New York Climate Week

September 20, 2026

September 23, 2026

September 20-23, 2026

Ten powerful events across four jam-packed days. This New York Climate Week, we’re working with an exciting mix of partners to host unique conversations and spotlight the people turning climate ambition into real-world progress. Our events will explore climate storytelling for impact, culture shaping, and the science of generosity.

Featured Events

TED Storytelling workshop

Many climate experts are wary of mixing evidence with anecdote. But facts are rarely remembered unless they are framed by stories. ​In this interactive workshop, TED’s head of speaker coaching will help you refine your climate story and deliver your most impactful message.

Extreme weather and creativity

​As extreme weather becomes more frequent, it is no longer just an environmental challenge, but a creative and operational one. ​This session brings together leaders from across the creative industries to explore how extreme weather is reshaping the way cultural moments are made.

All Events

From attention to action: How culture creates the conditions for change

September 20, 2026 • 2:00 - 5:00pm ET

The climate crisis is a health crisis, and solutions are not being implemented at the speed the science demands. Why not, and what can culture do about it? In a private working session, leaders across policy, technology, philanthropy, science, and culture will develop new strategies to reframe climate through lived experience and turn attention into collective action.

In partnership with Wellcome and supported by Conspirators.

Invite-Only

TED Countdown at Solutions House

September 22, 2026 • 1:00 - 6:30pm ET

An afternoon of programming at Solutions House curated by TED Countdown exploring the question: how do we tell climate stories that actually move people? Across our seven events you’ll hear from scientists, industry leaders, and cultural voices for a series of working sessions and intimate conversations diving into the role of communication and creativity in accelerating climate action. Attend for a session, a few, or for the full afternoon. 

In partnership with Futerra and Sustainable Entertainment Alliance.

Request to Attend

Methane Mission Control: Total Transparency for Global Impact

September 23, 2026 • 4:30 - 6:30pm ET

Methane can no longer hide. A new generation of satellites is pinpointing emissions at scale and delivering actionable data faster than ever. The critical question is how to turn unprecedented transparency into rapid, lasting climate action. Join Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, Chief Technology officer at Environmental Defense fund and former Director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, alongside global leaders in policy, science and energy. Together, they will explore how satellite intelligence, international cooperation and real-world implementation can accelerate methane mitigation and why cutting methane is one of the fastest ways to slow near-term warming. Reception to follow.

In partnership with Environmental Defense Fund and UN Environment Programme.

Request to Attend

The generosity effect: The surprising science of helping others

September 23, 2026 • 3:00 - 5:00pm ET

Most of us have given in ways that left us genuinely full expanding our sense of possibility and connecting us to what we care about. Behavioral scientists Elizabeth Dunn and Jiaying Zhao have spent years studying why, and they’ve found it isn’t simply a matter of how much we give. It’s a matter of how. Join us and Jennifer Kitt, President at Climate Lead, for an intimate, interactive conversation exploring what makes giving genuinely meaningful.

In partnership with Climate Lead.

INVITE-ONLY

An Intergenerational Conversation on Climate

September 23, 2026 • 4:00 - 6:00pm ET

How do we lead differently for the next phase of climate action? The environmental movement has succeeded at convincing the majority of the world’s population that there is a problem. What we haven't done yet is offer a vision for the solutions they want to be part of. Ani Dasgupta, Lindsay Levin and Sage Lenier host a small group of culture shapers and organization heads for a candid conversation about how influence and lasting change actually happen.

In partnership with World Resources Institute.

INVITE-ONLY