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How can we deliver affordability for residents today while building equitable decarbonization and electrification programs that are scalable for the future? Leaders are increasingly questioning whether residential building decarbonization and affordability can coexist—or if they are fundamentally at odds. Equitable residential decarbonization and electrification is especially challenging, and we are at a moment when scalable models are essential. This includes reliable funding sources, which are under pressure as states and municipalities face uncertain financial futures.

This lively, in-person panel discussion will explore four distinct program models for equitable residential building decarbonization and electrification, examining their structures, strengths, and key takeaways. We’ll also discuss the importance of strong coalitions, co-governance, and effective media strategies in driving success.

Our Models:

• Mobile Home Park organizing and heat pump conversions using union labor in Maine to save residents on monthly utility costs and keep rents affordable.
• Aggregated residential electrification and solar in DC to keep long-term residents in their homes and zero their utility bills.
• Affordable Housing electrification and efficiency in NYC for multifamily buildings.
• Neighborhood-scale decarbonization in Richmond, CA for low-income residents in partnership with labor.

Opening remarks

• Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato

Speakers:

• Maine State Representative Kilton M. Webb
• Bomee Jung with Cadence OneFive Inc
• Sidra Siddiqui with Washington Interfaith Network
• City of Richmond CA’s Environmental Manager Samantha Carr.

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136 East 24th Street #2nd floor New York, NY 10010

09/25/2025 at 04:30PM

Join us at Climate Week for Zohran!

It’s time for a Climate Mayor in NYC! Will you join us this Climate Week to party & fundraise to elect Zohran Mamdani?!

Zohran Mamdani made history this spring when he won the Democratic primary for mayor as a 33-year old Muslim democratic socialist with bold plans to make the city affordable. He beat back one of the most corrupt politicians in the state - Andrew Cuomo - once already, and we’re going to make sure he does so again this fall.

Global climate leaders and organizers will converge in NYC for Climate Week in September, just 6 weeks before the city elects its next mayor. The climate movement must get behind Mamdani, a visionary leader that NYC needs.

Join us at Sounds of Brazil (Legendary S.O.B.’s, 204 Varick Street) on Wed 9/24 at 7:30-11 PM to party, fundraise, and hear from local speakers and electeds on why the climate movement needs to elect Zohran this November!

RSVP today!

Tickets benefit New Yorkers for Lower Costs, a PAC backing Mamdani.

The party will have a DJ and partners include: Lead Locally PAC, Oil Change USA, Make Polluters Pay Action, and more.

Mamdani is running on the populist climate justice plan we need to win and thrive. It centers affordability - ensuring clean energy is accessible to all, public transit is expanded and free, and works to incentivize the climate transition while making people’s lives more affordable.

His platform is a model for climate candidates across the country. That’s why we’re bringing together Climate Week attendees and local organizers to fundraise for his campaign, and have a blast while we’re at it because in these dark times, partying is political.

09/24/2025 at 07:30PM

With the 10-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement and COP 30 approaching, join us for a discussion at Climate Week NYC with former Vice President Al Gore on opportunities for ambitious global leadership to accelerate climate action in Belém and beyond.

RSVP. This event has reached capacity.

09/24/2025 at 08:00AM

The federal landscape of climate progress has changed dramatically since the beginning of this year, with seemingly every day a new rollback, funding loss, or regulatory block. In spite of this federal retreat, states continue to lead the way on climate action with innovative new funding mechanisms, proposals to streamline clean energy projects, and policies to lower energy bills.

​Please join Climate Cabinet Education, Data for Progress, Evergreen Collaborative, and the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators for our third annual NYC Climate Week happy hour celebrating state climate action. Hear from state leaders about how their states are approaching climate action in this moment and connect with your fellow partners on collaborative efforts to support state work.

​Announced Speakers:

• Senator Brian Kavanagh, New York
• Delegate Lorig Charkoudian, Maryland
• ​Assemblymember Howard Watts, Nevada

Amity Hall Downtown

09/23/2025 at 06:00PM

Join Axios House for a newsworthy conversation with investor and climate advocate Tom Steyer on reimagining energy and climate impact through the lens of private capital. We’ll discuss the business of decarbonization, the role of innovation in accelerating the clean energy transition, and how strategic investment can drive climate solutions at scale.

• 1:15pm ET | Doors open
• 1:30pm - 1:45pm ET | Ben Geman interviews Tom Steyer
• 1:45pm - 2:15pm ET | Networking reception

09/23/2025 at 01:30PM

Join Axios House for a wide-ranging conversation with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the growing cost of climate change. We’ll explore the current policy issues for improving climate resilience and advancing federal policies to protect communities and the economy in a warming world.

• 11:30am ET | Doors open
• 11:45am - 12:00pm ET | Amy Harder interviews Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
• 12:00pm - 12:30pm ET | Networking reception

09/23/2025 at 11:45AM

Disasters linked to climate pollution are growing more devastating, with rising premiums and costly home damages creating a crisis for consumers and the insurance industry. Strategies to address these rising costs and improve the ability to rebuild after a disaster are imperative to build climate resilience.

Join Axios House in NYC at Climate Week and the UN General Assembly for “Weathering the Storm: Insurance, Housing & Climate Costs,” an event convening policy, finance and environmental experts for conversations that will look at ways to address the growing costs of climate change, and the financial impacts on consumers’ wallets, the insurance industry and the housing market.

• 10:30am ET | Doors open
• 11:00am - 11:40am ET | Mainstage conversations
• 11:40am - 12:00pm ET | Networking reception

Axios senior economics reporter Courtenay Brown will interview separately:

• David Burt, Founder & CEO, DeltaTerra Capital
• Abby Ross, CEO, The Resiliency Company
• Jeremy Porter, PhD, Chief Economist, First Street

Nicholas Johnston will interview:

• John Marshall, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Potential Energy Coalition

335 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017

09/23/2025 at 11:00AM

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