<![CDATA[NY Climate Tech by Alec Turnbull & Sonam Velani]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yQ85!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc83055d7-fd73-404a-98fb-0a002bb28d23_512x512.pngNY Climate Tech by Alec Turnbull & Sonam Velanihttps://nyc.climatetechcities.comSubstackFri, 02 Oct 2026 19:50:52 GMT<![CDATA[Climate Week is Here!]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/climate-week-is-here-601https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/climate-week-is-here-601Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:22:01 GMTHi all,

Whether you’re reading from out of town, judiciously signed up for a happy hour or two, or (like us) have calendars so full they that look like abstract art, it’s finally time to put down the laptop and get out on the town.

Working on climate can be hard; community is what keeps us going. So get out there, make some new friends, discover a new niche, and exhaust yourself while recharging your excitement for the work ahead.

If your schedule isn’t fully packed, be sure to check out the latest events added to our Airtable. Sort by created date to see what’s been added.

And now, the weekend ahead, we have a few special invites:

🎬 $5 Tickets to Select Programs at the Climate Film Festival

Use the code climate-tech-cities at checkout for $5 tickets to four fantastic programs at Regal Essex on the Lower East Side:

  • 🐝 Saturday morning: cartoons & climate with Good Power shorts (Sat. at 11am)

  • 🌱 Rewilding & gardening at Wild by Design (Sat. at 5pm)

  • 🦬 Bears, Fish, and Bison conservation at Animal Stories (Sun. at 12:30pm)

  • 🛶 Indigenous stories, solar power, and the Amazon at River of Spirits (Sun. at 3:45pm)

We’d also love to see you at our free public programs (from data centers to Robert Redford) and of course throughout the weekend.

What We’re Hosting

A few of events we (Alec & Sonam) are running this week:

Climate Film Festival

  • 🎬 The week starts with the Climate Film Festival, with more than 50 films alongside free panels, workshops, and conversations with filmmakers, scientists, organizers, studios, and cultural leaders. Films are ticketed; most panels and workshops are free. Browse the full program and stay tuned for the a deeper guide.

Narrative Change Summit

🎙️ Climate has an image problem. Come to the full-day Narrative Change Summit for day for the people using film, media, and culture to connect across a fractured media landscape. It’s a place for filmmakers & entrepreneurs, journalists & scientists, creatives & funders. Jam-packed with 12 sessions, a star-studded lineup, and unexpected guests (who knew a former Bachelorette contestant is now nerding out on climate & insurance?)

  • 📺 Potential Energy Coalition uses kitchen-table issues to open climate conversations through unscripted television and social media. RSVP.

  • ♻️ Sustainability leaders at NBCUniversal bring sustainability into one of the world’s largest studios and media companies. RSVP.

  • 📱 GoodPower works with a network of social-media creators to build support for renewable energy in unexpected places. RSVP.

  • 😱 Horror and comedy connect with new audiences. RSVP.

  • 🍄 Scientists, data artists, and magazine editors bring underground mycorrhizal networks into public awareness. RSVP.

  • 🏟️ The sustainability team at the Seattle Seahawks works with Ocean Conservancy’s Protect Where We Play to engage sports fans through the stadium experience. RSVP.

  • ⚡️ Community leaders from Standing Rock, Appalachia, and the Amazon work with the Honnold Foundation to co-create stories around renewable energy, resilience, and local power. RSVP.

  • 🌇 The city as a source for climate stories, with Mayor’s Office of Media Entertainment commissioner Rafael Espinal & Global Rise climate fellows, and more amazing speakers. RSVP.

  • 📰 Journalists demonstrate how reporting can create real-world change, even in a challenging media environment. RSVP.

  • 🎬 The award-winning directors behind Blackfish and The Cove explore the relationship between filmmaking and activism. RSVP.

  • 💡 Climate founders move beyond the pitch deck, working with academy award winners to make complex solutions memorable and accelerate adoption. RSVP.

Streetlife Ventures

  • ⚡Monday if you want to see technology rather than another pitch deck, join our Climate Tech Demo Series with Streetlife Ventures and Collab Fund. Six startups will demo batteries for renters, materials that lower skin temperature in extreme heat, and other tools for making cities more livable.

  • 🏙️ Tuesday Streetlife Ventures joins London and New York leaders at Building Sustainable Cities - Clean Energy Edition, focused on transatlantic innovation, infrastructure, investment, and the ecosystems that help urban climate technology scale and Adaptation in Action bringing together climate adaptation startups, investors, corporate buyers, and policymakers to discuss how adaptation is being implemented in cities across the globe.

  • ⚡ Friday head to The Future of the Grid: From Utility Infrastructure to End Users at Hearst Tower is the Friday-morning anchor for utilities, government, investors, and companies working at the grid edge, and stay for a Special Reception: Future of the Grid with HearstLab, Dominion Energy Innovation Center, and Streetlife Ventures.

Climate Tech Cities

  • 🥤 Come find us at Shakes and Cakes with Climate Friends in Madison Square Park, our own no-speeches, no-sponsors gathering with Streetlife Ventures. Just shakes, cakes, and fresh air!

Still looking for an event? The Airtable is now up to 1,100+ events. Sort by created date to see what’s been added. And don’t for get our guide:

See you on the other side!
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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]]><![CDATA[The Great NY Climate Week 2026 Guide]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/the-great-ny-climate-week-2026-guidehttps://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/the-great-ny-climate-week-2026-guideFri, 04 Sep 2026 12:01:06 GMTWelcome to the Big Apple for Climate Week NYC

NY Climate Week returns this fall with events happening across the five boroughs! We counted 950+ events between from September 20-27, nearly double the number we included in our The Great NY Climate Week 2025 Guide. Coinciding with the UN General Assembly, NY Climate Week 2026 still holds the title of the world’s largest and most sprawling climate takeover. It pulls in 100,000+ attendees from startups, investors, corporate titans, scientists, policymakers, and grassroots activists for seven jam-packed days of high-stakes panels, creative demo sessions, late-night happy hours, and non-stop networking.

Climate Week is whatever you make of it. You can spend Monday watching six startups demo battery hardware for renters and Tuesday counting trees in Crotona Park with the NYC Parks Department. You can board an 1885 tall ship at South Street Seaport for an oceans event, take the Staten Island Ferry with dozens of founders and investors, learn to fix a bike at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, or watch fifty films at the Climate Film Festival. There is even a whale watch leaving Sheepshead Bay and Climate Karaoke under a disco ball in the Lower East Side. And yes, business still gets done here. If you’re raising, hiring, buying, investing, or building, there are plenty of matches made in our streets and neighborhoods.

Lean into the city itself. Take a Citibike rather than the subway at least once. Enjoy waterfront views with a ferry ride. Get above 96th Street and below Canal. The Bronx River has foragers on it, Governors Island has a climate campus on it, and the Rockaways have dunes that people are rebuilding by hand on the last Sunday of the week. There are events across the five boroughs - get out and explore them all!

At 🌎 Climate Tech Cities and 🌇 Streetlife Ventures, we’re here to support climate founders, funders, and the broader community - this is our guide to help you cut through the noise and choose your own adventure. The official Climate Week NYC website is a useful place to start, but there are hundreds of events happening across the city and online that never make it onto the calendar. Our guide brings together a mix of in-person and online events, so you can find the conversations and connections most relevant to you. There’s a lot happening at once, so don’t just fill your calendar from morning to night. Make the most of being in New York: meet people IRL, join the conversations that matter, and enjoy the sights, sounds, and energy of the the best city in the world.

There are 1,085 events, 176 pages, and a total of 33,717 words (!) - we’ve categorized all of them across 25 themes and picked our favorites. We also have a “Top Hits” list of where we’ll be and what we like! Given the wide breadth and depth of the conversations to be had and friends to be made, we’ll keep updating the guide and have a rolling list leading up to the big week itself.

A guide to the guide:

  • 💚 Heartwarming Masterpiece of an Introduction (You’re here)

  • 🌇 Our Community Focused on Cities x Climate

  • 📅 How to Climate Week (definitely read this if you’re a first timer)

  • 🎯 Our Top Hits: Where We’ll Be and What We Like

  • 🗺️ Events Across 25 Categories!

    • Find your interest

    • Scroll to that section

    • Plan your week!

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This annual guide is a labor of love and a resource for the community - your dollars help us put on demo nights, happy hours, topical panel sessions, climate site visits, and more for our 25,000+ network across the world. If it saves you hours of scrolling and provides some value, spread the good word and we’d appreciate your support!

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And last but not least, we’re excited to once again feature the work of one of our favorite New Yorkers, Nicole Kelner, throughout the guide below. Nicole is the founder of Arts and Climate Change, an organization that uses art to make climate communication more accessible. She creates educational content for all ages and is the author of Electrify Everything, a coloring book about clean energy, as well as The Quietest Places in New York City (in case you need a little respite!). Her clients include the U.S. Department of Energy, Harvard, The Guardian, and Sunrun. You can follow her work on her Website, Instagram, Substack, and more. Nicole uses watercolors to imagine and visualize the world we want to live in, and she’s been kind enough to create a piece highlighting New York’s climate ecosystem for everyone joining us during NY Climate Week.

We hope these streets will make you feel brand new and the big lights will inspire you! We look forward to seeing you! 🍎

Cheers,
Alec Turnbull, Joshua Keum, and Sonam Velani
Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures

We are thrilled to showcase the artistic talents of one of our favorite New Yorkers, Nicole Kelner, throughout our guide below! You can have your very own copy of the NY Climate Week map here!

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About Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and 🌇 Streetlife Ventures are based in New York and collaborate with climate founders, funders, and the broader community across the globe. We aim to shift the narrative from doom and gloom to agency and optimism, bringing climate solutions to our streets and neighborhoods.

​🌎 Climate Tech Cities is the world’s largest place-based climate tech community. We bring together over 25,000 entrepreneurs, investors, activists, scientists, and policymakers to take climate action in cities across the globe. We send weekly newsletters and host topical panels, happy hours, site visits to infrastructure projects, and more. Newcomers and old hands in climate are welcome to work on, share, and grow as we build solutions towards a decarbonized future. Join one of our chapters in New York, Boston, Washington, DC, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Amsterdam, or London - or start your own! If you’d like to get involved, please fill out this Airtable and we look forward to bringing you on board!

​​🌇 Streetlife Ventures invests in the $5 trillion market opportunity at the intersection of cities and climate. Co-Founders Laura Fox and Sonam Velani leverage our 30+ years of urban experience, our Climate Tech Cities community platform, and our urban deployment ecosystem, supporting founders to bring their climate solutions to life. We invest in pre-seed and seed startups across the buildings, energy, mobility and logistics, waste and water, and adaptive infrastructure sectors. We also partner with cities, corporates, real estate firms, and infrastructure groups to help startups deploy and de-risk their technologies, access non-dilutive capital, and accelerate commercialization. We are dedicated to advancing cities, focusing on people and the places they call home.

Over the years, we’ve launched new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We are happy to help connect the dots, and we can’t wait to hear from you!

About NY Climate Week

The Climate Group started Climate Week in 2009 to coincide with the UN General Assembly, when world leaders unite to shut down traffic in midtown Manhattan. It has always overlapped with UNGA as a clear opportunity to make climate front-and-center of the international agenda. In the years since, NY Climate Week has grown into a distributed conference and hub for everyone working in climate.

If it’s your first NY Climate Week, give yourself room to explore. Pick a few events you’re excited about and leave time for the unexpected. Some of the best conversations happen between events and in the great outdoors, and this year there’s plenty to discover across all five boroughs!

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🎯 Our Top Hits List: Where We’ll Be and What We Like

950+ events, all across New York. So what’s actually worth putting on your calendar?!? We’ve spent years getting to know the people and places shaping the city’s climate scene, and we’re bringing our picks together here, day by day, from the skyscrapers of Manhattan to the beaches of the Rockaways.

(Also we know these are a lot… but there are even more we love and didn’t fit in! Scroll down for the category-by-category highlights.)

Opening Weekend (Friday, September 18 - Sunday, September 20)

  • 🎬 The week starts with the Climate Film Festival, with more than 50 films alongside free panels, workshops, and conversations with filmmakers, scientists, organizers, studios, and cultural leaders. Films are ticketed; most panels and workshops are free. Browse the full program and stay tuned for the a deeper guide.

Monday, September 21

  • 🎙️ Climate has an image problem. Come to the full-day Narrative Change Summit for day for the people using film, media, and culture to connect across a fractured media landscape. It’s a place for filmmakers & entrepreneurs, journalists & scientists, creatives & funders. Jam-packed with 12 sessions, a star-studded lineup, and unexpected guests (who knew a former Bachelorette contestant is now nerding out on climate & insurance?)

  • ⚡ If you want to see technology rather than another pitch deck, join our Climate Tech Demo Series with Streetlife Ventures and Collab Fund. Six startups will demo batteries for renters, materials that lower skin temperature in extreme heat, and other tools for making cities more livable.

  • 🏃 Set your alarm for OutRun CO2 Club, a 6:30am conversational-pace 5K with Onto Ventures and Planeteer Capital, complete with coffee and pastries afterwards.

  • ⚖️ Head to the Frontline Resource Institute Climate Justice Hub at Fordham University for a program bringing frontline leaders together with policymakers, researchers, funders, and students for practical sessions on storytelling, community data, cities, and data-center power or learn more about the intersection of the energy transition and indigenous communities at Rights, Risk, and Resilience at the Yale Club.

  • 🚀 Head to the Brooklyn Navy Yard for the Venture For ClimateTech Innovation Showcase at Newlab, highlighting ten startups across buildings, transportation, grid, and industrials. Catch some of those same startups on stage with professional storytellers at The Live Edit.

  • 🌊 All aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree at South Street Seaport for The Ocean Awakens, a half-day on plastics, maritime tech, and how ocean work gets funded.

  • ☁️ For CDR, sequester yourself at the full-day Puro.earth CDR Summit at One World Trade Center, followed by the Carbon Removal Community Reception.

  • 😂 End the night with climate comedy in Brooklyn at Climate Town & Amy Westervelt Live or the Slick release party.

Tuesday, September 22

  • ⚖️ Head uptown for Envisioning the Future of the Environmental Justice Movement, a day-long convening from WE ACT, the Columbia Climate School, and Beyond Petrochemicals. Space is tight and limited, so register early!

  • 🎓 The MIT Solve Challenge Finals mark ten years of the program with a full day of ventures addressing climate and social-impact problems, and Yale @ Climate Week NYC has full day programming in midtown, with parallel sessions on resilient cities, adaptation, health, carbon markets, climate migration, grids, urban ecology, trade, and bipartisan policy.

  • 🏙️ Streetlife Ventures joins London and New York leaders at Building Sustainable Cities - Clean Energy Edition, focused on transatlantic innovation, infrastructure, investment, and the ecosystems that help urban climate technology scale.

  • 👩🏻‍🔬 Wondering how to sell your latest innovation to corporate buyers? Head to the new BATWorks climate hub in Sunset Park for Beyond the Pilot: Securing Corporate Adoption program featuring energy companies and utilities, alongside venture investors like Streetlife and startups including Gradient and Trainsit.

  • 🔬 At Live from the Future: A Hard-Tech Showcase, get a glimpse of cutting-edge technology coming out of labs from the incredibly talented cohort of Activate scientist-entrepreneurs. One of our favorite spots of the week.

  • ☔️ Then come to the Adaptation in Action! showcase with Streetlife Ventures. Startups, investors, corporate leaders, and policymakers will showcase creative solutions across cooling, flooding, water, insurance, and the grid.

  • 💡 Visit Solutions House NYC for their day focused on climate, entertainment, and media, and swing back by for events throughout the week.

  • 🦪 Back to Brooklyn for Clams Casino: A Soilpunk Variety Show at a Bushwick bar with an aquaponics farm on the roof.

Wednesday, September 23

  • 🦆 Start with binoculars at Birding & Bagels Bonanza, Planeteer Capital and Superorganism’s third annual fall migration walk led by real ornithologists.

  • 🏗️ The FOAK Summit brings together senior leaders from across the value chain, including capital providers, EPCs, strategic corporates, offtakers, insurers, regulators, and growth stage startup founders who are gearing up for a first-of-a-kind deployment.

  • 🏢 Ceres Mainstage puts corporate climate action on stage with topics ranging across the climate spectrum.

  • 💡 C2ES Solutions Central takes over two floors near Bryant Park for batteries, extreme heat and power infrastructure, industrial decarbonization, resilience, and climate policy.

  • 🔥 Heatmap House runs from energy geopolitics and federal policy through mobility, climate tech, AI, and reindustrialization from one of our favorite media outlets. But really, you’ll find us at the the afterparty.

  • 📊 MSCI Climate Week NYC covers physical risk, energy disruption, AI exposure, adaptation investment, and portfolio strategy.

  • 💰 Join the Culture Shifting Summit for deal-making among diverse tech executives, investors, and social impact leaders.

  • 🏝️ Take the ferry to the Climate Solutions Showcase at Governors Island. See passive-cooling shelters, flood barriers, EV charging, building systems, and resilience tools in action, then join a climate-tech crawl around the island.

  • 📰 The New York Times Climate Forward will be one of the week’s most visible media events, with a great lineup this year.

  • 🎉 Choose between the Regen House Party the Heatmap House Party, Net Zero Negronis, and Keep On Moving (don’t stop) (an electric transportation dance party).

Thursday, September 24

  • 🛠️ New Climate Futures at Newlab is always worth the trip to the Brooklyn waterfront. It’s a stunning space and has 70+ deep-tech startups, live demos, and over 1,000 people each year at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

  • 💸 The Climate Capital Summit returns for its fourth year with senior leaders across investment, energy, policy, and climate technology. Worth it if you get in

  • 🌿 Green on green at the Ceres Nature Hive for business-and-finance programming on nature and biodiversity.

  • 🛡️ Exploring Risk, Resilience and Opportunity is S&P Global’s principal Climate Week program and a strong choice for leaders working across risk, investment, heat, infrastructure, and the resilience economy.

  • 🥵 Feeling hot? That’s been the theme for several global Climate Weeks this summer, and continues with the Invisible Crisis: Innovating for the Age of Extreme Heat at SOSV with startups and investors scaling adaptation solutions.

  • 🎨 The free Creative Climate Forum: Collective Power fills Pier 57 with panels, performances, workshops, nature walks, and immersive installations centered on climate justice and culture.

  • 🌳 After dark, Atmos Presents Enchanted Forest transforms the New York Public Library into an evening of ecology, art, music, science, Indigenous thought, and storytelling.

  • 🚢 And finally hop on the Staten Island Ferry at Climate Week, but on a Boat with the Urban Future Lab. No programming and no moderator. Just an hour of open conversation with the people building and funding climate in NYC, while the Statue of Liberty eavesdrops. There and back again.

  • 🎤 Sing your heart out at Climate Karaoke, a Climate Week institution.

Friday, September 25

Closing Weekend (Saturday, September 26 - Sunday, September 27)

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Major Hubs

  • 🌾 Food Tank at WNYC’s Greene Space: Sept. 19–25. A week of programming on food, farming, policy, culture, and the future of the food system.

  • 🌱 Regen House: Sept. 21–24. The gathering place for regenerative food, agriculture, textiles, finance, and the people trying to move “regenerative” from adjective to operating model.

  • 🛡️ The Nest Campus: Sept. 22–24 at the North Javits Center. A large, three-day resilience-economy campus with extensive programming across climate, business, policy, and innovation.

  • 🏢 Ceres Mainstage at Climate Week NYC: Sept. 23 at Convene, Rockefeller Center. A full day of business, finance, policy, transportation, investor, and corporate-sustainability programming.

  • 🌐 World Climate Summit: New York 2026: Sept. 24 at Civic Hall. An institutional climate-and-nature summit for investors, policymakers, financial institutions, and corporations.

  • 🌳 Climate Week at the New York Botanical Garden: Sept. 21–27. A weeklong alternative to the conference circuit, with programming connecting plants, biodiversity, science, and climate.

  • 💡 Solutions House NYC: Expected back for its fifth New York edition with its usual mixture of solutions, culture, business, media, and public programming.

  • 🎯 Goals House at UNGA: A prominent home for conversations orbiting the Sustainable Development Goals and UN General Assembly.

Events: 25 Categories

  • 🌱 Adaptation (64)

  • 🤖 AI & Data (68)

  • 🎨 Arts & Culture (59)

  • 🦋 Biodiversity & Nature (72)

  • 🏗️ Buildings (50)

  • 🌫️ Carbon Dioxide Removal (13)

  • 📊 Carbon Markets & Accounting (26)

  • ♻️ Circular Economy & Waste Management (44)

  • 🌇 Cities (69)

  • ⚡ Climate Tech & Startups (84)

  • 🎤 Communications (48)

  • 📂 Corporate Sustainability (73)

  • 🔋 Energy (84)

  • ⚖️ Environmental Justice (65)

  • 👗 Fashion (10)

  • 💰 Finance (73)

  • 🌾 Food & Agriculture (40)

  • 🎈 Fun for Kids (24)

  • 🏃 Get Outside (26)

  • 🩺 Health (26)

  • 🚉 Mobility & Logistics (30)

  • 🎁 Philanthropy (20)

  • 📜 Policy (94)

  • 🥂 Social (58)

  • 💧 Water (36)

🌱 Adaptation (64)

Highlights: 🌱 Adaptation

InnSure Climate Finance & Risk Management Forum: Tue, Sep. 22 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

InnSure convenes insurers and reinsurers, climate tech founders, investors, sustainability leaders and policymakers for its fifth Climate Forum alongside GreenieRE, Holland & Knight, RMI and Environmental Defense Fund. The program uses panels, innovator pitches and working roundtables to explore how insurance, finance and risk management can accelerate both decarbonization and climate resilient innovation. The day also includes the winner announcement for InnSure’s Decarbonization Risk Management Innovation Prize.

ClimateTech Connect NYC Edition: Tue, Sep. 22 (Afternoon) | Manhattan

ClimateTech Connect brings its NYC edition to Climate Week for an afternoon at the intersection of climate risk, resilience, insurance, finance and technology. Leaders from reinsurance, financial services and real estate join climate data and technology innovators for discussions and live demonstrations focused on how organizations can better predict and prevent losses, then respond and recover when extreme weather hits. The program mixes panels, technology demos, networking and cocktails.

Adaptation in Action!: Tue, Sep. 22 (Evening) | Manhattan - Midtown

Cities have always been humanity’s greatest engines of opportunity and invention - and they’re now where the consequences of climate change hit hardest. This session brings adaptation startups, investors, corporate buyers, and policymakers together to get concrete about how resilience gets built: parametric insurance and other financing models, flood protection systems, heat mitigation to keep workers and residents safe, and grid and water resilience in urban environments. Hear how New York and other global hubs are turning themselves into living test beds for new solutions. The rapid-fire pecha kucha startup showcase is an annual NYCW highlight and a look at what’s hitting the market. Hosted by Streetlife Ventures with Burnt Island Ventures, Tailwind Futures and Stepchange Ventures, close out the evening with great food and even greater conversation thanks to our sponsors at Brown Rudnick.

Climate Solutions Showcase at Governors Island: Wed, Sep. 23 (Afternoon) | Governors Island, Manhattan - Downtown

Governors Island turns its climate pilots into a walkable showcase, with more than two dozen technologies addressing challenges including chronic flooding and extreme heat. The afternoon features adaptation pitches, fireside chats and live demonstrations before a Climate Tech Crawl traces the installations across the island. The showcase offers one of the best ways to see what climate adaptation looks like when technologies move from pilot projects into real world deployments.

The Invisible Crisis: Innovating for the Age of Extreme Heat: Thu, Sep. 24 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

Extreme heat is the climate threat that rarely makes the front page and touches nearly everything: heat stress and lost productivity, disrupted pollination and falling crop yields, power plant cooling limits and transformer failures, overheated data centers, buckling roads and rails, leaking pipes, and machinery running past its limits. Campus Deep Tech, Anywhere Ventures, the Hazelwood Network, and Tailwind Futures curate startups, investors, industry, and academics for panels on those challenges, startup presentations on the cooling and heat-resilience technologies being built to meet them, ecosystem spotlights, and a networking reception with drinks and bites.

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Highlights: 🤖 AI & Data

Siemens Climate Week NYC Hub: All Week | Manhattan - Midtown

Siemens runs a hub for customers and partners across the week, focused on where industrial technology, AI, and decarbonization meet, and culminating in flagship programming on Wednesday. Six co-hosted sessions cover the ground: efficiency and electrification as the twin engines of transition with the Energy Efficiency Movement, sustainability data as competitive advantage with UL Solutions, the circular industrial economy with Bain, Envetec, Haddy, and Volkswagen, infrastructure innovation with the Information Technology Industry Council, managing hyperscaler shock on the grid while accelerating the energy transition with WBCSD, and climate literacy and disinformation with Siemens Stiftung. It sits alongside the company’s $1B bet on American industrial investment.

Fairness, flexibility, and the future of the grid: The role of virtual power plants in solving the data center power problem: Tue, Sep. 22 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Forecasts show data center power demand more than doubling by 2027, climbing from 31 to 66 gigawatts and taking the sector from roughly 4% to 8.5% of U.S. peak summer demand. EnergyHub uses that trajectory to ask a harder question: who pays for all that new power? The company points to the most recent PJM capacity auction, where data centers drove 38% of charges, and to New York’s first-in-the-nation moratorium on new hyperscale facilities. The proposed alternative is flexibility: virtual power plants that connect batteries, EVs and smart thermostats and can add capacity in months rather than years. ConnectedSolutions, a cross-utility program operating with National Grid, Eversource and other New England utilities, provides a real-world case study, with 280,000 enrolled devices delivering more than 800 megawatts of flexible capacity.

How Data Center Fights are Renewing Local Power Across the US: Tue, Sep. 22 (Evening) | Manhattan - Midtown

What happens when an AI data center lands in a town that already has a complicated history with industrial development? Retro Report brings journalists, nonprofits and community organizers to Midtown to explore how fights over data centers are reshaping local politics across the country. The conversation draws a line from today’s AI buildout to earlier waves of steel mills, coal plants and fracking, with Maia Woluchem of Data & Society’s Trustworthy Infrastructures program, Texas Tribune reporter Alejandra Martinez, Protect the Paluxy Valley’s Brian Crawford and Food & Water Watch organizer Ginny Marcille-Kerslake joining moderator Kit R. Roane. The evening also marks the launch of Data & Society’s report The AI Factory, based on eighteen months of field research in Pennsylvania.

AI and the Clean Energy Transition: A Working Roundtable: Thu, Sep. 24 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Decarbonizing the grid as fast as possible and meeting surging AI and data center load are usually treated as competing problems, and solving either alone risks undermining the other. Cornell Atkinson convenes a cross-sector roundtable of leaders in power generation, large-load and data center operations, energy policy, and clean energy finance to treat them as one integrated challenge. No panel and no presentations: a facilitated working discussion where participants surface the most pressing questions practitioners face and identify where research, data, and new partnerships can move the needle, with New York’s evolving regulatory landscape as the live test case.

Power, Permitting, and Progress: Navigating Today’s Data Center Challenges: Thu, Sep. 24 (Morning) | New York City

The morning starts with a networking breakfast before Arnold & Porter and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy turn to one of the consequential parts of the AI boom: getting data centers built. The panel brings together policymakers, developers, utilities, corporate sustainability leaders and legal practitioners to work through permitting, power demand, environmental review and community engagement, drawing on projects currently navigating those processes. The conversation then turns to the growing wave of legal challenges and environmental disputes surrounding data centers, and what those cases can teach the people building, regulating and financing the next generation of AI infrastructure.

All Events: 🤖 AI & Data

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Highlights: 🎨 Arts & Culture

Climate Film Festival & Narrative Change Summit: Fri, Sep. 18 - Mon. Sep. 21 (Morning) | Manhattan - Downtown

More than fifty films and thirty-plus premieres unfold over five days at the Museum of the Moving Image and Regal Essex Crossing cinemas, bringing together features, shorts, and episodic work selected from a global open call. The films meet a warming world with rigor, imagination, and surprise, while a parallel Filmmaker Forum adds talks, workshops, and partner events around the screenings. The Narrative Change Summit gives climate professionals, filmmakers, scientists, organizers, funders, and cultural leaders a focused day to explore how climate stories get made and how they can change the way people understand the crisis.

Opening Celebration for Littoral / Litoral: Fri, Sep. 18 (Afternoon) | Brooklyn

Along the Jamaica Bay waterfront at Shirley Chisholm State Park, the Waterfront Alliance unveils Littoral / Litoral, a new public art installation by Camila A. Morales created through Submerse NY. The work, developed with New York Sea Grant and Cornell University’s New York State Water Resources Institute, traces the connections between water, community, and a shoreline in transition. Flooding and sea level rise sit alongside the bay’s ecological and cultural significance, turning climate adaptation into something visitors can experience through art. The afternoon includes the artist’s account of her vision, along with introductions to the project partners and community leaders behind the work.

Please Don’t Flush!: All Week (Four performances) | Staten Island, Queens, & Brooklyn

A municipal comedy about a community board scheduled to vote on a mysterious waterfront development that neighbors, seagulls, and plumbers fear will worsen inland flooding, until the meeting gets derailed by gala planning, the second-vice-chair’s half birthday, and locking the anti-anti-anti-anti-development coalition in the bathroom. Written and directed by Sabina Sethi Unni and developed with NYC Emergency Management and the Waterfront Alliance, it’s the follow-up to Flood Sensor Aunty, which toured twenty public spaces across the city. The show travels with music, laughs, and flood-preparedness resources, and community partners like Chhaya CDC, the Center for Urban Pedagogy, and the Queens Memory Project table at each stop. Catch it 9/19 in Stapleton, 9/20 at Baisley Pond Park in Jamaica, 9/22 at Van Alen in Gowanus, or 9/27 at Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing.

Climate Stories on the Waterfront with the Climate Film Festival: Wed, Sep. 23 (Evening) | Manhattan - Downtown

Aboard the Tall Ship Wavertree at the South Street Seaport Museum’s Pier 16, three short documentaries bring waterfront climate stories to life before a conversation among community members, advocates, planners, and storytellers on what resilient waterfronts can look like. The Climate Film Festival and Waterfront Alliance program the evening with the museum. Moon Tides follows citizen scientists in coastal New England trying to save the Saltmarsh Sparrow one nest at a time; Refuge Keepers tracks fishermen and conservationists building a marine refuge in Celestún, Mexico; and Holdfast Together dives alongside scientists restoring Northern California kelp forests and the endangered sunflower sea star.

Scaling Global Climate Solutions through Culture and Heritage: The Plan to Accelerate Heritage-Informed Decarbonization: Fri, Sep. 25 (Morning) | Roosevelt Island

What if decarbonization looked not only to new technologies, but to the places, materials, and practices communities have already developed to live with their environments? The Climate Heritage Network, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, ICOMOS, ICLEI, the World Monuments Fund, and Architecture 2030 bring policymakers and built environment practitioners together at Cornell’s Gensler Family AAP NYC Center to explore that idea. The discussion focuses on bringing heritage-informed approaches into building and construction policy by 2030 under the UNFCCC Plan to Accelerate Heritage-Informed Building Decarbonization. Repairable low-carbon materials, salvage and reuse, climate-responsive design, and the transmission of traditional knowledge all feature, with COP31 as the coalition’s next major milestone.

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🦋 Biodiversity & Nature (90)

Highlights: 🦋 Biodiversity & Nature

Reforest the Future Summit: Tue, Sep. 22 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Terraformation’s inaugural summit is about the delivery of large-scale reforestation rather than the pledges. The room is curated down for organizations moving from concept to implementation: project developers with boots on the ground, funders deploying capital, corporates with real nature commitments, and the community leaders whose knowledge and land tenure make restoration possible. Three concurrent working tracks structure the day: Who Pays for a Forest? on finance and investment models, The Art of Reforestry on tools, technology, and training, and Who Are Forests For? on Indigenous leadership and community equity.

The State of Ocean-Climate Action in a World of Accelerating Change: Tue, Sep. 22 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

As the ocean and climate crises accelerate in lockstep, Ocean Visions uses a morning at the New York City Bar to lay out the thorniest problems at the ocean-climate nexus: speeding the path to net zero, cleaning up legacy CO₂ at scale, and repairing critical ocean systems. Scene-setting presentations lead into a panel with speakers from Eco Wave Power, Ocean Resilience and Climate Alliance, Carbon to Sea, and Carbon Removal Canada, among others. The session also launches Launchpad 2.0, Ocean Visions’ next phase of support for ocean-climate innovators.

Critical Perspectives on the Future US Role in Global Conservation: Wed, Sep. 23 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

The US government’s abrupt withdrawal from its international conservation commitments in 2025 pulled roughly $500 million a year and decades of institutional expertise out of the field. Reimagining Global Conservation convenes practitioners, policy experts, and funders at Pier 57 to treat that rupture as an opening: what worked in the old system, what didn’t, whose perspectives carried weight, and what has to change. One Earth Partners presents findings from Beyond the Funding Gap, its assessment of USAID’s role in climate and environmental programming and the structural effects of its exit, followed by a panel of local practitioners with concrete reforms and proposals for a new global conservation playbook.

Ceres Nature Hive: Thu, Sep. 24 (All Day) | Manhattan - Midtown

Ceres convenes a full-day Nature Hive at a Chelsea penthouse to work through the business and community consequences of nature and biodiversity loss, with three partner-hosted sessions. The morning is an Accountability Accelerator workshop on building the infrastructure for agrifood accountability through coordinated intervention stacks across finance, business, civil society, and government. After a networking lounge hour, Rainforest Foundation Norway draws on its Tropical Deforestation Outlook to lay out how market, financial, and policy incentives can stop driving deforestation, and the Accountability Framework initiative closes with new findings on whether companies sourcing from JREDD+ jurisdictions can engage those programs to advance their own supply chain goals.

TNFD at Climate Week NYC: Mon-Thu, Sep. 21-24 (All Week) | Multiple venues

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures runs a week of roundtables built around the release of its 2026 Status Report. Partners include Lloyd’s on nature as a CFO priority, Nasdaq and NatureFinance on nature and water risk in the tech sector, UN Global Compact and WWF on ocean-related disclosure, Goals House on closing the nature materiality gap in food and agriculture, and Oliver Wyman on how banks move from nature-risk assessment to better decisions. TNFD also announces final sector guidance for technology and communications at Climate Group’s AI Forum on Tuesday.

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🏗️ Buildings (50)

Highlights: 🏗️ Buildings

Climate Week Kickoff Summit: Decarbonizing Real Estate: Thu, Sep. 17 (All Day) | Manhattan - Midtown

Decarb Summits opens the season three days early with a full day at Perkins Eastman on compliance, capital, and technology for NYC buildings. Emily Hoffman from the Department of Buildings shares lessons from year one of Local Law 97 enforcement and what owners need for 2030; Lauren Moss, Vornado’s chief sustainability officer, sits for a fireside on the REIT’s path to decarbonization; and a compliance panel brings together Community Preservation Corporation, L&M Development Partners, Bright Power, and Con Edison. The afternoon turns technical with sessions on solar-integrated facades, reinventing the window heat pump, air leakage, peak demand pricing, and the business case for solar, with startups including DaisyChain Energy, Helios Facade, and Aeroseal.

The Cool House: Tue, Sep. 22 (All Day) | Manhattan - Midtown

One of the greatest climate success stories most people have never heard of turns ten this year: the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which united nearly every nation, transformed refrigerant markets, and accelerated sustainable cooling. The Refrigerant Emissions Elimination Forum marks it with a full-day immersive destination for the cooling community, where building owners, manufacturers, engineers, contractors, technicians, policymakers, and investors move through interactive exhibits, live demos, expert discussions, and hands-on experiences on the future of HVAC.

Global Launch of Blend Better Cement: Tue, Sep. 22 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

Cement and concrete are the second most consumed material on the planet after water and account for 8% of global CO₂ emissions. Blended cements using supplementary cementitious materials can cut emissions per tonne by half with technology that already exists. National governments, international institutions, and industry gather to formally launch Blend Better Cement, the implementation vehicle for the UNEP-hosted Intergovernmental Council for Buildings and Climate’s Call to Action from COP30. A government leadership spotlight and moderated panel cover standards reform, low-carbon public procurement, local supply chains, and the roadmap to COP31 and COP32.

