Annual climate gathering organized by Climate Group in New York City, bringing together business, government and civil society. Its discussions and events focus on cutting emissions, financing the low-carbon transition and putting climate solutions into practice.
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Road To Housing ActClimate Week NYC19d agoSeptember 26, 2026
Bipartisan 'Road to Housing' Act Creates New Mechanisms for Climate-Connected Development
Laurel Blatchford highlighted the Road to Housing Act as a once-in-a-generation bill that includes disaster resilience authorization and modular housing reforms, but warned implementation across government silos remains the key challenge.
Why it matters: The Act's authorization of CDBG-DR disaster resilience funding and manufactured housing reforms could unlock faster construction, but past failures show that policy without implementation capacity produces little change.
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14 Million HomesClimate Week NYC19d agoSeptember 26, 2026
Building 14 Million Homes Strategically Could Eliminate 70 Million Metric Tons of Emissions Annually
Housing experts argued that where, what, and how America builds its next 14 million homes will determine both climate trajectory and whether the grid can handle the clean energy transition.
Why it matters: RMI research shows that building homes in the right locations with efficient technologies could avoid emissions equivalent to closing 18 coal plants while making housing affordable and the grid more resilient.
Local Governments Quietly Organize Climate Action Across Party Lines Without Federal Support
ICLEI USA's CEO described how communities from Utah to Douglas County are bundling projects, negotiating renewable tariffs, and financing resilience without federal money or climate labels.
Why it matters: With federal climate funding cut off, these creative local financing models demonstrate that ground-up action continues and may become the dominant pathway for US climate progress.
Travis County Saves $1,200 Per Vehicle Annually Through Fleet Electrification
Commissioner Shea showed how local governments can advance climate goals through practical measures—water reuse, updated floodplain standards, and EV fleet transitions—without partisan framing.
Why it matters: These replicable local strategies demonstrate that climate action can save taxpayer money and improve community resilience regardless of a jurisdiction's political orientation.
California's $60B Wildfire Season Dwarfs State's $10B Climate Bond
State Senator Stern described how a single California wildfire season cost $60 billion while the state's climate bond is only $10 billion, with cap-and-trade revenue insufficient for the insurance and risk crisis.
Why it matters: California's experience shows that even the nation's most ambitious state climate programs cannot keep pace with escalating disaster costs without fundamentally new financing approaches.
Environmental Lawyer Warns Legal System Still Plans for a Climate Future 'That Has Passed Us'
DJ Gerken argued that US legal and regulatory frameworks—from floodplain maps to pollution standards—are based on a climate that no longer exists, while institutional distrust blocks needed reforms.
Why it matters: Outdated 100-year floodplain designations and pollution flow calculations mean new development and infrastructure are being built to standards that are already dangerously obsolete.
Climate Risk Spreading From Insurance to Mortgages to Municipal Bonds Like 2008 Crisis
Dr. Berman-Dimeno warned that climate-driven insurance failures are cascading into mortgage defaults and municipal bond stress, with parallels to the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis.
Why it matters: Nearly every institutional investor in the US has exposure to insurance, real estate, or municipal bonds, meaning climate-driven losses could trigger systemic financial instability.
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National GuardClimate Week NYC19d agoSeptember 26, 2026
National Guard Disaster Duty Tripled Since 2015 as Military Diverts From Other Threats
Erin Sikorsky reported that the National Guard spent 445,000 paid duty days responding to extreme weather in 2024—triple the 2015 level—diverting resources from other security priorities.
Why it matters: Every hour the military spends on climate disaster response is an hour not spent on other threats, and current national security planning still assumes a stable climate that no longer exists.
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