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Cities have always been humanity’s greatest engines of opportunity, invention, and community. Today, cities are also where the consequences of climate change are felt most acutely. Floods, heat waves, storms, and rising seas are reshaping how billions of people live, work, and thrive. As we confront these risks, cities are at the forefront of climate adaptation.

​The economic stakes are immense - climate adaptation represents a multi-trillion dollar opportunity in technology, infrastructure, and finance. How we invest in resilient buildings, water systems, cooling infrastructure, insurance mechanisms, and community preparedness will determine the livability of our cities in the decades to come. To succeed, we must connect the dots between climate tech, policy, and finance to scale adaptation solutions quickly and equitably.

​This session will bring together climate adaptation startups, investors, corporate buyers, and policymakers to discuss how adaptation is being implemented in cities across the globe. Topics for discussion will include:

​How financing models like parametric insurance can accelerate adaptation at scale

​The experience of startups piloting flood protection, heat mitigation, and water resilience solutions in urban environments

​How New York City and other urban hubs are positioning themselves as test beds for climate adaptation technologies

​A pecha-kucha style startup showcase of adaptation solutions will follow. Startups will present their solutions across:

• ​Flood & Water Resilience: ECOncrete, ISeeChange
• ​Heat & Cooling: EnKoat, Eztia
• Insurance & Finance: ClimateX, TenaxAI
• Data & Infrastructure: Rhizome, N4EA

​Please also join us for great people, great food, and great conversation after the presentations on the beautiful Rooftop Park overlooking the Hudson River at Pier 57!

​About Streetlife Ventures

​​​​Streetlife Ventures invests in the $5 trillion market opportunity at the intersection of cities and climate. We leverage our 30+ years of urban experience and 25,000+ member platform of climate founders, operators, policymakers, and emerging talent to build sustainable cities. 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, real estate developers, and infrastructure groups to de-risk urban climate solutions and accelerate a startup’s path to commercialization. We are dedicated to advancing cities, focusing on people and the places they call home.

​About Climate Proof

​​Climate Proof is your go-to source for news and insights on climate adaptation finance, tech, and policy. Every Monday and Thursday, subscribers get the latest and greatest intelligence from the frontiers of the emerging A&R market sent direct to their inboxes. ​Premium members also get access to our exclusive reports and data dashboards, which allow for unprecedented insights into how companies and financial institutions are responding to the climate adaptation and resilience challenge and capitalizing on the related opportunities.

About Autodesk Foundation

​The Autodesk Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Autodesk, Inc., supports the design and creation of innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. By facilitating a blend of funding, technical training, and expertise, we can bring early-stage innovations to market to advance a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient world.

Pier 57

09/22/2025 at 05:30PM

The AI data center boom comes at an inflection point for the energy industry as it weighs the urgency of surging power demand with clean energy transition targets. Striking a balance between accelerated AI tools and low-carbon sources to power them is crucial to meet this complex moment in time, and lead in the global race to build next-generation AI infrastructure.

Join Axios House at Climate Week and the UN General Assembly for “Responsibly Powering the Data Center Future,” an event convening leading energy, AI and climate tech voices for conversations that will zero in on the steps necessary to accelerate data center growth, tech innovation, infrastructure development, and power needs while meeting urgent climate goals.

Interviewed by Amy Harder:

• Katharina Beumelburg, PhD, Chief Sustainability & New Technologies Officer, Heidelberg Materials
• Hillery Hunter, GM & CTO, IBM Cloud, IBM Fellow

Interviewed by Nicholas Johnston:

• Gavin Rennick, President, SLB New Energy

Schedule:

• 2:30pm ET | Doors open
• 3:00pm - 3:40pm ET | Mainstage conversations
• 3:40pm - 4:00pm ET | Networking reception

Axios House
335 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017

09/22/2025 at 02:30PM

Full committee field hearing in Henderson, N.C.

Witnesses:

Panel 1

• Rebecca K. McCall, County Commissioner, Henderson County Board of Commissioners, Hendersonville, NC
• Peter O’Leary, Owner, Bubba O’Leary’s General Store & Mayor, Chimney Rock Village, Chimney Rock, NC
• David M. Jackson, President & CEO, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, Boone, NC

Panel 2

• Chris Stallings, Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration

Henderson County Historic Courthouse, 1 Historic Courthouse Square, Hendersonville, NC 28792

09/22/2025 at 02:00PM

Labor, community, and government coalitions are fighting for – and winning – transformative investments in green healthy schools, despite the challenging times that public schools face today.

Public schools face chronic disinvestment, enrollment crises, and a backlog of deferred maintenance. Investing in green, healthy schools saves districts money, improves learning and work conditions within schools, and creates and trains students for jobs in the building and clean energy sector. When schools run on clean energy, they both are more able to adapt to extreme weather events and combat the climate crisis by reducing emissions.

Join this panel to hear from leaders in government, labor, and social movements in Chicago, Columbus, and Los Angeles as they share the nuts and bolts of how they are winning and implementing green schools programs in their districts.