Build More, Electrify Faster: Aligning Housing Abundance and Building Decarbonization: Wed, Sep. 23 (Morning) | Manhattan - Downtown

Housing advocates want faster approvals and fewer barriers to infill; decarbonization advocates want all-electric construction and stronger performance standards. They’re often treated as competing agendas, but well-designed infill housing cuts transportation emissions, lowers household energy costs, and protects residents from heat and smoke, while poorly sequenced requirements add cost, delay projects, and hit affordable and small-scale development hardest. Speakers from ULI, YIMBY, RMI, and BB Holdings discuss codes, incentives, permitting, utility coordination, and policy sequencing, closing with a set of shared principles. Hosted by ULI, the Housing-Climate Project, Gehl, the Parking Reform Network, and WRI as part of the Urban Climate Solutions Track.

Buildings and the Grid: Clipping the Wing of the Falcon Curve: Thu, Sep. 24 (Morning) | Manhattan - Downtown

After two decades of flat consumption, the grid is facing demand growth from building and vehicle electrification, extreme weather, and data centers all at once, and new generation is expensive and slow to bring online. Building Energy Exchange and USGBC ask whether buildings can be part of the fix rather than the problem, through load shifting, peak reduction, better envelopes, and geothermal.

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🌫️ Carbon Dioxide Removal (13)

Highlights: 🌫️ Carbon Dioxide Removal

Carbon Removal: Progress, politics, and the path forward: Mon, Sep. 21 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

The Carbon Removal Alliance opens New York Climate Week with a breakfast conversation about where the sector goes from here. Leaders from carbon removal, climate policy, and environmental advocacy take up the impact of AI, a shifting political landscape, and the challenge of building a broader coalition around the industry. An audience Q&A follows the discussion, giving journalists, policymakers, and industry leaders a chance to dig further into the forces reshaping the carbon removal landscape.

Carbon Removal Community Reception: Climate Week NYC Edition: Mon, Sep. 21 (Evening) | Manhattan - Midtown

Eight organizations convene the carbon removal community at the opening of Climate Week NYC: the Carbon Business Council, Carbon180, the Carbon Capture Coalition, Carbon Removal Canada, the Carbon Removal Alliance, Carbon to Sea, Remove, and XPRIZE. The reception kicks off at 6pm, with the evening focused on connecting people across the growing carbon removal community.

Matcha Morning: A Climate Week Gathering for the Carbon Market: Wed, Sep. 23 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Climate Week runs on coffee, badges, and back-to-back panels. Residual, oneshot.earth, and CEEZER offer the calm moment in the middle of it all: ceremonial-grade matcha whisked to order, and a chance to sit down with people from across the carbon market. Built for project developers, removal buyers and investors, the people building market infrastructure, and the carbon-curious who want to hear what’s happening in the industry. No panel, no agenda.

The 2026 Carbontech Summit: Wed, Sep. 23 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

The Carbontech Development Initiative and Carbon to Value Initiative bring scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers together for a public summit on where carbon management goes next. Doreen Harris of NYSERDA opens the afternoon with welcome remarks, and two panels tackle super pollutants beyond CO2 and the funding needed to scale carbon management. Startups will make fast pitches throughout the program before the summit closes with a networking reception.

The Reforestation Blueprint: Cracking the Code on Blended Finance at Scale: Thu, Sep. 24 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Every reforestation project solves the same economic problem: nature doesn’t produce a return profile capital markets can price on its own. Sequestration takes decades, biological risk doesn’t map onto conventional underwriting, and MRV uncertainty makes cash flows hard to model. Blended finance exists to fix that, and this panel highlights a real-world case study: ACRE Investment Management’s GreenTrees, now the world’s largest ACR-registered reforestation project, which stacked USDA Conservation Reserve Program payments with landowner economics and carbon revenue back when carbon markets were unproven, and has since scaled across thousands of acres and multiple credit vintages. This session opens The Natural Capital Investment Summit, a day for investors, developers, and policymakers on how capital, technology, and standards finance nature’s restoration at scale.

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📊 Carbon Markets & Accounting (26)

Highlights: 📊 Carbon Markets & Accounting

Puro.earth CDR Summit: Mon, Sep. 21 (All Day) | Manhattan - Downtown

Puro.earth, a leading crediting platform for engineered carbon removal, is heading to One World Trade Center for a full day on the next chapter of the carbon removal market. Suppliers, corporate buyers, investors, intermediaries, policymakers, and market builders work through panels, roundtables, and fireside chats aimed at trusted market growth and the scale-up of durable removal.

Low Carbon Commodities and the New World of Corporate Decarbonization: Mon, Sep. 21 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

Sylvera puts carbon credits, physical low-carbon supply, and environmental attribute certificates in one room, three areas that corporate teams often manage separately. The rulebook underneath them is changing too, with SBTi V2 defining what can count toward a target and the GHG Protocol and ISO working toward a single corporate accounting standard in 2028. The speakers will unpack when physical delivery is worth its premium, when a certificate can serve as the bridge, and where carbon credits fit.

North America Climate Summit 2026: Tue-Wed, Sep. 22-23 (Two Days) | Manhattan - Midtown

IETA closes out its 2026 regional summit series under the banner “The New Carbon Order: Innovation, Investment, and Interoperability,” positioned as a stepping stone to COP31 in November. Hundreds of delegates from the US, Canada, and beyond will gather for plenaries, technical workshops, and interactive sessions on compliance and voluntary carbon markets and the regulatory frameworks taking shape around them. Themes run from North American subnational markets and Canadian industrial carbon pricing to post-midterm US federal climate policy, trade tensions hitting carbon markets, carbon capture and removal, Article 6, CORSIA, and international market coalitions.

Carbon Newbie Summit at Climate Week NYC 2026: Wed, Sep. 23 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Newcomers to carbon and long-time practitioners share the room at the seventh Carbon Newbie Summit, a casual conference designed to make the subject less intimidating. The summit uses unexpected lenses this year, running climate through sports, insurance, science and everyday influence. CNaught, Debevoise & Plimpton, Trane Technologies, Clever Carbon and the University of Toronto’s Lawson Climate Institute co-host the day.

The Scope 3 Control Paradox: Wed, Sep. 23 (Morning) | Manhattan - Downtown

GO2 Markets brings sustainability, procurement, and supply chain leaders from large corporates together for a panel and networking program built around a fundamental Scope 3 problem: companies face accountability for emissions they often cannot directly control. Nearly 80% of sustainability leaders name supplier data as their biggest barrier, yet companies that actively engage suppliers hit their Scope 3 targets at nine times the rate of those that do not. Hear from Mastercard, Toyota, BASF, and others in this morning session.

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♻️ Circular Economy & Waste Management (44)

Highlights: ♻️ Circular Economy & Waste Management

Circular Supply Chain Summit: Tue, Sep. 22 (All Day) | Manhattan - TBD

The Circular Supply Chain Network hosts its first summit for supply chain professionals who are building circular operations, with the conversation grounded in material flows and decision-making power. The morning brings industry leaders and practitioners on what circularity looks like inside live operations; the afternoon turns into hands-on workshops built around circular supply chain problems.

Sip & Spark: Circular Economy Edition: Tue, Sep. 22 (Evening) | Brooklyn - Bushwick

Nine speakers, three minutes each, one brewery. Community Climate Hub brings its flagship lightning-talk series to KCBC in Bushwick with the circular economy at center stage: Brooklyn Creative Reuse, Brooklyn SolarWorks, Big Reuse, BK ROT’s bike-powered composting, 350Brooklyn, and more. Each shares one big idea, then the floor opens for questions and networking over light bites and happy hour beers.

The Race to Recover America’s Critical Minerals: When Startups and Industry Team Up: Wed, Sep. 23 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

The US imports the vast majority of the critical minerals behind its defense, aerospace, and semiconductor industries, but a meaningful share of what it needs may already be sitting in waste piles at existing industrial sites. KOMPAS VC, SOSV, and At One Ventures host a breakfast on what it takes to turn that waste into supply, and why the answer lies in corporate partnerships between deep-tech startups and industrial incumbents rather than one company going it alone. Helios and Atalco walk through a live example of moving from pilot to commercial scale on infrastructure that already exists, and ChemFinity shares what an early-stage recovery company is looking for from industry as it grows.

Waste Is a Design Flaw: Building the Circular Industrial Economy: Wed, Sep. 23 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Bain & Company, Envetec, Haddy, Volkswagen Group and Siemens draw on industrial systems to make the case that circularity extends far beyond recycling. The forum follows materials across the full product lifecycle, from design and manufacturing through refurbishment, remanufacturing, recovery and new service based business models. Speakers from startups and global industry show what it takes to keep materials in use, design waste out of operations, and make circular systems work at scale. The forum offers a practical look at how circularity moves from a sustainability idea into an operating and economic model.

Making Critical Mineral Recovery Bankable and Insurable: Wed, Sep. 23 (Morning) | Manhattan - Uptown

Billions of dollars of recoverable critical minerals sit inside deployed and retired clean energy assets, and today’s economy assigns them zero residual value because lenders and insurers can’t track, value, or underwrite what’s embedded in them. This breakfast at Columbia, hosted by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Carbon Trust, Solas Capital, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and Buckstop, is built for the lenders, insurers, institutional investors, and valuation professionals who could close that gap. A short keynote sets up a panel on three bankability questions, covering residual-value pricing, Metals-as-a-Service models where retained ownership generates long-term cash flows, and the term-sheet structures and risk-return profiles that would turn mineral recovery into an investable asset class.

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🌇 Cities (69)

Highlights: 🌇 Cities

The Urban Systems Symposium: Tue, Sep. 22 (All Day) | Manhattan - Downtown

Cities are complex systems shaped by layers of infrastructure, social networks, economic forces, and ecology, and what sets them apart is the tractable role of governance: decisions get made and implemented, for better or worse, at a scale that touches billions of lives. NYU’s symposium at Washington Square runs six tracks of five-minute research presentations followed by moderated discussion: climate-resilient cities, health and urban wellbeing, law and policy for urban sustainability, designing the future city, housing, and place-based innovation. Presenters from the City of New York, CIV:LAB, C40, Regional Plan Association, Cornell Tech’s Urban Tech Hub, Columbia GSAPP, The New School, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, and universities from Oxford to São Paulo to Hong Kong will share their thoughts across the global spectrum.

Absorb, Adapt, Thrive: Nature-Based Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience: Tue, Sep. 22 (All Day) | Manhattan - Downtown

The University of Miami’s Climate Resilience Institute and Battery Park City Authority take over Wagner Park Pavilion for a day on public landscape as climate infrastructure. Morning microtalks from researchers and designers across Harvard, Cornell Tech, Columbia, Pratt, the Everglades Foundation, Rainproof NYC, and ECOncrete ask how adaptation strategies move from knowledge to implementation, followed by a session comparing nature-based infrastructure at three scales in New York, Houston, and Miami. The afternoon panel pushes from interesting projects to system-wide adoption, with breakouts on post-disaster recovery, finance, planning, and governance. Ends with a happy hour and walking tours of the South Battery Park City and Battery coastal resilience projects.

The Local Climate Imperative: Public-Private Partnerships in Action: Wed, Sep. 23 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Agendi and Run on Climate bring local government and corporate sustainability leaders together for an intimate Midtown breakfast on the public and private partnerships driving climate action at the city level. Rather than a traditional panel, selected speakers share practical examples spanning policy development and implementation, corporate strategy, investment and community collaboration before the room shifts into facilitated discussion and networking. The format centers on exchanging what has worked, where partnerships still get stuck and where cities and businesses can collaborate more effectively.

Beyond Planting Trees: Designing the Urban Forest as Climate Infrastructure: Thu, Sep. 24 (Evening) | Manhattan - Downtown

Urban forests are increasingly understood as essential climate infrastructure against rising heat, extreme rainfall, and widening environmental inequity, but expanding canopy citywide takes far more than planting trees. Using New York City’s Urban Forest Plan as the starting point, WXY asks how a citywide vision becomes action: where investment is needed most, how data and community knowledge shape more equitable decisions, what changes when canopy extends beyond parks and streets onto schools, housing, campuses, and private property, and who is responsible for caring for living infrastructure over decades. Hear voices from city government, design, advocacy, research, and community stewardship across the evening.

Global Forum on Circular Economy and Urban Resilience: Fri, Sep. 25 (All Day) | Manhattan - Midtown

The City of Yokohama brings city and regional governments, corporations, investors, and startups from Asia, North America, and Europe together on the premise that the circular economy is now a competitiveness and resource-security strategy, not only an environmental one. The morning runs a startup showcase, then a reverse pitch where Sumitomo, Chiyoda, Mitsubishi Electric, and ENEOS lay out the problems they want partners on, opening a path to pilots and expansion into Japanese and broader Asian markets. An innovation leaders dialogue on AI and the circular economy follows with speakers from Hitachi, Closed Loop Partners, and Sun Metalon.

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⚡ Climate Tech & Startups (84)

Highlights: ⚡ Climate Tech & Startups

Climate Tech Demo Series - Collab Fund, Streetlife Ventures: Mon, Sep. 21 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Streetlife Ventures, Collab Fund, and Climate Tech Cities bring their quarterly demo series to Climate Week, with live technology taking the place of pitch decks. Six startups take the stage: Every Electric, which installs batteries at no cost to multi-family residents; Eztia, whose materials cut skin temperature by up to 10C degrees without refrigeration or batteries; Public Grid, brokering lower tenant energy bills; Tova, focused on water infrastructure decisions; Trainsit, cutting rail freight emissions by 75 percent; and Vycarb, which captures and stores carbon using water. The demos give way to food, drinks and great conversation.

NYCW 2026: Fundraising for Climate Hardware and Deeptech: Mon, Sep. 21 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

Enduring Planet spends a half day with climate hardware and durable-asset startups on a financing problem that looks very different from a typical software round: how to move between equity, project finance, and the structures in between. Cap table strategy and financial structuring sit alongside sessions designed for founders, CFOs, and operators raising for the development of physical assets. The speakers bring experience from across the stack, including Fervo Energy CFO David Ulrey, Congruent Ventures partner Tanuj Dutta, Moment Energy CEO Edward Chiang, and Wilson Sonsini attorney Elke Trilla.

SOSV HAX Deep Tech Showcase: Wed, Sep. 23 (Evening) | Manhattan - Midtown

From critical minerals pulled out of the ground to on-demand manufacturing of chips, drones, batteries, and even apparel, a new industrial stack is being built in America one mineral, one machine, and one megawatt at a time. SOSV HAX brings the best of its hard-tech portfolio to Climate Week: founders building the materials, machines, and energy behind AI infrastructure and advanced manufacturing so they can be sourced, built, and powered at home.

Climate Capital Summit: Thu, Sep. 24 (All Day) | Manhattan - Downtown

Equal Ventures brings the fourth annual Climate Capital Summit back to New York for a full day with leaders across energy, investing, policy, innovation, and academia. The program is built for climate decision makers and focuses on candid conversations about what’s working, what’s changing, and what comes next for scaling climate solutions. Speakers from a variety of organizations including TPG, Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, and Khola Ventures.

New Climate Futures: Thu, Sep. 24 (All Day) | Brooklyn - Navy Yard

One of the largest events of Climate Week, and the numbers back it up: 70+ critical technology startups demoing, 1,000+ attendees, and a full day at the Newlab innovation hub at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and industrial leaders come for the showcases, speakers, and cross-sector networking. Complete with food trucks, great music, and a lively atmosphere on the Brooklyn waterfront.

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🎤 Communications (48)

Highlights: 🎤 Communications

Narrative Change Summit: Mon, Sep. 21 (All Day) | Manhattan - Midtown

How do you reach anyone across a fractured media landscape? The Narrative Change Summit, part of the Climate Film Festival, puts filmmakers next to entrepreneurs, major studios next to creators, journalists next to philanthropists, and scientists next to communications leaders for a full day at the SVA Theatre. Sessions cover how Potential Energy Coalition opens climate conversations through unscripted TV and kitchen-table issues, how NBCUniversal builds sustainability into one of the largest studios in the world, how the Seattle Seahawks and Ocean Conservancy reach fans through the stadium, how the Honnold Foundation co-creates stories with communities from Standing Rock to the Amazon, and how the directors behind Blackfish and The Cove think about filmmaking as activism. Free, and you can come for the day or for a single session!

Stories that Move: NYC Climate Week Program: Mon, Sep. 21 (All Day) | Manhattan - Midtown

The Environmental Justice Oral History Project runs a day-long program and exhibition on journalism, documentary, immersive media, and oral history as tools for narrative power and movement-building. The schedule moves from the power of journalism in the morning through documentary film, a Collective Futures and Climate Hope open mic, and a session on oral history as a way of teaching history to keep it, before closing with an evening reception and exhibition celebrating the mothers of the environmental justice movement.

Climate Town & Amy Westervelt Live Comedy Show : Mon, Sep. 21 (Evening) | Brooklyn

Climate Town’s Rollie Williams and Drilled Media’s Amy Westervelt bring comedy and climate media criticism together for a Brooklyn evening built around the world premiere of Westervelt’s book, Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy. Special guests join the conversation, followed by a book signing from Westervelt. Williams, who has no book to sign, signs whatever guests bring instead. The result is part live comedy, part media critique, and a look at how corporate influence has shaped public discourse.

Heatmap House: Climate Week NYC: Wed, Sep. 23 (All Day) | Manhattan - Midtown

Heatmap News turns its Climate Week house into a day of live journalism, bringing investors, founders, policymakers, energy executives and climate leaders into conversation with its reporters. The program covers the new energy order, climate and energy policy, industrial growth, technology, AI, and where capital is flowing, while bringing in speakers from government, business and climate finance. Heatmap puts climate reporting onstage in real time, with journalists pressing decision makers on what’s working, what’s not, and what comes next.

Rewriting the Climate Story: 10 Years of Solutions: Wed, Sep. 23 (Evening) | Manhattan - Uptown

For ten years Grist has chronicled the people turning ambitious climate ideas into real-world impact, and for one evening at Symphony Space it puts them on stage. In live storytelling, the makers, builders, and organizers who have reshaped industries, influenced policy, and changed communities share the setbacks, risks, and breakthroughs behind the work and what it will take to meet the moment ahead. Supported by NRDC, The Wilderness Society, the Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation, and the University of Washington’s College of the Environment.

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📂 Corporate Sustainability (73)

Highlights: 📂 Corporate Sustainability

Climate Under Pressure: A Corporate Fishbowl on Risk, Resilience, and Finance: Tue, Sep. 22 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

The Conference Board brings corporate leaders together for a fishbowl discussion on what climate pressure looks like when it reaches risk, resilience, and finance. The conversation moves from pricing climate and geopolitical risk into supply chain decisions to financing resilience through new partnerships and investment models. Practical Scope 3 decarbonization strategies sit alongside a discussion of investing in women’s economic inclusion as a way to strengthen business continuity. The format brings sustainability, corporate citizenship, and ESG strategy leaders into one structured peer conversation.

Beyond the Pilot: Securing Corporate Adoption: Tue, Sep. 22 (Afternoon) | Brooklyn - Sunset Park

For most climate startups the valley of death isn’t the first pilot, it’s everything after. LACI at BATWorks and NYU Tandon’s Urban Future Lab aim to close the gap from both sides: reverse pitches from corporates on what they wish founders understood about procurement, and success stories from cleantech founders who have actually landed enterprise contracts. Speakers from Streetlife Ventures, Trainsit, Gradient, Hitachi, Schneider Electric, and Edison International will share what they’ve seen across the value chain for commercializing clean energy innovation.

Global Decarbonization Forum New York: The Industry Endgame: Wed, Sep. 23 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

After editions in Singapore and Berlin, the Global Decarbonization Forum comes to New York with a focus on how regulation, supply chain data, and environmental AI are reshaping global trade and competitiveness. Two themes anchor the afternoon: what happens to trade when regulation reshapes it, and how environmental AI changes total cost of ownership and supply chain risk. Sessions cover product carbon footprints verified at scale, compliance in a shifting trade landscape, and circularity as product intelligence, with roundtables of consumer goods and industrial leaders.

Ceres Asset Owner Roundtable: Thu, Sep. 24 (Morning) | New York City

Ceres brings a small group of asset owners together for a workshop on what a practical reset of climate capital allocation could look like. Many current allocation frameworks were never designed for climate change, leaving climate strategies isolated in small niches or tied to passive public market indexes that do little to drive systemic change. Ceres argues that this framework has become one of the biggest obstacles to financing the transition. Ceres structures the session around peer exchange and the question of what asset owners can do differently.

Shaping Corporate Transparency Together | a multi-stakeholder session on corporate sustainability, accountability & impact: Fri, Sep. 25 (Morning) | Online

Impatico hosts an interactive webinar on what it takes to build greater transparency, trust, and accountability around corporate impact on people and the planet. The session opens with findings from Impatico’s Corporate Sustainability, Transparency and Accountability Survey alongside the latest environmental, social, and governance trends, before turning to the gaps that remain in data, reporting, communication, and stakeholder engagement. Impatico then previews its multi-stakeholder platform, which brings fragmented corporate sustainability data and reporting together in one place.

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🔋 Energy (84)

Highlights: 🔋 Energy

The New Energy Equation: Forces and Solutions Reshaping the Energy System: Tue, Sep. 22 (Morning) | Manhattan - Downtown

McKinsey builds a half day around the forces reshaping the energy transition faster than most forecasts can keep up with. Drawing on its latest research, the session examines where the transition stands now, how AI and data centers are changing electricity demand, and which innovations can improve energy efficiency. The program also asks a harder question: how do you build an energy system that can decarbonize while staying affordable, reliable and resilient? The session offers a broad but grounded view of the energy system, bringing technology, economics, geopolitics and demand growth into the same conversation.

Live from the Future: A Hard Tech Showcase: Tue, Sep. 22 (Late Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

Activate convenes New York’s hard tech community for a showcase of the breakthrough technologies its fellows and partners are pushing from discovery to deployment. Guests get hands-on with prototypes, meet the scientist-founders building them, and mix with the people who move hard tech forward across local and federal government, academia, venture, and industry. Featured startups include Every Electric, Eztia, ChipAdd, and more! Brought to you by Activate with sponsors Berkner Group, DCVC, Foley Hoag, and New Energy New York, with support from LabStart and the Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon.

Nuclear Symposium 2026: Wed-Thu, Sep. 23-24 (Two Days) | Manhattan - Midtown

New York’s premier nuclear event runs on the premise that clean, safe, reliable, and affordable power at scale needs the communities, the developers, the buyers, the regulators, and the capital in one room. Wednesday afternoon at the New York City Bar keeps the focus on New York and the Northeast, with communities, developers, and the state in conversation. Thursday moves to the Verizon Executive Education Center at Cornell Tech for a full day on national and global deployment, closing with a networking reception. Hosted by Nuclear New York.

Climate Action Delivers Affordability for New Yorkers: Wed, Sep. 23 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Financial District

New York is fighting high energy bills by fighting climate change, and this afternoon makes the case with the people writing the policy. Senator Liz Krueger headlines, joined by leaders from the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, the New York League of Conservation Voters, the Sabin Center, and Every Electric, across Cap-and-Invest, renewables, building efficiency, transportation electrification, and storage. Hosted by ACE NY, E2, NRDC, and New York Climate Partners.

The Future of the Grid: From Utility Infrastructure to End Users: Fri, Sep. 25 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Electricity demand is climbing on the back of AI, electrification, and aging infrastructure, and the grid that meets it will be rebuilt at every layer of the built environment at once. Join us at the Hearst Tower to walk through all three: utility scale, with AI-powered monitoring and predictive maintenance for critical infrastructure; city and community, with modernized permitting and planning to speed resilient development; and home and building, with intelligent tools that help owners improve energy performance and navigate electrification. Live demos from HearstLab portfolio companies, alongside conversations with leaders from government, utilities, and technology. Industry leaders are invited to join a Special Reception on the Future of the Grid afterwards cohosted by Hearst Lab, Dominion Energy Innovation Center, and Streetlife Ventures.

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⚖️ Environmental Justice (65)

Highlights: ⚖️ Environmental Justice

UPROSE 60 Years In Motion: Sat, Sep. 19 (Evening) | Brooklyn - Fort Greene

UPROSE marks six decades of organizing in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park with an gala! The evening brings together a just energy transition, intergenerational leadership development, and arts and culture as tools for resistance and transformation. Organizers frame the celebration around both the movement ancestors who built that legacy and the frontline leaders carrying it forward for the next 60 years.

Frontline Resource Institute: Climate Justice Hub: Mon, Sep. 21 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

The Frontline Resource Institute at Environmental Defense Fund and Fordham University’s Graduate Program in International Political Economy and Development bring a day of climate justice programming to Midtown Manhattan. The gathering moves from Storytelling for Climate Justice at 10am to Data to Action at 12pm, followed by lunch, then AI, Data Centers, and Community Power at 2pm and Uplifting Frontline Voices in Research at 3:30pm. A reception begins at 4:30pm, with networking woven between the panels throughout the day.

Rights, Risk, and Resilience: Energy Transition Investments and Indigenous and Community Engagement: Mon, Sep. 21 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

With 54% of transition minerals located on or near Indigenous lands, community engagement has stopped being only a rights-based obligation and become a core driver of whether energy transition projects get built on budget at all. ImpactARC and Shift convene institutional investors, asset managers, companies, researchers, and Indigenous leaders at the Yale Club to look at the evidence that high-quality engagement with Indigenous Peoples and local communities is financially material, and at how to build it into due diligence, stewardship, and investment decisions. Shift presents its evidence review on community engagement, nature, and financial materiality, ImpactARC introduces its investor framework Sustainable Indigenous Finance.

Climate Justice Wins: What Recent Legal Victories Mean for What Comes Next: Thu, Sep. 24 (Evening) | Manhattan - Uptown

The American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources and its Climate Change Committee host an evening talk in Uptown Manhattan. The panel reviews recent climate rulings, including advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on state obligations to address climate change. The panel also covers the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union treaty, the European Court of Human Rights ruling in KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland, and climate superfund laws passed in Vermont and New York.

Who Pays for Protection? Financing a Just Climate Future: Fri, Sep. 25 (Afternoon) | New York City

Waterfront Alliance puts the financing question at the center of the Friday afternoon panel on climate resilience, asking who ultimately pays for flood protection and cooling infrastructure. Ravi Bhalla of Dundon Advisers, Eugene Montoya of Sandmont Natural Capital, and Mychal Johnson of South Bronx Unite join Waterfront Alliance’s Furhana Husani to examine public, private, and hybrid financing models through a justice lens. The conversation gets specific about what resilience investment can mean for rents, property taxes, insurance costs, small businesses, and frontline families.

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👗 Fashion (10)

Highlights: 👗 Fashion

Pre-Climate Week NYC Clothing Swap: Sat, Sep. 12 (Evening) | Manhattan - Midtown

The Swap Society kicks off Climate Week season with a Saturday evening clothing swap in Midtown, billed as “A Night at the Dispensary.” Luz Estella Barbosa and Clementina Martinez-Masarweh lead an upcycling workshop on sustainable fashion techniques, alongside a vendor mini market and curated clothing to browse. Items swap one-for-one, while the evening pairs sustainable fashion with light snacks and special promotions throughout the night.

Climate Week Warehouse Tours: Mon, Sep. 21 (Morning) | Brooklyn - Sunset Park

FABSCRAP Co-Founder Camille Tagle takes visitors behind the scenes at the organization’s Sunset Park warehouse for a look at what happens to textile waste after it leaves a fashion studio. The “Follow the Fabric” tour moves through material processing, data collection, sorting stations, and the reuse room, showing how FABSCRAP diverts pre-consumer textiles from landfills through reuse, recycling, and community action. The visit ends with an open Q&A and welcomes designers, sustainability enthusiasts, students, and anyone curious about where fashion waste goes.

Call for Student Designers | Sustainable Fashion Showcase: Mon, Sep. 21 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Uptown

Columbia’s Fashion, Energy, and Climate Network is accepting submissions for a Sustainable Fashion Show during the university’s inaugural Fashion, Energy, and Climate Summit on September 21, 2026. Eligible designs explore upcycling and recycling, low-impact or regenerative materials, zero-waste design, circular and modular fashion, or ethical and local production. Selected designers present their work live at Columbia University before an audience of industry leaders, researchers, faculty, students, and sustainability professionals.

Convening the Next-Gen Materials Transition: Tue, Sep. 22 (Late Afternoon) | Manhattan - Chelsea

The future of fashion depends on getting next-generation materials to scale, and the bottleneck is no longer the science so much as adoption across the whole value chain. Eco-Age convenes brands, material innovators, suppliers, manufacturers, investors, and NGOs at the Fashion Institute of Technology to move that transition from pledge to commercial reality, developed with Canopy, Fashion for Good, and FIT. The format runs from roundtables into panels, keynotes, and a curated networking reception, with conversations centered on commercial adoption, supply chain readiness, sourcing, and where investment is needed.

Regenerative Textiles Forum: Thu, Sep. 24 (Midday) | Manhattan - Union Square

Cotton and textiles are a bigger climate lever than they get credit for, and this forum follows regenerative organic practices from soil to finished garment. Sessions run from producer-based textile systems and the ecological and economic case for regenerative cotton to the life cycle of clothing, with US supply chains, shifting corporate sourcing strategies, and the link between soil health and labor equity as recurring threads. Speakers include leadership from Patagonia, Nike, Theory, Seed2Shirt, Avalo, and the Textile Exchange.

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💰 Finance (73)

Highlights: 💰 Finance

Student Impact Investing Boot Camp: Fri, Sep. 18 (Afternoon) | Online

Investors Circle and the Microfinance and Impact Investing Initiative run the IC MI3 Student Impact Investing Boot Camp, a two-day virtual workshop beginning Friday afternoon and continuing Saturday morning. New participants get grounded in student impact investing while returning participants deepen their skills through presentations, case-based breakout sessions, and student-led showcases. The program moves from the fundamentals of impact investing and how it differs from ESG investing into the wider ecosystem of funds, accelerators, and networks. Participants then put the ideas to work, developing due diligence questions and applying Theory of Change with feedback from mentors.

Morningstar Sustainable Investing Forum: Mon, Sep. 21 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown East

Morningstar is set up for a great afternoon discussing where institutional investors find long-term value as technology, infrastructure spending, capital allocation, and global markets keep shifting the ground. The first session asks whether energy, infrastructure, industrial transformation, and resource efficiency have moved beyond sustainability narratives to become fundamental drivers of value. The second session focuses on capital allocation as a leading indicator: how capex plans, stewardship, and voting reveal which companies are investing for a lower-carbon future. Meet speakers from General Atlantic, Mudabala, PitchBook, and others.

LSEG Sustainable Finance Summit: Tue, Sep. 22 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Downtown

LSEG hosts an afternoon on the role of investors and capital markets in financing the transition, held under the Chatham House Rule with major asset owners and the standard-setters. Panels move from how markets turn sustainability information into investment decisions, to mobilizing transition finance at scale, to investing in energy and infrastructure through the next cycle and building portfolios that hold up over the long term. Speakers from several leading organizations including ISSB, Norges Bank Investment Management, NYC Comptroller’s Office, PRI, WBCSD alongside keynotes from Congressman Sean Casten and former NYC Comptroller and Congressional Candidate Brad Lander.

Climate Solutions Investing: A Systems Perspective: Thu, Sep. 24 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Climate solutions depend on interconnected systems, from technologies and infrastructure to supply chains and natural resources, yet most investment decisions are made one opportunity at a time. The Global Impact Investing Network and HSBC Asset Management are working with asset owners on applying the GIIN’s Climate Solutions Investing Framework in practice. The day opens with a panel on systems thinking in capital allocation, then deep dives on the energy system with RMI and natural climate solutions with The Nature Conservancy, each paired with an investor session. Facilitated breakouts close it the event, with participants working through where they’d invest the next dollar and what outcomes lead to success.

Impact Summit America: Thu, Sep. 24 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Phenix Capital Group hosts the 7th edition of Impact Summit America, a conference for institutional investors and asset owners. As a satellite event to Impact Summit Europe and Asia, it brings together pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, foundations, endowments, family offices, and impact fund managers. This year’s theme, Capital with Conviction, looks at how private and institutional capital is moving as public funding retreats.

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🌾 Food & Agriculture (40)

Highlights: 🌾 Food & Agriculture

Food Tank at WNYC’s Greene Space: Sun-Fri, Sep. 20-25 (All Day) | Manhattan - Hudson Square

Food Tank takes over WNYC’s Greene Space for six straight days with a 500+ speaker lineup on food, farming, and climate. Sessions run from solving food waste and the roots of organic to thriving farms and ranches, chefs as climate actors, and the future of food education, with a Food and Agriculture Film Festival on Monday night and a 90th birthday party for Marion Nestlé on Thursday. Every session is free, and all of it streams on FoodTank.com.

Convivium: Sun, Sep. 20 (Morning) | Manhattan - Downtown

Future Food Institute brings its flagship Convivium hospitality and dialogue platform to Climate Week New York 2026 for a gathering built around a simple idea: shared food can create the trust needed for collective action. Policymakers, scientists, Indigenous leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, and youth move through breakfast conversations, collaborative workshops, intimate dinners, and evening reflections. The program uses food as a starting point for conversations spanning climate, water, oceans, soil, health, education, Indigenous knowledge, and AI, all under the Institute’s broader idea of regenerative diplomacy.

REGEN HOUSE at Climate Week NYC: Mon-Thu, Sep. 21-24 (All Day) | Manhattan - Midtown

REGEN HOUSE returns for four days of food and agriculture programming, after running 52 sessions for more than 5,000 attendees in 2025. The days start at 7:30am with farmer meet-ups and run through CSO breakfasts, young farmer roundtables, and working sessions on sustainable dairy transformation, water risk in livestock supply chains, and the business case for resilient agriculture. Hosts include Nestlé, UNFI, The Nature Conservancy, FAIRR, Savor, and the National Young Farmers Coalition.

Trading for Food Security in a Changing Climate: Tue, Sep. 22 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Chelsea

International food trade underpins global food security, and the same interconnected networks that move food also transmit shocks: climatic, economic, and geopolitical. MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab uses this panel to introduce the Jameel Index for Food Trade and Vulnerability, which maps food-trade vulnerability across more than 180 countries, then works through three questions: how to distinguish food insecurity from an inability to import, what balance of home-grown and imported food best serves healthy diets, and where investment in productivity, infrastructure, and research matters most as the climate shifts.

Investing in the Future of Food Systems: Beyond the Business Case: Tue, Sep. 22 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

US Sustainable Investment Forum, Food Systems for the Future Institute, and Neuberger bring investors together for a roundtable on what makes investing in food and agriculture compelling when the political and regulatory environment is shifting. Political polarization, evolving regulation, and changing investor expectations have put sustainability under greater scrutiny, even as recent research points to the strategic importance of investing in long-term resilience. The conversation moves beyond individual initiatives to ask which investment propositions still resonate, how institutions are adapting, and where business, investors, and philanthropy can reinforce one another without agreeing on the entire sustainability agenda.

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Eco Arts Festival: Sun, Sep. 20 (Morning) | Governors Island

Artichoke Dance Company, Climate Cafe NYC, and Climate Imaginarium fill Governors Island with performances, installations, films, and hands-on workshops, all free and open to the public. Interactive activities run from 11am to 4pm, including endangered aquatic animal installations, paper making, recycled-fabric weaving, and even hors d’oeuvres featuring edible bugs. Performances run from 12:45 to 2:45pm.

Climate Week NYC: STEM Storytime & Experiment @ Long Island City Library - QPL: Thu, Sep. 24 (Afternoon) | Queens - Long Island City

Queens Public Library turns Climate Week into STEM storytime for children ages six and up at its Long Island City branch. The program pairs stories with a hands on experiment that explores energy conservation at home and how climate affects the environment, giving younger attendees a way into the subject without turning it into a lecture.

Homecoming: For the Harbor: Sat, Sep. 26 (Morning) | Governors Island

The New York Climate Exchange and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council close Climate Week on Governors Island with a pep rally for New York Harbor, bringing together marching bands, cheerleaders, art-making workshops, climate scientists, and environmental advocates. Designed by Minneapolis artist Amanda Lovelee as a piece of public art, the afternoon turns the harbor into a big celebration rather than yet another a conference!

Climate Week x Bird Joy Games: A Scavenger Hunt in the American Museum of Natural History 🦖: Sat, Sep. 26 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Uptown

That Quirky Bird Girl and Bird Joy Games turn the American Museum of Natural History into a gamified wildlife hunt, with teams using game cards and play boards to track clues and complete challenges throughout the exhibits. Families need no prior wildlife knowledge and can move through the museum at their own pace.

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🏃 Get Outside (26)

Highlights: 🏃 Get Outside

Waterfront Alliance International Coastal Cleanup Day: Sat, Sep. 19 (Morning) | Bronx - Castle Hill

Join Waterfront Alliance, in partnership with the Castle Hill YMCA for a day of community, fun, and environmental stewardship as we come together to clean up our beautiful coastline. This is a fantastic opportunity to give back to nature, meet like-minded individuals, and enjoy the great outdoors.

