This fall, some of the top minds in climate solutions will convene at the Yale Club in New York City for four days of events spotlighting scalable and transformative answers for climate change. Among them, former Secretary of State John Kerry ’66 will discuss climate leadership with New York Times journalist Lisa Friedman. Roger Cohn, founder and editor of Yale Environment 360, will interview esteemed author Bill McKibben. And NPR’s Neela Banerjee will lead a discussion about communicating the case for climate action.
Hosted by Yale Planetary Solutions and the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, the series of panels, symposia, workshops, and performances will comprise the inaugural Yale @ Climate Week NYC, running from September 24 through 27.
Yale’s program coincides with Climate Week NYC, an annual gathering of thousands of researchers, business leaders, political leaders, activists, and other citizens working for a better future, hosted in partnership with the United Nations General Assembly. The summit aims to speed the transition to a world less reliant on fossil fuels.
The events of Yale @ Climate Week NYC will be both in person and virtual. Yale President Maurie McInnis will present opening remarks along with Provost Scott Strobel.
Yale Planetary Solutions
Yale Planetary Solutions (YPS) seeks to provide answers to the world’s most pressing climate and environmental challenges. With an emphasis on collaboration, YPS permeates Yale’s teaching, learning, research, and practice across the sciences, humanities, engineering, and the arts. Its ultimate goal is to transform an understanding of the problems facing the world into impact and action.
Among its many activities, YPS oversees a seed grant program to support faculty and staff launching pioneering initiatives and research. Its centers, including the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture and the Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions, are actively testing novel ideas for combatting climate change. ClimateHaven, a climate tech incubator, offers workspace, guidance, and support. And Yale’s campus itself is a model for sustainability, progressing toward carbon neutrality and incorporating innovative solutions for stormwater runoff and recapture.