Speakers:

• Chelsea Watson - Senior Program Director, Building Power Resource Center
• Batul Hassan - Labor Director, Climate & Community Institute
• Anusha Thotakura - Chicago School Board Member (District 6A)
• Tara Polansky - Lead Climate Organizer, Ohio Organizing Collaborative
• Julie Van Winkle - Vice President, UTLA AFT
• Lauren Bianchi - Green Schools Organizer, Chicago Teachers Union

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The Center for Fiction
15 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217

09/22/2025 at 10:30AM

Part One: Hard Choices, Real Consequences

The forces shaping our world are shifting, but no challenge is more urgent than the changing climate. Once a distant threat, it now drives economic turmoil, energy insecurity, and environmental risk. While markets focus on inflation and governments navigate uncertainty, long-term stability depends on proactive action. A resilient economy needs a resilient planet. Investing in clean energy, resource efficiency, and modern infrastructure isn’t just about cutting emissions – it’s about unlocking growth, creating jobs, and securing our future. The choices we make today will determine whether we mitigate risk or magnify it, whether we lead or fall behind. The future is ours to shape – if we act now.

Speakers :

• Hon. Gaston Browne – Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
• André Corrêa do Lago – COP30 President-Designate
• Simon Stiell – Executive Director, UNFCC
• Hon. Ralph Regenvanu – Minister of Climate Change, Republic of Vanuatu
• Dr. Sabine Mauderer – First Deputy Governor and CFO, Deutsche Bundesbank
• Angie Lassman – Meteorologist, NBC News
• Mark Patel – Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
• Brad Bark – Mayor of Muscatine, Iowa
• Lee Jones – Regenerative Farmer & Founder, The Chef’s Garden
• Melisa Logan – Mayor of Blytheville, Arkansas
• Alicia Bárcena Ibarra – Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico

09/22/2025 at 09:00AM

Things are heating up for Climate Week in NYC.

Join us for an absolutely STACKED lineup at our Climate Week Benefit Dinner this September 21st.

Guests include Abigail Disney, Comptroller Brad Lander, Representatives Rashida Tlaib, Delia Ramirez, and Jamaal Bowman, and State Senator Jabari Brisport.

We’ll have delicious vegan food, refreshments, and inspiring conversations with electeds and activists.

Doors open at 6pm ET. We hope to see you there.

09/21/2025 at 06:00PM

Join us on September 21 for Sun Day in DC, a community event to empower homeowners and renters to make their own power through the sun. Whether you’re solar curious or ready to take the next step, this is your chance to connect with fellow residents and trusted experts and learn about all the economic, health, and social benefits of going solar!

What is Sun Day in DC?

Part of a nation-wide event, Sun Day in DC is a District-wide day of education about the power of clean energy. Get all your questions about solar, batteries and EVs answered by homeowners, renters and building managers who will share their firsthand experiences at up to 80 solar sites throughout the District. Solar Hubs across the city will host vetted installers and and experts to educate DC residents about the installation choices and economic advantages of solar, batteries and EVs even as the federal incentives are winding down.

How It Works

Explore our Sun Day interactive map (coming soon) – Filter homes by roof type, installer, battery backup, EV chargers and other features to plan your visits or learn more from the comfort of your home.

Visit Sun Day solar-powered homes and buildings – Homeowners who have installed solar and renters who participate in solar cooperatives will be available to answer questions and share their journey.

Rest, hydrate and learn at our Sun Day hubs – Selected libraries, community centers, and places of worship, will host trusted solar experts, information booths, sermons and talks.

09/21/2025 at 09:00AM

Sun Day is a day of action on September 21, 2025, celebrating solar and wind power, and the movement to leave fossil fuels behind. Solar energy is now the cheapest source of power on the planet – and gives us a chance to actually do something about the climate crisis. But fossil fuel billionaires are doing everything they can to shut it down. We will build, rally, sing, and come together in the communities that we need to get laws changed and work done.

There are Sun Day events nationwide.

• Organize a Sun Day event
• Attend a Sun Day event
• Sign up to join Sun Day

09/21/2025 at 08:00AM

In the past few years, the District has seen record-breaking extreme weather, higher tides caused by rising sea level, heavy rains and flooding, warmer average temperatures, and a rapidly increasing number of dangerously hot days.

As a prelude to Sun Day, meet with resilience experts from DC’s Department of Energy and Environment to learn more about how climate change is impacting DC and how the District government is supporting residents to keep cool, stay dry, and keep the lights on. Bring your questions and concerns. Take part in the discussion and become part of the solution as we work together for a safer future.

Speakers:

• Andrea Limauro, Flood Resilience Planner, Natural Resources Administration, DOEE
• Erin Garnaas-Holmes, Lead Resilience Planner, Urban Sustainability Administration, DOEE

At the Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Conference Room 401E
901 G Street NW, Washington, DC

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09/20/2025 at 01:00PM

Trump and the billionaires are setting the world on fire.

They’re dismantling our democracy, attacking immigrants, feeding the war profiteers, and fueling the climate crisis. Our communities face attack after attack– floods and fires fueled by Big Oil, ICE agenda kidnapping our neighbors, congress revoking our healthcare.

Trump and the billionaires are at the heart of it all and we’re fighting back.

On September 20th world leaders will be gathering in New York City for the UN General Assembly and Climate Week. This is a critical moment for us to show the world we are revolting against Trump and the Billionaire Class. Make Billionaires Pay is part of a series of international mobilizations for climate justice happening 9/19–9/21 entitled Draw the Line. Authoritarian regimes are on the rise but people are fighting back. We are uniting across the world to demand a better future for our communities and for all living beings.

We’re calling for non-violent protests across the US and a mass march in New York City. The Make Billionaires Pay march is one inflection point in an ever growing rebellion against fascist billionaires trying to take control of our government and extract as much profit for our communities as possible. We believe these protests need to be happening at an ever increasing rate and that these mass mobilizations should be the starting point for community organizing.

09/20/2025 at 10:00AM