OutRun CO2 Club: Mon, Sep. 21 (Early Morning) | Manhattan - Flatiron

Onto Ventures and Planeteer Capital open Climate Week at the starting line for the fourth year running, with an out-and-back 5k on the Hudson River Greenway for climate founders, funders, scientists, and enthusiasts. Shoe demo at 6:30, laces up at 7:00, and non-runners are welcome to turn up at the On flagship at 7:45 for recovery coffee, pastries, and networking. On is supplying the gear and the giveaways. Pack light, there’s limited space to stash bags.

Shakes and Cakes with Climate Friends: Fri, Sep. 25 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

Streetlife Ventures and Climate Tech Cities close out the week in Madison Square Park with shakes, cakes, and very little else. After seven shambolic days of panels, plenaries, and happy hours, the idea is simple: no speeches, no sponsors, no stuffy board rooms - just climate founders, funders, and friends outside in the fresh air.

Climate Innovation & Community Garden Tours with LUNGS: Sat, Sep. 26 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Downtown

Green Map System and LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens) lead a Saturday walk through East Village community gardens, starting at El Sol Brilliante and focusing on sustainability in the Lower East Side. Community garden advocate and architect Magali Regis guides the route as part of a two-tour series, followed by a Sunday energy route led by Green Mapmaker Wendy Brawer. LUNGS is a grassroots organization that brings together the 55 community gardens of the Lower East Side and East Village to protect and preserve them. The walk takes place alongside the LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival.

Dune Dreams & Peninsula Power in the Far Rockaways: Sun, Sep. 27 (Morning) | Queens

Holes in the Wall Collective leads the Far Rockaways morning with RISE Rockaway, NYC Plover Project, Climate Imaginarium, Climate Psychology Alliance, and Edgemere Alliance. A guided bird walk along the shoreline allows you to see your favorite species in the air, while a separate Climate Cafe creates space to process climate grief and hope. At 11:30, a scavenger hunt and walking tour shares audio recordings from local stewards on dune restoration. Jackie Rogers and Laquetta Little of Garden by the Bay guide the route across Edgemere, past the Hunger Project and Edgemere Farms, ending at Beach 43rd Street Park.

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🩺 Health (26)

Highlights: 🩺 Health

Health in Climate AI Hackathon 2026: Sat, Sep. 19 (Morning) | Roosevelt Island

Health in Climate AI brings its third hackathon to Cornell Tech during NY Climate Week, following previous editions in New York and London. The event brings builders, clinicians, researchers, and community leaders together with a bias toward action and building solutions. This year’s theme, Resilient People and Resilient Places, sends multidisciplinary teams into two tracks: health and wellbeing, including brain and mental health, or the built environment, infrastructure, and neighborhoods.

2026 Plastics and Human Health Symposium: Tue, Sep. 22 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

NYU Langone Health’s Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards and the Food Packaging Forum return with the third annual Plastics and Human Health Symposium. Across two days at NYU Langone, researchers, clinicians and policy voices examine where plastics appear in everyday environments, what the latest evidence says about health risks, and which solutions can reduce exposure. The program centers on the science and policy interface and connects the discussion to the international push for a global plastics treaty, keeping human health at the center of a debate that often focuses on waste alone.

Extreme Heat and Vulnerable Populations Datathon: Tue, Sep. 22 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Harlem

Can better data save lives during extreme heat? NYSERDA and ICF gather data innovators, researchers, community organizations, policymakers, and members of the public at CUNY’s Advanced Science Research Center to work on this opportunity directly. This is a working session rather than a panel: two design sprints bookended by orientation and participant pitches, aimed at identifying the gaps in what we understand about heat impacts on vulnerable populations and designing solutions to fill them.

Climate and Health Commons: Wed, Sep. 23 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Uptown

The National Academy of Medicine and New York Academy of Medicine bring the Climate and Health Commons to Climate Week NYC as a partner-driven platform for connecting the people and organizations working at the intersection of climate and health. The day opens with a keynote and plenary before splitting into concurrent sessions hosted by partner organizations, each designed as a small, participatory conversation of 20 to 30 attendees. The program comes back together for a closing plenary and reception, with the broader goal of increasing visibility and strengthening coordination across the field.

Mental Health in a Disastrous Climate: Catalyzing Our Feelings to Mobilize Action for a Better Tomorrow: Fri, Sep. 25 (Morning) | Governors Island

Climate Cafe NYC and Climate Imaginarium bring experts in climate change and mental health to Governors Island for a public conversation about what happens to our inner lives as the climate crisis intensifies. The discussion moves from coping with turbulent times to finding connection with one another and the natural world, with speakers making the case that difficult emotions can become a source of action rather than paralysis. The hosts frame the session as a space to work through those feelings collectively and turn them toward efforts for a better tomorrow.

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🚉 Mobility & Logistics (30)

Mobility & Logistics

Highlights: 🚉 Mobility & Logistics

Powering up the future of ports: Lessons from leading maritime electrification projects: Mon, Sep. 21 (Morning) | Manhattan - Midtown

Environmental Defense Fund brings port authorities, ship owners, investors, utilities, and policymakers together for a roundtable on electrifying the places where maritime and energy systems meet. The conversation moves from shore power and battery-electric and hybrid vessels to cargo-handling equipment and the grid upgrades needed to support them. Projects at different stages across countries and regions offer a chance to compare what infrastructure, policy, and investment are required for success.

Transit Abundance is a Climate Solution: Tue, Sep. 22 (Morning) | Manhattan - Chinatown

Transportation is the second largest source of emissions in the US economy, and the reason is structural: a car-dependent system that asks Americans to drive millions of miles a day just to reach everyday destinations. This session digs into what it would take to maximize investment in transit and the returns from it, given the high cost of building and operating it and investment priorities that still tilt car-centric, with cascading benefits across health, equity, economic development, and climate on the other side. Panelists include leaders from the NRDC, Metropolitan Abundance Project, Institute for Progress, and State DOTs.

Rooftop Happy Hour: Supply Chain x NYC Climate Week: Tue, Sep. 22 (Evening) | Manhattan - Midtown

Trainsit, Operating Crew, Stock, and Nevoya bring the supply chain crowd to a Midtown rooftop, with each company tackling a different piece of the logistics puzzle: rail freight, fulfillment costs, surplus inventory, and electric trucking. The event is focused on brands and the teams that move their products across the country and across the world - with the goal of transitioning the logistics industry to lower-cost, lower-carbon alternatives.

Preparing for Emerging Mobility: Autonomous Vehicles and Mobility Horizons: Thu, Sep. 24 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

The NYU Rudin Center and the Parking Reform Network bring together a public panel on what happens as autonomous vehicles, e-bikes, bike share, car share, and mobility-as-a-service reshape city streets. The conversation asks whether these technologies can reduce emissions, traffic, and car dependency, or whether they simply create new competition for curb space and driving jobs. Panelists dig into curb management, vehicle miles traveled, and the policies that could determine whether emerging mobility improves urban life. At the center is a deceptively simple question: who gets the curb, and what would it take for these technologies to make cities move better?

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Philanthropy

Highlights: 🎁 Philanthropy

Goals House at UNGA: Week of Sep. 21 (All Week) | Manhattan - Central Park

Goals House takes over Tavern on the Green for the week, running alongside the UN General Assembly and Climate Week as a convening space for leaders, changemakers, and creatives from around the world. The programming spans climate action, ethical consumption, and the role of technology in advancing equity and protecting vulnerable communities, with cross-sector collaboration and long-term impact as the organizing principle rather than the news cycle. Since 2019 it has hosted 315 events and more than 16,000 participants.

Solutions House NYC: Week of Sep. 21 (All Week) | Manhattan - TBD

Now in its fifth year, Solutions House runs on a simple premise: a room built for answers rather than problems. The New York edition gathers climate innovators, policymakers, storytellers, and sustainability leaders for a mix of global solution launches, sector and issue roundtables, and cultural programming, with performances and experiences sitting alongside the debate. Past houses have featured Kate Brandt (Google), Emma Stewart (Netflix), Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, and Alex Honnold. Started as a collaboration between Futerra, the Exponential Roadmap Initiative and Google, it now runs in four cities, one for each city’s Climate Week.

Devex Impact House @ UNGA: Mon-Thu, Sep. 21-24 (All Day) | Manhattan - TBD

Devex brings its Impact House back for four days of live journalism and convening alongside UNGA and Climate Week, focused on the people and the money reshaping global development. Sessions run across who funds development and who sets the agenda, the next chapter of multilateralism, how AI and digital technologies are reshaping opportunity and access, the growing role of private capital, and what it takes to build resilience in a more volatile world. The format mixes news-making interviews on the Impact Stage, interactive sessions in the Innovation Lounge, closed-door roundtables, and networking in the Global Commons, with a UHC Pavilion on Sept. 22.

Clinton Global Initiative 2026 Annual Meeting: Tue-Wed, Sep. 22-23 (All Day) | Manhattan - TBD

CGI’s Annual Meeting brings together leaders from business, government, and civil society together around what’s working and how to bridge divides to solve urgent crises. Public sessions span clean energy, breakthrough science and innovation, the affordability crisis, AI for humanity, and democracy in flux. The working sessions put participants in a room to collaborate on climate, impact finance and entrepreneurship, health, and education, with long term partnerships that last beyond the week.

Pledge 1% Climate Week Reception: Wed, Sep. 23 (Evening) | Manhattan - Midtown

Pledge 1% brings its social impact community together in Flatiron for a Wednesday evening reception celebrating collective action. The evening gathering follows a luncheon the day before where corporate social impact leaders trade tactics for securing board and CEO buy-in. Together, the two events bring the Pledge 1% ecosystem together alongside UNGA and Climate Week NYC this fall.

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📜 Policy (94)

Policy

Highlights: 📜 Policy

No Immunity for Big Oil: How Communities are Standing Up to the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Attacks on Science, Accountability, and the Law: Tue, Sep. 22 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

On the eve of US Supreme Court arguments over whether climate deception lawsuits can proceed to trial, the Union of Concerned Scientists and Center for Climate Integrity bring communities, advocates, and legal experts together to examine the fight over fossil fuel accountability. Emily Atkin, editor-in-chief of HEATED, moderates and speakers including former Washington Governor Jay Inslee and former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. The panel looks at the industry’s push for legal immunity from climate damage claims, alongside lobbying in Congress and state legislatures and efforts to challenge climate science and judicial education.

The Midterm Countdown: Election Scenarios and the Future of Energy and Climate Oversight: Wed, Sep. 23 (Afternoon) | New York City

Covington & Burling brings a bipartisan group of lawyers and policy veterans together for a forward look at how the midterm elections could reshape energy and climate oversight. Former EPA Administrator Carol Browner moderates the 90 minute session, which moves through the public policy outlook, congressional investigations and state attorney general enforcement, including ESG related litigation. The session keeps the focus practical by examining how different election scenarios could change regulatory pressure, enforcement priorities, and the risks climate and energy organizations need to prepare for.

Climate, Energy, and the Political Divide: Thu, Sep. 24 (Morning) | Manhattan

The Institute for Policy Integrity holds its annual conference on where the energy transition can still move forward across the current political divide. Speakers bring experience from federal government, the private sector, major media outlets, and community and policy organizations, including former Congressman Carlos Curbelo, Devin Hartman of the R Street Institute, Maxine Joselow of the New York Times, and David Roberts of Volts. The conversation looks at the political, economic, and policy forces shaping what comes next.

Legal, Regulatory and Financial Pathways for New Nuclear Energy Projects: Fri, Sep. 25 (Morning) | Manhattan

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and the Nuclear Innovation Alliance bring legal, policy, and industry voices together for a public panel on what it takes to get new nuclear projects built. The first session looks at legislative and executive action since the Trump administration’s 2025 nuclear energy executive orders, including Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing reform and Department of Energy program requirements. A second turns to the financing landscape, from micro-reactors and small modular reactors to large-scale plants. Together, the sessions focus on the legal, regulatory, and financial barriers that determine how much nuclear can actually scale over the next decade.

Addressing the Cost of Climate Impact: Actions at the Scale of the City: Fri, Sep. 25 (Midday) | Manhattan - Civic Center

Cities are getting good at tracking climate risk. The harder problem is moving that data into the routine machinery of governance: capital plans, procurement, and annual budgets. C40 Cities and Climate Solutions International will unpack their new report, Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation in City Financial Planning and Budgeting, with the policy architects and municipal finance leaders already putting it to work. Speakers will discuss how cities break down departmental silos and modernize procurement to make resilient investment the norm rather than the exception.

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🥂 Social (58)

Social

Highlights: 🥂 Social

Veterans Reception during NYCW: Mon, Sep. 21 (Evening) | Manhattan - Midtown

Project Vanguard gathers veterans and leaders from across the energy, climate, defense, and innovation communities around one question: how military service translates into an energy career. The panel, “The Path into Energy,” brings together veterans now leading utilities, startups, investment firms, and clean energy companies to talk through the journeys that got them there, the leadership skills that carried over, and where the industry heads next. Drinks and light bites follow, with support from Foley Hoag.

Climate in Color: A Climate Week Mixer: Tue, Sep. 22 (Evening) | Manhattan - NoMad

A NoMad penthouse, a private terrace with Chrysler Building views, and a room full of climate investors, founders, and operators painting suncatchers. Climate in Color swaps the panel format for something more experiential, with climate-inspired cocktails, Mediterranean and Asian bites, and a great setting to help people meet each other. Hosted by venture law firm Reitler with community partners Climate Co-Founder Matching and Pachamama Ventures.

Out in Climate | NYC Climate Week Social: Tue, Sep. 22 (Evening) | Manhattan - Midtown

Out in Climate and Ramboll host an evening of networking and conversation during NYCW. Christian Jensby, CEO of Ramboll, will open with welcoming remarks before the evening shifts into a relaxed happy hour. The gathering welcomes professionals across climate tech, corporate sustainability, finance, policy, clean energy, and the built environment.

Women and Climate Climate Week NYC Happy Hour: Tue, Sep. 22 (Evening) | Manhattan - Midtown

Women and Climate hosts its annual Climate Week happy hour, a space for women and non-binary folks to network and make new friends, with no climate experience necessary. Board members and volunteers will be on hand to meet the community. BYONT: bring your own name tag to cut the waste.

Shakes and Cakes with Climate Friends: Fri, Sep. 25 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

Streetlife Ventures and Climate Tech Cities close out the week in Madison Square Park with shakes, cakes, and very little else. After seven shambolic days of panels, plenaries, and happy hours, the idea is simple: no speeches, no sponsors, no stuffy board rooms - just climate founders, funders, and friends outside in the fresh air.

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💧 Water (36)

Water

Highlights: 💧 Water

The Ocean Awakens @ Climate Week NYC: Mon, Sep. 21 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Downtown

Plastic Odyssey turns the historic Tall Ship Wavertree into Climate Week’s ocean action hub for an afternoon of panels, a startup expo, and networking on deck. Tom Chi of At One Ventures opens on deep tech and the capital that moves it, then the program runs in episodes: the return of wind to global supply chains with Grain de Sail, VELA, and Wind Support NYC; how ocean work gets funded, with Builders Vision, Vital Ocean Ventures, 11th Hour Racing, and Propeller VC; plastics from ecosystem to bloodstream, with Minderoo Foundation’s plastics and human health lead alongside brands cleaning up their formulas; and where the UN Plastics Treaty, High Seas Treaty, and extended producer responsibility stand, with Beyond Plastics, IUCN, and WWF. In between, the Bluefleet deck runs as a working expo floor of ocean-tech prototypes, and the day closes with films, a live art performance, and a reception on deck. Free general admission, with optional donations to Plastic Odyssey and the South Street Seaport Museum.

Tides of Change: Mon, Sep. 21 (Evening) | New York City

Quinn+Partners and the Billion Oyster Project bring coastal resilience into the evening with a waterfront reception over cocktails and oysters. At the center is the Billion Oyster Project’s effort to restore one billion oysters to New York Harbor, rebuilding reefs that support ecosystem health while helping protect the shoreline from storms. The gathering overlooks the the Lower Manhattan skyline, bringing together professionals from business, finance, and sustainability.

WaterTech Futures 2.0: Unlocking Critical Minerals From Industrial Water: Tue, Sep. 22 (Evening) | Manhattan - Downtown

Recovering valuable materials from industrial water streams is an emerging opportunity at the intersection of water, energy and resource security. WaterTech Futures returns to NYCW with people from water tech, industry, finance, and utilities for an industry panel on where the strongest commercial opportunities sit, what is driving deployment, and what technologies still have to prove to move from pilot to scale. The six finalists of the 2026 Xylem Innovation Challenge will then pitch their mineral recovery technologies, followed by time to meet the founders and network. Hosted by ClimateHaven’s Water Innovation Hub with Wilson Sonsini, Xylem, Burnt Island Ventures and Echo River Capital.

By Water, By Design: A Climate Week WEDG® Harbor Tour: Wed, Sep. 23 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

Waterfront Alliance and the American Institute of Architects take to New York Harbor for an afternoon boat tour of leading WEDG-certified waterfront projects. WEDG, the Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines, is Waterfront Alliance’s credentialing and rating system for waterfronts designed to be resilient, accessible, and ecologically beneficial. From the boat, architects, planners, and project teams explain how each site approaches climate resilience, ecological restoration, and equitable public access. The route crosses waterfronts in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens.

Tapped In: Integrating Water-Related Risks into Financial Decision-Making Across Industries: Wed, Sep. 23 (Afternoon) | Manhattan - Midtown

Ceres brings corporate leaders together for a focused roundtable on how water risk shows up in daily business decisions. As water demand rises, including demand from data centers, the conversation covers quality, access, scarcity and the financial consequences of water stress across industries. Participants examine how companies assess, manage and price those risks, and where current water stewardship approaches fall short. The roundtable bridges the physical reality of water constraints with the financial systems that determine whether companies prepare for them before they become operational problems.

All Events: 💧 Water

]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: Aug 24 - Sept 5]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-aug-24-sept-5https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-aug-24-sept-5Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:59:20 GMTHi all,

While it seems like Fall is around the corner, most subway stations still feel like saunas. There may soon be an answer: NYC is exploring ways to mitigate those sweltering stations by with a new thermal network that would store that heat for the winter. More at Heatmap, WNYC, and the Mayor’s Office. The heat would be stored with geothermal boreholes, and the whole project is still in early stages. (Yes we know this is like 2 week old news, but it’s still cool!).

When Street Temps are Hot, Subway Platforms are Even Hotter

Our Climate Week Airtable has doubled since last week (760!). We keep promising a writeup, but the events are coming in so fast we can’t keep up. Soon! In the meantime, catch us for an in-person overview on 9/1 at 🌍 Climate Week 101 w/Climate Tech Cities and check it out the current guide here:

Our Unofficial Climate Week Guide

Our Airtable Guide is up to 760+ events, with more to come. Stay tuned for more detailed guides breaking down our top recommendations.

Do you have an event? Submit it here

Here are our picks for the week:

Also on the radar (for the New Yorkers and many non-NYers on this newsletter!) a rare online event: How Startups Win Global Adaptation and Climate Grants on 9/10 with Streetlife Ventures and Climate Finance Solutions.

Til next week!
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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🚇 Traction Power Monitoring & Load Intelligence Challenge

To enhance the Port Authority’s efforts and ability to identify and evaluate innovative concepts, programs, solutions, products, services, technologies, methodologies or process improvements (“Innovative Solutions”). In response to this Challenge, interested parties (“Challenge Proposers”) will have the opportunity to submit Innovative Solutions for consideration (“Challenge Proposal”). Any references herein made to the Port Authority (“Port Authority”) shall also mean the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation’s (“PATH”)

🚀 Pilots at BAT

Applications for LACI’s Pilots at BAT Cohort 11 are now open through August 28, 2026! We’re actively recruiting cleantech startups in the following sectors to our next Program cohort: Clean Energy, Zero Emissions Transportation, Built Environment, Blue Economy, Water, Food and Agriculture, Industry, or Nature-Based Solutions. Companies in Pilots at BAT Program get access to physical infrastructure at BAT to test, refine, de-risk, and demonstrate their technologies. Companies also receive wraparound services including highlighted visibility and inclusion in LACI-led events, 1:1 weekly EIR coaching via NYSERDA/Columbia ClimateTech Expertise Network, hot desk access at BATWorks, and access to LACI’s powerful network of partners, alumni, and industry leaders.

🔨 Make It in Brooklyn Climate Tech Pitch Contest

Calling all climate tech startups! Are you building technologies that are shaping the future of climate solutions? We’re looking for visionary founders to participate in the Make It in Brooklyn Renewable Climate Tech Contest.
Apply now for a chance to be selected as a finalist. Five founders will be invited to pitch for the opportunity to win $5,000 in cash, no strings attached, plus additional commercialization support.

This Week’s Events

Tuesday, Aug 25

Wednesday, Aug 26

Thursday, Aug 27

Friday, Aug 28

Saturday, Aug 29

Sunday, Aug 30

Tuesday, Sep 1

Wednesday, Sep 2

Thursday, Sep 3

Upcoming Highlights

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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This Week in Detail

🗺️ Climate Cafe by Earth Stewards NYC

When: Tuesday, Aug 25

Where: Brooklyn Public Library - Gerritsen Beach Branch, Brooklyn

Climate Cafe by Earth Stewards NYC brings together community members for an introspective workshop on place-based belonging and environmental stewardship. Participants will create personal community maps while exploring their relationship with their neighborhoods through guided conversation and creative reflection. This free event emphasizes accessibility and inclusivity, requiring no prior artistic experience, and fosters meaningful dialogue about identity, community, and environmental care in a supportive setting.

🧵 Patternmaking for Upcycling Workshop

When: Wednesday, Aug 26

Where: D4D Studios, New York

Learn to create custom patterns for upcycling old clothes into fresh designs. All materials are provided, including pattern paper and a ruler kit.

🍹 New York CDR Summer Drinks

When: Wednesday, Aug 26

Where: New York, NY, New York

The New York CDR Summer Drinks is a casual networking event organized by Isometric for the carbon dioxide removal community. Attendees will enjoy drinks and light bites while connecting with peers in the CDR space before the busy fall season begins. This free event offers a low-pressure opportunity to strengthen relationships within a specialized and growing industry community.

🍺 YPE August Happy Hour: Project Development

When: Wednesday, Aug 26

Where: The Test Brewery, Brooklyn

YPE NYC hosts an August Happy Hour at The Test Brewery in Brooklyn, offering a casual networking opportunity for young professionals interested in project development. This evening event provides an accessible entry point for industry professionals to connect and exchange ideas in a relaxed brewery setting. The affordable $10 entry fee makes this an inclusive networking event for emerging talent in the project development space.

🌱 Hoboken Climate Changemakers August Event!

When: Wednesday, Aug 26

Where: Pilsener Haus & Biergarten, Hoboken

Hoboken Climate Changemakers hosts a monthly networking event focused on climate action and sustainability initiatives in the local community. This August gathering at Pilsener Haus & Biergarten provides an accessible, free opportunity for residents and professionals to connect with like-minded climate advocates. The casual biergarten setting fosters informal discussions about environmental challenges and solutions relevant to the Hoboken area.

✨ Envest Member Showcase

When: Thursday, Aug 27

Where: New York, NY, New York

The Envest Member Showcase brings together active climate investors for an evening of curated networking and investment insights in New York. Members will present rapid-fire spotlights on their hottest investment theses, emerging sectors, and contrarian views shaping climate capital allocation. The event combines structured presentations with extended networking time, offering attendees the opportunity to pressure-test their thinking, discover overlooked opportunities, and connect with potential co-investors in a highly selective room.

🌳 How Should a Nation Relate to Its Natural Landscapes? Paradigms of Environmental Stewardship

When: Thursday, Aug 27

Where: Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Tusk & Quill Writer Michael Oberschewen will explore the evolution of three influential environmental stewardship paradigms—preservation, conservation, and restoration—highlighting the thinkers who shaped these ideas and their impact on American policy. The discussion will reflect on how these traditions inform our current relationship with natural landscapes and resources.

🚴‍♂️ CRITICAL MASS - MANHATTAN

When: Friday, Aug 28

Where: Union Square Park, New York

This Critical Mass bike ride will celebrate future renewable energy and non-polluting transportation.

🌱 Stewardship Saturday at Gotham Park (Garden & Clean Up)

When: Saturday, Aug 29

Where: Gotham Park, New York

Gotham Park to garden, clean up litter, and enhance our community space together!

🔬 Open House: Laboratory on AI, Climate & Society (LAICS)

When: Saturday, Aug 29

Where: 431 W 121st St, New York

The inaugural LAICS Open House is a gathering for students and researchers focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence, climate science, and social equity. Attendees will learn about LAICS’s research priorities, engage in conversations with an interdisciplinary community, and explore opportunities for collaboration and community partnership.

🐝 Bee the Solution: Community Science with The Bee Conservancy at Green-Wood

When: Sunday, Aug 30

Where: The Green-House at Green-Wood, Brooklyn

This hands-on community science event invites participants to photograph wild bees at Green-Wood Cemetery and contribute their observations to iNaturalist, supporting pollinator research. Organized by The Bee Conservancy in partnership with Green-Wood, the event combines outdoor exploration with meaningful citizen science participation. Participants will gain practical knowledge about bee identification and conservation while directly contributing to scientific data collection.

☕ Climate Coffee NYC

When: Sunday, Aug 30

Where: Café-Flor / Bar 21, New York

Climate Coffee NYC returns on August 30th at Café Flor, offering a space for those involved in climate solutions to engage in meaningful conversations over coffee. Topics include the impact of data centers on climate funding, challenges in the voluntary carbon market, and the latest in wildfire management technologies. Participants are encouraged to share insights and prepare for the upcoming Climate Week NYC.

☀️ Exploring Green Careers & Intro to Solar1! (MS/HS)

When: Tuesday, Sep 1

Where: Solar One Environmental Education Center at Stuyvesant Cove Park, New York

This hands-on educational program introduces middle and high school students to green careers and sustainability through an interactive curriculum centered on climate action and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Hosted at Solar One Environmental Education Center in New York, the event combines practical solar energy education with exploration of real-world career pathways in the renewable energy sector. The program provides students with direct exposure to environmental science and emerging job opportunities in green industries, making it highly relevant for educators and students interested in STEM and sustainability.

🌍 Climate Week 101 w/Climate Tech Cities

When: Tuesday, Sep 1

Where: 526 Hudson St, New York

Alec Turnbull and Sonam Velani from Climate Tech Cities for a guide to navigating NY Climate Week, the largest event of its kind, featuring over 1,000 events. Learn how to sift through the noise, discover unlisted activities, and balance business with culture to maximize your experience during this vibrant week of climate action.

📝 Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action

When: Wednesday, Sep 2

Where: Pier 57, New York

Pier 57 for an evening of productive climate action! We’ll be writing letters to the editor, scheduling meetings with members of congress, and informing local governments about climate incentives, all aimed at bold, science-based, equitable climate solutions. Whether you’re new to political action or a seasoned advocate, bring a laptop and a friend, and let’s get to work!

🎥 Summer on the Hudson x Climate Film Festival

When: Thursday, Sep 3

Where: 102nd Street Field House, New York

An evening of climate and river-focused film programming curated by the New York City Climate Film Festival.

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: Aug 18 - Aug 25]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-aug-18-aug-25https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-aug-18-aug-25Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:41:11 GMTHi all,

The Bronx is getting a river back! NYC is taking on its first “daylighting” project, uncovering a hidden stream to reduce flooding and improve resiliency (and quality of life) as climate change leads to more flooding. More at Bloomberg (gift link).

A rendering of the daylighted Tibbetts Brook and greenway project. New York City expects work to be completed by 2030.NYC Department of Environmental Protection
A rendering of the daylighted Tibbetts Brook and greenway project. NYC expects to have completed by 2030. NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection.

Events are picking back up this week, and Climate Week is on the horizon. Don’t sleep on two of our favorite Climate Week events: the Climate Film Festival and the Narrative Change Summit.

Our Unofficial Climate Week Guide

Our Airtable Guide is up to 370+ events, with more to come. Stay tuned for more detailed guides breaking down our top recommendations.

Do you have an event? Submit it here

Here are our picks for the week:

Also on the radar (for the New Yorkers and many non-NYers on this newsletter!) a rare online event: How Startups Win Global Adaptation and Climate Grants on 9/10 with Streetlife Ventures and Climate Finance Solutions.

Til next week!
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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Opportunities:

🚀 Pilots at BAT

Applications for LACI’s Pilots at BAT Cohort 11 are now open through August 28, 2026! We’re actively recruiting cleantech startups in the following sectors to our next Program cohort: Clean Energy, Zero Emissions Transportation, Built Environment, Blue Economy, Water, Food and Agriculture, Industry, or Nature-Based Solutions. Companies in Pilots at BAT Program get access to physical infrastructure at BAT to test, refine, de-risk, and demonstrate their technologies. Companies also receive wraparound services including highlighted visibility and inclusion in LACI-led events, 1:1 weekly EIR coaching via NYSERDA/Columbia ClimateTech Expertise Network, hot desk access at BATWorks, and access to LACI’s powerful network of partners, alumni, and industry leaders.

🔨 Make It in Brooklyn Climate Tech Pitch Contest

Calling all climate tech startups! Are you building technologies that are shaping the future of climate solutions? We’re looking for visionary founders to participate in the Make It in Brooklyn Renewable Climate Tech Contest.
Apply now for a chance to be selected as a finalist. Five founders will be invited to pitch for the opportunity to win $5,000 in cash, no strings attached, plus additional commercialization support.

This Week’s Events

Tuesday, Aug 18

Wednesday, Aug 19

Thursday, Aug 20

Saturday, Aug 22

Tuesday, Aug 25

Wednesday, Aug 26

Thursday, Aug 27

Sunday, Aug 30

Tuesday, Sep 1

Upcoming Highlights

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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This Week in Detail

🔌 WISE-NYC: August Lunch on AI in Sustainability

When: Tuesday, Aug 18

Where: New York, NY, New York

This lunch discussion explores the paradox of AI adoption in sustainability work, examining both its practical benefits and environmental costs. Hosted by Parichat Wrolstad, a sustainability advisory consultant, the event brings together WISE Community members to share real-world experiences with AI implementation and discuss responsible usage strategies. Participants are encouraged to contribute their own stories and insights on how AI impacts their sustainability efforts and emissions reduction goals.

🌿 A Community Reading Of Black Eco-Poetry Feat. Keenyn Omari

When: Wednesday, Aug 19

Where: New York, NY, New York

Black Forest School presents a community reading of 40+ Black eco-poems from a collection spanning over 1,000 works in 20+ languages by 300+ poets across the African continent and diaspora. The event features live jazz accompaniment by flautist Keenyn Omari, an interactive poetry relay, and a temporary installation within Project EATS’ urban farm setting. This free gathering combines participatory art, music, and a collectively-prepared community meal, creating a multisensory exploration of African and Black American relationships with nature.

👗 Sustainable Fashion Networking Hour

When: Wednesday, Aug 19

Where: 122 E 25th St, New York

The Swap Society hosts an evening combining sustainable fashion with community networking in New York. This unique event merges wardrobe refreshment through fashion swapping with curated cannabis experiences, creating an unconventional networking opportunity. The low-cost entry point and focus on sustainable consumption practices align with growing consumer interest in circular fashion and wellness communities.

♻️ Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action

When: Wednesday, Aug 19

Where: Pier 57, New York

Manhattan Climate Changemakers hosts a productive evening of direct climate action at Pier 57, combining networking with hands-on advocacy work. Participants will engage in concrete activities such as writing letters to editors, scheduling congressional meetings, and informing local governments about climate incentives. The event welcomes both newcomers and experienced advocates, with optional social time followed by a structured action hour designed to drive science-based, equitable climate solutions.

⚡ 26Q3 New York Executive Roundtable: Affordability & Grid Optimization

When: Wednesday, Aug 19

Where: Lutron NYC Global Experience Center, New York

This executive roundtable brings together senior leaders from energy, utilities, housing, and sustainability sectors to address New York’s critical challenges in energy affordability and grid optimization. Hosted by Advanced Energy Group at Lutron’s NYC Global Experience Center, the event features speakers from Con Edison, NYSERDA, NY Power Authority, and other key stakeholders in the clean energy ecosystem. The intimate dinner format enables substantive discussion on strategies to achieve New York’s health, energy, and prosperity commitments while facilitating high-level networking among decision-makers.

🚢 Energy Infrastructure Boat Tour

When: Wednesday, Aug 19

Where: Pier 83 (Circle Line Cruises), New York

This evening boat tour explores New York City’s energy infrastructure and history from a unique waterfront perspective. Hosted by the Open House New York organization, the tour offers an educational experience examining the city’s past, present, and future energy systems. The intimate setting aboard a Circle Line cruise provides an engaging way to understand critical urban infrastructure while networking with fellow participants interested in sustainability and city planning.

🍻 Climate Pints August Gathering!

When: Wednesday, Aug 19

Where: Prime Produce, New York

Climate Pints is a casual networking happy hour for climate professionals and enthusiasts in New York City, bringing together scientists, journalists, engineers, policymakers, and climate advocates for informal conversation and community building. Held at Prime Produce with drinks and snacks provided, the event emphasizes inclusivity and fun while supporting local charities through suggested donations. The gathering features board games, networking opportunities, and a playful “climate bangers” competition where attendees can share climate insights and creative ideas.

⚡ AEG New York 26Q3 Stakeholder Challenge: Affordability & Grid Optimization

When: Thursday, Aug 20

Where: WSP USA, New York

AEG’s New York Stakeholder Challenge brings together energy industry leaders to tackle critical obstacles in affordability and grid optimization within a 12-month timeframe. Participants engage in structured breakout sessions where they develop and pitch actionable solutions, with opportunities to volunteer as Task Force leaders for 90-day sprints. The event features speakers from major utilities and energy technology companies, creating a high-impact networking environment focused on New York’s energy, health, and prosperity goals.

🎲 Energetic: A Cooperative Board Game

When: Thursday, Aug 20

Where: 526 Hudson St, New York

Energetic is a cooperative board game designed to teach energy literacy and climate solutions through interactive gameplay, where teams balance budgets, grid stability, and public opinion to decarbonize New York City. The game has been featured in major media outlets and used at leading universities including Carnegie Mellon, Fordham, and Vanderbilt, with facilitators including professionals from Google, iCapital, and the New York Power Authority. This free evening event offers hands-on learning with five expert facilitators guiding participants through realistic climate scenarios based on 2026-2040 projections. Attendees will gain practical understanding of energy systems, policy trade-offs, and collaborative problem-solving while networking with sustainability professionals and educators.

🌱 Conscious Entrepreneurs | Meta Greenville | Regenerative Finance

When: Thursday, Aug 20

Where: New York, NY, New York

This NYC social brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and conscious leaders to explore how business and capital can drive positive change, bridging conscious entrepreneurship, regenerative finance, Web3, and climate innovation. Hosted by Princeton Venture Studio, Meta Greenville, and the NYC Conscious Innovation Network ahead of Climate Week NYC, the event emphasizes purpose-driven business models and genuine relationship-building. Speakers include David Chen (Princeton Venture Studio founder and HBS Angels board member), Jorge Cortes (Web3 pioneer and sustainable cities expert), and Nate Rose (MashLabs founder and Web3 creator), offering insights into emerging finance models and impact-driven entrepreneurship.

🌈 Pleiades x Out in Climate Summer Mixer

When: Thursday, Aug 20

Where: Whoopsie Daisy, Brooklyn

Pleiades Network and Out in Climate are hosting a summer mixer at Whoopsie Daisy, a women-owned wine bar in Brooklyn, bringing together environmental professionals and advocates from the LGBTQ+ community. This free evening event creates space for conversation and community-building among climate solution makers, with the first glass of wine complimentary. The event emphasizes inclusion across all genders and orientations while particularly welcoming women and gender non-conforming attendees.

🌿 Ecology, Resistance & Liberation: A Conversation on Land Keepers Reader

When: Thursday, Aug 20

Where: All Street Gallery, New York

This event features a conversation between Be Oakey (Genderfail) and Iyad Abou Gaida (EcoRove), co-authors of Land Keepers Reader, exploring environmental justice and ecological resistance across the Levant. The discussion examines how communities in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine resist ecocide and settler colonialism through indigenous ecological knowledge and green activism. A moderated Q&A and book signing follow, with 50% of book sales benefiting the Sameer Project.

