered in conversations about the world's net zero ambitions: What about the industrial sector?

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?

Getting It Done: Critical moments in the Climate Decade and how to get there

Experts pinpoint our most vital challenges and share effective ways to tackle them.

Green jobs in the clean energy transition

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.

Leaving no one behind in the transition to net zero

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 Week NYC Opening Ceremony

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.

Race to Zero and Race to Resilience - Delivering on the Promise Of Paris: Every fraction counts

Climate leaders across all sectors are being proactive about critical climate change mitigation, while keeping the welfare of all people front of mind.

Creating the Beauty that Moves the World. Committed to a Net-Zero Future.

By Nicolas Hieronimus, CEO, L'Oréal Group

Climate Week NYC Magazine launches for Opening Day

The first edition of the Climate Week NYC Magazine is here! Download the full magazine today and start your Climate Week NYC journey.

Collaborating for a more sustainable future

I’ve witnessed many corporations respond to the unprecedented challenges of the past year and a half with an unwavering focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. Yet, the release of the IPCC’s Clima...

Time for big, bold, and equitable climate investments

Fighting the climate crisis means investing in infrastructure What's at stake The climate crisis is accelerating, and we must dramatically cut our carbon emissions if we hope to preserve a livable planet. Meanwhile, our ...

Climate Week NYC is Getting It Done with Palmetto, Saint-Gobain, Con Edison and Barings

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...

A bold new approach to the climate crisis

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report confirms what climate activists already knew: we have a very narrow path to secure our future — and there are no second chances. While it is critical for...

The Value of Zero: Understand how the Net Zero transition may affect shareholder value

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...

A clear vision to achieve economywide electrification

Events to explore at Climate Week NYC

Climate Week NYC is only a week away! As the core of Climate Week NYC, the official events program is the primary way for communities and individuals to engage. Last year, Climate Week NYC went completely virtual, provin...

Scaling climate action: three key stakeholders every major business should be talking to

There are good reasons for optimism on climate action. We have a historic global treaty committing every country in the world to ambitious climate action. The economics stack up, and many solutions are already being depl...

5 minutes with a sustainable Junk Kouture designer

Getting it done. Fashion and PR Graduate as well as Junk Kouture alum, Niamh Porter delves into her interest in sustainable botanical dyeing and how interest in this brought an amazing graduate fashion collection to life...

Getting Real: A blueprint for a commercially smart climate transition

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...

The Estée Lauder Companies: United in a vision of a better future

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 ...

The cities of 2121: Changemakers envision the future they’re working toward

As the US Media Partner to Climate Week NYC 2021, we will engage Climate Week NYC audiences on solutions to solve the climate crisis we’re living through, host events that show the power of storytelling and narrative to ...

Net zero: A bold and worthy goal, but now it’s time to deliver

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has yet again issued perilous warnings about the earth’s changing climate. And who, among us, has not experienced such changes firsthand? Be it record high temperature...

AT&T: The role of broadband in addressing climate change and enabling a net-zero economy

As the world sets its sights on a net-zero economy, businesses are stepping up. Fifty-five percent of Fortune Global 200 companies have established targets for the partial or total elimination of greenhouse gas (GHG) emi...

Grist announced as US Media Partner for Climate Week NYC

NEW YORK, NY – Grist joins Climate Week NYC as the Climate Group’s US Media Partner. As a nonprofit, independent media organization with a long track-record of environmental coverage, Grist brings its expertise in climat...

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...

Countdown to Climate Week NYC

It is now just two weeks until Climate Week NYC (September 20-26) gets underway in New York and around the world.

Working together, leveraging our strengths, and getting it done right, by Hydro-Québec

Sophie Brochu, President and CEO, discusses Getting It Done:

Investments in nature are a win for climate – and for local communities

In the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, elephants, black rhinos and giraffes roam the expansive rangelands of Chyulu Hills. So too do tourists, who normally flock to the region to catch glimpses of its iconic wildlife. In pr...

Earthjustice announced as Policy Program Partner for Climate Week NYC

NEW YORK, NY — Nonprofit environmental law organization Earthjustice will join Climate Week NYC, hosted by the Climate Group, as a Policy Program Partner, bringing its expertise in climate policy solutions that cut pollu...

Reimagining our food systems amidst a pandemic

This year, the Climate Week NYC events program is organized into ten themes: built environment, energy, industry, policy, environmental justice, transport, finance, sustainable living, nature, and food. ‘Food’ is one of ...

We need to build our cities from the ground up with sustainable choices

Municipal Tenders Should Value Partners Through a Sustainable Filter Only systemic policy can address climate change and municipalities need strategic approaches To change the way we build our cities, to change the way w...

Stemming the rising tide of global sea levels

Jerry Speltz, Head of U.S. Real Estate Engineering, Barings Real Estate discusses getting it done ahead of Climate Week NYC.

The fight against climate change starts with our cities

Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman of Saint-Gobain Group, and author of The Urban Challenge, Reviving the Desire to Live in the City (Odile Jacob) discusses getting it done

The Climate Week NYC 2021 event calendar is LIVE!

Explore events from all kinds of voices working to protect the planet and its people. Whether you are a host or an attendee, the events program is the primary way for communities and individuals to engage with Climate We...

There is nothing ‘business-as-usual’ about climate change

Page Motes, Head of Corporate Sustainability at Dell Technologies, discusses Getting It Done:

Climate Week NYC invites the global community to take part

June 28, 2021, New York City – Climate Week NYC invites the global community to take part by hosting and attending events, supporting sustainable businesses, and learning more about how climate leaders and organizations ...

The Power of Vision: The Marketplace of the Future

By Amer Jandali, Founder, Future Meets Present

What happened during Climate Week NYC 2021?

Climate Week NYC 2021 saw ambitious commitments and launch of initiatives from business, governments, and civil society. See some of the highlights: Built Environment Commitment Commitment Commitment Full list of Built E...

Nature Commitments

From oceans to forests, nature plays an essential role in the wellbeing and livelihoods of all species. The Nature program addresses the importance of preserving and restoring the Earth’s ecosystems and biodiversity. It ...

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.

Global leaders driving environmental change to speak at Climate Week NYC 2021

1 June 2021, London – This World Environment Day, the Climate Group is delighted to announce the first wave of speakers at Climate Week NYC (September 20-26). Centered on the theme “Getting It Done”, The Hub Live will sh...

The critical decade - 2030 milestones on the US road to net zero

National Grid is proud to be the Headline Partner of this year’s Climate Week NYC and the US Climate Action Week event, Biden 100 Days.

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

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

Comment: Climate Group CEO responds to Biden's NDC commitment 

Climate Group CEO Helen Clarkson has responded to President Biden's commitment to cut carbon emissions in half by 2030. The announcement was made ahead of the Leaders' Climate Summit, taking place on Earth Day.

Climate Week NYC is returning in September 2021

Climate Group has today announced that Climate Week NYC will be taking place on September 20-26, 2021.