Climate Week NYC 2026

Come join us to hear about case studies in motion from the Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action, three years on from launch.

​We are turning the tide on fragmentation and joining forces among multiple organisations to build a future that is viable and worth having. ​We fund portfolios of initiatives to achieve more effective systemic change at the scale and pace urgently needed. ​We will be sharing live learning from our collective work where we are seeing: traction, the need to pivot and what comes next.

Date: 21 September 2026, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Location: The Yale Club

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Climate KIC and The Table are convening an open-circle conversation exploring how philanthropic and investment capital can work together to address the funding gap facing early-stage climate ventures.

The session will examine how catalytic and flexible capital (including approaches such as recoverable grants) can help absorb early risk, give promising innovations room to develop, and unlock further investment. Particular attention will be given to how new financing models can broaden access to capital for underfunded solutions and founders, including climate ventures co-led by women.

Bringing together philanthropic funders, impact investors, asset owners, venture funders and other capital allocators, the discussion will surface practical examples, lessons and persistent gaps, while exploring opportunities for greater collaboration across the capital spectrum.

Participants will leave with new perspectives on how capital can be deployed differently to support a broader range of climate solutions and leaders.

Date: 23 September 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT

Location: 134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA

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Developing World Markets and Value for Women are convening The Currents of Resilience, bringing together investors and philanthropists to explore the intersection of climate resilience and gender.

The event will begin with an invite-only roundtable discussion on gender and climate resilience, moderated by Gates Foundation, Developing World Markets and Value for Women. Participants will exchange perspectives and explore how investment can better support solutions that advance both climate resilience and gender equality.

The conversation will be followed by a networking reception, creating space for a wider circle of investors and philanthropists to connect and continue the discussion during Climate Week NYC.

Date: 23 September 2026, 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM EDT

Location: 21 W 46th Street, New York, USA

What is reshaping global development, and who is driving the change?

Devex Impact House returns to UNGA and Climate Week NYC for four days of live journalism, high-level convenings and candid conversations. The programme will explore the forces transforming global development, from changing funding models and multilateralism to AI, digital technologies, private capital and building resilience in an increasingly volatile world.

Through interviews, interactive sessions, closed-door roundtables and networking, the event brings together leaders and changemakers to exchange ideas, build connections and explore what comes next for global development.

Date: 21–24 September 2026

Location: New York City / Online

What kind of leadership is needed to turn climate ambition into action in today’s complex geopolitical and economic landscape?

Women Leading on Climate returns to New York, bringing together senior women leaders from across the climate action ecosystem. The annual gathering will explore the leadership needed to accelerate implementation, while creating space for connection and collaboration among women driving climate action across business, policy and civil society.

Date: 21 September 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT

Location: Midtown Manhattan, New York City

What happens when we step away from traditional conference formats and create space for a more intimate conversation about nature?

NATURE Unplugged brings together leaders and changemakers for an intimate session at Spotify’s New York headquarters during Climate Week NYC. The gathering offers space for conversation, connection and fresh thinking around nature and its role in shaping a more resilient future.

Date: 21 September 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM EDT

Location: Spotify New York Headquarters

For many climate startups, scaling beyond the pilot can represent a formidable valley of death.

How can climate startups better learn how to master B2B customer engagement? And what do climate corporations wish startups understood about their procurement? Hear reverse pitches from climate corporates as well as success stories from best in class cleantech founders who have mastered the art of securing corporate adoption.

Date: 22 September 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Location: Brooklyn Army Terminal Annex

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is bringing together philanthropy leaders and practitioners to explore how funders can move from an ambition for systems change towards more transformational approaches in practice.

Building on RPA’s Shifting Systems Initiative, the event will explore how philanthropy can respond to increasingly complex and interconnected challenges by rethinking traditional funding approaches, shifting power, strengthening collaboration and supporting longer-term systemic impact.

Climate KIC CEO Dr Kirsten Dunlop will join the conversation, contributing perspectives on systems transformation and the role philanthropy can play in enabling and accelerating systemic climate action.

The gathering will provide an opportunity for participants to exchange experiences, connect with peers and explore how philanthropic capital can contribute to meaningful and lasting systems transformation.

Date: 22 September 2026

Location:  114 W 26th St, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001

How can researchers and policy innovators work together to develop more effective responses to interconnected Earth system challenges?

This invitation-only expert convening will bring together researchers and policy innovators working across climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. The dialogue will explore pathways towards a global knowledge-sharing platform that can identify, connect and socialise effective and equitable policies for addressing Earth system disruptions across planetary boundaries.

Date: 22 September 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Location: New York City

Attendance: By invitation only

Bringing together leaders and changemakers during Climate Week NYC to connect around the future of green development.