♻️ A Terratela and Fluency Zero Waste Event

When: Saturday, Aug 22

Where: Pamina Dolci e Gelato, New York

Terratela hosts a Zero Waste Event in partnership with Fluency, a superfood-based cosmetics brand, celebrating sustainable practices across industries. The event features innovative gelato made from surplus produce by Farm to People, creating a unique intersection of sustainability education and experiential engagement. Attendees can network with sustainability-focused brands while enjoying locally-sourced treats and learning about circular economy solutions. This intimate gathering emphasizes practical waste reduction and second-life opportunities for discarded materials.

🏳️‍⚧️ Step OUTside Fest 2026

When: Saturday, Aug 22

Where: Marsha P. Johnson State Park, New York

Step OUTside Fest 2026 celebrates Marsha P. Johnson’s birthday and honors the LGBTQ+ community through an outdoor festival at the historic Marsha P. Johnson State Park in New York. This free event combines cultural celebration with community engagement in a meaningful venue named after the legendary trans activist and Stonewall pioneer. The festival creates an accessible gathering space for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies to celebrate pride and outdoor recreation together.

🗺️ Climate Cafe by Earth Stewards NYC

When: Tuesday, Aug 25

Where: Brooklyn Public Library - Gerritsen Beach Branch, Brooklyn

Climate Cafe by Earth Stewards NYC brings together community members for an introspective workshop on place-based belonging and environmental stewardship. Participants will create personal community maps while exploring their relationship with their neighborhoods through guided conversation and creative reflection. This free event emphasizes accessibility and inclusivity, requiring no prior artistic experience, and fosters meaningful dialogue about identity, community, and environmental care in a supportive setting.

🍹 New York CDR Summer Drinks

When: Wednesday, Aug 26

Where: New York, NY, New York

The New York CDR Summer Drinks is a casual networking event organized by Isometric for the carbon dioxide removal community. Attendees will enjoy drinks and light bites while connecting with peers in the CDR space before the busy fall season begins. This free event offers a low-pressure opportunity to strengthen relationships within a specialized and growing industry community.

🌱 Hoboken Climate Changemakers August Event!

When: Wednesday, Aug 26

Where: Pilsener Haus & Biergarten, Hoboken

Hoboken Climate Changemakers hosts a monthly networking event focused on climate action and sustainability initiatives in the local community. This August gathering at Pilsener Haus & Biergarten provides an accessible, free opportunity for residents and professionals to connect with like-minded climate advocates. The casual biergarten setting fosters informal discussions about environmental challenges and solutions relevant to the Hoboken area.

✨ Envest Member Showcase

When: Thursday, Aug 27

Where: New York, NY, New York

The Envest Member Showcase brings together active climate investors for an evening of curated networking and investment insights in New York. Members will present rapid-fire spotlights on their hottest investment theses, emerging sectors, and contrarian views shaping climate capital allocation. The event combines structured presentations with extended networking time, offering attendees the opportunity to pressure-test their thinking, discover overlooked opportunities, and connect with potential co-investors in a highly selective room.

🐝 Bee the Solution: Community Science with The Bee Conservancy at Green-Wood

When: Sunday, Aug 30

Where: The Green-House at Green-Wood, Brooklyn

This hands-on community science event invites participants to photograph wild bees at Green-Wood Cemetery and contribute their observations to iNaturalist, supporting pollinator research. Organized by The Bee Conservancy in partnership with Green-Wood, the event combines outdoor exploration with meaningful citizen science participation. Participants will gain practical knowledge about bee identification and conservation while directly contributing to scientific data collection.

☀️ Exploring Green Careers & Intro to Solar1! (MS/HS)

When: Tuesday, Sep 1

Where: Solar One Environmental Education Center at Stuyvesant Cove Park, New York

This hands-on educational program introduces middle and high school students to green careers and sustainability through an interactive curriculum centered on climate action and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Hosted at Solar One Environmental Education Center in New York, the event combines practical solar energy education with exploration of real-world career pathways in the renewable energy sector. The program provides students with direct exposure to environmental science and emerging job opportunities in green industries, making it highly relevant for educators and students interested in STEM and sustainability.

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]]><![CDATA[Climate Week NYC: The First 150 Events]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/climate-week-nyc-the-first-150-eventshttps://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/climate-week-nyc-the-first-150-eventsMon, 27 Jul 2026 14:31:22 GMTOur early-bird preview of Climate Week NYC is here with 150 events and many more still to come.

Last updated July 27, 2026.

This is a preview edition. Climate Week’s calendar is still taking shape, and many of the week’s events have yet to be announced.

For an ongoing and updated list, check out our Airtable Guide.

Do you have an event? Submit it here

Welcome to Climate Week NYC

Climate Week is back this September! It officially runs September 20th - 27th, but events really kick off even earlier on Friday, September 18. Last year had over 1,000 events, and we expect just as many this time around. For the official listings and details, check out the Climate Week NYC website.

This is our first-look, unofficial Climate Week guide. We have already tracked 150 events and counting, from major summits and weeklong campuses to technical roundtables, film screenings, investor gatherings, happy hours, and events that resist easy classification.

The most important thing to know is that Climate Week is not one big conference. Think of it as a coral reef: the official program provides some structure, but hundreds of independently organized events gather around it. There are big fish, small fish, institutions with security lines, gatherings in breweries and gardens, and more overlapping panels than any human being could reasonably attend.

Our advice remains the same: choose your own adventure. Pick a few serious sessions, leave space to meet people, and don’t spend seven straight days in Midtown conference rooms. You are just as likely to make a useful connection on a ferry, at a film, or over a beer in Bushwick.

For an ongoing and updated list, check out our Airtable Guide Do you have an event? Submit it here

Climate Week Map by Nicole Kelner
We are thrilled to showcase the artistic talents of one of our favorite New Yorkers, Nicole Kelner, throughout our guide below! You can have your very own copy of the NY Climate Week map here!

Our Early Read on 2026

It is still early, but a few themes are already coming into focus.

Energy is the headliner. With AI and rising energy prices (and let’s be honest, a flight from the word “climate”), energy is back as a major topic this year. DERVOS provides the opening anchor, followed by a thick slate of events on transmission, demand growth, industrial electrification, investment, and infrastructure.

Regenerative agriculture and food are also back in force. Food Tank and Regen House provide anchor hubs, while specialist sessions dig into regenerative finance, textiles, farming, food waste, resilient agriculture, and supply chains.

Risk, resilience, and adaptation have moved toward the center of the business conversation. Although still less prominent than mitigation, adaptation and resilience are on the rise, with early events on insurance, finance, and physical climate risk.

The sleeper category this year may be circular economy and materials, with more early events than we’ve seen in the past.

The stand-alone finance slate is somewhat lighter than usual so far. Climate tech and startup programming is also thin so far. It’s been a tough year for startups, but really I think we’re all just procrastinating.

Again, this is the EARLY BIRD list of events, likely ~10% of everything going on; we’ll send out a fuller guide as more events get released.

See the Full List

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Start the Week Right

🎬 Fri, Sept. 18–Sun, Sept. 20: Climate Film Festival

Head to the Climate Film Festival for three days of screenings, filmmaker conversations, and public programs across New York City. Come to CFF to see what ambitious climate storytelling looks like, and a chance to bring in friends who don’t have an easy access point to the week.

🎙️ Mon, Sept. 21: Narrative Change Summit

Kick off the official week at the Narrative Change Summit. The daylong convening brings together leaders from culture, media, philanthropy, advocacy, science, and industry to show how climate stories can be emotionally resonant and effective.

Daily Hits: A First Pass

Below is our rolling Monday-Friday shortlist. Expect this to change!

Monday, Sept. 21

  • 🎙️ Start at the Narrative Change Summit, bringing together filmmakers, artists, media leaders, advocates, funders, brands, scientists, and strategists to examine how climate stories actually reach and move people.

  • 🏛️ For the official big-stage opening, head to the Climate Week NYC Opening Ceremony. Expect the week’s broadest mix of political, business, and institutional climate leadership. Stay for The Hub Live, the official two-day program of plenaries, breakouts, side events, and executive roundtables.

  • 👩🏻‍🔬 For those interested in the startup ecosystem, kick off your week with the Climate Tech Demo Series with Streetlife Ventures and Collab Fund.

  • 🌊 Catch a different current at The Ocean Awakens, held aboard the historic Tall Ship Wavertree at the South Street Seaport.

  • ☁️ Carbon-removal people can spend the day at the Puro.earth CDR Summit, a full-day gathering for the carbon-removal market and continue the conversation at the Carbon Removal Community Reception.

  • 🛠️ For startups working on the hardest problems, check out Fundraising for Climate Hardware and Deeptech.

Tuesday, Sept. 22

Wednesday, Sept. 23

Thursday, Sept. 24

Friday, Sept. 25

The Major Hubs

  • 🌾 Food Tank at WNYC’s Greene Space: Sept. 19–25. A week of programming on food, farming, policy, culture, and the future of the food system.

  • 🌱 Regen House: Sept. 21–24. The gathering place for regenerative food, agriculture, textiles, finance, and the people trying to move “regenerative” from adjective to operating model.

  • 🛡️ The Nest Campus: Sept. 22–24 at the North Javits Center. A large, three-day resilience-economy campus with extensive programming across climate, business, policy, and innovation.

  • 🏢 Ceres Mainstage at Climate Week NYC: Sept. 23 at Convene, Rockefeller Center. A full day of business, finance, policy, transportation, investor, and corporate-sustainability programming.

  • 🌐 World Climate Summit: New York 2026: Sept. 24 at Civic Hall. An institutional climate-and-nature summit for investors, policymakers, financial institutions, and corporations.

  • 🌳 Climate Week at the New York Botanical Garden: Sept. 21–27. A weeklong alternative to the conference circuit, with programming connecting plants, biodiversity, science, and climate.

  • 💡 Solutions House NYC: Dates forthcoming. Expected back for its fifth New York edition with its usual mixture of solutions, culture, business, media, and public programming.

  • 🎯 Goals House at UNGA: Dates forthcoming. A prominent home for conversations orbiting the Sustainable Development Goals and UN General Assembly.

The Media Circuit

For the VIPs

Not everything happening that week is publicly accessible. Here’s what else should be on your radar:

  • 🏛️ Climate Week NYC itself runs Sept. 20–27 and includes the official Opening Ceremony, The Hub Live, executive programming, receptions, and a large calendar of partner events.

  • 🌐 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week runs Sept. 22–28. Expect global leaders, diplomatic events, motorcades, security perimeters, and difficult cross-town travel.

  • 🤝 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting takes place Sept. 22–23 and remains one of the largest invitation- and application-based global-impact gatherings of the week.

  • 🌍 The NAT gala happens Sept. 20, with full 2026 details still forthcoming.

  • 🎯 Global Goals Week runs Sept. 19–27, bringing together a broader calendar of Sustainable Development Goal and UNGA-adjacent programming.

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: July 21 - July 28]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-july-21-july-28https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-july-21-july-28Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:29:08 GMTHi all,

Last week we pulled out our N95s once again as wildfire smoke subsumed the summer. The brown-orange skies, torrential rain, and tornado warnings have been stark reminders that climate change is here and now.

For such a global problem, we continually find hope and inspiration in local community. While the summer is a lot quieter (including on the newsletter), there’s still plenty of ways to connect. Here are our picks for the week:

We’ve postponed Wednesday’s Other Intelligence summit until later this year (too many people were out of town!) but are still looking forward to it in the Fall.

Also, Climate Week is around the corner! Keep your eyes peeled for our first guide, and if you’re planning any events for Climate Week NYC, send them our way by replying to this email.

Til next week!
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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Opportunities:

💡 New York Climate Exchange Climate Tech Fellowship

The Climate Tech Fellowship is a six-month hybrid program that combines expert-led curriculum, 1:1 mentorship, non-dilutive funding, and access to The Exchange’s global partner ecosystem. Fellows leave with a clearer commercialization roadmap, stronger fundraising readiness, and a network of mentors, peers, and potential investors. Building on a successful inaugural cohort in 2025, the 2026 Fellowship, supported by NYSERDA, is dedicated to a specific and urgent theme at the intersection of Energy & Urban Resilience. Applications Due August 1.

🤖 Climate Change AI Summer School

Registration is open for the Climate Change AI Virtual Summer School 2026! This year’s program will take place from July 19 - August 22, 2026, and will be hosted fully online. This virtual program provides an opportunity to learn about different applications of artificial intelligence (AI) for climate action via lectures and hands-on tutorials from expert researchers and practitioners and develop expertise to make an impact in this space.

This Week’s Events

Wednesday, Jul 22

Thursday, Jul 23

Saturday, Jul 25

Sunday, Jul 26

Monday, Jul 27

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: July 7 - July 14]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-july-7-july-14https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-july-7-july-14Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:08:25 GMTHi all,

Our big summer event is around the corner! Join us on Wednesday July 22nd for Other Intelligence and meet the people doing some of the most interesting, exciting work out there on things like bioacoustics, new materials, nonhuman design, world models, and more.

Here are our picks for the week:

Til next week!
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Opportunities:

💡 New York Climate Exchange Climate Tech Fellowship

The Climate Tech Fellowship is a six-month hybrid program that combines expert-led curriculum, 1:1 mentorship, non-dilutive funding, and access to The Exchange’s global partner ecosystem. Fellows leave with a clearer commercialization roadmap, stronger fundraising readiness, and a network of mentors, peers, and potential investors. Building on a successful inaugural cohort in 2025, the 2026 Fellowship, supported by NYSERDA, is dedicated to a specific and urgent theme at the intersection of Energy & Urban Resilience. Applications Due August 1.

🤖 Climate Change AI Summer School

Registration is open for the Climate Change AI Virtual Summer School 2026! This year’s program will take place from July 19 - August 22, 2026, and will be hosted fully online. This virtual program provides an opportunity to learn about different applications of artificial intelligence (AI) for climate action via lectures and hands-on tutorials from expert researchers and practitioners and develop expertise to make an impact in this space.

This Week’s Events

Tuesday, Jul 7

Wednesday, Jul 8

Thursday, Jul 9

Saturday, Jul 11

Sunday, Jul 12

Monday, Jul 13

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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🚛 Northeast Regional Fleet Roundtable for the Clean Corridor Coalition

When: Tuesday, Jul 7

Where: Liberty Science Center, Jersey City

The Northeast Regional Fleet Roundtable convenes key stakeholders to address critical barriers in medium and heavy-duty vehicle charging infrastructure deployment across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. This focused 3-hour session brings together project developers, utilities, government officials, and industry leaders to identify systemic bottlenecks in permitting, site qualification, and workforce readiness that impede fleet electrification timelines. Participants will directly influence the distribution of nearly $250M in Clean Corridor Coalition funding and help shape regional EV charging deployment strategies along major freight corridors.

🏞️ The Nexus of Transport Infrastructure and Biodiversity in SDG 9 and Beyond

When: Tuesday, Jul 7

Where: Jay Suites Midtown East - Flexible Office Space and Conference Room Rentals, New York

This event explores the intersection of transport infrastructure and biodiversity conservation within the context of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, specifically SDG 9. The session brings together stakeholders to discuss how infrastructure development and environmental protection can be mutually reinforcing strategies before 2030 and beyond. This timely discussion addresses the critical challenge of balancing economic development with ecological preservation in the infrastructure sector.

🎴 Climate Fresk at Anew

When: Tuesday, Jul 7

Where: 526 Hudson St, New York

Climate Fresk is an interactive, collaborative workshop that teaches the science of climate change through a serious game format in just 3 hours. Participants will explore the causes and effects of climate change while developing actionable strategies for personal impact. Hosted by Anew, a social impact community hub in New York, this free event combines team building with climate literacy and empowerment for environmental action.

💨 DeSciNYC: What Are We Breathing on the NYC Subway?

When: Tuesday, Jul 7

Where: New York, NY, New York

This presentation documents a 1.5-year grassroots investigation into NYC subway station temperatures, from initial TikTok observations to a comprehensive sensor network deployed across Manhattan stations. The project culminates in a discussion about citizen-led advocacy and meaningful urban influence without formal institutional authority. Jack Klein explores how independent researchers can drive change in public infrastructure and addresses the broader public health implications of underground station heat.

🌱 Innovation for Sustainable Development: Turning Solutions into Impact

When: Wednesday, Jul 8

Where: Baha’i International Community, New York

This High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) event convenes leaders and innovators to share practical experiences in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals through innovation. Hosted by the Green Hope Foundation at the United Nations Plaza in New York, the session offers direct access to SDG implementers and thought leaders. The free, focused 90-minute session provides a concentrated opportunity to learn about scalable solutions and connect with organizations driving sustainable development impact.

🎨 CDNYC Field Trip: The Climate Museum + Roberta’s Penn District

When: Wednesday, Jul 8

Where: The Climate Museum, New York

Climate Designers NYC hosts a curated field trip to The Climate Museum exploring climate storytelling, public engagement, and design-driven solutions, followed by casual networking at Roberta’s near Penn Station. This event bridges art, education, and climate action while fostering connections among creative professionals working in sustainability. Part of the Sustainable Summer series leading into Climate Week NYC, the gathering emphasizes making climate narratives more visible, human, and actionable through creative practice.

⏰ Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action

When: Wednesday, Jul 8

Where: Pier 57, New York

Manhattan Climate Changemakers hosts a productive evening of direct climate action at Pier 57, combining networking and hands-on advocacy work. Participants will engage in concrete activities such as writing letters to elected officials, scheduling congressional meetings, and researching local climate incentives. The event welcomes both newcomers and experienced advocates, requiring only a laptop and willingness to contribute to science-based climate solutions.

🔬 Science for SDGs & Societies: How to Make Knowledge Actionable?

When: Thursday, Jul 9

Where: Baha’i International Community, New York

This event explores how scientific knowledge can be translated into actionable solutions that accelerate progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Hosted by DWIH New York at the Baha’i International Community near the UN Plaza, the session brings together experts to discuss the critical intersection of science, policy, and real-world impact. The discussion addresses a timely challenge: bridging the gap between research and implementation to drive meaningful change across global development priorities.

📊 Spring 2026 Lecture in Climate Data Science: Research Update by KARA LAMB

When: Thursday, Jul 9

Where: Columbia Innovation Hub - Tang Family Hall, New York

This seminar features Kara Lamb presenting a research update on climate data science at Columbia University’s LEAP Center. The event brings together researchers and students interested in the intersection of artificial intelligence, physics, and climate science. Held at the Columbia Innovation Hub, this free lecture offers direct access to cutting-edge climate research and networking opportunities with the academic community.

⚡ Data Centers and the Race for Power

When: Thursday, Jul 9

Where: 183 Madison Ave 18th floor, New York

This event brings together industry leaders and investors to examine the critical intersection of data center expansion and energy infrastructure challenges. Hosted by YPE NYC in partnership with Alumni Ventures, the discussion will cover permitting processes, financing mechanisms, and strategic solutions for meeting the power demands of rapidly growing data centers. The intimate venue and focused agenda create valuable networking opportunities for professionals in energy, infrastructure, and venture capital sectors.

🚴‍♂️ [INFRASTRUCTOURS] Hunts Point Bike Tour - Food, Fossil Fuels, WaterFronts

When: Saturday, Jul 11

Where: 1782 3rd Ave, New York

This guided bike tour explores Hunts Point, a critical NYC infrastructure hub, examining the interconnections between food systems, fossil fuel distribution, and waterfront development. The experiential learning format offers participants direct engagement with urban infrastructure while cycling through one of New York’s most economically significant neighborhoods. Infrastructours NYC provides an innovative approach to understanding how cities function through immersive, place-based exploration.

⚖️ Bronx Environmental Justice Arts Festival

When: Saturday, Jul 11

Where: Bronx Music Hall, Bronx

The Bronx Environmental Justice Arts Festival brings together local artists and activists for a community-centered celebration of art and environmental advocacy. This free, all-ages event features live performances, interactive art installations, giveaways, and food from local vendors at the historic Bronx Music Hall. The festival creates a unique platform for grassroots environmental justice messaging through creative expression while supporting local businesses and artists.

🎨 NYC Art Gallery Party in Long Island City

When: Saturday, Jul 11

Where: Queens County, New York, Queens County

This gallery party in Long Island City showcases an exhibition featuring two painters exploring post-human landscapes through handmade dioramas constructed from sustainable and found materials. The event combines contemporary art with environmental themes, offering attendees an open bar and networking opportunity with fellow art enthusiasts and creatives. Early Burdz has established credibility with over 15,000 professionals and creatives attending their events in 2025, making this a well-organized gathering in NYC’s vibrant arts scene.

🌳 Opening Reception of Trees/Plant/People/Time

When: Sunday, Jul 12

Where: The Climate Imaginarium, New York

Trees/Plant/People/Time is an immersive multimedia installation exploring the intimate relationships between people and trees through personal narratives of tree planting. The opening reception combines documentary audio, video, painting, sound design, and environmental installation at The Climate Imaginarium on Governors Island. This free event celebrates trees as integral to human stories while inviting visitors to reflect on their ecological interconnectedness through a contemplative, multisensory experience.

🌍 The Global Youth Forum

When: Monday, Jul 13

Where: 151 W 30th St 3rd fl, New York

The Global Youth Forum brings together young leaders and innovators to explore how digital innovation and youth-led solutions can drive inclusive economic growth across Africa. This event emphasizes structured partnerships and actionable strategies for leveraging youth potential in emerging markets. Hosted by the Advancing Youth Voice Initiative, the forum provides a platform for networking and learning from peers focused on sustainable development and economic empowerment in the African continent.

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: June 23 - June 30]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-june-23-june-30https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-june-23-june-30Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:32:47 GMTHi all,

Summer is officially here, beautiful days, sweat, thunderstorms, and all. And with it, a more languid pace. In the are our picks for the week:

Til next week!
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

P.S. In London for Climate Action Week? Check out our guide here (and shout out to Nicole Kelner for the illustration and for the help!)

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Community Shoutout: Climate Change AI Summer School

Registration is open for the Climate Change AI Virtual Summer School 2026! This year’s program will take place from July 19 - August 22, 2026, and will be hosted fully online. This virtual program provides an opportunity to learn about different applications of artificial intelligence (AI) for climate action via lectures and hands-on tutorials from expert researchers and practitioners and develop expertise to make an impact in this space.

The program is designed for a global audience from across sectors and career stages, including researchers, practitioners, decision-makers, and students across academia, industry, entrepreneurship, civil society, and the public sector. If you are interested in learning about ways to responsibly and impactfully leverage AI to tackle major climate problems, we encourage you to check out the program!

Registration and program information: www.climatechange.ai/events/summer_school

This Week’s Events

Tuesday, Jun 23

Wednesday, Jun 24

Thursday, Jun 25

Saturday, Jun 27

Sunday, Jun 28

Opportunities

💨 The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (June 27)

The goal of our Innovator Program is to support the continued advancement of offshore wind in New York and across the U.S. by accelerating impactful and scalable innovations. With this 2026 Call for Innovators, we are especially seeking technologies that can maximize the performance and value of existing and near-term projects. Applications are due on July 27, 2026, at noon, 12pm EST.

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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🌊 Afloat (11am & 3pm Presentations)

When: Tuesday, Jun 23

Where: New York, NY, New York

AFLOAT is an urgent new musical set in 2100 that explores a climate-changed future through the journey of three teenagers navigating a flooded New York City. Created by Emily Kaczmarek (book) and Zoe Sarnak (music & lyrics), the production combines kinetic storytelling with a dynamic score blending pop, rock, and hip-hop influences. This free presentation in New York offers a thought-provoking artistic exploration of climate resilience, community, and human connection in an increasingly plausible dystopian future.

💰 Climate Fintech (and friends!) Happy Hour

When: Tuesday, Jun 23

Where: New York, New York, New York

This casual happy hour brings together climate fintech professionals and sustainable business advocates for informal networking and community building. Organized by GreenPortfolio and the American Sustainable Business Network, the event targets professionals interested in climate-smart investing and regenerative economy solutions. The free, cash-bar format creates an accessible entry point for both established practitioners and curious newcomers to connect and exchange ideas in the climate finance space.

🌱 CRAFT Urban Farmer Meetup at Sky Farm LIC

When: Tuesday, Jun 23

Where: Sky Farm LIC by Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens, Queens

This networking meetup brings together urban farmers and agricultural professionals at Sky Farm LIC to discuss findings from the Urban Ag Labor Study. Hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension HarvestNY in partnership with the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens, the event offers direct access to research insights and peer connections within the growing urban agriculture community. The free event provides a practical opportunity to learn about labor dynamics in urban farming while building relationships with fellow practitioners.

🌅 AI for Good Walk

When: Wednesday, Jun 24

Where: Pier 57, New York

AI for Good Walk is an unconventional networking event combining a sunset walk along Manhattan’s west side with expert speakers addressing the complex intersection of AI and climate change. Participants will hear from practitioners doing real work in this space, with intentional mixing between stops to facilitate genuine conversation. The event prioritizes honest, grounded perspectives over polished pitches, creating an intimate setting for discussing both AI’s climate solutions and its environmental costs.

💨 2026 Offshore Wind Innovation Hub: Info Event

When: Thursday, Jun 25

Where: 102 58th St, Brooklyn

The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub’s 2026 Innovator Program information session introduces a premier U.S.-based accelerator dedicated to ocean renewables and maritime innovation, now in its 4th year. Attendees will learn about an eight-month intensive program offering scale-up support, seed grants, mentorship, and office access at BATWorks—New York’s new climate innovation hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. The session features direct engagement with program leadership and covers eight key technology areas critical to advancing offshore wind economics and deployment across the U.S.

♻️ Community Composting with New Roots Bronx and Big Reuse

When: Thursday, Jun 25

Where: 670 Grand Concourse, The Bronx

This hands-on community event brings together Big Reuse and New Roots Bronx to educate participants about composting practices on an active urban farm. The half-acre farm operates directly for community benefit, offering a practical learning opportunity in sustainable waste management and local food production. The free event provides direct access to experienced practitioners working at the intersection of environmental sustainability and community development in the Bronx.

🌱 MSAUD 2026 SUMMER SERIES - CLIMATE ADAPTATION

When: Thursday, Jun 25

Where: Columbia University, New York

This summer lecture series hosted by Columbia University’s MSAUD program focuses on climate adaptation, bringing together architecture and urban design professionals to explore sustainable design solutions. The event offers a valuable networking opportunity within the academic and professional design community at one of the nation’s leading architecture schools. Free admission and campus access make this an accessible opportunity for students, practitioners, and climate-focused professionals to engage with cutting-edge research and perspectives.

🛴 NYC Mobility & Delivery Tech Happy Hour

When: Thursday, Jun 25

Where: Kings County, New York, Kings County

A quarterly networking happy hour for NYC professionals working in mobility and delivery technology, including micromobility, autonomous vehicles, last-mile delivery, and urban logistics. Organized by Electric Avenue and Curbivore, the event brings together founders, operators, investors, and public sector officials for casual conversation without formal presentations. This established community has grown organically over 5+ years and provides direct access to decision-makers and innovators shaping the future of urban transportation.

🌈 Out in Climate NYC - Pride Month Celebration and Happy Hour

When: Thursday, Jun 25

Where: 99 Hudson St, New York

Out in Climate hosts its second Pride Month celebration in partnership with Kraken Energy, bringing together LGBTQ+ professionals and allies working in climate, sustainability, and adjacent industries. This evening event features networking, community building, and conversation among climate leaders in New York. The gathering emphasizes accessibility and inclusion, with organizers offering support for those with financial constraints.

☀️ Takeaways from the 1st Int’l Conference on Transitioning From Fossil Fuels

When: Thursday, Jun 25

Where: New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York

This event features youth climate justice organizer Keanu Arpels-Josiah sharing key takeaways and insights from the 1st International Conference on Transitioning From Fossil Fuels. The session offers a focused perspective on emerging climate solutions and strategic pathways forward from a leading voice in youth-led climate activism. Hosted by the New York Society for Ethical Culture, this free event provides an accessible opportunity to engage with contemporary climate policy discussions and grassroots perspectives on energy transition.

⚡ DERTF NYC Meetup (Back in Brooklyn!)

When: Thursday, Jun 25

Where: Kings County, New York, Kings County

This is a recurring monthly meetup for distributed energy resource (DER) professionals and energy sector enthusiasts, held on the third Thursday of each month in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The event provides a casual networking opportunity for DER practitioners to connect with peers in the industry. Hosted by Paces at their office location, this meetup offers a low-pressure environment for relationship-building within the energy community.

🍺 Climate Pints June Gathering!

When: Thursday, Jun 25

Where: Prime Produce, New York

Climate Pints NYC is a casual networking gathering for climate professionals, scientists, and enthusiasts in New York. This June edition brings together diverse climate-focused individuals—from engineers and journalists to policy experts and NGO workers—for drinks, snacks, and conversation at Prime Produce. The event emphasizes accessibility and inclusivity with optional drinking, board games, and a playful “climate bangers” competition where attendees can win beer by sharing climate insights, puns, or creative solutions.

🚇 Turn the Q Train Quiet with Nicole Kelner and Rizzoli New York

When: Saturday, Jun 27

Where: 96 St, New York

This unique event brings author Nicole Kelner and Rizzoli New York together to create a curated quiet environment on the Brooklyn-bound Q Train, offering a distinctive literary and wellness experience in an unconventional setting. Participants will enjoy a three-hour immersive experience that combines commuter culture with mindful reading and community engagement. The free event represents an innovative approach to promoting literature and mental wellness in urban spaces, leveraging New York’s iconic transit system as a venue for cultural programming.

☕️ June Climate Cafe by Climate Cafe South Brooklyn

When: Sunday, Jun 28

Where: Marine Park Coffee, Brooklyn

Climate Cafe South Brooklyn celebrates its one-year anniversary with a community gathering focused on climate emotions and environmental art. The event features a two-hour format combining an open discussion space (2:00-3:00 PM) with a presentation by environmental artist and sustainability educator Wing Kong (3:00-4:00 PM), who creates art from discarded materials to shift perspectives on waste and wildlife. This free, all-ages event at Marine Park Coffee offers a supportive, non-debate environment for reflection and connection around climate topics, with complimentary beverages for attendees.

🌻 Rooftop Reciprocity: An Urban Gardening — Action Lab #3

When: Sunday, Jun 28

Where: Lightning Society Lofts, Brooklyn

This immersive urban gardening workshop combines hands-on learning with contemplative practice, exploring how tending plants can foster reciprocity and healing in urban environments. Participants will learn the historical and medicinal properties of five heritage herbs—rosemary, sage, hyssop, mugwort, and yarrow—before planting them on the Lightning Society rooftop. The event blends education, community building, and direct action, offering attendees both a take-home plant and practical knowledge for starting their own urban gardens.

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: June 9 - June 15]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-june-9-june-15https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-june-9-june-15Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:22:16 GMTHi all,

Here are our picks for the week:

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This Week’s Events

Tuesday, Jun 9

Wednesday, Jun 10

Thursday, Jun 11

Saturday, Jun 13

Sunday, Jun 14

Other Intelligence

Opportunities

👩‍💻Scale Ready Studio (June 12)

Applications are now open for the Scale Ready Studio brought to you by Women.NYC. This is a free 12-week program for NYC women founders built and led by operators who’ve scaled seven to nine figure businesses. Applications close June 12th. Cohort 2 kicks-off June 24th. Learn more + apply here. (edited)

⚡️ Joules Accelerator (June 15)

The Joules Accelerator is a 90-day, equity-free program designed specifically for advanced grid technology startups looking to accelerate their commercial traction. Based in Charlotte, NC, this nonprofit runs a highly curated cohort model for pre-seed through Series A companies, backed by an impressive network of 500+ industry advisors and partners including Duke Energy, Honeywell, Southern Company, and more. Applications are due June 15.

💨 The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (June 27)

The goal of our Innovator Program is to support the continued advancement of offshore wind in New York and across the U.S. by accelerating impactful and scalable innovations. With this 2026 Call for Innovators, we are especially seeking technologies that can maximize the performance and value of existing and near-term projects. Applications are due on July 27, 2026, at noon, 12pm EST.

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Events in Detail

🧬 Bio, Eco & Deep Tech Mixer hosted by Antler, Nucleate, and Coeus Collective

When: Tuesday, Jun 9

Where: New York, NY, New York

Antler, Nucleate, and Coeus Collective host their 4th annual Bio, Eco & Deep Tech Mixer in New York’s Flatiron district, bringing together founders, researchers, investors, and scientists working at the frontier of biotechnology, climate, and deep tech. The evening features lightning talks from founder speakers, followed by extended networking time with refreshments and bites. This curated gathering provides direct access to capital, talent, and collaborators in high-growth emerging technology sectors.

🍏 Green Apple Trivia

When: Tuesday, Jun 9

Where: Mercury Bar West, 9th Avenue, New York, NY, USA, New York

Green Apple Trivia is NYC’s only sustainability-focused trivia night, combining environmental knowledge with entertainment at Mercury Bar West. This free event offers a unique opportunity to engage with sustainability topics in a casual, social setting while connecting with like-minded individuals passionate about environmental issues. The evening format (11 PM - 1:30 AM) creates an informal networking environment for professionals and enthusiasts interested in green initiatives.

♻️ Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action

When: Wednesday, Jun 10

Where: Pier 57, New York

Manhattan Climate Changemakers hosts a productive evening of direct climate action at Pier 57, combining networking with hands-on advocacy work. Participants will engage in concrete activities such as writing letters to elected officials, scheduling congressional meetings, and researching local climate incentives. The event welcomes both newcomers and experienced activists, requiring only a laptop and willingness to contribute to science-based climate solutions.

⏰ Brooklyn Hour of Action

When: Wednesday, Jun 10

Where: Threes Brewing Gowanus, Kings County

Brooklyn Climate Changemakers hosts a weekly Hour of Action at Threes Brewing in Gowanus, providing an accessible entry point for climate advocacy regardless of experience level. Participants engage in hands-on climate action work, from contacting representatives to organizing campaigns, with all logistical support provided by the organizers. The recurring Wednesday evening format at a casual brewery setting removes barriers to participation and fosters community among climate advocates in Brooklyn.

🌊 The Ocean Gala : Official After Party on THE ROOF at PUBLIC Hotel

When: Wednesday, Jun 10

Where: PUBLIC Hotel, New York

The Ocean Gala After Party celebrates World Oceans Day with an immersive rooftop experience at PUBLIC Hotel in Manhattan, featuring music, art, culture, and dance. This late-night celebration encourages attendees to reimagine our shared ocean through creative expression and cultural engagement. The event combines environmental awareness with vibrant entertainment, offering a unique networking opportunity for ocean advocates and creative professionals. Hosted by Peace Boat US, a respected ocean conservation organization, the gala provides an accessible entry point to environmental activism through celebration.

📊 Summer 2026 Lecture in Climate Data Science: COURTNEY COGBURN

When: Thursday, Jun 11

Where: Columbia Innovation Hub - Tang Family Hall, New York

This seminar features Courtney Cogburn discussing climate data science as part of Columbia University’s LEAP Center (Learning the Earth with Artificial Intelligence + Physics) initiative. The event brings together researchers and students interested in the intersection of climate science, data analytics, and AI-driven approaches to understanding Earth systems. Held at Columbia’s Innovation Hub, this free lecture offers direct access to expertise in a rapidly growing field combining environmental science with computational methods.

♻️ Zero Waste NYC Annual Summer Social + Mini Market

When: Thursday, Jun 11

Where: Brooklyn Roots Collective, Brooklyn

Zero Waste NYC hosts its annual summer social and mini market, bringing together the sustainability community for an evening of networking and local vendor discovery. This grassroots event combines social engagement with marketplace opportunities, featuring local artisans and eco-conscious businesses. The intimate gathering at Brooklyn Roots Collective offers an accessible entry point for both seasoned sustainability advocates and newcomers interested in zero waste practices.

🏘️ Local Law 97: Resources to Support Green, Affordable Co-ops

When: Thursday, Jun 11

Where: Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, Queens

This panel discussion brings together Senator Jessica Ramos and the Green Co-op Council to address Local Law 97 compliance strategies for cooperative housing. The event provides practical resources and tools specifically designed to help co-ops navigate New York City’s climate and energy efficiency mandates while maintaining affordability. Held in Queens, this session offers direct access to policy expertise and peer learning opportunities for cooperative housing stakeholders.

🍻 SJC Green Drinks

When: Thursday, Jun 11

Where: The Wanderer, Jersey City

SJC Green Drinks is a Juneteenth-themed networking event hosted by Sustainable JC in Jersey City. This free evening gathering combines environmental sustainability advocacy with cultural celebration, offering an opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals and community members. The event takes place at The Wanderer, a local venue, and provides a unique intersection of social justice and environmental consciousness.

☀️ Black in Climate Summer Happy Hour (NYC)

When: Thursday, Jun 11

Where: Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn

A casual summer networking event in Brooklyn for Black professionals, students, and creatives working in climate, environment, and sustainability sectors. This free happy hour provides an informal setting to connect with peers, build community, and expand professional networks within the climate action space. The event emphasizes inclusivity and peer-to-peer relationship building among underrepresented groups in the environmental field.

🦪 Volunteering Untapped NYC: Billion Oyster Project (June Event)

When: Saturday, Jun 13

Where: Governors Island, New York

Volunteering Untapped NYC partners with Billion Oyster Project for a hands-on environmental restoration event on Governors Island, where volunteers will help restore oyster reefs to New York Harbor. Participants will engage in practical conservation work including shoveling shells and mixing cement, with free ferry transportation from lower Manhattan and a post-event social at a local taco restaurant. This monthly volunteer initiative combines meaningful environmental impact with community building and networking opportunities among like-minded volunteers.

🎨 Harvesting a Scream to Energize Our Creative Work

When: Saturday, Jun 13

Where: The Climate Imaginarium, New York

This creative workshop invites artists, writers, and climate-conscious individuals to channel emotional intensity—rage, grief, and urgency—into their artistic work across multiple media. Led by artist BrightFlame and Climate Cafe NYC, participants will use expressive techniques including visual art, writing, sound, and movement to energize their creative projects. The session combines emotional catharsis with practical artistic development in an intimate community setting on Governors Island.

🌍 How on Earth? LIVE!

When: Sunday, Jun 14

Where: The Climate Imaginarium, New York

How on Earth? LIVE! is an innovative improv-comedy show that blends climate education with entertainment, featuring five distinct “Earth Archetypes” who help audience members address real climate concerns in an engaging, non-judgmental format. Set at the Climate Imaginarium on Governors Island, this makeover-style performance combines fast-paced comedy with genuine community dialogue, offering a refreshing alternative to traditional climate activism that prioritizes emotional sustainability. The event emphasizes accessibility with a suggested $5 donation and a no-one-turned-away policy, creating an inclusive space for New Yorkers to explore climate action without burnout.

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: June 1 - June 8]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-june-1-june-8https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-june-1-june-8Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:03:40 GMTHi all,

Plug in solar is here! The SUNNY Act legalizes balcony and plug-in solar, and just passed the state assembly after passing the Senate back in April.

It’s NY Tech Week, and while climate definitely isn’t the theme, it’s still a busy week ahead. Scroll down for our picks and the full list.

In some exciting news: we’re throwing our first conference! This summer, join us at ​Other Intelligence, on the intersection of ecology, technology, and culture. AI dominates the conversation, but other forms of intelligence have always surrounded us. This conference widens that frame by bringing AI into contact with animal communication, plant intelligence, biomaterials, ecological sensing, rights of nature, and new models of the physical world. Register here or pitch a panel!

Here are our picks for the week:

Til next week!
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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This Week’s Events

Monday, Jun 1

Tuesday, Jun 2

Wednesday, Jun 3

Thursday, Jun 4

Friday, Jun 5

Saturday, Jun 6

Sunday, Jun 7

Monday, Jun 8

🕶️ Climate Futures + Immersive Media Grant: Due June 12

Agog: The Immersive Media Institute has just launched its first open call: Climate Futures + Immersive Media. This $1 million open call offers grants of $25,000–$200,000 for innovators, technologists, artists, organizers, researchers, impact-focused organizations, studios, and creative teams with an immersive climate project. Importantly: no extended reality (XR) experience required.

Applications close June 12. https://agog.org/opencall2026

Opportunities

👩‍💻Scale Ready Studio (June 12)

Applications are now open for the Scale Ready Studio brought to you by Women.NYC. This is a free 12-week program for NYC women founders built and led by operators who’ve scaled seven to nine figure businesses. Applications close June 12th. Cohort 2 kicks-off June 24th. Learn more + apply here. (edited)

⚡️ Joules Accelerator (June 15)

The Joules Accelerator is a 90-day, equity-free program designed specifically for advanced grid technology startups looking to accelerate their commercial traction. Based in Charlotte, NC, this nonprofit runs a highly curated cohort model for pre-seed through Series A companies, backed by an impressive network of 500+ industry advisors and partners including Duke Energy, Honeywell, Southern Company, and more. Applications are due June 15.

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Events in Detail

⚛️ SOSV’s HAX Plasma Forge Site Visit

When: Monday, Jun 1

Where: 370 7th Ave 9th floor, New York

SOSV’s HAX Plasma Forge Site Visit offers an exclusive tour of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and the newly constructed HAX Plasma Forge facility in Princeton, NJ. This full-day event showcases a $50M+ partnership between SOSV, Princeton University’s PPPL, and NJEDA dedicated to commercializing plasma technology across fusion energy, semiconductors, advanced materials, and plasma catalysis. Attendees will gain firsthand insights into world-class plasma research infrastructure and emerging startup opportunities in a rapidly advancing sector.

🌍 AI for Good Meetup - #NYTechWeek

When: Monday, Jun 1

Where: The Globe, New York

This informal networking meetup brings together social impact professionals, climate tech builders, nonprofit leaders, and impact investors during NYC Tech Week to discuss responsible AI adoption across sectors like climate, health, education, and conservation. Rather than traditional panels, the event features structured networking groups organized by interest areas, enabling practitioners, researchers, founders, and funders to collaborate on real-world challenges. Hosted by Angela Ng (Carnegie Mellon’s Director of Business Innovation) and Paulina Muñoz (Do Good Capital author), the gathering emphasizes practical conversations about building technology that serves communities responsibly and sustainably.

🌱 Solar One - Climate Kids

When: Monday, Jun 1

Where: Solar One Environmental Education Center at Stuyvesant Cove Park, New York

Solar One’s Climate Kids program offers free, family-focused environmental education sessions held every Monday in June at their Environmental Education Center in Manhattan. This recurring event provides hands-on learning opportunities for children interested in climate and sustainability topics. The program leverages Solar One’s established reputation as an environmental education nonprofit to deliver accessible climate literacy to young audiences in an urban setting.

🌾 A June Evening at June: Farm to Industry Gathering

When: Monday, Jun 1

Where: June, Brooklyn

GrowNYC hosts an exclusive evening at June restaurant bringing together chefs, restaurateurs, and culinary innovators for a farm-to-table networking experience. This Brooklyn-based gathering connects food industry professionals with sustainable agriculture initiatives, offering direct engagement with leaders shaping the future of local food systems. The event combines networking with hands-on exploration of farm-to-industry practices in an intimate restaurant setting.

🛡️ Dual-Use Innovation Exchange

When: Monday, Jun 1

Where: Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York

The Dual-Use Innovation Exchange brings together defense entrepreneurs, investors, academics, and veterans to explore emerging technologies with applications across defense and commercial sectors. Featuring reverse pitch presentations from industry leaders at L3Harris, Marque Ventures, and NYSERDA, the event focuses on critical technology frontiers including autonomy, advanced materials, and edge intelligence. This curated networking forum offers direct engagement with founders, investors, and technical experts while identifying partnership and investment opportunities in the growing deep tech ecosystem.

🤖 Deep Tech/AI Startup Pitches and Investor Panels | #NYTechWeek Event

When: Monday, Jun 1

Where: One Grand Central Place, New York

This event features a startup pitch competition focused on deep tech and AI innovations, complemented by a panel discussion with experienced investors and executives in the space. Held during #NYTechWeek in Manhattan, it offers direct access to decision-makers and potential funding sources for early-stage companies. The combination of live pitches and investor insights creates valuable networking and learning opportunities for founders, investors, and tech professionals.

☕ WRISE NYC Coffee & Climate

When: Tuesday, Jun 2

Where: Remi Flower & Coffee, New York

WRISE NYC hosts a morning Climate & Coffee event at Remi Flower & Coffee in lower Manhattan, providing an informal networking opportunity for professionals interested in climate and sustainability topics. This recurring event series combines casual conversation with environmental awareness, offering an accessible entry point for community engagement without cost. The early morning timing and coffee shop setting create an approachable atmosphere for building connections around climate action.

⚡ The AI x Sustainability Paradox: Using Climate AI Responsibly - #NYTechWeek

When: Tuesday, Jun 2

Where: Experis, New York

This panel discussion examines the intersection of AI and climate sustainability, exploring how organizations can leverage AI for environmental benefits while mitigating the technology’s own carbon footprint. Featuring leaders from Climate Change AI, Earthjustice, and Green Project Management, the event addresses critical questions around measuring AI’s climate impact, accounting for data center emissions, and implementing responsible procurement practices. The discussion is part of NY Tech Week and hosted by Women in Cleantech & Sustainability NYC, offering valuable networking opportunities for professionals across the sustainability and technology sectors.

🌱 Change Agents: Tech for Sustainability - #NYTechWeek

When: Tuesday, Jun 2

Where: New York

This hands-on workshop brings together sustainability professionals and technologists to explore how AI and emerging technologies can solve real-world climate and environmental challenges. Participants will engage in rapid prototyping and experimentation with no/low-code tools, followed by a panel discussion on scaling ideas beyond the prototype stage. The event encourages attendees to bring their own sustainability challenges and collaborate with peers in a limited-capacity setting during NY Tech Week.

🏦 Meet the Lender: Community Development Financial Institutions, 6/2/26

When: Tuesday, Jun 2

Where: Glow Cultural Center, Inc., Queens

This in-person event brings together Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to increase awareness of alternative financing options specifically for AAPI small business owners. Hosted by the NYC Department of Small Business Services at Glow Cultural Center in Queens, this free event provides direct access to lenders and financing resources tailored to underserved communities. Attendees will gain actionable insights into funding pathways and have opportunities to connect with financial institutions focused on community development.

🌎 New Earth Dialogues: In conversation with Mariam Issoufou

When: Tuesday, Jun 2

Where: Another Tomorrow, New York

New Earth Dialogues presents an intimate conversation with Mariam Issoufou, a visionary architect and UN Champion of the Earth Award recipient, exploring how architecture functions as a social practice that weaves together cultural memory, ecological responsibility, and community transformation. The discussion will examine her research-based practice across the Sahel, New York, and Zurich, featuring insights from completed projects like the Hikma Community Complex and Dandaji Regional Market that redefine sustainable design as an act of care and equity. This event brings together design professionals, sustainability advocates, and cultural practitioners for an evening of dialogue at the intersection of heritage, place-based design, and transformative built environments.

🥯 Bagels>Panels: Physical AI x Robotics @ NY Tech Week

When: Wednesday, Jun 3

Where: New York

Bagels > Panels brings together climate-focused investors and robotics innovators for an intimate breakfast discussion on Physical AI and Robotics during NY Tech Week. Hosted by Planeteer Capital at their Union Square headquarters, the event features insights from Sightline’s latest research, interactive reverse panels, and live audience voting on industry hot takes. This monthly series combines substantive climate tech conversations with casual networking over bagels on the roof deck, offering a unique format that balances serious discussion with accessible engagement.

🌱 Sustainability Panel - #NYTechWeek

When: Wednesday, Jun 3

This panel brings together founders, investors, and innovators to discuss emerging and established sustainability technologies with real-world impact. Part of the prestigious NYTechWeek event series, it offers direct networking opportunities with key players in the sustainability tech ecosystem. The 90-minute session provides actionable insights into technologies and business models driving positive environmental change.

🌆 [Climate] Civic Salon

When: Wednesday, Jun 3

Where: The Bench, New York

The [Climate] Civic Salon is a bi-monthly networking gathering designed to bridge the gap between climate professionals and policy experts working to advance NYC’s climate agenda. This intimate salon format facilitates cross-sector collaboration and identifies overlooked synergies between climate and policy communities. The event addresses a critical need for de-siloing within the climate sector to accelerate policy wins in 2026.

🔬 C2V Initiative Year 5 Final Showcase

When: Wednesday, Jun 3

Where: New York

The C2V Initiative Year 5 Final Showcase celebrates the culmination of a prestigious carbontech accelerator program, featuring 10 innovative startups demonstrating breakthrough solutions across direct air capture, point-source carbon capture, and carbon-to-value conversion technologies. Attendees will witness live pitches from companies addressing critical climate challenges through diverse approaches including humidity-swing capture, subsurface mineralization, electrochemical systems, and waste-to-graphene conversion. This event offers unparalleled networking opportunities with early-stage climate tech founders, investors, and industry leaders actively shaping the decarbonization economy.

🤖 Critical Mass: Volume Five - #NYTechWeek

When: Wednesday, Jun 3

Where: Brooklyn

Critical Mass: Volume Five showcases emerging startups from Newlab’s Brooklyn cohort working on cutting-edge technologies in robotics, energy, mobility, and infrastructure. This open house event combines prototype exhibits with food, drinks, and music, offering direct access to founders and innovators shaping the future. As part of #NYTechWeek, the event provides a curated networking opportunity within the broader NYC tech ecosystem during a key industry week.

🌡️ Join NYASG on June 3rd - Cooling the Concrete Jungle

When: Wednesday, Jun 3

Where: The J.M. Kaplan Fund, New York

This event brings together sustainability professionals and climate advocates to explore practical solutions for combating extreme urban heat, a critical challenge facing cities worldwide. Hosted by the New York Area Sustainability Group at The J.M. Kaplan Fund, the discussion will focus on innovative strategies to mitigate the urban heat island effect. The intimate venue and focused topic provide strong networking opportunities for professionals working in climate adaptation, urban planning, and environmental sustainability.

🎓 Inaugural New York City Student Innovation Showcase

When: Wednesday, Jun 3

Where: Math For America, New York

EcoRise presents the inaugural Student Innovation Showcase, bringing together the next generation of innovators and environmentalists in New York City. This free event provides a platform for students to showcase their environmental solutions and sustainability projects. The showcase offers valuable networking opportunities with emerging talent and organizations focused on environmental innovation.

🌈 Out in Climate NYC - Pride Month Happy Hour

When: Wednesday, Jun 3

Where: Steelcase New York, New York

Out in Climate hosts a Pride Month networking happy hour bringing together LGBTQ+ climate professionals and allies in New York. This event combines professional networking with community celebration, offering an opportunity to connect with climate and sustainability leaders while honoring Pride. Steelcase provides the venue and demonstrates corporate commitment to inclusive workplace culture and sustainability initiatives.

⚡ GridMatch: A DER Mixer #NYTechWeek

When: Wednesday, Jun 3

Where: Brooklyn Winery, Brooklyn

GridMatch is a fast-paced networking mixer designed for professionals across the electric grid ecosystem—including utilities, project developers, and asset managers—to break down silos and collaborate on grid challenges. The event features lightning brainstorm sessions led by industry anchors, rapid-fire problem-solving workshops, and an open networking mixer, all designed to surface cross-sector solutions. Held during NY Tech Week at Brooklyn Winery, this format prioritizes actionable matchmaking and fresh perspectives across the distributed energy resources (DER) space.

🍻 Climate Tech Night Mixer-#NYTechWeek

When: Wednesday, Jun 3

Where: Online

Climate Tech Night Mixer brings together climate tech founders, investors, builders, and operators for a focused networking event during NY Tech Week. Designed as an intimate gathering rather than a traditional conference, attendees are encouraged to prepare lead magnets to share resources and support within the climate ecosystem. The event emphasizes meaningful connections and peer learning, with the goal of helping participants gain new insights and build relationships with climate stakeholders for future collaboration.

🏙️ The City Hacks the State: Part 1 - Panel Discussion - #NYTechWeek

When: Thursday, Jun 4

Where: Pier 57, New York

This panel discussion brings together senior leaders from NYC and NY State agencies, utilities, and infrastructure partners to discuss the operational realities of maintaining critical city systems and the practical applications of AI in urban infrastructure. The event features speakers from Con Edison R&D and other major government and utility organizations, followed by a rooftop networking reception overlooking the Hudson River. Part of #NYTechWeek, this event bridges the gap between government, infrastructure, and the tech ecosystem during a critical period of urban innovation.

🌬️ SENSE: Sensor Show & Tell

When: Thursday, Jun 4

Where: NYU MakerSpace, Brooklyn

SENSE: Sensor Show & Tell is an interactive workshop featuring Josh Lee, a PhD candidate in Urban Systems, presenting an air quality monitoring sensor he developed from scratch. The event combines a technical presentation on sensor design decisions and circuit architecture with a collaborative discussion where participants can examine the circuit and brainstorm improvements. This hands-on gathering is designed for the NYU community at all experience levels, from beginners to experienced hardware designers, offering practical knowledge and networking opportunities within the sensor engineering community.

🌲 A Forest Deconstructed - Photography Exhibition Launch

When: Thursday, Jun 4

Where: The Arts Center at Governors Island (Building 110), New York

A Forest Deconstructed is an outdoor photography exhibition opening on Governors Island featuring Dutch photographer Witho Worms and poet Kai Diata Giovanni, exploring the intersection of climate, nature, and sustainable construction. The site-specific exhibition connects the natural origins of wood to the future of mass timber building, with an opening reception featuring artist conversations and light refreshments. This event is hosted by The New York Climate Exchange and offers free admission, making it an accessible opportunity to engage with climate-conscious art and sustainable materials innovation.

💰 Climate Scaling Summit: Financing the Full Capital Stack - #NYTechWeek

When: Thursday, Jun 4

Where: Brooklyn Army Terminal, Brooklyn

The Climate Scaling Summit brings together climate tech startups with a comprehensive panel of investors, capital allocators, and lenders to explore financing options across the full capital stack—from grants and venture capital to equipment leasing and infrastructure financing. Attendees will hear reverse pitches from 15+ organizations including LACI Cleantech Debt Fund, Wells Fargo, NY Green Bank, and US Green Bank, followed by 1-1 networking sessions. This event is part of LACI’s broader initiative to accelerate commercialization of clean energy innovation in New York, building on their track record of deploying $25M in cleantech pilots over four years.

☀️ Summer Solstice Fundraiser

When: Thursday, Jun 4

Where: Hudson Hall, Jersey City

The Summer Solstice Fundraiser brings together the clean energy community to support Let’s Share the Sun Foundation, which delivers solar and energy storage solutions to underserved communities in Puerto Rico. Hosted by Reneu Energy and partners at Hudson Hall in Jersey City on June 4, 2026, the evening features firsthand accounts from foundation participants and sponsors, combined with networking and food. This event uniquely blends fundraising with community impact storytelling, offering attendees direct engagement with solar energy advocates and mission-driven organizations.

🌊 Oceanic Global Short Film Festival — New York City Premiere Community Screening

When: Thursday, Jun 4

Where: 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn

The Oceanic Global Short Film Festival NYC premiere showcases four award-winning short films exploring humanity’s connection to the ocean across environmental, cultural, and human dimensions. Curated by an international jury including renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle and acclaimed filmmakers, the screening features compelling narratives from Greenland to Tonga, all aligned with the UN Ocean Decade initiative. The evening combines cinematic storytelling with community networking and includes a complimentary cocktail with proceeds supporting ocean conservation programs.

🦪 Billion Oyster Project Pride Kickoff!

When: Friday, Jun 5

Where: Governors Island, New York

The Billion Oyster Project DEI Committee hosts a screening of “How to Survive a Plague” followed by a facilitated discussion exploring parallels between HIV/AIDS activism and climate action. This event examines how lessons from successful social movements can inform contemporary environmental advocacy and organizational strategies. The evening concludes with light refreshments and a guided creative activity on Governors Island.

💧 Water Stories: Youth Film Showcase

When: Friday, Jun 5

Where: Pier 66 at Hudson River Park, New York

Water Stories is a youth film showcase celebrating World Oceans Day through the voices of young NYC filmmakers exploring water, environmental, and climate issues. The event features an immersive “field station” micro-cinema installation within the Hudson River Community Sailing boathouse, participatory poetry activities, and a main film screening with filmmaker Q&A and audience voting. Presented by Here On Earth, NYU Wallerstein Collaborative, and Hudson River Community Sailing, this waterfront evening combines environmental education with creative youth expression in an innovative venue setting.

🌱 Code For Climate: Build with AI @ #NYTechWeek

When: Saturday, Jun 6

Where: New York, NY

Code For Climate is a high-velocity hackathon sprint launching NYC’s climate tech talent during NYTechWeek, bringing together CUNY students, alumni, and technical leaders in AI and Machine Learning. Organized by Mentor Me Collective in partnership with Base44, Givebutter, Thinking About Thinking, and Google Cloud, the event bridges academic research with real-world climate solutions. Participants will architect projects for the city’s green economy alongside elite technical mentors, offering direct access to industry expertise and hands-on deployment experience.

🏙️ Manifesting a Better City: AI x Sustainability - #NYTechWeek

When: Saturday, Jun 6

Where: Chinatown

This 3-hour hackathon challenges participants to build AI-powered solutions for New York City’s urban sustainability challenges, from energy efficiency to climate resilience. Open to all skill levels and backgrounds, teams will present to judges from top universities including CMU, CalTech, Columbia, and Stanford. The event combines hands-on innovation with community building and is part of the broader #NYTechWeek ecosystem initiative.

🌊 Weaves of Change-A World Ocean Day Celebration

When: Saturday, Jun 6

Where: The Climate Imaginarium, New York

Weaves of Change celebrates World Ocean Day through an interactive art exhibition and community gathering at The Climate Imaginarium on Governors Island. The event features “For the Love of Seaweed,” an immersive exhibition by interdisciplinary artist Laiyonelth Hurtado exploring seaweed as a climate solution, complemented by a cyanotyping workshop and panel discussion with ocean advocates Hannah Testa and Mark Haver. This unique convergence of art, activism, and education creates an accessible entry point for community members to engage with ocean conservation through creativity and dialogue.

🔮 How we build an Ecocivilization - Metacrisis Salon #11

When: Saturday, Jun 6

Where: 245 Varet St, Kings County

This Metacrisis Salon brings together Jeremy Lent, a Guardian-recognized thought leader on civilizational transformation, to present his framework for building an ecocivilization based on nature’s design principles rather than extractive capitalism. The event pairs Lent with a yet-to-be-announced NYC-based practitioner or organizer for a facilitated dialogue exploring concrete, researched approaches to systemic redesign across global economy, housing, and agriculture. Structured as an intimate salon with community dinner and volunteer participation, this event offers deep intellectual engagement on one of our era’s most pressing questions: what viable alternatives exist to our current trajectory toward collapse.

🔥 AFTERMATH

When: Sunday, Jun 7

Where: MITU580, Brooklyn

AFTERMATH is a climate-focused event organized by ChamberQUEER that explores both the impacts of climate change and pathways toward communal, sustainable futures. Held in Brooklyn, this gathering brings together perspectives on climate resilience and collective action. The event offers an opportunity to engage with climate-conscious community members and explore innovative approaches to environmental challenges through a social justice lens.

🌊 Into the Blue: Where Ocean Meets Business Strategy

When: Monday, Jun 8

Where: Hudson Yards, New York

This World Oceans Day roundtable brings together ESG, sustainability, and operations leaders to explore the intersection of ocean health and business strategy. Hosted by Oceanic Global and Clever Carbon in partnership with CDP, the event features recorded insights from Oliver Tanqueray (Head of Ocean at CDP) and facilitates peer-to-peer dialogue on ocean-related business risks and opportunities. Participants will leave with actionable frameworks for integrating ocean impact into corporate decision-making and strategy.

🏢 Andrew Sonta: Data-driven integration of social and environmental perspectives for a sustainable built environment

When: Monday, Jun 8

Where: 370 Jay St, Kings County

Andrew Sonta, Assistant Professor at EPFL’s ETHOS Lab, presents research on integrating social and environmental perspectives in building design and operation. This lecture explores how data-driven methods and human-building interaction analysis can advance sustainable built environment practices. The talk bridges engineering, design, and data science to address urban sustainability challenges through a multidisciplinary approach.

📖 WISE-Lit NYC Book Club: The Ministry for the Future: A Novel

When: Monday, Jun 8

Where: 590 Madison Public Atrium, New York

WISE-Lit NYC hosts a book club discussion of Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future,” a critically acclaimed climate fiction novel exploring how climate change will reshape society over decades. This event brings together sustainability-focused professionals and enthusiasts for an in-depth conversation about one of the most influential contemporary works on climate futures. The casual format includes optional dinner afterward, fostering networking among WISE members interested in climate action and sustainable innovation.

📊 Newsreel’s News and Brews #0: Covering the Environment When the Data Disappears

When: Monday, Jun 8

Where: Crystal Lake Brooklyn, Brooklyn

Newsreel’s News and Brews #0 features environmental journalist Marlowe Starling discussing her Forbes investigation into the coordinated effort to archive federal environmental datasets before they were purged. This phone-free event combines storytelling, investigative journalism insights, and audience engagement around the critical intersection of environmental data preservation and political accountability. The intimate format prioritizes meaningful conversation over digital distraction, offering journalists and environmentally-conscious professionals direct access to a respected reporter covering one of the most urgent stories of 2025.

🍽️ Climate Science and Energy Engineering Dinner

When: Monday, Jun 8

Where: Skylight Diner, New York

This dinner event brings together professionals interested in climate science and energy engineering for informal discussion and networking at Skylight Diner in Manhattan. The casual dining format with separate checks encourages open dialogue and relationship-building among attendees. The event addresses timely topics in sustainability and clean energy while providing a relaxed setting for professional connection.

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: May 19 - May 26]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-may-19-may-26https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-may-19-may-26Tue, 19 May 2026 12:52:44 GMTHi all,

Climate solutions require more than just technology. We have a few upcoming opportunities for you to flex your creative muscles in the next few weeks:

  • Next Tuesday, May 26, swing by the West Village for a locally anchored story workshop: 🌇 The City as Commons: New Stories of Climate Justice, hosted by the Climate Film Festival and Global Rise.

  • Apply by June 12th for a $25K–$200K grant to work on a climate project in immersive media from Agog. Artists, organizers, researchers, technologists, impact-focused orgs, and studios working on climate projects all eligible. No XR experience required.

Here are our picks for the week:

And finally don’t forget that NY Tech Week is around the corner, the first week of June. We won’t be doing a deep dive, but you can find the climate events here.

As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.

Til next week!
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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This Week’s Events

Tuesday, May 19

Wednesday, May 20

Thursday, May 21

Friday, May 22

Saturday, May 23

Sunday, May 24

🕶️ Climate Futures + Immersive Media Grant: Due June 12

Agog: The Immersive Media Institute has just launched its first open call: Climate Futures + Immersive Media. This $1 million open call offers grants of $25,000–$200,000 for innovators, technologists, artists, organizers, researchers, impact-focused organizations, studios, and creative teams with an immersive climate project. Importantly: no extended reality (XR) experience required.

Applications close June 12. https://agog.org/opencall2026

Opportunities

🌇 Urban Future Competition: Due 4/27

Celebrating its 10th year, the Urban Future Prize Competition is open for startup applications, awarding $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to two winners, $10,000 to two runner-up teams, and admission into the ACRE Incubator for leading climatetech startups across Climate Mitigation and Climate Adaptation tracks.

🚀 Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator: Due 5/4

ERANYC is where founders build, connect, and grow their companies with the help of our team and deep network of mentors and investors. ERA provides a unique advantage to founders—NYC’s largest mentor network, with 1,000+ expert mentors and 700+ alumni founders across all major industries. $150K investment on a 6% Post-Money SAFE, $600K+ in perks & cloud credits (AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI & more).

🔌 EPRI Incubatenergy Labs (May 31)

EPRI Incubatenergy Labs is EPRI's flagship innovation program that connects early-stage startups with leading electric utilities for paid proof-of-concept demonstration projects. The paid POC structure means startups can fund development while building crucial utility relationships.

⚡️ Joules Accelerator (June 15)

The Joules Accelerator is a 90-day, equity-free program designed specifically for advanced grid technology startups looking to accelerate their commercial traction. Based in Charlotte, NC, this nonprofit runs a highly curated cohort model for pre-seed through Series A companies, backed by an impressive network of 500+ industry advisors and partners including Duke Energy, Honeywell, Southern Company, and more. Applications are due June 15.

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Events

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Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Events in Detail

🧵 WAREHOUSE TOUR

When: Tuesday, May 19

Where: FABSCRAP Brooklyn Warehouse, Brooklyn

FABSCRAP’s warehouse tour offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how the organization has diverted over 2 million pounds of textile waste from landfills through innovative reuse and recycling initiatives. This hands-on experience provides direct insight into circular economy practices and sustainable fashion solutions in action. The free tour is ideal for sustainability professionals, fashion industry stakeholders, and anyone interested in waste reduction and environmental impact.

🌿 Climate-Resilient Communities in Chile

When: Tuesday, May 19

Where: The Forum at Columbia University, New York

Columbia World Projects presents findings from their climate resilience initiative in Chile, focusing on community capacity-building and civic participation strategies. This event shares practical results and lessons learned from strengthening climate-resilient communities, offering insights applicable to similar efforts across Latin America and beyond. The session provides an opportunity to understand how institutional partnerships can drive meaningful climate adaptation at the community level.

🏝️ Case Study: Art, Earth, Purpose – Reimagining Wilderness on Ossabaw Island

When: Tuesday, May 19

Where: 526 Hudson St, New York

This event explores Ossabaw Island’s pioneering model of environmental stewardship and creative flourishing through a case study discussion and film screening. Speakers Beryl Gilothwest and Megan Mayhew Bergman examine how Eleanor West’s vision of centering contemplation over exploitation created a unique “ecological workshop” that preserved an undeveloped island while fostering intellectual and artistic innovation. The conversation addresses urgent questions about shifting humanity’s relationship with land from ownership to stewardship in an era of environmental crisis.

🍻 RAISING THE BAR in CDR Happy Hour!

When: Tuesday, May 19

Where: New York

This is a networking happy hour celebrating achievements in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and climate change mitigation, hosted by a coalition of leading climate tech companies including Cowboy Clean Fuels, Climate Vault Solutions, and Absolute Climate. The event brings together world-class partners in the climate solutions space for an evening of celebration and relationship-building in New York. With sponsorship from established players in carbon management and climate technology, this offers valuable networking opportunities within the rapidly growing CDR industry.

⚡ WEV NYC Happy Hour

When: Tuesday, May 19

Where: New York, NY, New York

Women of EVs NYC is hosting a casual after-work happy hour at Little Rebel on May 19th to bring together professionals in the electric vehicles and clean transportation sectors. This no-host networking event provides an informal setting for industry professionals to connect and share insights ahead of major fleet and clean transportation events happening in NYC. The event welcomes anyone working in or interested in EVs and clean transportation, making it an accessible entry point for community building.

🛖 Casa IED presents Julia Watson

When: Tuesday, May 19

Where: 84 Withers Street, Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn

Landscape design often forgets about the impact of Indigenous technology and architecture, and their experience in finding sustainable, zero-impact solutions for living. Centuries of knowledge are often left at the margins due to the imposition of a Western, colonizer view on design. Julia Watson will be in conversation with writer and teacher Clara Ramazzotti, leading us through nature-based Indigenous discoveries, intersecting with anthropology, ecology, and urban design, in a talk about the past, present, and future of architecture.

🐧 Lectures on Tap -”Antarctica: Governance, Penguins, and Politics Explained”

When: Tuesday, May 19

Where: NoHo, New York

This Lectures on Tap event features an engaging discussion on Antarctica’s governance, wildlife, and geopolitical significance, delivered by experts in an accessible bar setting in Manhattan. The format combines educational content with casual networking, making complex polar and political topics approachable for a general audience. This unique blend of intellectual discourse and social atmosphere offers attendees an opportunity to learn from knowledgeable speakers while connecting with fellow curious minds in an informal environment.

🌱 Impact for Breakfast - Investing in Scaling, Food Systems, and Catastrophe Bonds

When: Wednesday, May 20

Where: Prime Produce, New York

This breakfast networking event convenes investors, sustainability leaders, and ecosystem builders to explore emerging opportunities in the green economy, with particular focus on scaling Latin American startups into the U.S. market, advancing sustainable food systems, and leveraging innovative financial instruments like catastrophe bonds for climate resilience. The program features YLAI Fellows and accomplished entrepreneurs sharing insights on circular economy innovation, food waste reduction, and climate adaptation strategies. Attendees will gain direct access to founders, venture leaders, and financial experts working at the intersection of impact investing and climate action.

🏗️ Spring Seminar Session 1 - AI in Engineering + Brandywine Museum

When: Wednesday, May 20

Where: 1 Penn Plaza New York, NY, New York

ASCE SEI Metropolitan Section presents a Spring Seminar combining AI in Engineering with a cultural component at the Brandywine Museum. This hybrid professional development event brings together structural engineering professionals for an evening of technical learning and networking in New York City. The seminar addresses the growing intersection of artificial intelligence and engineering practice, a timely topic for the structural engineering community.

🚌 Empire Clean Cities 17th Annual Stakeholder Meeting

When: Thursday, May 21

Where: Flushing Meadows Corona Park by the Unisphere, New York

The Empire Clean Cities 17th Annual Stakeholder Meeting brings together industry leaders to discuss the future of clean transportation. Held at the iconic Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, this free event offers valuable networking opportunities with key stakeholders in the clean transportation sector. The long-standing annual gathering demonstrates the organization’s established credibility and commitment to advancing sustainable mobility solutions.

⛵ NYC 520 - WindScape Brooklyn

When: Thursday, May 21

Where: 34 35th St Side A, Floor 6, Brooklyn, NY 11232, Brooklyn

WindScape Brooklyn is New York’s first dedicated learning center for offshore wind education, offering an evening experience focused on renewable energy innovation. Hosted by NYC DCP’s Climate & Sustainability division, this free event provides direct access to cutting-edge offshore wind expertise in an interactive setting. The venue location in Brooklyn positions attendees at the heart of New York’s emerging clean energy infrastructure, making it ideal for professionals, policymakers, and sustainability advocates seeking hands-on learning opportunities.

♻️ IIDA NY Pioneering Design® | Adaptive Reuse in NYC

When: Thursday, May 21

Where: Mohawk Group, New York

IIDA NY presents a Pioneering Design event focused on adaptive reuse strategies in New York City, exploring how historic buildings are being transformed for contemporary use. This evening session brings together design professionals to discuss preservation practices and innovative approaches to urban development. The event offers direct networking opportunities with industry leaders in the design and real estate sectors within an intimate venue setting.

🌱 Climate Cafe By Earth Stewards NYC

When: Thursday, May 21

Where: Brooklyn Public Library - Gerritsen Beach Branch, Brooklyn

Climate Cafe by Earth Stewards NYC offers an intimate, community-focused gathering designed for reflection and connection around environmental and climate issues. Led by Jade Banham, founder of Earth Stewards NYC, the event creates a supportive space rooted in listening and care rather than debate or lectures. Attendees will connect with like-minded community members while enjoying complimentary refreshments in a welcoming Brooklyn library setting.

🧵 Sustainable Fashion Networking Experience

When: Thursday, May 21

Where: Walker Hotel Tribeca, New York

This exclusive NYC mixer brings together sustainable fashion professionals and enthusiasts for an evening of networking and artisan showcases. Featuring presentations by Cris Miranda and heritage brand Chomba, the event offers direct access to innovators in sustainable fashion. Held at the prestigious Walker Hotel Tribeca, this free networking experience provides valuable opportunities to connect with industry peers and discover emerging sustainable fashion brands.

🌳 Fort Defiance Park: Where Open Space and Climate Resilience Meets History

When: Thursday, May 21

Where: Waterfront Museum, Brooklyn

This event explores Fort Defiance Park’s dual significance as a Revolutionary War fortification and a modern climate resilience initiative in Brooklyn. Hosted by Resilient Red Hook at the Waterfront Museum, the evening program examines how historical preservation intersects with contemporary environmental sustainability efforts. The free event offers insights into local history while addressing the critical challenge of adapting urban waterfront spaces to climate impacts.

🏛️ The New Enlightenment: Shaping Sustainability of Tomorrow.

When: Thursday, May 21

Where: Austrian Cultural Forum New York, New York

This panel explores the intersection of AI, architecture, and culture to redefine sustainability as a cultural force shaping future environments. Hosted by the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, the event brings together thought leaders to discuss how cultural perspectives can drive sustainable design and development. The discussion bridges technology and humanities, offering insights into innovative approaches to environmental challenges. Free admission makes this an accessible opportunity for professionals interested in the convergence of design, technology, and sustainability.

🍺 Climate Pints May Gathering!

When: Thursday, May 21

Where: Prime Produce, New York

Climate Pints is a casual networking gathering for climate professionals and enthusiasts in New York City, blending social connection with environmental advocacy. The May event at Prime Produce brings together scientists, journalists, engineers, policymakers, and climate advocates for drinks, snacks, board games, and informal knowledge-sharing. With a $12 suggested donation supporting the venue and drinks (excess donated to GiveDirectly), the event emphasizes inclusivity and community-building across the climate sector while maintaining a fun, low-pressure atmosphere.