The Future of Green Development Reception provides an opportunity for participants to exchange perspectives, build connections and continue conversations around advancing green and sustainable development.

Date: 22 September 2026

Location: New York City

How can the world finance adaptation as climate impacts intensify and the risk of exceeding 1.5°C becomes a reality?

Part of the UN Climate Summit 2026 Solutions Dialogues, this closed session will focus on financing adaptation in an era of climate overshoot. Convened by the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Team, the dialogue forms part of a series of high-level discussions aimed at accelerating climate action and protecting people from the impacts of a rapidly changing climate.

Date: 22 September 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

Location: United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 3, New York City

During Climate Week NYC 2026, the Circular Supply Chain Coalition is bringing together leaders from industry, technology, logistics, investment and policy to explore the growing potential of urban mining: recovering, reusing and remanufacturing critical materials already circulating within the economy.

The session will examine how better data, emerging technologies, smarter procurement, enabling policy and investment can strengthen critical material supply chains while accelerating industrial decarbonisation. Discussions will span the opportunities within the reverse supply chain, the role of AI and circular data, and the policy and investment conditions needed to scale urban mining.

Climate KIC CEO Dr Kirsten Dunlop will join speakers from across the climate and circular economy ecosystem to explore how innovation and collaboration can turn existing material resources into greater supply chain resilience and long-term economic value.

Date: 23 September, 2026, 12:00 – 5:00pm

Location:  55 Hudson Yards, New York

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What will it take to unlock the capital, infrastructure and innovation needed for the next phase of the clean energy transition?

Ceres Mainstage brings together policymakers, investors, companies and other leaders for two flagship conversations focused on building a cleaner, more resilient economy. The programme will explore how businesses and investors can accelerate capital flows into clean energy deployment and innovation, alongside the role of state leadership in scaling sustainable data centre infrastructure.

Date: 23 September 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Location: Convene, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City

How can sustainability leaders translate climate risks and opportunities into the financial language that drives business decisions?

This invitation-only discussion brings together senior leaders from sustainability, finance, investment and advisory roles to explore how companies can better translate sustainability into financial impact. The conversation will focus on bridging the gap between CSOs and CFOs and integrating climate-related risks and opportunities into financial decision-making.

The session is co-hosted by the Climate Liabilities and Assets Initiative, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and will be held under Chatham House Rule.

Date: 23 September 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM EDT

Location: New York City

Attendance: Invitation only

How can the materials already circulating through our economies become a new source of critical resources for the clean energy transition?

Presented by the Circular Supply Chain Coalition and hosted at Cooley, this Climate Week NYC programme will bring together leaders from industry, technology, investment and policy to explore how urban mining and circular supply chains can unlock new sources of critical materials. Discussions will examine the role of AI and data, reverse supply chains, procurement, policy and investment in scaling critical material recovery and reuse.

The programme is structured around three sessions, followed by a cocktail reception.

Date: 23 September 2026, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Location: Cooley, 55 Hudson Yards, New York City

How can policy and incentives on both sides of the Atlantic help create the conditions for a thriving circular critical materials economy?

Part of Tapping the Urban Mine, this panel will explore the geopolitical opportunity around critical materials and compare the policy and industrial decarbonisation environments in the United States and Europe. The discussion will examine how subsidies, incentives and enabling policies can support profitable reuse and strengthen critical material supply chains.

Kirsten Dunlop, CEO of Climate KIC, will join Phil Brown of Circularise for the discussion.

Date: 23 September 2026, 2:50 PM – 3:25 PM EDT

Location: Cooley, 55 Hudson Yards, New York City

What kind of leadership is needed to unlock systemic change and accelerate solutions at the scale today’s challenges demand?

Taking place as part of the World Economic Forum’s GAEA Agora during its Sustainable Development Impact Meetings, this session will explore catalytic leadership as a route to transforming systems. It brings together leaders working across sectors to consider how collaboration, innovation and catalytic approaches to capital can help move beyond individual interventions towards systemic change.

Date: 24 September 2026

Location: New York City

How can countries turn climate ambition into investable projects and tangible outcomes for people and economies?

The COP31 Presidency, together with UNDP, is convening a dialogue on the Climate Implementation Bridge (BRIDGE) — a country-driven initiative designed to close the gap between climate ambition and implementation. The initiative aims to help countries translate their climate and development priorities into finance-ready project portfolios by better connecting national priorities, investment opportunities and financing partners.

The dialogue will advance discussion on integrating climate, development and finance in the implementation era, as countries move from setting targets towards delivering investable projects and measurable outcomes. UNDP has been announced as the delivery partner for BRIDGE, a flagship initiative of the COP31 Presidency.

Date: 24 September 2026, 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM EDT

Location: United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 3, New York City