🌾 Fresh Picks: A Market to Transform How You Source Your Food

When: Friday, May 22

Where: Fabrik DUMBO, Brooklyn

Fresh Picks is a curated marketplace and panel event bringing together NYC’s leading local food makers and distributors to help attendees build sustainable eating habits that fit their lifestyle. Featuring founders from Farm to People, Seasonal, Local Roots NYC, and Groundcycle, the evening combines a networking marketplace with expert panel discussion on transforming New York’s food system. Attendees will sample seasonal products, connect directly with local food entrepreneurs, and leave with a curated market tote of seasonal produce and locally-made goods.

🌳 FREE OUTDOOR MUSICAL: “EcoDisaster in the Hundred Acre Wood”

When: Friday, May 22

Where: Old Stone House of Brooklyn, Brooklyn

This free outdoor musical reimagines classic Winnie the Pooh characters facing contemporary climate change and infrastructure challenges. The production combines children’s entertainment with environmental advocacy, presented by the Old Stone House of Brooklyn in partnership with Washington Park. The event offers a creative and accessible way for families to engage with urgent ecological and community issues through theatrical storytelling.

♻️ Recycled Tech Jewelry Workshop with Revise Robotics

When: Friday, May 22

Where: BrainStation, New York

This hands-on workshop combines education on robotics and sustainability with a creative DIY component, allowing participants to craft unique jewelry from recycled computer parts. Hosted by Women + TGX in Robotics New York at BrainStation in Manhattan, the event bridges technical learning with artistic expression. The three-hour session offers both knowledge-building and tangible takeaways, making it an engaging introduction to the intersection of technology, sustainability, and maker culture.

🔬 Notes From A Dark Laboratory: A Writing Workshop with Tao Leigh Goffe

When: Saturday, May 23

Where: King Manor Museum, Queens

This intimate writing workshop concludes a book club discussion of “Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean and the Origins of the Climate Crisis” with author Tao Leigh Goffe. The event combines literary discussion with hands-on writing instruction, offering participants direct engagement with a scholar examining the historical roots of contemporary climate challenges. Held at the historic King Manor Museum in Queens, this free event provides a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of colonial history, environmental science, and creative writing.

🎵 Composing with the Earth on Governors Island

When: Saturday, May 23

Where: The Climate Imaginarium, New York

This immersive workshop on Governors Island invites participants to explore the intersection of music, nature, and environmental consciousness by recording ambient sounds and creating original compositions. Led by musician Elise Silvestri and storyteller Elise Pricer, the event requires no prior musical experience and emphasizes reciprocal relationships with the earth through sonic art. Organized by Climate Cafe NYC as part of the Restorying Futures Fellowship, this experience bridges creative expression with ecological awareness in a unique island setting.

🌙 Ethical Night Rangers: ‘Our Companion: The Moon’

When: Saturday, May 23

Where: New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York

Ethical Night Rangers presents a monthly intergenerational gathering focused on combating light pollution and restoring natural night skies. Hosted by the New York Society for Ethical Culture, this May event centers on “Our Companion: The Moon,” offering practical education on environmental stewardship. The free event combines community engagement with actionable solutions for a pressing environmental concern.

🎵 Unheard-of + Dredgers Cultural Ecologies Series: Discocactus

When: Saturday, May 23

Where: Gowanus Bunker Boathouse, Brooklyn

Unheard-of Ensemble and the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club present the Cultural Ecologies season opener, featuring the innovative video game music band Discocactus. This unique event blends experimental music, environmental stewardship, and community engagement at the distinctive Gowanus Bunker Boathouse. The performance offers an unconventional cultural experience that bridges artistic expression with the local waterfront community.

🌙 Sustainability Salon Sunday @Silence Please Volume 2

When: Sunday, May 24

Where: Silence Please, New York

Sustainability Salon Sundays Volume 2 is an informal gathering at Silence Please vinyl cafe designed to connect climate-conscious New Yorkers with upcoming sustainability initiatives, events, and volunteer opportunities throughout the city. Founder Amer Jandali will present updates on Marketplace of the Future’s multi-city expansion and the NYC Nightlife Climate Constellation, a project funded through the city’s inaugural Office of Nightlife Grant. The free event combines networking, music, and learning in a relaxed listening room environment, offering attendees direct access to climate projects and community members working on sustainability in NYC’s nightlife ecosystem.

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: May 12 - May 19]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-may-12-may-19https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-may-12-may-19Tue, 12 May 2026 14:41:51 GMTHi all,

This week is the NYC x Design festival, swing over there for plenty of design & impact events. Also on the horizon: NY Tech Week the first week of June, with 36 climate events that week posted so far (alongside a mere 836 AI events, in case you were wondering).

Here are our picks for the week:

As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.

Til next week!
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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This Week’s Events

Tuesday, May 12

Wednesday, May 13

Thursday, May 14

Friday, May 15

Saturday, May 16

Sunday, May 17

Monday, May 18

Tuesday, May 19

Opportunities

🌇 Urban Future Competition: Due 4/27

Celebrating its 10th year, the Urban Future Prize Competition is open for startup applications, awarding $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to two winners, $10,000 to two runner-up teams, and admission into the ACRE Incubator for leading climatetech startups across Climate Mitigation and Climate Adaptation tracks.

🚀 Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator: Due 5/4

ERANYC is where founders build, connect, and grow their companies with the help of our team and deep network of mentors and investors. ERA provides a unique advantage to founders—NYC’s largest mentor network, with 1,000+ expert mentors and 700+ alumni founders across all major industries. $150K investment on a 6% Post-Money SAFE, $600K+ in perks & cloud credits (AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI & more).

🔌 EPRI Incubatenergy Labs (May 31)

EPRI Incubatenergy Labs is EPRI's flagship innovation program that connects early-stage startups with leading electric utilities for paid proof-of-concept demonstration projects. The paid POC structure means startups can fund development while building crucial utility relationships.

⚡️ Joules Accelerator (June 15)

The Joules Accelerator is a 90-day, equity-free program designed specifically for advanced grid technology startups looking to accelerate their commercial traction. Based in Charlotte, NC, this nonprofit runs a highly curated cohort model for pre-seed through Series A companies, backed by an impressive network of 500+ industry advisors and partners including Duke Energy, Honeywell, Southern Company, and more. Applications are due June 15.

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Events in Detail

✨ Open Hours with the Human Impacts Institute: Creative Climate Awards 2026

When: Tuesday, May 12

Where: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), New York

The Creative Climate Awards 2026 exhibit showcases innovative creative solutions addressing climate challenges, hosted by the Human Impacts Institute at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York. This drop-in event offers a unique opportunity to explore award-winning climate initiatives and connect with creative professionals and organizations working at the intersection of art, design, and environmental action. The free, accessible format encourages informal networking and discovery of cutting-edge climate solutions.

🎨 ClimART Cafe - Creative Climate Awards

When: Tuesday, May 12

Where: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), New York

ClimART Cafe brings together climate advocates and creative professionals for an intimate conversation exploring the emotional dimensions of climate action. Hosted by the Human Impacts Institute at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, this free event bridges art and climate science to discuss resilience and community-driven solutions. The format emphasizes dialogue over traditional presentations, creating space for meaningful exchange on how creative expression can catalyze climate engagement.

🤖 AI for Good: Conversations in the Park

When: Tuesday, May 12

Where: Madison Square Park, New York

This is an unstructured, informal gathering in Madison Square Park bringing together researchers, founders, funders, and practitioners working at the intersection of AI and social impact. Rather than traditional keynotes or panels, the event facilitates organic conversations among people navigating real-world challenges in climate, health, education, conservation, and impact investing. Hosted by Angela Ng (Director of Business Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University) and Paulina Muñoz (author of Do Good Capital and impact investor), the event is designed to spark collaborations and meaningful dialogue among social impact enthusiasts, climate tech builders, impact investors, and policy thinkers.

🌉 Japan Society Innovation Series: Bridging US and Japan Innovation Ecosystems, Presented by Remarkable Ventures

When: Tuesday, May 12

Where: New York

This Japan Society Innovation Series event brings together US startups with leading Japanese corporate venture arms and innovation teams for direct pitching opportunities. The event features representatives from major Japanese corporations including SMBC, Mitsubishi Electric, Suntory, and others, creating a rare bridge between US and Japanese innovation ecosystems. With 300+ investors, operators, and ecosystem leaders in attendance, this presents significant networking and funding exposure for selected US startups.

⚡ Data Center Investing and Planning May 13 - 14

When: Wednesday, May 13

Where: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), New York

This two-day summit brings together data center executives, investors, utilities, and policy experts to address the strategic and technological foundations of U.S. data center expansion. Day One focuses on policy, investment, land use, and grid resilience, while Day Two explores onsite power generation technologies including SMRs, fuel cells, and battery storage. The event features confirmed speakers from industry leaders like Prologis, Constellation, and ConEdison, offering high-value networking with a curated audience of operators, cloud executives, and investors.

🏢 NYC Energy Code

When: Wednesday, May 13

Where: Empire State Building, New York

This technical session covers the 2025 NYCECC prescriptive and performance code updates, led by Weijun Allen Mei from Clearbrook Energy Solutions. The hybrid format allows participants to attend either in-person at STV Inc’s office in the Empire State Building or virtually, making it accessible to a broader audience. This event is particularly timely for building professionals, engineers, and sustainability consultants who need to stay current with New York City’s evolving energy code requirements.

💨 CLEARING THE AIR: HAVE YOUR VOICES HEARD !

When: Wednesday, May 13

Where: Team Wilderness, Jersey City

This event focuses on air quality advocacy in Jersey City, providing residents with practical knowledge and strategies to improve local environmental conditions. Organized by Sustainable JC, the session offers actionable insights for community members interested in environmental activism and public health. The free, evening format makes it accessible to working professionals and engaged citizens seeking to make a tangible impact on their community’s air quality.

⏰ Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action

When: Wednesday, May 13

Where: Pier 57, New York

Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action brings together climate advocates for a hands-on evening of direct political engagement at Pier 57. Participants will take concrete action such as writing letters to editors, scheduling congressional meetings, and informing local governments about climate incentives. The event welcomes both newcomers and experienced advocates, providing structured opportunities to advance science-based, equitable climate solutions with minimal barriers to entry.

🌙 After5NewYork: The Future of Going Out: Can Nightlife Be Sustainable?

When: Wednesday, May 13

Where: TBA (address found in email confirmation), New York

This event explores how sustainability is reshaping the nightlife and hospitality industry, bringing together professionals interested in the intersection of social venues and environmental responsibility. The After 5 Society hosts an evening discussion on innovative practices that make going out more eco-conscious. This timely conversation addresses growing consumer demand for sustainable entertainment options and offers networking opportunities within the hospitality and sustainability sectors.

⚡ Data Center Summit Day 2 - Onsite Power Generation Technology Solutions

When: Thursday, May 14

Where: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), New York

This specialized summit brings together decision-makers from utilities, hyperscalers, developers, and investors to explore onsite power generation and grid expansion technologies for data centers. The full-day event features technology showcases across SMRs, fuel cells, battery storage, hybrid systems, and waste heat recovery, with hands-on roundtable breakout sessions enabling direct engagement with solution providers. Speakers include C-suite executives from Constellation, EDF Power Solutions, and leading sustainability firms, positioning this as a high-level strategic forum for infrastructure and energy innovation.

🚀 Spring 2026 Startup Awards + Open Studio

When: Thursday, May 14

Where: 2 W Loop Rd, New York

Cornell Tech’s annual Startup Awards showcase the most promising student ventures through live pitches, research presentations, and community engagement. This free event brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators for an evening of discovery and networking on Roosevelt Island. The awards celebrate emerging talent and provide a platform for early-stage ventures to gain visibility and feedback from industry leaders.

🐬 Dolphin Tank

When: Thursday, May 14

Where: Arsenal Gallery, New York

Dolphin Tank is a youth-focused pitch competition where high school students from the Eco-Innovators program present community-based NYC resiliency projects to judges in a Shark Tank-style format. This event celebrates environmental innovation and provides young entrepreneurs with mentorship and feedback on their sustainability solutions. The evening concludes with a networking reception on the Arsenal Rooftop, offering attendees the opportunity to engage directly with the next generation of environmental leaders.

📚 New Nonfiction Panel w/ Alison Kinney, Anjali Enjeti, & Nicole Walker

When: Thursday, May 14

Where: Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Heights Branch, Brooklyn

This triple book launch brings together three accomplished nonfiction authors—Alison Kinney, Anjali Enjeti, and Nicole Walker—for an evening of literary discussion moderated by Wendy Walters. Hosted by the respected independent bookstore Books Are Magic at Brooklyn Public Library, the event offers an intimate setting for readers and writers to engage with contemporary nonfiction voices. The free-to-low-cost admission makes this an accessible opportunity for Brooklyn’s literary community to discover new works and connect with emerging and established authors.

🗳️ Exhibit Opening: The Shirley Chisholm Way: Brooklyn’s Blueprint for Change

When: Thursday, May 14

Where: Lefferts Historic House, Brooklyn

This exhibit opening celebrates Shirley Chisholm’s transformative legacy and Brooklyn’s role in the civil rights movement through an interactive cultural experience. Co-hosted by the Prospect Park Alliance and the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute, the event provides an opportunity to explore how grassroots activism shaped urban change. The free reception at the historic Lefferts House creates an accessible community gathering for learning and dialogue about political history and civic engagement.

⚡ Renewables Happy Hour

When: Thursday, May 14

Where: New York

This casual networking event brings together professionals passionate about renewable energy for an informal happy hour in New York. The free event provides a low-pressure opportunity to connect with peers in the renewables sector and explore potential collaborations. While the format prioritizes relationship-building over formal education, it offers valuable face-to-face networking in a growing industry.

🌱 Green Social Club Spring ‘26

When: Thursday, May 14

Where: Spritzenhaus33, Brooklyn

Green Social Club hosts a spring send-off gathering for sustainability professionals and enthusiasts in New York City. This casual networking event brings together the city’s sustainability community before the summer break, offering an informal setting to connect with like-minded individuals in the environmental sector. The free event at Spritzenhaus33 in Brooklyn emphasizes community building and relationship strengthening within NYC’s sustainability ecosystem.

⚡ May Happy Hour: Energy Commercialization

When: Thursday, May 14

Where: Tipsy Nomad, New York

YPE NYC hosts an in-person happy hour focused on energy commercialization trends, providing a casual networking environment for professionals in the energy sector. This event combines social engagement with industry discussion, offering attendees the opportunity to connect with peers and explore current developments in energy commercialization. The intimate venue setting and accessible price point make this an approachable entry point for professionals seeking to expand their network in the energy industry.

🍏 Green Apple Trivia (new date for May!)

When: Thursday, May 14

Where: Mercury Bar West, 9th Avenue, New York, NY, USA, New York

Green Apple Trivia is NYC’s only sustainability-focused trivia night, combining environmental knowledge with entertainment and community engagement. Held at Mercury Bar West on May 14, 2026, this free event brings together sustainability enthusiasts for an evening of brain teasers and networking. The event offers a unique blend of education and social interaction, making it ideal for professionals and individuals passionate about environmental topics.

🌱 Capital, Climate, and Conviction w/ Ms. Revathi Kamath

When: Friday, May 15

Where: 135 W 50th St, New York

An intimate fireside chat with Ms. Revathi Kamath, a renowned philanthropist and environmental restoration pioneer from India, exploring the intersection of capital, climate, and lasting impact. This curated conversation brings together 30-40 founders, investors, and operators to learn from decades of on-the-ground ecological work, including landscape restoration and community ecosystem building. The discussion will focus on translating purpose into scalable impact and lessons for climate entrepreneurs from someone working in this space long before it became mainstream.

🌱 SJC Youth Eco Ambassador Program-Climate Policy & The Art of Doing w/ CRAN

When: Friday, May 15

Where: 398 Martin Luther King Dr, Jersey City

This monthly Friday night series brings together youth and community members to explore the intersection of climate policy and creative action. Hosted by Sustainable JC in partnership with CRAN, the program positions young people as eco ambassadors equipped to understand and influence environmental policy. The event series provides hands-on learning opportunities and community engagement around climate solutions in Jersey City.

🎨 NYCxDESIGN: Designing for Impact

When: Friday, May 15

Where: 171 Madison Ave suite 700, New York

Tecno North America and PBA host a NYCxDESIGN talk focused on inclusive and sustainable design practices. The event combines educational content with networking, featuring an aperitivo reception following the presentation. Held at a prestigious Madison Avenue venue in Manhattan, this free event offers design professionals and enthusiasts an opportunity to engage with industry perspectives on impact-driven design.

👋 Sustainability Social Mixer | Meet the 2026 Social Impact Cohort

When: Friday, May 15

Where: Barlume Downstairs, New York

This is a mid-cohort networking mixer bringing together the 2026 Propel Earth Social Impact Cohort with founders, investors, operators, and ecosystem leaders in the sustainability and climate space. Held at an intimate venue near Union Square, the event prioritizes meaningful conversation over structured programming, creating space for direct engagement with active founders and cross-sector collaboration. The partnership between Tavern Community Coworking and Propel Earth (which has engaged 2,000+ attendees and built a 17,000+ person network) signals quality curation and intentional community building.

🌍 Bloomfield, NJ - Climate Reality Local Training Event

When: Saturday, May 16

Where: Bloomfield

The Climate Reality Project hosts a half-day leadership training in Bloomfield, New Jersey focused on climate science, solutions, and advocacy skills. Participants will gain insights on climate action opportunities specific to their region and connect with local advocates while taking the first step toward joining the Climate Reality Leadership Corps. The event provides practical tools and networking to drive high-impact climate initiatives at the state level.

⛵ Setting Sail for Climate Protection!

When: Saturday, May 16

Where: Goethe-Institut New York, New York

Team Malizia, led by renowned sailor Boris Herrmann, presents an engaging talk on ocean conservation and climate research at the Goethe-Institut New York. This family-friendly event combines personal insights, video content, and real-world adventure stories to make climate science accessible and inspiring. The session offers a unique perspective on environmental protection through the lens of ocean exploration and scientific research.

🏗️ Yard Industry Day

When: Saturday, May 16

Where: 399 Sands St, Brooklyn

Yard Industry Day at Brooklyn Navy Yard brings together innovative companies and industry leaders building and scaling next-generation solutions. This half-day event offers direct networking opportunities with companies piloting cutting-edge technologies and business models in a historic innovation hub. Attendees can explore emerging ventures and establish connections with forward-thinking organizations reshaping their industries.

🎨 Climate Imaginarium: 2026 Opening Party

When: Saturday, May 16

Where: The Climate Imaginarium, New York

The Climate Imaginarium celebrates its third season opening on Governors Island with a community gathering featuring the exhibition “Witness to Change: Interpreting Climate Data,” which explores how artists interpret climate information as a democratic right. This nonprofit cultural destination has established itself as a hub for climate storytelling, justice, and community resilience, hosting over 10,000 visitors and 530+ cultural practitioners since 2024. The opening party combines art, performance, and immersive experiences while addressing the critical intersection of climate science, data accessibility, and humanist approaches to environmental understanding.

👗 Who Pays for Our Clothes?

When: Saturday, May 16

Where: FLOHAUS Gallery, New York

This environmental design exhibition at FLOHAUS Gallery examines the hidden lifecycle of fashion production and its sustainability implications. The event invites visitors to critically reflect on consumption patterns and the true costs behind clothing manufacturing. Hosted by ALT Alliance, this free exhibition offers an accessible entry point for understanding fashion’s environmental and social impact through visual design and interactive exploration.

🏛️ NYCXDESIGN Student Tour: Architecture at New York Institute of Technology

When: Saturday, May 16

Where: New York Institute of Technology – New York City Campus, New York

NYCxDESIGN hosts a student tour showcasing architecture and design programs at New York Institute of Technology’s NYC campus. High school students can explore end-of-year exhibits from top design programs to gain insight into educational opportunities and professional design work. This free event provides direct exposure to design education pathways and student work in one of the world’s leading design hubs.

❄️ Is Climate Stabilization still possible? - Metacrisis Salon #10

When: Saturday, May 16

Where: 245 Varet St, Kings County

This Metacrisis Salon explores whether climate strategy requires a third pillar beyond emissions reduction and adaptation: climate stabilization. The event brings together frontier research on Earth system destabilization risks—from ice-sheet instability to methane feedbacks—with Kelly Erhart from Outlier Projects, a climate philanthropy funding emerging stabilization research. Rather than promoting techno-fixes, the conversation examines how climate strategy may need to evolve in an era of climate overshoot, with structured breakout discussions enabling participants to engage directly with these emerging frameworks.

🌍 New Brunswick, NJ - Climate Reality Local Training Event

When: Sunday, May 17

Where: New Brunswick

The Climate Reality Project hosts a half-day leadership training in New Brunswick, New Jersey focused on climate science, solutions, and actionable advocacy strategies. Participants will receive direct insights on climate issues and gain practical skills to drive high-impact climate action at the state level. The event serves as the first step toward joining the Climate Reality Leadership Corps, offering networking opportunities with local advocates and a structured pathway for continued engagement.

🌊 NYC 520 - East Side Coastal Resiliency Tour at East River Park

When: Sunday, May 17

Where: Corlears Hook Park, New York

This guided tour showcases the newly constructed East River Park, a major coastal resiliency project led by NYC’s Department of City Planning and Department of Design and Construction. Participants will explore how the city is implementing innovative infrastructure solutions to address climate change and flooding risks along the East River waterfront. The tour offers direct access to city planners and architects involved in the project, providing valuable insights into urban resilience strategies and sustainable design practices.

♻️ NYCxDesign Open Studio at Precious Plastic NYC

When: Sunday, May 17

Where: 432 Austin Pl, Bronx County

Precious Plastic NYC opens its studio doors as part of NYCxDesign, showcasing how local plastic waste is transformed into functional art and design objects through small-scale, closed-loop manufacturing. Visitors can tour the working studio, watch machines in action, and participate in hands-on workshops led by experienced designers—including a recycled plastic earrings workshop with CMF designer Rina Shin and a planter-making workshop with founder Gary Dusek. This free event combines education, sustainable design practice, and community engagement, offering tangible learning about circular economy solutions at the neighborhood level.

🏗️ NYC 520 - Hunters Point South Tour

When: Sunday, May 17

Where: Hunter’s Point South Park, Queens

This guided walking tour of Hunters Point South Park offers direct access to NYC’s urban development and sustainability initiatives through engagement with city agencies. Participants will learn about the master plan for this major Queens waterfront development from NYC HPD, Parks, and Department of City Planning officials. The event provides valuable insights into climate-resilient urban design and community development in one of NYC’s most transformative neighborhoods.

🌱 EcoAction Cards Creativity Space

When: Sunday, May 17

Where: The Climate Imaginarium, New York

EcoAction Cards: All Hands on Deck! is an interactive workshop that uses an illustrated card game to inspire climate action and community engagement. Featuring original artwork from 12 artists, the workshop guides participants through creative exercises designed to build hope and activate solutions across 12 climate action categories. The event includes a special opening reading by environmental lawyer and author Patrick Reilly, and is led by interdisciplinary artist and New School professor Kathleen Sweeney, co-creator of the EcoAction Cards.

🏃‍♂️🌱 Morning Run - NY Carbon Unbound

When: Monday, May 18

Where: New York, NY, New York

Carbon Unbound’s Morning Run is a unique hybrid wellness and climate action event in New York that combines a 6-7km social run or 3km walk with carbon offset opportunities. Participants can have their travel emissions automatically calculated and retired through Varaha’s biochar carbon removal project, while networking with corporate carbon credit buyers, project investors, and climate-focused venture capitalists. The event kicks off a week-long conference focused on carbon markets and climate solutions, with complimentary coffee provided post-run.

💸 Making Carbon Projects Investable

When: Monday, May 18

Where: New York, NY, New York

This invite-only lunch brings together capital providers, carbon removal project developers, and institutional investors to explore the critical factors that make CDR projects investable. Featuring speakers from JPMorgan Chase, Société Générale, and leading carbon removal companies, the session addresses practical frameworks around risk assessment, credit quality, and bankability in an emerging market. The event combines a curated panel discussion with structured networking, offering direct access to decision-makers actively deploying capital in the carbon removal space.

🌊 Future New York Storytelling - No Stone Tombstone

When: Monday, May 18

Where: Cafe Here, Kings County

This event presents “Sim Eternal City,” a speculative design project exploring how New York communities will adapt to rising sea levels and aging populations. The evening features “No Stone Tombstone,” a reimagined approach to memory and legacy in Red Hook, combining storytelling with urban design thinking. Hosted by IWBFD Storytelling Studios as part of the New York Design Festival, this free event bridges creative narrative with urgent climate and social resilience questions facing the city.

🏘️ JESSOR - Co-ops Today: The Case of Penn South with Bernheimer Architecture

When: Monday, May 18

Where: Amalgamated Dwellings, New York

Bernheimer Architecture partners Will Sheridan and Brandon Pietras present their renovation work on Penn South, a midcentury limited-equity housing cooperative in Chelsea designed by Herman Jessor and Gerhard Graupe. The discussion covers the technical and collaborative challenges of rehabilitating the cooperative for Local Law 97 compliance while preserving its architectural heritage, featuring insights from the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust and Penn South’s board leadership. This event extends the JESSOR exhibition at Citygroup, offering a deep dive into the intersection of historic preservation, affordable housing policy, and cooperative development in New York.

🌿 Climate-Resilient Communities in Chile

When: Tuesday, May 19

Where: The Forum at Columbia University, New York

Columbia World Projects presents findings from their climate resilience initiative in Chile, focusing on community capacity-building and civic participation strategies. This event shares practical results and lessons learned from strengthening climate-resilient communities, offering insights applicable to similar efforts across Latin America and beyond. The session provides an opportunity to understand how institutional partnerships can drive meaningful climate adaptation at the community level.

🏝️ Case Study: Art, Earth, Purpose – Reimagining Wilderness on Ossabaw Island

When: Tuesday, May 19

Where: 526 Hudson St, New York

This event explores Ossabaw Island’s pioneering model of environmental stewardship and creative flourishing through a case study discussion and film screening. Speakers Beryl Gilothwest and Megan Mayhew Bergman examine how Eleanor West’s vision of centering contemplation over exploitation created a unique “ecological workshop” that preserved an undeveloped island while fostering intellectual and artistic innovation. The conversation addresses urgent questions about shifting humanity’s relationship with land from ownership to stewardship in an era of environmental crisis.

🍻 RAISING THE BAR in CDR Happy Hour!

When: Tuesday, May 19

Where: New York

This is a networking happy hour celebrating achievements in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and climate change mitigation, hosted by a coalition of leading climate tech companies including Cowboy Clean Fuels, Climate Vault Solutions, and Absolute Climate. The event brings together world-class partners in the climate solutions space for an evening of celebration and relationship-building in New York. With sponsorship from established players in carbon management and climate technology, this offers valuable networking opportunities within the rapidly growing CDR industry..

🛖 Casa IED presents Julia Watson

When: Tuesday, May 19

Where: 84 Withers Street, Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn

Landscape design often forgets about the impact of Indigenous technology and architecture, and their experience in finding sustainable, zero-impact solutions for living. Centuries of knowledge are often left at the margins due to the imposition of a Western, colonizer view on design. Julia Watson will be in conversation with writer and teacher Clara Ramazzotti, leading us through nature-based Indigenous discoveries, intersecting with anthropology, ecology, and urban design, in a talk about the past, present, and future of architecture.

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: May 4 - May 11]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-may-4-may-11https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-may-4-may-11Mon, 04 May 2026 13:36:47 GMTHi all,

New York’s Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act is a landmark piece of state climate legislation, and it’s incredibly important to maintain as fossil fuel prices spike and federal action grinds to a halt. It’s essential to affordability, green jobs, healthy communities and making real climate progress, but the governor is pushing to delay and defang its implementation.

This process has been going on as part of negotiations as part of the (now 1+ month late) state budget in Albany. You can help!

Recently, 17 state lawmakers asked the state court to enforce the CLCPA. There should be more pushing! Find your state senator, state assembly member, and call them (and call the governor) to give your support for the full CLCPA (it’s already law) and emphasize the importance of climate action for lasting affordability and economic growth.

Here are our picks for the week:

As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.

Til next week!

Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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This Week’s Events

Monday, May 4

Tuesday, May 5

Wednesday, May 6

Thursday, May 7

Friday, May 8

Saturday, May 9

Monday, May 11

Community Shoutouts

🌊 Waterfront Conference: May 19

The Waterfront Conference is our region’s premier forum for the shared waterfront. Annually, the event attracts more than 600 participants, including policymakers, community leaders, scientists, engineers, architects, academics, and environmental advocates, as well as labor, real estate, insurance, and financial service professionals. Want to get involved or table? Get in touch with dezer@waterfrontalliance.org

Opportunities

🌇 Urban Future Competition: Due 4/27

Celebrating its 10th year, the Urban Future Prize Competition is open for startup applications, awarding $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to two winners, $10,000 to two runner-up teams, and admission into the ACRE Incubator for leading climatetech startups across Climate Mitigation and Climate Adaptation tracks.

🚀 Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator: Due 5/4

ERANYC is where founders build, connect, and grow their companies with the help of our team and deep network of mentors and investors. ERA provides a unique advantage to founders—NYC’s largest mentor network, with 1,000+ expert mentors and 700+ alumni founders across all major industries. $150K investment on a 6% Post-Money SAFE, $600K+ in perks & cloud credits (AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI & more).

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Events in Detail

🎲 Climate Game Night at IX Restaurant, Brooklyn

When: Monday, May 4

Where: IX Restaurant, Brooklyn

Climate Fresk hosts an interactive 3-hour game night at IX Restaurant in Brooklyn designed to educate participants about climate change while fostering community connections. The event combines climate education through gamification with cultural immersion, featuring Guatemalan cuisine and cultural exploration. This free event offers a unique approach to climate awareness that prioritizes both learning and social engagement in a casual dining setting.

🌿 Healing Land & People: Gender-Based Violence & Protecting Indigenous Women

When: Monday, May 4

Where: Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, New York

This Indigenous women-led discussion addresses critical intersections of gender-based violence, land protection, and resistance to extractive industries affecting Indigenous communities. Hosted at the prestigious Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, the event brings together voices directly impacted by MMIP (Missing and Murdered Indigenous People) and environmental exploitation. The free, two-hour session offers a rare opportunity to engage with Indigenous women leaders on systemic issues that remain underrepresented in mainstream discourse.

🌱 Open Hours with the Human Impacts Institute: Creative Climate Awards 2026

When: Tuesday, May 5

Where: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), New York

The Creative Climate Awards 2026 exhibit showcases innovative projects addressing climate change through creative solutions. This drop-in event at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York offers an opportunity to explore award-winning climate initiatives and engage with the Human Impacts Institute’s work in environmental innovation. The free, accessible format encourages broad participation from professionals, students, and community members interested in climate action and creative problem-solving.

🌊 Collective Currents: The Power of Storytelling with Diverse Communities

When: Tuesday, May 5

Where: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), New York

This climate-art salon brings together CCA artists to explore storytelling’s role in building resilience and collective community action. The event focuses on vision and shared narratives as tools for addressing climate challenges through diverse perspectives. Hosted at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, this free gathering offers a unique intersection of art, climate advocacy, and community engagement.

⚓️ Smart Port Challenge 2026 Roadshow

When: Tuesday, May 5

Where: Newlab, Kings County

PIER71’s Smart Port Challenge 2026 Roadshow brings together maritime innovators, investors, and industry leaders at Brooklyn’s Newlab to explore the intersection of New York’s hardware innovation ecosystem and Singapore’s maritime powerhouse. The event features insider briefings on the flagship SPC program, a panel discussion on scaling NY tech globally, and direct networking with Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore officials and maritime tech founders. This is a strategic opportunity for startups to learn about pilot opportunities and application requirements before the June 15 deadline, while investors can scout emerging maritime tech solutions in AI, robotics, and sustainability.

📖 Sustainability Storytelling LIVE NYC

When: Tuesday, May 5

Where: The Ragtrader & Bo Peep Cocktail and Highball Store, New York

Sustainability Storytelling LIVE NYC brings together corporate sustainability, communications, and legal professionals for a hands-on workshop and networking event focused on navigating greenwashing risks, ESG disclosure pressures, and effective sustainability communication. Led by Mike Hower, author of “Sustainability Storytelling,” the evening features expert speakers including Alison Taylor (NYU Stern) and Josh Wiener (MetLife), offering practical frameworks and direct peer connections with practitioners tackling these challenges in real time. Attendees receive a signed copy of the book, light refreshments, and immediate takeaways applicable to their organizations.

☀️ Sunset Park Solar

When: Tuesday, May 5

Where: UPROSE, Brooklyn

Sunset Park Solar showcases New York City’s first community-led solar project, offering insights into grassroots renewable energy initiatives and sustainable urban development. This event brings together architects, urban planners, and community stakeholders to explore innovative approaches to solar energy adoption at the neighborhood level. The free event at UPROSE in Brooklyn provides valuable networking opportunities within the sustainable architecture and clean energy sectors.

🌿 ONE Book Talk: Julia Watson, Lo—TEK Water

When: Wednesday, May 6

Where: One Architecture & Urbanism Inc., New York

This event features Julia Watson discussing her book “Lo-TEK,” which explores how Indigenous knowledge systems can inform climate-resilient design solutions. The conversation addresses the critical intersection of traditional ecological wisdom and contemporary urban design challenges. Hosted by One Architecture & Urbanism, this free event offers an opportunity to learn from a recognized voice in sustainable architecture and indigenous-informed design practices.

🌍📊 Spring 2026 Lecture in Climate Data Science: HANG FAN

When: Thursday, May 7

Where: Columbia Innovation Hub - Tang Family Hall, New York

The LEAP Center at Columbia University hosts a specialized seminar on climate data science featuring speaker Hang Fan. This lecture explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, physics, and climate science—a critical area as organizations increasingly rely on data-driven approaches to understand and address climate challenges. The event offers direct access to expertise in a rapidly evolving field with significant real-world applications.

🌳 Street Tree Canopy Care Volunteer Day

When: Thursday, May 7

Where: 213 E 7th St, New York

This volunteer day focuses on urban forest maintenance and canopy care in New York’s East Village, organized by the LES Ecology Center. Participants will engage in hands-on environmental stewardship while learning about the critical role trees play in urban ecosystems, including air quality improvement, temperature regulation, and flood mitigation. The free event offers a practical opportunity to contribute to community environmental health and connect with local conservation-minded volunteers.

🎮 Integrated Design & Media (IDM) Showcase: Spring 2026

When: Thursday, May 7

Where: NYU 370 Jay Street, Brooklyn

NYU Tandon’s Integrated Design & Media (IDM) Showcase presents an evening of interactive demonstrations and video game exhibits featuring student and faculty work from the IDM program. This free event offers direct exposure to cutting-edge projects at the intersection of design, media, and technology. Attendees will have opportunities to engage with creators and explore innovative work in an interactive setting at NYU’s Brooklyn campus.

🌲 Mass Timber in the City: Opportunities & Challenges for Residential Design

When: Thursday, May 7

Where: Bergen Brooklyn, Brooklyn

This event explores the practical applications and challenges of mass timber construction in residential design, hosted by AIA Brooklyn at a Brooklyn venue. The session provides architects and design professionals with actionable insights into delivering mass timber projects in urban settings. Free attendance makes this an accessible opportunity for professionals to engage with emerging sustainable building practices.

♻️ Wasted Fashion

When: Thursday, May 7

Where: 66 5th Ave, New York

Wasted Fashion is a student-led design competition and showcase exploring waste-less fashion systems, bringing together emerging designers and industry leaders to bridge the gap between sustainability theory and practice. The evening features a panel discussion with executives from major fashion brands and sustainability experts, followed by awards for winning design projects and structured networking. This event uniquely combines real-world design constraints with direct access to decision-makers from companies like PVH, Coach, Proenza Schouler, and KITH.

⚡ Task Force Roundtable: Enabling Resilient Critical Infrastructure for Communities

When: Friday, May 8

Where: 1 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York

This facilitated roundtable convenes grid asset owners, community stakeholders, regulators, nonprofits, and private sector leaders to address critical infrastructure resilience, equity, and affordability in New York’s energy ecosystem. The event tackles emerging challenges including geothermal heat pumps, battery energy storage systems, interconnection bottlenecks, and nuclear literacy while emphasizing community participation and collaborative solutions. Participants will engage in open discussion followed by moderated working groups to translate insights into practical, near-term action strategies for responsible energy transition.

🦁📡 Internet of Animals: How Wildlife Can Help Forecast Environmental Change

When: Friday, May 8

Where: 873 Broadway, New York

This lecture explores how wildlife monitoring and animal behavior data can serve as early indicators of environmental change and climate impacts. Part of the Next Frontiers Symposium, the event bridges technology and climate science by examining innovative approaches to using animal-derived insights for environmental forecasting. The session combines expert discussion with audience conversation, offering insights into emerging methodologies at the intersection of biology, technology, and climate research.

💰 Next Frontier of Capital: Investing in Innovation & Sustainable Progress

When: Friday, May 8

Where: 873 Broadway, New York

This fireside chat luncheon brings together business leaders and international relations professionals to explore innovative investment strategies and sustainable progress. Part of the Next Frontiers Symposium, the event offers a focused 90-minute discussion on capital allocation in emerging sectors. The intimate venue and fireside chat format create meaningful networking opportunities for investors, entrepreneurs, and policy stakeholders.

🦪 Volunteering Untapped NYC: Billion Oyster Project (May Event)

When: Saturday, May 9

Where: Governors Island, New York

Volunteering Untapped NYC partners with the Billion Oyster Project to restore oyster reefs in New York Harbor on Governors Island, combining hands-on environmental restoration with community building. Participants will engage in practical conservation work including shoveling shells and mixing cement, with a lunch break and post-event social at a local venue. This free event leverages oysters’ natural water-filtering properties to address ecosystem health while fostering connections among volunteers passionate about environmental stewardship.

🌱 ECOLOGICAL CITY: Procession for Climate Solutions

When: Saturday, May 9

Where: Lower East Side, New York City

Earth Celebrations presents an all-day procession and celebration focused on climate solutions and ecological urban living on the Lower East Side. This free community event combines activism, art, and education to engage New Yorkers in environmental action and sustainable city practices. The procession format offers a unique blend of public engagement and cultural expression around climate advocacy, making it accessible to diverse audiences beyond traditional conference settings.

🌍⚡ Climate Science and Energy Engineering Dinner

When: Monday, May 11

Where: Skylight Diner, New York

This dinner event brings together professionals interested in climate science and energy engineering for informal discussion at Skylight Diner in Manhattan. The free, casual format with separate checks encourages candid conversation and networking among attendees with shared interests in sustainability and clean energy. The May 2026 timing positions this as a timely gathering for industry professionals to exchange insights on pressing environmental and engineering challenges.

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: Apr 25 - May 2]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-apr-25-may-2https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-apr-25-may-2Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:01:12 GMTHi all,

Hope you all had a great Earth Week, whether you spent it in NYC, took Amtrak down to DC Climate Week, stopped over in Austin for EarthX, or went cross-country to SF Climate Week!

From deep tech challenges to public messaging to real human impact, health and climate are deeply linked. But they rarely share the same stage. We’re thrilled to be bringing these connections together with two upcoming events:

Here are our picks for the week:

Til next week!

Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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This Week’s Events

Saturday, Apr 25

Sunday, Apr 26

Monday, Apr 27

Tuesday, Apr 28

Wednesday, Apr 29

Thursday, Apr 30

Friday, May 1

Saturday, May 2

Community Shoutouts

🌊 Waterfront Conference: May 19

The Waterfront Conference is our region’s premier forum for the shared waterfront. Annually, the event attracts more than 600 participants, including policymakers, community leaders, scientists, engineers, architects, academics, and environmental advocates, as well as labor, real estate, insurance, and financial service professionals. Want to get involved or table? Get in touch with dezer@waterfrontalliance.org

Opportunities

🌇 Urban Future Competition: Due 4/27

Celebrating its 10th year, the Urban Future Prize Competition is open for startup applications, awarding $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to two winners, $10,000 to two runner-up teams, and admission into the ACRE Incubator for leading climatetech startups across Climate Mitigation and Climate Adaptation tracks.

🚀 Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator: Due 5/4

ERANYC is where founders build, connect, and grow their companies with the help of our team and deep network of mentors and investors. ERA provides a unique advantage to founders—NYC’s largest mentor network, with 1,000+ expert mentors and 700+ alumni founders across all major industries. $150K investment on a 6% Post-Money SAFE, $600K+ in perks & cloud credits (AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI & more).

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Events in Detail

🧬 Bioyarn: Create Biotextiles from Algae

When: Saturday, Apr 25

Where: Genspace, Brooklyn

This hands-on workshop at Genspace NYC offers participants the opportunity to create biotextiles directly from algae, combining sustainable materials science with practical fiber arts. The class caters to knitters, makers, and anyone interested in exploring innovative bio-based textiles, providing a unique intersection of biotechnology and creative production. Attendees will gain practical skills in bioengineering while producing wearable or usable yarn, making this an actionable learning experience in emerging sustainable materials.

🌱 Seeds of Change

When: Saturday, Apr 25

Where: Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, New York

Seeds of Change is a free, community-focused sustainability event held at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza in Manhattan, celebrating Earth Day with activities centered on creativity, community engagement, and environmental action. The event brings together local residents and sustainability advocates for a morning of collaborative celebration and learning. With its prime location in Midtown Manhattan and zero-cost entry, it offers accessible community participation in environmental initiatives.

🌾 NYCHA Farms & Gardens Summit 2026

When: Saturday, Apr 25

Where: Ingersoll Community Center (NYCHA), Brooklyn

The NYCHA Farms & Gardens Summit 2026 celebrates the spring season and showcases urban agriculture initiatives across New York City Housing Authority properties. This free community event brings together residents, neighbors, and stakeholders to highlight the flourishing gardens and farms within NYCHA developments. The summit provides an opportunity to connect with community members and learn about sustainable food production and green space initiatives in public housing.

🛶 Volunteer at the Bronx River Open House with the Bronx River Alliance

When: Saturday, Apr 25

Where: Starlight Park, Bronx County

The Bronx River Alliance hosts an Open House event at Starlight Park featuring walking tours, interactive activities, and tabling booths focused on environmental stewardship and community engagement. Fordham students volunteer as event staff, providing hands-on experience in environmental advocacy and community service. This free event offers participants direct interaction with the Bronx River Alliance team and opportunities to learn about local river restoration initiatives and environmental conservation.

🧶 Habitat for the Discarded Exhibition and Artist Talk

When: Saturday, Apr 25

Where: Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Kings County

This exhibition explores the creative intersection of invasive Japanese Knotweed and waste wool, challenging conventional notions of discarded materials through art and community engagement. Hosted at the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, the event features an artist talk and Q&A with Madeline Brubaker and Rachel Dana, offering participants an opportunity to reimagine sustainable material use. The free, five-hour event welcomes all community members to engage with innovative approaches to environmental and textile waste.

😂 Hahapocalypse

When: Saturday, Apr 25

Where: Caveat, New York

Hahapocalypse brings together comedians and activists for an entertaining evening that merges humor with climate advocacy. This event at the renowned Caveat venue in New York combines stand-up comedy with social activism, creating a unique platform for raising awareness about climate movements. Attendees can enjoy live performances while directly supporting environmental causes through ticket proceeds.

🌍 Earth Day Festival w/ Bunch Crew

When: Sunday, Apr 26

Where: 770 Jackson St, Hoboken

The Earth Day Festival with Bunch is a free outdoor celebration on April 26, 2026, in Hoboken, NJ designed to bring together locals in small groups to celebrate environmental consciousness and community. Organized by Bunch, a platform focused on facilitating meaningful social connections, the event combines environmental awareness with grassroots networking. This 5-hour festival offers a casual, accessible way to meet like-minded individuals while engaging with Earth Day themes in a community-oriented setting.

🌳 Rooted in New York: Tree Stewardship with PlantxChange

When: Sunday, Apr 26

Where: Corner of 47th & 4th avenue., Brooklyn

PlantxChange hosts a hands-on tree stewardship event in Brooklyn that combines environmental action with community engagement. Participants will learn urban forestry practices while caring for trees in one of New York’s neighborhoods. This free event offers a practical opportunity to contribute to urban greening initiatives and connect with like-minded environmental advocates.

🐨 The Beverley Discussion 2026: Environmental Sustainability in Australian Art, with Annabel Keenan and Aruna D’Souza

When: Monday, Apr 27

Where: American Australian Association, New York

This discussion brings together 2025 Beverley Art Writers Travel Grant recipient Annabel Keenan and acclaimed critic Aruna D’Souza to explore how Australian artists and cultural institutions are implementing environmentally sustainable practices. Keenan shares firsthand insights from her travels across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide, including a notable case study of Bundanon, a museum and artist homestead designed with fire-resistant features on a remote nature reserve. The conversation bridges contemporary art practice with urgent environmental concerns, offering a unique perspective on how the Australian art community is addressing sustainability challenges.

🎨 2026 Creative Climate Awards: Apr 28 Salon

When: Tuesday, Apr 28

Where: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), New York

The 2026 Creative Climate Awards Salon brings together artists and climate advocates for an intimate discussion on vision, resilience, and collective community action in response to climate challenges. Hosted by the Human Impacts Institute at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, this free event offers a unique platform for creative professionals to explore climate solutions through an artistic lens. The salon format facilitates meaningful dialogue and networking among artists, activists, and community leaders working at the intersection of creativity and environmental action.

🕦 Open Hours at the Creative Climate Awards 2026

When: Tuesday, Apr 28

Where: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), New York

The Creative Climate Awards 2026 Open Hours offers a drop-in opportunity to explore an exhibit showcasing innovative climate solutions and creative approaches to environmental challenges. Hosted by the Human Impacts Institute at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, this free event provides accessible engagement with climate-focused creative work. The flexible five-hour window allows professionals and community members to visit at their convenience and discover award-winning climate initiatives.

🤖 AI for Social Good Meetup

When: Tuesday, Apr 28

Where: Barlume, New York

This open, informal meetup brings together researchers, founders, funders, and practitioners working at the intersection of AI and social impact across climate, health, education, and conservation. The event emphasizes real-world conversations and tradeoffs rather than polished presentations, creating space for collaborative problem-solving among diverse stakeholders. Attendees can expect authentic networking opportunities with impact-focused technologists, investors, and advocates in an accessible, judgment-free environment at Union Square.

🐵 Honoring Jane Goodall’s Legacy: Film Screening and Discussion

When: Tuesday, Apr 28

Where: Kings County

This community-driven event honors Jane Goodall’s environmental legacy through a film screening, guided meditation, and facilitated discussion on climate emotions and global impact. Held during Earth Month in New York City, the evening combines creative engagement with direct action—all ticket proceeds benefit The Jane Goodall Institute, Center for Great Apes, and The Nature Conservancy. The event emphasizes community resilience and joy as a response to climate anxiety, welcoming both longtime Goodall supporters and newcomers seeking meaningful connection around environmental stewardship.

🌱 Sustainability Graduate Programs Final Capstone Briefings: Spring 2026

When: Tuesday, Apr 28

Where: Columbia University, Kraft Center, Rennert Hall, New York

Columbia University’s Sustainability Graduate Programs present their Final Capstone Briefings, showcasing research and projects from M.S. in Sustainability Management and M.S. in Sustainability Science students. This event provides direct access to emerging sustainability leaders and their innovative solutions addressing real-world environmental and social challenges. Attendees will gain insights into cutting-edge sustainability research while building connections with graduate students, faculty, and industry professionals in the sustainability sector.

🌡️ ACA Group x Jupiter Intelligence: Unlocking ROI Through Climate Adaptation in Real Estate

When: Wednesday, Apr 29

Where: New York

This intimate breakfast roundtable brings together real estate professionals to address the immediate business impact of climate risk on underwriting, valuations, and investment decisions. Led by Jupiter Intelligence and ACA Global, the session translates climate analytics into actionable portfolio strategies while covering emerging requirements like GRESB compliance. Participants will learn how leading managers are integrating climate risk into financial models and decision-making frameworks.

🔌 Powering Micromobility: Demystifying E-Bike Charging

When: Wednesday, Apr 29

Where: New York

Con Edison hosts a comprehensive workshop on electric micromobility charging infrastructure, addressing the critical need for safe e-bike and e-scooter charging solutions in urban buildings and communities. The event brings together building decision-makers, developers, and municipal officials to explore fire safety protocols, manufacturer solutions, and practical deployment strategies. Featuring speakers from FDNY, NYC DOT, and NYC DOB, this free session provides actionable insights on planning, permitting, and installation of charging infrastructure.

❄️ Overview of the 2026 NYC Cooling Tower Updates: 4 in-person sessions

When: Wednesday, Apr 29

Where: New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Queens

This in-person session covers critical 2026 cooling tower regulatory updates in New York City, focusing on Legionella requirements and mandatory documentation changes. Hosted by CT Academy at the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, the event provides essential compliance guidance for facility managers, building owners, and HVAC professionals. The free session offers timely, actionable information directly from regulatory authorities to help organizations prepare for upcoming legal requirements.

🌊 Remathau: People of the Ocean

When: Wednesday, Apr 29

Where: New York

This event features a screening of “Remathau: People of the Ocean,” a documentary about Dr. Nicole Hokulani Yamase, the first Micronesian and Pacific Islander to reach the Challenger Deep, during the 25th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The screening will be followed by a moderated conversation with Dr. Yamase exploring how Indigenous leadership and knowledge can guide ocean stewardship and coral reef protection. Hosted by Causeway Impact, One Reef, and Wildlife Conservation Network, the event bridges modern science with ancestral navigation traditions to mobilize action for Indigenous-led ocean initiatives and reef protection.

🍻 Clean Creatives NYC Spring Happy Hour

When: Wednesday, Apr 29

Where: TALEA Beer Co - Williamsburg, Kings County

Clean Creatives hosts a post-Earth Week happy hour in Williamsburg bringing together PR, advertising, and creative professionals committed to climate action and sustainable business practices. The event offers free drinks for the first 20 arrivals and provides a casual networking opportunity for creatives, CEOs, and freelancers to connect with like-minded professionals in the industry. Clean Creatives represents a global community of over 3,700 strategists and 1,500+ agencies advocating for a fossil fuel-free future in marketing and communications.

⏰ Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action

When: Wednesday, Apr 29

Where: Pier 57, New York

Manhattan Climate Changemakers hosts a productive evening of direct climate advocacy at Pier 57, combining networking with immediate action opportunities. Participants will engage in concrete political activities such as writing letters to editors, scheduling congressional meetings, and informing local governments about climate incentives. The event welcomes both newcomers and experienced advocates, requiring only a laptop and willingness to contribute to science-based, equitable climate solutions.

🌱 Making Sustainability Real: From Strategy to Action

When: Wednesday, Apr 29

Where: New York

This cross-sector conversation brings together ESG, renewable energy, and program delivery practitioners to explore how organizations translate sustainability commitments into measurable outcomes. The session addresses the critical gap between climate ambitions and execution, examining organizational priorities, real-world constraints, and what differentiates successful initiatives from stalled ones. Attendees will gain perspectives spanning carbon measurement, clean energy infrastructure, and enterprise-scale implementation, with informal networking and a tree-planting initiative supporting regenerative impact.

🧵 Weaving Plastic: Talk, Make, Collaborate

When: Wednesday, Apr 29

Where: Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn

This hands-on workshop led by Textile Arts Center WIP resident Elise Marks Vazelakis explores innovative plastic weaving techniques through a collaborative make-and-learn format. Participants will engage in practical textile creation while connecting with fellow artists and makers in an intimate evening session. The event combines skill-building with community collaboration at the established Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn, offering a unique intersection of sustainability and traditional textile practices.

📊 Spring 2026 Lecture in Climate Data Science: JOSEPH KO

When: Thursday, Apr 30

Where: Columbia Innovation Hub - Tang Family Hall, New York

This seminar hosted by Columbia’s LEAP Center features Joseph Ko discussing climate data science, combining artificial intelligence and physics approaches to understanding Earth systems. The event offers direct access to cutting-edge research in climate science and AI applications, with free admission at a premier research institution. This represents a timely opportunity to engage with emerging methodologies in climate data analysis during a critical period for climate action.

🍹 NYC Happy Hour [Climatebase Fellowship]

When: Thursday, Apr 30

Where: Clinton Hall, New York

A casual happy hour networking event hosted by Climatebase in New York City, bringing together members of the climate action community for informal connection and conversation. Held at Clinton Hall, this free event provides an accessible opportunity to meet peers working in the climate space in a relaxed social setting. The intimate gathering format, hosted by Alex Woods, emphasizes genuine relationship-building over formal presentations.

🥂 TTI NYC | Climate Happy Hour

When: Thursday, Apr 30

Where: The Dakota Bar, New York

TTI NYC hosts an intimate climate-focused happy hour bringing together founders, investors, and operators working at the intersection of climate, technology, and capital. This casual, agenda-free gathering prioritizes unstructured conversation and relationship-building over formal presentations, creating space for meaningful connections among New York’s climate-aligned ecosystem. The event is intentionally limited in size to foster quality interactions and is hosted by TTI NYC Ambassadors Nick Bravante and Linda Kagan.

🐨 The Science of Saving Koalas

When: Thursday, Apr 30

Where: American Australian Association, New York

This event brings Currumbin Wildlife Hospital’s groundbreaking koala conservation work directly to New York through an interactive live broadcast experience. Attendees will witness a virtual tour of one of the world’s busiest wildlife hospitals while engaging with leading veterinarians and researchers pioneering a world-first koala chlamydia vaccine and population stabilization program. The event combines scientific innovation, real-time wildlife care observation, and direct Q&A with experts, creating a unique opportunity to understand how collaboration between research institutions and frontline care is preventing species extinction.

🌊 The Ocean on Fire

When: Thursday, Apr 30

Where: Maison Française, New York

Anaïs Maurer presents “The Ocean on Fire,” exploring the intersection of nuclear legacy and climate activism through stories from Pacific communities. This talk examines how nuclear survivors and climate activists are addressing environmental challenges in the Pacific region. The event offers insights into environmental justice, indigenous perspectives, and the interconnected crises facing island nations. Hosted by CU Maison Française, this is a timely discussion on urgent global environmental and social issues.

🌱 New Earth Dialogues: In conversation with Lindsey Wikstrom

When: Thursday, Apr 30

Where: Another Tomorrow, New York

New Earth Dialogues presents an intimate conversation with Lindsey Wikstrom, Founding Principal of Mattaforma, exploring how circular design and regenerative approaches can transform built environments and communities. This installment examines the intersection of sustainable innovation, material science, and collaborative strategies for creating interconnected systems that prioritize ecological and human flourishing. The event brings together creative professionals and sustainability advocates for direct dialogue on architecture as a practice of care and planetary stewardship.

🎬 Creative Climate Awards 2026 Film Screening

When: Thursday, Apr 30

Where: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), New York

The Creative Climate Awards 2026 Film Screening showcases climate-inspired films at a prestigious New York venue, featuring an exclusive Artist Q&A with participating CCA artists. This free event combines environmental storytelling with direct engagement opportunities, offering attendees insight into how creative practitioners address climate challenges. The screening provides a unique intersection of art, climate action, and community dialogue in an accessible format.

🍻 YBG-NYC Spring Happy Hour!

When: Thursday, Apr 30

Where: Clinton Hall, New York

YBG-NYC hosts a spring happy hour at Clinton Hall in Manhattan, providing Yale alumni an opportunity to network and reconnect with peers in the New York area. This casual social gathering offers a low-pressure environment for building professional relationships within the Yale alumni community. The free event is ideally timed for spring networking and community engagement.

🌷 A Garden at the End of the World: Spatial Justice in Industrial Communities

When: Friday, May 1

Where: McGolrick Park Shelter Pavilion, Brooklyn

This event explores spatial justice and environmental resilience in industrial communities through an on-site discussion at McGolrick Park in Brooklyn. Participants will examine the intersection of historical and cultural land use while considering modern approaches to biodiversity and rewilding. Hosted by NYC Parks GreenThumb, this free outdoor gathering offers direct engagement with urban environmental restoration initiatives in a historically significant industrial neighborhood.

✊ 1er mai au consulat avec la gauche écologiste

When: Friday, May 1

Where: New York

This event celebrates International Workers’ Day (May 1st) at the French Consulate General in New York, bringing together French left-wing candidates for consular elections with the French expatriate community. The gathering combines political engagement with cultural celebration, featuring candidate meet-and-greets, historical context on American May Day traditions, and karaoke of labor movement songs. The event represents a unique intersection of French political participation and labor movement commemoration in the New York diaspora.

🎹 John Medeski & Los Abstraccioneros - Camino Verde Benefit Concert

When: Friday, May 1

Where: New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York

Legendary keyboardist John Medeski headlines an intimate solo piano performance alongside Peruvian Amazonian cumbia trio Los Abstraccioneros at this benefit concert for rainforest restoration. Held at the prestigious Adler Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, the evening combines world-class musicianship with environmental impact, with 100% of proceeds supporting Camino Verde’s work with Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon. The concert offers a rare opportunity to experience genre-defying jazz improvisation and authentic Amazonian music in an intimate Central Park West setting.

📖 Dystopia Gets Personal: Laila Lalami & Megha Majumdar

When: Friday, May 1

Where: Strand Book Store, New York

PEN America hosts a literary conversation between acclaimed authors Laila Lalami and Megha Majumdar exploring how surveillance, climate crisis, and inequality intersect with personal experience. This intimate discussion at the Strand Book Store’s Rare Books Room examines the dystopian elements embedded in contemporary life and their psychological impact. The event brings together two critically acclaimed writers known for their socially conscious fiction to discuss urgent themes shaping modern society.

✅ Climate Solutions

When: Friday, May 1

Where: Judson Memorial Church, New York

PEN America hosts a discussion on climate solutions featuring leading voices in the climate movement at the historic Judson Memorial Church in New York. This event brings together experts to explore actionable pathways for addressing climate challenges and charting a sustainable future. The intimate venue setting in Manhattan provides an opportunity to engage directly with climate thought leaders and network with environmentally-conscious professionals.

🛶 Riverkeeper Sweep: Clean Up the Hudson River

When: Saturday, May 2

Where: Manhattan Kayak Co, New York

The Hudson Riverkeeper Sweep is a regional day of action where paddlers join 120+ communities in simultaneous water cleanups. Participants will kayak along Midtown Manhattan with experienced guides to collect floating debris and contribute to environmental monitoring efforts coordinated by Hudson Riverkeeper. The event combines hands-on environmental stewardship with community engagement, featuring both an on-water cleanup component and a post-sweep gathering for networking and sharing results.

⚛️ C2FM Founder Speed Matching: Nuclear

When: Saturday, May 2

Where: Columbia Startup Lab (CSL), New York

C2FM hosts a curated founder speed matching event focused on nuclear technology and climate innovation at Columbia Startup Lab. Participants will engage in structured co-founder matching rounds designed to connect aspiring entrepreneurs across disciplines within Columbia’s sustainability community. The event features networking, founder-matching best practices guidance, and direct access to like-minded innovators passionate about fusion reactors, advanced fission, and small modular reactors (SMRs).

🌱 Prospect Heights Green Team Meet-up

When: Saturday, May 2

Where: 625 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn

Prospect Heights Green Team Meet-up is a monthly volunteer initiative held on the first Saturday of each month from May through October, focused on tree and plant care in the Brooklyn neighborhood. Organized by Prospect Heights Open Streets, this free community event provides hands-on environmental stewardship opportunities for local residents. The recurring nature of the program creates consistent engagement opportunities for those interested in urban greening and community building.

📸 Anthotype Emulsions: Sustainable Photographic Practices Workshop

When: Saturday, May 2

Where: Alice Austen House, Staten Island

This hands-on workshop at the historic Alice Austen House teaches participants the art of anthotype photography, a sustainable alternative to conventional photographic processes. Using foraged plants and pantry ingredients, attendees will create their own light-sensitive emulsions and produce photographic prints. The workshop combines environmental consciousness with artistic experimentation, offering a unique opportunity to explore alternative photographic techniques while learning about sustainable creative practices.

🌰 Speculative Botany: Sensing the American Chestnut

When: Saturday, May 2

Where: Index Greenpoint, Kings County

This workshop explores the ecological and cultural history of the functionally extinct American chestnut through a multisensory experience combining lecture, discussion, and a curated meal. Facilitated by ecological landscape designer Michael Cafiero and artist Adriana Gallo, participants will engage with the species through smell, touch, and taste while examining humanity’s relationship with the botanical world. The event proposes “speculative botany” as a critical method for understanding multispecies solidarity and reimagining futures for lost or transformed species.

🌍 You are Her(e): An Earth Month Celebration

When: Saturday, May 2

Where: 199 York St, Kings County

This Earth Month celebration brings together community members for an afternoon focused on environmental consciousness through art, joy, and circular economy principles. The event emphasizes both personal connection to nature and practical action-taking, creating space for learning and rest. Hosted in Brooklyn, this free gathering welcomes all attendees interested in sustainability and community engagement.

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: Apr 7 - Apr 15]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-apr-7-apr-15https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-apr-7-apr-15Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:03:00 GMTHi friends,

Here are our picks for the week:

As always, scroll down for the full list of events this week and upcoming events for Earth month (we have 80+ listed below and more on the way).

Til next week!

Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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Community Shoutouts

🌊 Waterfront Conference: May 19

The Waterfront Conference is our region’s premier forum for the shared waterfront. Annually, the event attracts more than 600 participants, including policymakers, community leaders, scientists, engineers, architects, academics, and environmental advocates, as well as labor, real estate, insurance, and financial service professionals. Want to get involved or table? Get in touch with dezer@waterfrontalliance.org

This Week’s Events

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Opportunities

🌎 Climate Curve Prize: Methane: Due 4/17

The Climate Curve Prize: Methane is a new global competition funding solutions that ♻ methane emissions in food, agriculture, and waste systems, with applications open until April 17, 2026. It will award $200K total, including $25K each to eight winners, plus visibility and access to a global network of funders and partners. Applicants must have active, scalable projects that can quantify methane reduction impact, across categories like mitigation, finance, MRV, and social pathways, with finalists announced in July and winners in September during NYC Climate Week.

🇺🇸 Climate Science Serving America Fellowship: Due 4/17

Project Drawdown has launched a remote fellowship for PhD-level scientists and engineers working on climate solutions, focused on research, outreach, and collaboration with its internal experts. The program offers $130K–$140K for early-career fellows and $150K–$160K for mid-career fellows, plus benefits and a $10K annual stipend for research-related expenses.

🌇 Urban Future Competition: Due 4/27

Celebrating its 10th year, the Urban Future Prize Competition is open for startup applications, awarding $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to two winners, $10,000 to two runner-up teams, and admission into the ACRE Incubator for leading climatetech startups across Climate Mitigation and Climate Adaptation tracks.

🚀 Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator: Due 5/4

ERANYC is where founders build, connect, and grow their companies with the help of our team and deep network of mentors and investors. ERA provides a unique advantage to founders—NYC’s largest mentor network, with 1,000+ expert mentors and 700+ alumni founders across all major industries. $150K investment on a 6% Post-Money SAFE, $600K+ in perks & cloud credits (AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI & more).

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Events in Detail

⚡ Taming the 2026 Peak: Rethinking Demand Response to Address Year-Round Grid

When: Tuesday, Apr 7

Where: Building Energy Exchange, Inc., New York

This expert panel discussion examines the evolution of demand response strategies to address grid reliability challenges in 2026 and beyond. Hosted by the New York Energy Consumers Council at Building Energy Exchange, the session brings together industry leaders to explore how demand response mechanisms must adapt to manage year-round grid demands. The event offers valuable insights for energy professionals, utilities, and stakeholders invested in grid modernization and reliability solutions.

🌿 Resilience Thinking Through Nonhuman Ontologies

When: Tuesday, Apr 7

Where: North Hall 107, Brooklyn

This event explores resilience thinking through nonhuman ontologies, examining how design can engage with the pluriverse of nonhuman perspectives. Hosted by the Pratt Sustainability Center, the session titled “When Plants Outlast Empires: Designing With the Nonhuman Pluriverse” offers critical perspectives on sustainability and design that challenge anthropocentric approaches. The free event provides an opportunity to engage with emerging frameworks in ecological design and philosophical thinking about human-nature relationships.

♻️ Wasted x Van Alen – with Pratt Institute

When: Tuesday, Apr 7

Where: Van Alen Institute, Kings County

Pratt Institute and Van Alen Institute present an annual public conversation examining waste reimagined as architecture through minimal resource expenditure. The event features presentations from leading design studios including Stock-a-Studio, New Affiliates, and Estudio [PM], alongside student work showcasing material reuse innovations. A panel discussion moderated by Pratt Associate Professor Stephanie Bayard will explore whether waste-to-architecture conversion can achieve a zero-degree transition through pure mental reframing.

🌱 Climate Cafe & Facilitator Training

When: Wednesday, Apr 8

Where: 110 Schermerhorn St, Kings County

Climate Cafe NYC is hosting a facilitator training session at the Brooklyn Quaker Meeting House designed to equip community members with skills to launch neighborhood climate discussion spaces. The 2-hour event combines a brief climate cafe experience with facilitation theory, best practices, and hands-on role-play scenarios to prepare new facilitators. This grassroots initiative addresses the growing need for accessible community spaces where people can discuss climate action and support one another across New York City.

⚛️ Deploying Nuclear at Scale - From Ambition to Execution

When: Wednesday, Apr 8

Where: New York

This panel discussion addresses the critical execution challenges of deploying nuclear energy at scale to meet surging electricity demand from AI infrastructure and data centers. Featuring leaders from JLL, GE Vernova, Newcleo, and the Atlantic Council, the event explores practical pathways for integrating nuclear into industrial projects and scaling the nuclear supply chain. The two-panel format covers both near-term infrastructure integration and long-term sector scalability, followed by a networking reception with key stakeholders across utilities, developers, investors, and technology providers.

🌍🤖 Spring 2026 Lecture in Climate Data Science: NILS THÜEREY

When: Thursday, Apr 9

Where: Columbia Innovation Hub - Tang Family Hall, New York

Nils Thüerey delivers a specialized lecture on climate data science at Columbia University’s LEAP Center, which focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence and physics in Earth science applications. This seminar offers direct access to a leading researcher in computational methods for climate modeling and scientific computing. The event provides valuable learning opportunities for students and professionals interested in AI-driven approaches to climate science and environmental data analysis.

🌱 Climate Policy & The Art of Doing

When: Thursday, Apr 9

Where: 2039 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City

This interactive workshop examines the mechanisms of climate policy formation and empowers young people with practical strategies to influence environmental decision-making. Hosted by Sustainable JC, the event combines policy education with actionable engagement opportunities for emerging climate advocates. The free format and focus on youth participation make it an accessible entry point for those seeking to translate climate concern into tangible policy impact.

🖨️ Print & Preserve: Printing Workshop for NYU Students

When: Thursday, Apr 9

Where: 20 Cooper Sq room 101, New York

This beginner-friendly printing workshop at NYU’s Grey Art Museum draws inspiration from Robert Rauschenberg’s innovative approach to printmaking. The session explores the intersection of artistic practice with sustainability and activism, emphasizing creative reuse and environmental consciousness. Designed specifically for NYU students, the workshop provides hands-on learning in a supportive environment at no cost.

🔥⛏️ Heat Beneath Our Feet: Unlocking Superhot Geothermal with Carlos Araque, CEO, Quaise Energy (In-Person)

When: Thursday, Apr 9

Where: New York

This fireside chat explores superhot geothermal energy as a scalable solution to global energy demand, featuring Carlos Araque, CEO of Quaise Energy (an MIT spinout pioneering fusion-derived drilling technology). The discussion covers the technical and economic barriers that have limited geothermal to less than 1% of global electricity, innovative approaches to accessing deeper and hotter resources, and Quaise’s Oregon pilot project advancing toward commercial deployment. The event brings together energy innovators, investors, and technologists interested in next-generation geothermal solutions and the intersection of fusion technology with energy infrastructure.

🍹 New York CDR Community Drinks

When: Thursday, Apr 9

Where: New York

Isometric and South Pole are hosting a spring networking event for the carbon dioxide removal and climate solutions community in New York. The casual drinks and bites gathering provides an opportunity to reconnect with peers and stay updated on recent developments in the climate tech sector. This free event leverages the credibility of two established organizations in carbon certification and climate finance to facilitate meaningful industry connections.

✍️ Another way: creative writing workshop

When: Thursday, Apr 9

Where: Neighbor, New York

This creative writing workshop invites participants to imagine sustainable futures through storytelling, exploring how we might care for ourselves, each other, and the planet in 2030, 2045, and beyond. Inspired by Dr. Ayana Johnson’s work on narrative and climate solutions, the session combines reflective writing prompts with community connection among creatives and optimists. Participants will engage in collaborative ideation while building a toolkit of resources to continue the conversation beyond the workshop.

🌊 Exhibit Opening - A Decade of Delta Cities Coastal Resilience

When: Thursday, Apr 9

Where: Leo J. Kuhn lobby gallery, Higgins Hall, Brooklyn

This exhibit opening celebrates a decade of interdisciplinary climate visioning studios at Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture, showcasing ten years of community-engaged research on coastal resilience in delta cities. The event provides an opportunity to explore innovative approaches to climate adaptation and urban sustainability through student and faculty work. Attendees can network with sustainability professionals, architects, and community partners while reflecting on lessons learned from a decade of collaborative climate action research.

🌲 Science & Society: Do Forests Feel?

When: Thursday, Apr 9

Where: Pioneer Works, Brooklyn

This event explores the emerging science of plant intelligence and forest consciousness through a conversation between renowned forest ecologist Suzanne Simard and science journalist Zoë Schlanger. The discussion examines what it means for forests to “feel” and challenges conventional understanding of botanical communication and awareness. Hosted by Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, this free event brings cutting-edge research on forest ecosystems to a general audience interested in science, nature, and environmental philosophy.

🌿 Resilience Thinking Through Nonhuman Ontologies Workshop

When: Friday, Apr 10

Where: North Hall 107, Brooklyn

This workshop explores resilience through nonhuman ontologies and design practices that center the pluriverse, examining how natural systems outlast human empires. Hosted by Pratt Sustainability Center, the full-day event offers participants an opportunity to rethink design methodologies by integrating perspectives from ecology, philosophy, and indigenous knowledge systems. The workshop bridges academic theory with practical design applications, making it valuable for designers, architects, and sustainability professionals seeking to decolonize their practice.

⚡ Energetic Game Night!

When: Friday, Apr 10

Where: Pratt Sustainability Center (Engineering, Room 001), Brooklyn

Energetic is an interactive game night focused on clean energy transition and future thinking, hosted by the Pratt Sustainability Center in collaboration with MS in SES, LEAP, and City Atlas. This free event provides an engaging, hands-on learning experience about energy systems and sustainability challenges. Participants will gain practical insights into clean energy solutions while networking with peers interested in environmental sustainability.

🎨 Earth Celebrations and the Ecological City - Memory Mural Workshop

When: Saturday, Apr 11

Where: East River Park Fire Boat House, New York

This hands-on mural workshop brings together the Lower East Side Ecology Center and Earth Celebrations to create public art celebrating urban climate action. Participants will collaborate with artist-in-residence Katherine Freygang at the scenic East River Park Fire Boat House to paint a community mural that serves as both environmental advocacy and public engagement. The free event combines creative expression with ecological awareness, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to visible climate messaging in a high-traffic NYC location.

👗 Power & Fashion: Clothing Swap & Book Launch

When: Saturday, Apr 11

Where: Heyground Harlem by Communitas, New York

This event combines a practical clothing swap with the launch of “Guided By Power,” creating a unique intersection of sustainable fashion and social consciousness. Hosted by the NYC Fair Trade Coalition at Heyground Harlem, the gathering invites participants to rethink consumption patterns while building community through exchanging lightly used clothing. The event addresses growing consumer interest in circular fashion and ethical consumption, offering both tangible value through clothing exchange and intellectual engagement around power dynamics in the fashion industry.

🌊 @CPR | Jay Reinier: Wave Collapse

When: Sunday, Apr 12

Where: CPR - Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn

Wave Collapse is a multimedia performance by artist Jay Reinier that examines technology at its limits and its intersection with climate change and systemic failures. Presented by CPR (Center for Performance Research), this event offers a unique artistic perspective on contemporary technological and environmental crises. The performance combines multimedia elements to create an immersive exploration of how interconnected systems collapse under pressure.

🍽️⚡ Climate Science and Energy Engineering Dinner

When: Monday, Apr 13

Where: Skylight Diner, New York

This informal dinner brings together professionals interested in climate science and energy engineering for discussion at Skylight Diner in New York. The event offers a casual networking opportunity with separate checks, making it accessible and flexible for attendees. The focus on substantive topics in a relaxed dining setting provides a unique format for professional conversation outside traditional conference settings.

🌱 The Role of Community Engagement in Achieving Sustainability Goals

When: Tuesday, Apr 14

Where: 370 Jay St, Kings County

This panel discussion brings together leading experts in environmental engineering, climate science, and urban sustainability to explore how community engagement drives progress toward sustainability goals. Featuring distinguished faculty from NYU Tandon and UCLA, the event combines cutting-edge research on water quality, climate resilience, and collective decision-making with real-world examples of successful environmental advocacy. The discussion is moderated by two prominent NYU leaders and offers valuable insights for professionals working in urban sustainability, environmental engineering, and climate adaptation.

🎧♻️ Sip & Solutions: Silent Disco Earth Month Edition

When: Tuesday, Apr 14

Where: Threes Brewing, Brooklyn

This Earth Month event combines silent disco entertainment with sustainability-focused networking at Threes Brewing in Brooklyn. Attendees will enjoy a unique interactive experience where conversations happen on wireless headphones, creating an engaging format for professionals and enthusiasts interested in zero waste initiatives. The $10 entry fee makes this an accessible opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals while celebrating environmental responsibility.

🍏 Green Apple Trivia

When: Tuesday, Apr 14

Where: Mercury Bar West, 9th Avenue, New York, NY, USA, New York

Green Apple Trivia is NYC’s only sustainability-focused trivia night, combining environmental knowledge with entertainment at Mercury Bar West. This free event offers a unique opportunity to engage with sustainability topics in a casual, social setting while networking with environmentally-conscious participants. The event blends learning and fun, making it an accessible entry point for those interested in environmental issues without the formality of traditional conferences.

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: Mar 31 - April 5]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-mar-31-april-5https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-mar-31-april-5Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:23:08 GMTHi friends,

It’s Deep Tech Week! There’s a ton of events that are climate adjacent; we didn’t list them all so if you’re interested, go dive in!

Here are our picks for the week:

Til next week!

Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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This Week’s Events

Opportunities

🎨 Pratt STEAMPlant & Arts Grant: Due 3/31

Pratt Institute’s STEAMplant initiative is calling for applications for funding for professional grants and residencies, as well as student fellowships. Grants up to $7,500 are available. The initiative’s mission is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration between the STEM fields and the arts.

🌍 Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures: Due 3/31

Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV) provides innovators with access to capital and resources to help them develop and scale. Our mission is to catalyze innovation and impact by supporting early-stage startups and nonprofits that are building solutions for a more inclusive and sustainable future. MSISV has distributed $38M+ in capital to 140+ startups and organizations since inception.

🌟 Cleantech Open: Due 4/6

Cleantech Open is looking for the world’s most promising startups in the cleantech industry! Do you have an idea that could help solve an environmental or energy challenge? Apply to the 2026 accelerator to gain access to a full business development program that includes expert mentors, investor networking opportunities, industry connections, and a chance to compete regionally and nationally for cash prizes and in-kind services to launch your venture.

🌎 Climate Curve Prize: Methane: Due 4/17

The Climate Curve Prize: Methane is a new global competition funding solutions that reduce methane emissions in food, agriculture, and waste systems, with applications open until April 17, 2026. It will award $200K total, including $25K each to eight winners, plus visibility and access to a global network of funders and partners. Applicants must have active, scalable projects that can quantify methane reduction impact, across categories like mitigation, finance, MRV, and social pathways, with finalists announced in July and winners in September during NYC Climate Week.

🇺🇸 Climate Science Serving America Fellowship: Due 4/17

Project Drawdown has launched a remote fellowship for PhD-level scientists and engineers working on climate solutions, focused on research, outreach, and collaboration with its internal experts. The program offers $130K–$140K for early-career fellows and $150K–$160K for mid-career fellows, plus benefits and a $10K annual stipend for research-related expenses.

🌇 Urban Future Competition: Due 4/27

Celebrating its 10th year, the Urban Future Prize Competition is open for startup applications, awarding $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to two winners, $10,000 to two runner-up teams, and admission into the ACRE Incubator for leading climatetech startups across Climate Mitigation and Climate Adaptation tracks.

🚀 Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator: Due 5/4

ERANYC is where founders build, connect, and grow their companies with the help of our team and deep network of mentors and investors. ERA provides a unique advantage to founders—NYC’s largest mentor network, with 1,000+ expert mentors and 700+ alumni founders across all major industries. $150K investment on a 6% Post-Money SAFE, $600K+ in perks & cloud credits (AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI & more).

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: Mar 24 - Mar 30]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-mar-24-mar-30https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-mar-24-mar-30Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:31:05 GMTHi friends,

Don’t miss our next 🗽NY Climate Tech Meetup on March 31! We’re teaming up with with NetZero Insights, Remarkable Ventures, Streetlife Ventures, and local startup Every Electric - prep for summer with their free ConEd battery-for-A/C program below!

Here are our picks for the week:

📣 And finally, an issue near and dear to our hearts - literally!

As you may have heard, New York is at risk of rolling back the landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which would lock in long-term dependence on natural gas, increase exposure to volatile energy costs, and slow progress on clean energy, public health, and job creation. Framing affordability and the energy transition as tradeoffs is misleading; weakening the law would likely raise costs over time and reduce New York’s competitiveness in the growing clean energy economy.

If you’re in New York, call or email your state senator, assembly member, and the governor’s office to oppose any rollback. Phone calls are most effective:

You can use language like: “I’m concerned about efforts to roll back the CLCPA. It would lock New Yorkers into expensive fossil fuels, harm public health, and reduce access to clean energy jobs. I’m asking you to oppose any rollback and protect the state’s climate commitments. My vote will reflect your position on this issue.”

Policy outcomes here often influence other states, and collective action, especially when it’s specific and sustained, can shape a positive direction forward!

Til next week!

Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team

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This Week’s Events

Events taking place between Mar 24 and Mar 30.

Opportunities

🔋 The Clean Fight: Energy Storage: Deploy Now: Due 3/30

The Clean Fight’s seventh program, Deploy Now, is focused on accelerating energy storage deployment in New York State over the next 12–18 months, targeting solutions that can be installed within a year to support grid reliability and electrification. Selected companies receive business development support with utilities and developers, introductions to capital providers, and eligibility for up to $100K in grant funding for in-state demonstration projects.

🎨 Pratt STEAMPlant & Arts Grant: Due 3/31

Pratt Institute’s STEAMplant initiative is calling for applications for funding for professional grants and residencies, as well as student fellowships. Grants up to $7,500 are available. The initiative’s mission is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration between the STEM fields and the arts.

🌍 Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures: Due 3/31

Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV) provides innovators with access to capital and resources to help them develop and scale. Our mission is to catalyze innovation and impact by supporting early-stage startups and nonprofits that are building solutions for a more inclusive and sustainable future. MSISV has distributed $38M+ in capital to 140+ startups and organizations since inception.

🌟 Cleantech Open: Due 4/6

Cleantech Open is looking for the world’s most promising startups in the cleantech industry! Do you have an idea that could help solve an environmental or energy challenge? Apply to the 2026 accelerator to gain access to a full business development program that includes expert mentors, investor networking opportunities, industry connections, and a chance to compete regionally and nationally for cash prizes and in-kind services to launch your venture.

🌎 Climate Curve Prize: Methane: Due 4/17

The Climate Curve Prize: Methane is a new global competition funding solutions that reduce methane emissions in food, agriculture, and waste systems, with applications open until April 17, 2026. It will award $200K total, including $25K each to eight winners, plus visibility and access to a global network of funders and partners. Applicants must have active, scalable projects that can quantify methane reduction impact, across categories like mitigation, finance, MRV, and social pathways, with finalists announced in July and winners in September during NYC Climate Week.

🇺🇸 Climate Science Serving America Fellowship: Due 4/17

Project Drawdown has launched a remote fellowship for PhD-level scientists and engineers working on climate solutions, focused on research, outreach, and collaboration with its internal experts. The program offers $130K–$140K for early-career fellows and $150K–$160K for mid-career fellows, plus benefits and a $10K annual stipend for research-related expenses.

🌇 Urban Future Competition: Due 4/27

Celebrating its 10th year, the Urban Future Prize Competition is open for startup applications, awarding $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to two winners, $10,000 to two runner-up teams, and admission into the ACRE Incubator for leading climatetech startups across Climate Mitigation and Climate Adaptation tracks.

🚀 Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator: Due 5/4

ERANYC is where founders build, connect, and grow their companies with the help of our team and deep network of mentors and investors. ERA provides a unique advantage to founders—NYC’s largest mentor network, with 1,000+ expert mentors and 700+ alumni founders across all major industries. $150K investment on a 6% Post-Money SAFE, $600K+ in perks & cloud credits (AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI & more).

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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This Week’s Events in Detail

🌍 Columbia Global Sustainability Summit

When: Tue, Mar. 24 from 9:00 AM to 9:30 PM (EDT)

Where: Low Memorial Library, New York

The 2026 Columbia Global Sustainability Summit brings together over 500 international leaders, scholars, and entrepreneurs to explore cutting-edge solutions in AI, biomedicine, green finance, and sustainable development. Hosted at Columbia University’s iconic Low Memorial Library, the full-day event features keynote speeches, roundtable discussions, and high-level networking with representatives from 30+ countries. The summit emphasizes practical implementation of sustainability ideas, resource mobilization, and youth empowerment through direct engagement with industry titans and academic experts.

🏢⚡ Data Center Cocktail & Networking

When: Tue, Mar. 24 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)

Where: HOK, New York

This exclusive networking event at HOK’s New York studio brings together industry leaders in sustainable data center design, covering regenerative architecture, resilience, flexible compute platforms, and regulatory challenges. The evening features curated speakers from HOK, ROCKWOOL, CPower, and Haynes Boone, offering direct access to decision-makers across real estate, finance, technology, and hyperscaler operations. With a focus on balancing digital infrastructure growth with environmental responsibility, attendees gain insights into innovative design strategies and emerging solutions shaping next-generation urban data centers.

🌱 Creatives + Changemakers = Action

When: Tue, Mar. 24 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)

Where: Parklife, Kings County

Climate Designers NYC and Climate Changemakers Brooklyn are hosting a purpose-driven networking mixer that brings together creatives, strategists, organizers, and climate advocates for an evening of connection and action. Held at Parklife in Brooklyn, this free event emphasizes real-world collaboration over traditional presentations, featuring a short welcome and a collective action moment designed to channel energy into tangible climate impact. The gathering targets designers, communicators, policy professionals, and climate-curious individuals ready to bridge creative culture with civic engagement.

🌱 Spotlight: Spring 2026 Entrepreneurs in Residence Roundtable

When: Wed, Mar. 25 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EDT)

Where: 526 Hudson St, New York

This roundtable introduces Anew’s Spring 2026 cohort of Entrepreneurs in Residence—five innovative social entrepreneurs tackling critical issues including criminal justice reform, educational equity, reproductive health, community revitalization, and climate justice. The event features founders of established nonprofits and social enterprises who are advancing transformational solutions across New York City and beyond. Attendees will have direct access to learn about these initiatives and engage in meaningful conversation with mission-driven leaders reshaping their respective fields.

👗 Sip & Swap: A Curated Clothing Swap at Purple Waves

When: Wed, Mar. 25 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)

Where: Purple Waves, New York

Sip & Swap is a curated clothing exchange event hosted by Zero Waste NYC at Purple Waves, combining sustainable fashion with community engagement. Attendees can refresh their wardrobes by swapping gently used clothing items while enjoying beverages in a social setting. This event directly supports the zero-waste lifestyle movement and offers a practical, cost-effective alternative to fast fashion consumption. The intimate 2-hour format creates an ideal environment for like-minded individuals to connect over shared sustainability values.

🍷 Women Love Wine: A Luxe Wine Tasting Experience

When: Wed, Mar. 25 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)

Where: Kings County

This Women’s History Month wine tasting brings together women in tech and entrepreneurship for an evening featuring premium wines from the McBride Sisters collection, led by a certified sommelier. Beyond wine education, attendees will explore how technology—including AI, precision agriculture, and sustainability software—is transforming the wine industry and addressing climate change. The event combines luxury networking with meaningful conversation, creating an intentional space for female technologists, creators, and entrepreneurs to connect and celebrate their achievements.

🌿 Amitav Ghosh The Nutmeg’s Curse: Non-human Voices, More-than-human Stories

When: Wed, Mar. 25 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)

Where: LeFrak Theatre, LL Barnard Hall, New York

Acclaimed author Amitav Ghosh presents “The Nutmeg’s Curse: Non-human Voices, More-than-human Stories” as part of the Barnard English Department’s prestigious Jacqueline Lahn Bloom Lecture series. This event explores Ghosh’s distinctive literary approach to environmental and post-colonial narratives through non-human perspectives. The lecture offers students and faculty an opportunity to engage with one of contemporary literature’s most influential voices on climate, history, and interconnected storytelling.

🇬🇧 London Comes to New York: Clean Tech Solutions for Global Cities

When: Wed, Mar. 25 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)

Where: CLA, 60 E 42nd St suite 5100, New York, New York

​London & Partners and CLA are pleased to invite you to a drinks reception to showcase a delegation of innovative sustainability and climate tech companies from the UK capital, visiting NYC as part of Grow London Global’s 2026 Sustainability Trade Mission. The delegation represents a diverse range of solutions, from digital twins for decarbonisation and building optimisation, to waste-to-energy circular fuels, biodiversity mapping solutions, and data-driven climate resilience platforms, reflecting London’s role as a global hub for green innovation.

⚡ Grid Flexibility and Storage Forum

When: Thu, Mar. 26 from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM (EDT)

Where: New York

A private, invitation-only breakfast forum bringing together corporate leaders, utilities, investors, and founders to discuss the future of grid flexibility and energy storage technologies. Hosted by Wells Fargo and Net Zero Insights with ecosystem partners including Urban Future Lab, Third Derivative, and Greentown Labs, this curated event features panel discussions and topic-specific networking tables focused on market signals and strategic activity shaping the storage and grid flexibility landscape. Limited to 50 guests, the forum is designed for candid, high-signal conversation among innovation and decarbonization leaders across utilities, energy majors, industrials, technology companies, and scaling startups.

🥐 NYC Impact-Makers Breakfast

When: Thu, Mar. 26 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (EDT)

Where: Le Crocodile, Kings County

IMMA Collective hosts an intimate quarterly breakfast for 10 independent founders, freelancers, and consultants building purpose-driven businesses in climate, social impact, and related sectors. This curated gathering, hosted in NYC by Eliza Yvette Esquivel, creates a confidential space for candid conversations about the realities of sustainable entrepreneurship—both financially and personally. The intentionally small circle ensures depth of discussion and meaningful peer support among mission-aligned builders.

🐦 RBESNA Symbolic Fencing Installation with NYC Parks

When: Thu, Mar. 26 from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT)

Where: Arverne East Nature Preserve, Queens County

This hands-on volunteer event brings together NYC Parks Wildlife Unit and the NYC Plover Project to install protective stringline fences for endangered Piping Plovers and shorebirds at Rockaway Beach. Participants will contribute directly to wildlife conservation efforts while learning about shorebird nesting habitat protection in an urban setting. The free event combines environmental stewardship with community engagement, offering a unique opportunity to support species recovery in New York City.

🌍 Spring 2026 Lecture in Climate Data Science: DHRUV BALWADA

When: Thu, Mar. 26 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (EDT)

Where: Columbia Innovation Hub - Tang Family Hall, New York

This seminar from Columbia’s LEAP Center features Dhruv Balwada discussing climate data science, combining artificial intelligence and physics approaches to understanding Earth systems. The event offers direct access to cutting-edge research in a critical field where AI and climate science intersect. Held at Columbia’s Innovation Hub, this free lecture provides valuable learning opportunities for students and professionals interested in climate solutions and data-driven Earth science.

⚕️ March 26: Health Care Is In Crisis! Listen to 6 health-tech entrepreneurs explain how they are helping the situation.

When: Thu, Mar. 26 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (EDT)

Where: Fabrik NYC, New York

This rapid-fire panel brings together six health-tech entrepreneurs addressing the healthcare crisis through innovative solutions, from sleep technology to long-COVID treatments. Each speaker delivers a focused 7-minute lightning talk followed by audience Q&A, creating an efficient format for learning about cutting-edge health-tech approaches. The event attracts a mix of founders, investors, and marketing leaders with proven track records at major companies like Meta, Roblox, and Novartis, offering strong networking potential for those interested in healthcare innovation.

Climate Fintech (and friends!) Happy Hour

When: Thu, Mar. 26 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT)

Where: New York

We’re bringing together climate fintech professionals and members of Women in Cleantech and Sustainability for a casual happy hour meetup. Whether you work in the space, are looking to learn more, or simply enjoy good company over drinks, you’re welcome! It’s a cash bar—come thirsty! Grab your drink of choice, mingle, and enjoy the vibe! Organized by GreenPortfolio, your guide to climate-smart investing and the NYC Chapter of Women in Cleantech and Sustainability. By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with GreenPortfolio.

💧 NYWEA World Water Day Seminar

When: Thu, Mar. 26 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)

Where: Arcadis New York, New York

NYWEA’s World Water Day Seminar explores urban water management and climate resilience through NYC case studies and global perspectives. This event brings together water and environmental professionals to discuss innovative solutions for sustainable urban water systems. The seminar offers valuable networking opportunities with industry experts and actionable insights on climate adaptation strategies relevant to municipal and corporate water management.

🥕 Make It in Brooklyn Ag Tech Pitch Contest

When: Thu, Mar. 26 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)

Where: GOLFZON Social, 15 Hoyt St, Brooklyn, New York

The Make It in Brooklyn Ag Tech Pitch Contest, hosted by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, showcases five NYC-based startups presenting agricultural technology solutions to a panel of judges. The event highlights innovations across areas like sustainable farming, food systems, and agtech, offering founders exposure to investors and the chance to win a $5K prize to accelerate their ventures.

🎭 Womens Coalition Red Carpet for Social Justice Celebration

When: Fri, Mar. 27 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)

Where: The Terrace on Barclay @D37 Headquarters on the 11th Floor, New York

The Women’s Coalition Red Carpet for Social Justice Celebration is an in-person gala event dedicated to honoring and advancing social justice initiatives. Held at The Terrace on Barclay in Manhattan, this free event brings together advocates and change-makers for an evening of celebration and community building. The event provides a unique networking opportunity for professionals committed to social justice causes to connect, share experiences, and strengthen collaborative efforts.

🦪 Community Design + Oyster Mobile Workshop

When: Fri, Mar. 27 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)

Where: Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn

This community workshop at Weeksville Heritage Center combines cultural history education with hands-on creative activities, exploring the legacy of New York Black oyster entrepreneurs while participants craft oyster mobiles and collaboratively design a shade structure. The free event offers a unique intersection of local history, environmental awareness, and participatory design, fostering both learning and community engagement in Brooklyn.

🔬 MICRO- AND NANO-PLASTICS. Impact on Environment, Human Health and Climate.

When: Fri, Mar. 27 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)

Where: Civic Hall, New York

This event examines the critical issue of micro- and nano-plastic pollution and its cascading effects on environmental systems, human health, and climate stability. Attendees will explore how these invisible particles have contaminated ecosystems globally and infiltrated human bodies, causing cellular damage and systemic health impacts. The evening combines expert presentations with structured networking opportunities, providing both educational depth and professional connection-building in a timely discussion of an urgent planetary challenge.

🎭 ECOLOGICAL CITY - Art & Climate Solutions Workshop (COSTUME & BIO ART)

When: Sat, Mar. 28 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EDT)

Where: Earth Celebrations, New York

This workshop combines art and climate activism through collaborative costume creation and bio art, culminating in an ecological city procession. Participants will work directly with artists to design wearable art that communicates climate solutions while building community engagement around environmental action. The free event leverages creative expression as a tool for raising awareness about ecological challenges and sustainable alternatives.

🎭 ECOLOGICAL CITY - Art & Climate Solutions Workshop (PUPPET)

When: Sat, Mar. 28 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EDT)

Where: Earth Celebrations - Sixth Street Community Center, New York

This hands-on workshop invites participants to create puppet art with professional artists as part of the Ecological City initiative, a community-driven movement addressing climate solutions through creative expression. The event combines artistic skill-building with environmental activism, culminating in a public procession to amplify climate awareness. Hosted by Earth Celebrations at a community center in Manhattan, this free event bridges art and advocacy in an accessible, participatory format.

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: Mar 17 - Mar 24]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-mar-17-mar-24https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-mar-17-mar-24Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:02:37 GMTHi friends,

Don’t miss our next 🗽NY Climate Tech Meetup on March 31! We’re teaming up with with NetZero Insights, Remarkable Ventures, and local startup Every Electric - prep for summer with their free ConEd battery-for-A/C program below!

Here are our picks for the week:

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This Week's Events

Events taking place between Mar 17 and Mar 24.

Opportunities

🌐 NYC International Landing Pad Accelerator: Due 3/23

This flagship program is focused on helping ready-to-scale companies overcome some of the toughest barriers to NYC market-entry — so you can get your first project off the ground, scale up, and grow your business.. Our initial cohort is focused on the Built Environment — the buildings and infrastructure where New Yorkers live, work, and move. Together, we’ll help build a cleaner, more resilient future for all who call New York City home.

🌍 Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures: Due 3/31

Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV) provides innovators with access to capital and resources to help them develop and scale. Our mission is to catalyze innovation and impact by supporting early-stage startups and nonprofits that are building solutions for a more inclusive and sustainable future. MSISV has distributed $38M+ in capital to 140+ startups and organizations since inception.

🌟 Cleantech Open: Due 4/6

Cleantech Open is looking for the world’s most promising startups in the cleantech industry! Do you have an idea that could help solve an environmental or energy challenge? Apply to the 2026 accelerator to gain access to a full business development program that includes expert mentors, investor networking opportunities, industry connections, and a chance to compete regionally and nationally for cash prizes and in-kind services to launch your venture. To learn more and apply, visit

🌇 Urban Future Competition: Due 4/27

Celebrating its 10th year, the Urban Future Prize Competition is open for startup applications, awarding $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to two winners, $10,000 to two runner-up teams, and admission into the ACRE Incubator for leading climatetech startups across Climate Mitigation and Climate Adaptation tracks.

🚀 Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator: Due 5/4

ERANYC is where founders build, connect, and grow their companies with the help of our team and deep network of mentors and investors. ERA provides a unique advantage to founders—NYC’s largest mentor network, with 1,000+ expert mentors and 700+ alumni founders across all major industries. $150K investment on a 6% Post-Money SAFE, $600K+ in perks & cloud credits (AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI & more).

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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]]><![CDATA[NY Climate Tech: Mar 3 - Mar 10]]>https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-mar-3-mar-10-f56https://nyc.climatetechcities.com/p/ny-climate-tech-mar-3-mar-10-f56Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:08:09 GMTHi friends,

Slush today, but Spring is around the corner! Here are our picks for the week:

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This Week's Events

Opportunities

🙋‍♀️ Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp | Climate Tech: Due 3/16

Project W's Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp (WEB) is back with its program designed for women entrepreneurs building solutions for a healthier planet – WEB | Climate Tech – in New York on April 16, 2026. WEB | Climate Tech brings together founders, investors, and experts, all focused on building solutions to address the multi-faceted challenges facing our environment.

🌐 NYC International Landing Pad Accelerator: Due 3/23

This flagship program is focused on helping ready-to-scale companies overcome some of the toughest barriers to NYC market-entry — so you can get your first project off the ground, scale up, and grow your business.. Our initial cohort is focused on the Built Environment — the buildings and infrastructure where New Yorkers live, work, and move. Together, we’ll help build a cleaner, more resilient future for all who call New York City home.

🌍 Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures: Due 3/31

Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV) provides innovators with access to capital and resources to help them develop and scale. Our mission is to catalyze innovation and impact by supporting early-stage startups and nonprofits that are building solutions for a more inclusive and sustainable future. MSISV has distributed $38M+ in capital to 140+ startups and organizations since inception.

🌟 Cleantech Open: Due 4/6

Cleantech Open is looking for the world’s most promising startups in the cleantech industry! Do you have an idea that could help solve an environmental or energy challenge? Apply to the 2026 accelerator to gain access to a full business development program that includes expert mentors, investor networking opportunities, industry connections, and a chance to compete regionally and nationally for cash prizes and in-kind services to launch your venture. To learn more and apply, visit

🌇 Urban Future Competition: Due 4/27

Celebrating its 10th year, the Urban Future Prize Competition is open for startup applications, awarding $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to two winners, $10,000 to two runner-up teams, and admission into the ACRE Incubator for leading climatetech startups across Climate Mitigation and Climate Adaptation tracks.

🚀 Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator: Due 5/4

ERANYC is where founders build, connect, and grow their companies with the help of our team and deep network of mentors and investors. ERA provides a unique advantage to founders—NYC’s largest mentor network, with 1,000+ expert mentors and 700+ alumni founders across all major industries. $150K investment on a 6% Post-Money SAFE, $600K+ in perks & cloud credits (AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI & more).

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Events

🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms

Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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This Week's Events in Detail

🏙️ Transforming Cities

When: Tue, Mar. 3

Where: 186 Jay Street, Brooklyn

The Transforming Cities event, hosted by the City Tech Department of Architecture, focuses on reimagining existing buildings to foster resilient, future-ready urban environments. This one-day event will delve into innovative design strategies with insights from the 3XN firm, offering AIA 1.5 CEU credits. Set in Brooklyn, NY, it uniquely addresses the intersection of architecture and climate resilience, making it relevant for professionals and enthusiasts in the field of climate tech.

🌱 SustainaFounder: ClimateTech Funding Landscape + Speed Pitch – Midtown NYC

When: Tue, Mar. 3

Where: 370 7th Ave, New York

SustainaFounder is an engaging event focused on the ClimateTech funding landscape, featuring insights into the latest trends beyond AI. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to pitch their ventures for a chance to win AWS Cloud Service Credits and engineering support. This event is a significant gathering for climate tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs in New York City.

☕ WRISE NYC Coffee & Climate

When: Wed, Mar. 4 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM (EST)

Where: 335 Madison Avenue, New York

WRISE NYC is hosting the second installment of its Climate & Coffee event at The Clock Coffee Shop. This networking gathering focuses on fostering discussions about climate technology and sustainability within the vibrant NYC community. Attendees will have the chance to connect over coffee while engaging in vital conversations about climate solutions and innovations.

🏛️ Decarb Higher Ed NY

When: Wed, Mar. 4 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)

Where: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, New York

The “Decarb Higher Ed NYC” summit focuses on the deep energy retrofit of NYU’s historic Rubin Hall, showcasing its transformation into a low-carbon building. With contributions from notable institutions and experts, the event will cover key topics like building decarbonization, integrated systems, and electrification technologies. This gathering represents a significant step towards sustainable practices in higher education, aligning with broader climate action goals in New York City.

🍻 Post Lunar New Year Happy Hour - AAPI in Climate

When: Wed, Mar. 4 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)

Where: Finback Brewery - LIC, Queens County

The Post Lunar New Year Happy Hour - AAPI in Climate is a unique gathering at Finback Brewery in Queens, New York, designed to bring together members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community engaged in climate tech. This free event offers a casual networking opportunity for individuals to connect, share ideas, and foster collaboration in addressing climate challenges. It highlights the importance of diverse perspectives in the climate conversation, making it an inclusive and community-focused event.

⏰ Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action (now on WEDNESDAY)

When: Wed, Mar. 4 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (EST)

Where: Pier 57, New York

The Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action is set for an impactful evening at Pier 57. Attendees will engage in various climate action activities, including writing letters to the editor and scheduling meetings with Congress members, all aimed at advocating for science-based and equitable climate solutions. This free event encourages participants, whether new to activism or experienced, to bring a laptop and join in on a collaborative effort to drive climate initiatives in their local communities.

🙋‍♀️ Women’s History Month: Legacy & Power

When: Wed, Mar. 4

Where: 190 River Road, Edgewater

The event “Women’s History Month: Legacy & Power” celebrates the contributions and influences of women within the context of climate technology and sustainability. Hosted by Dr. Natasha Leath at Life After Restaurant & Lounge in Edgewater, NJ, it aims to inspire discussions surrounding the impact of women on climate initiatives. While positioned near New York, this gathering’s focus on women’s roles in climate tech makes it a noteworthy occasion during Women’s History Month.

🌇 BATWorks RFEI Information Session (in-person & optional)

When: Wed, Mar. 4

Where: 80 58th Street, Brooklyn

The BATWorks RFEI Information Session is an in-person event designed to inform organizations about the BATWorks Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI). Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and explore ways to get involved in climate tech initiatives. This session is particularly relevant for stakeholders in New York looking to engage with innovative climate solutions at the Brooklyn Army Terminal.

📚 Climate Justice Now Book Round Table

When: Wed, Mar. 4

Where: East Campus Residence Hall, New York

The Climate Justice Now Book Round Table at the Heyman Center for the Humanities in New York City will convene experts to discuss the newly published volume addressing pressing challenges within the climate justice movement. This event aims to foster dialogue among scholars, activists, and community leaders about equitable solutions to climate issues. By facilitating this discussion, the roundtable contributes to the growing discourse surrounding climate justice, emphasizing local and global perspectives.

🌍 Spring 2026 Lecture in Climate Data Science: NOAH BRENOWITZ

When: Wed, Mar. 4

Where: 2276 12th Avenue, New York

This seminar, hosted by the Learning the Earth with Artificial Intelligence + Physics (LEAP) Center at Columbia, will focus on advancements in climate data science. Attendees will gain insights from Noah Brenowitz, a key speaker in the field. This event underscores Columbia’s commitment to addressing climate challenges through innovative data science approaches. It is an excellent opportunity for networking and learning from experts in climate technology.

🌱 Spring 2026 Lecture in Climate Data Science: SPEAKER TBA

When: Wed, Mar. 4

Where: 2276 12th Avenue, New York

The Spring 2026 Lecture in Climate Data Science will take place at the Columbia Innovation Hub in New York City on March 5, 2026. This hybrid event will feature a yet-to-be-announced speaker discussing important themes in climate data science. Participants can attend in person or virtually via Zoom, making it accessible to a broader audience.

🧊 Vanishing Point -Photography Exhibit Opens March 5, 5-8 pm @ Arthouse Hotel

When: Wed, Mar. 4

Where: 2178 Broadway, New York

Vanishing Point is a photography exhibit featuring the work of New York photographer David Waage, showcasing stunning images of icebergs and glaciers from Torres del Paine, Chile. The exhibit will open on March 5 at the Arthouse Hotel, providing a visual exploration of climate-related themes. This event serves as a platform to engage attendees on the significance of climate change and encourages conversations about sustainability.

🌆 Powering the Future Real Estate Conference

When: Thu, Mar. 5

Where: 40 W 4th Street, New York

The Powering the Future Real Estate Conference at NYU Stern School of Business focuses on the intersection of AI-driven energy systems and urban growth, exploring innovative solutions for the real estate sector amid climate challenges. It aims to engage key stakeholders including developers, policymakers, and tech innovators to discuss future trends and sustainability practices in New York’s real estate landscape. This unique event combines insightful panels with networking opportunities for professionals committed to advancing climate tech solutions in the urban context.

🎲 Friday 3/6 March Eco and Climate Game Night

When: Thu, Mar. 5

Where: 14 Jefferson Street, New York

Join us for a delightful evening at the NYC-DSA Office, where climate enthusiasts can engage in various climate-centered games. This event not only promises enjoyment but also aims to foster community awareness about climate issues through interactive play. It’s a unique opportunity to connect with fellow New Yorkers over climate action in a casual setting.

🌿 ECOLOGICAL CITY - Art & Climate Solutions Workshop (COSTUME & BIO ART)

When: Fri, Mar. 6

Where: 638 East 6th Street, New York

ECOLOGICAL CITY is an innovative workshop taking place at Earth Celebrations in New York, where participants can create costumes with artists specifically designed for a climate solutions procession. This event uniquely combines arts and activism, focusing on ecological themes through the medium of costume creation. It aims to foster community engagement and raise awareness about climate-related issues in an artistic setting.

⚡ Energy & Climate Game Afternoon at the Brooklyn Public Library

When: Fri, Mar. 6

Where: 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

The Energy & Climate Game Afternoon at the Brooklyn Public Library invites participants to engage in an interactive experience aimed at decarbonizing NYC’s electric grid through the game Energetic. Set in the heart of Brooklyn, this event will focus on climate tech solutions, promoting community involvement in sustainability practices. It provides a unique opportunity for attendees to play a pivotal role in understanding energy challenges while enjoying a collaborative environment.

🧬 Learn Synthetic Biology: Let’s Assemble Pigment Pathways

When: Fri, Mar. 6

Where: 132 32nd Street, Brooklyn

This three-part hands-on course at Genspace in Brooklyn, NY, offers participants a unique opportunity to explore synthetic biology techniques through practical lab work. Attendees will investigate the genetic pathways of marine bacteria to engineer yeast for pigment production, learn about the ethical implications of gene editing, and connect genetic changes to observable traits. Led by Dr. Peter Rühmann, this course is designed for aspiring bioengineers and those curious about the intersection of biology and sustainability.

🧶 Future Fibers: Fashion Forecasting & Biomaterials

When: Fri, Mar. 6

Where: 132 32nd Street, Brooklyn

The ‘Future Fibers: Fashion Forecasting & Biomaterials’ event at Genspace in Brooklyn will delve into sustainable fashion, emphasizing the creation of biomaterials and unique fashion pieces. This hands-on Biofashion Lab provides participants with practical insights and skills to innovate within the eco-friendly fashion sector. Engaging in this workshop not only promotes sustainability in fashion but also aligns with climate tech efforts in NYC.

🧘‍♀️ Climate Cafe & Yoga

When: Sat, Mar. 7 from 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM (EST)

Where: Kula Yoga Project, Kings County

The Climate Cafe & Yoga event at Kula Yoga Project in Williamsburg invites participants to explore their climate emotions in a supportive community setting. The evening features a 30-minute yoga session suitable for all levels, led by a member of Climate Cafe, followed by a reflective climate cafe conversation. Light snacks will be provided, with yoga mats available for borrowing.

🪧 Activism as an Ethical and Civic Practice with Rhonda Keyser

When: Sat, Mar. 7

Where: 269 4th Avenue, Brooklyn

Join Rhonda Keyser at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture to explore the intersection of ethical values and civic engagement in fostering impactful activism. This event takes place on March 8, 2026, in Brooklyn, NY, and aims to inspire attendees to think critically about their role in ethical activism in relation to community engagement. The discussion will emphasize how civic duty and ethical considerations can contribute to societal progress.

🍽️ Climate Science and Energy Engineering Dinner

When: Sun, Mar. 8

Where: 402 West 34th Street, New York

The Climate Science and Energy Engineering Dinner offers an engaging opportunity for attendees to discuss important topics in climate science and energy engineering while enjoying dinner at Skylight Diner in New York City. This informal gathering aims to foster networking and collaboration among professionals in the climate tech sector. The event features separate checks, making it accessible for all participants.

💬 Affordability, Antitrust, and Inequality

When: Sun, Mar. 8

Where: 365 5th Avenue, New York

This event features a conversation between Lina M. Khan and Paul Krugman, exploring important themes of affordability, antitrust issues, and inequality. It takes place at the Proshansky Auditorium, The Graduate Center in New York, NY, representing a significant gathering for discussions relevant to economic and social policy in the climate tech sphere. While not explicitly focused on climate tech innovations, the implications of these discussions could resonate within that context.

🌍 Sustainability Graduate Programs Midterm Capstone Briefings: Spring 2026

When: Mon, Mar. 9

Where: 606 W 115th St, New York

The Sustainability Graduate Programs at Columbia University are hosting their Midterm Capstone Briefings for the M.S. in Sustainability Management and M.S. in Sustainability Science. This event will showcase innovative projects from graduate students, highlighting trends and solutions in sustainability and climate technology. Taking place in New York City, it serves as a platform for students to present their work and engage with the community on pressing sustainability challenges.

💸 2026 Wall Street Green Summit

When: Mon, Mar. 9

Where: 6 East 44th Street, New York

The 2026 Wall Street Green Summit, held at the Cornell Club in New York City, is a key event for discussing sustainability in the financial sector. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with industry leaders and fellow professionals passionate about green finance. This summit promises insightful discussions, valuable networking opportunities, and a focus on the pivotal role finance plays in supporting climate initiatives.

😌 Quietest Places in New York City: Finding Calm & Peace in Urban Chaos

When: Mon, Mar. 9

Where: 1133 Broadway, New York

Nicole Kelner discusses strategies for finding moments of tranquility amidst the bustling environment of New York City. This event offers guidance on cultivating peace of mind and explores the concept of calm spaces in urban settings. It provides attendees with an opportunity to reflect on mindfulness and well-being in one of the world’s busiest cities.

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