What happens at Climate Week NYC matters more than ever. Starting now and leading to COP27 — the United Nations climate talks — in November, global leaders and corporations must set the stage for significant climate commitments. EDF is focused on the biggest actions we can take right now to go bold on climate. Please join us.
Important Climate Week NYC events
Please join EDF and our partners. Details and registration links below.
Tuesday, September 20
- APCO Climate Forum: The role of Nature Based Solutions in a high ambition pathway
4:10 PM – 4:55 PM ET
This panel will discuss the meaning and role of Nature Based Solutions (NBS) in a high ambition pathway to 1.5°C, reflecting jurisdictional voices by putting forest carbon countries at the center of this discussion, and turning to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) to speak to the impact of NBS by highlighting on-the-ground forest protection stories.
Speakers/Panelists
- Moderator: Marissa Pieratt, Associate Consultant, Climate & Sustainability, APCO Worldwide
- Juan Carlos Jintiach, Technical Advisor Climate Change in COICA, and Technical Secretary of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities
- Mark Moroge, Vice President of Natural Climate Solutions, EDF
- Allan Traicoff, Chief Commercial Officer, Emergent
- Sip & SAF: Conversation on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Procurement
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
Kips Bay Suite at The Langham Hotel - 400 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018
As business and leisure travel return, the climate impact of flying is once again front-of-mind for many travelers. Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) has the potential to drastically reduce emissions from flying people and transport. The Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA), brings together companies focused on achieving net zero aviation.
Join SABA on Sept. 20 at 6:00 PM for a Climate Week conversation on one aspect of SABA’s work: supporting our members in their efforts to procure high-quality SAF certificates to address their scope 3 or indirect aviation emissions.
Speakers from SABA's membership will discuss their progress on the Alliance’s first round of collective SAF certificate purchases and look to the next round of collective procurement. After the discussion, get the chance to meet and greet the SABA team over drinks and light appetizers!
Speakers/Panelists
- Mark Brownstein, EDF
- Kim Carnahan, Senior Director of Net Zero Fuels, Engie Impact, SABA Secretariat
- Andrew Chen, RMI
- Sarah Bogdan, JetBlue
- Edward Palmieri, Meta
Wednesday, September 21
EDF will host a series of sessions for EDF Food and Agriculture Day today. The multi-series event is titled "Growing Food in a Climate-Impacted World.” Sessions under this event are listed in green.
- Policy and Innovation Workshop for Enteric Solutions [INVITE-ONLY EVENT]
8:15 AM – 9:45 AM ET
EDF is hosting an interactive workshop with climate venture capital firms and philanthropies to identify policy barriers to bringing more enteric methane solutions to the market. The event is by invitation only and will be held at the EDF office.
- Fireside chat: Dairy for nutrition and livelihoods, a perspective from India [VIRTUAL]
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
The National Dairy Development Board of India is the leading organization supporting India’s diverse and robust dairy sector. Building on a legacy of innovation, NDDB continually seeks ways to further advance the dairy sector’s contribution to better nutrition for all of India, while also enhancing farmer and rural livelihoods and long-term sector durability. Join EDF for a conversation with NDDB Chairman Meenesh Shah about the various programs and projects underway at NDDB and the future of the dairy sector in India.
- EDF & World Wildlife Fund (WWF) | Exponential Action: Scaling National Level Ambition on Food Systems
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Exponential action is needed throughout the global food system to meet climate, biodiversity, and health objectives. There is substantial evidence at the global scale of the need for such food system transformations but much less attention has been paid to how transformations towards more healthy and sustainable food systems might play out at the national level. Global targets and goals are necessary to provide a roadmap for change and draw attention to the urgent need for food system transformation but implementation of these targets and goals must take place at the national level. More importantly, global-level analyses can mask important differences between national level food systems and the challenges and opportunities for transformation in each country. This event will highlight why there is an urgent need for exponential action on food systems at the national level and how the level of ambition can be raised to achieve climate goals in the timeframe outlined in the newly released Exponential Roadmap report.
Speakers/Panelists
- Joao Campari, Food Practice Leader, WWF
- Amanda Leland, Executive Director, EDF
- Brent Loken, Global Food Lead Scientist, WWF
- Stefanos Fotious, Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub & Office of SDGs, FAO
- How U.S. agriculture and forestry can affordably reduce over half a billion metric tons of climate pollution per year
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
The United States has committed to cut its climate pollution in half by 2030. Doing so will require net greenhouse gas reductions from cropland, livestock and forestry systems, but details about how to achieve this have been unclear — until now. During the session, EDF will present the first set of science-based emissions reductions targets for the U.S. agriculture and forestry sectors by 2030. Building on previous analyses and published studies, we will lay out a path to meet these targets as quickly and cost effectively as possible during this defining decade for stabilizing the climate. Then, panelists will share how their organizations are supporting farmers and family forest owners in implementing climate mitigation practices and discuss what it will take to reach the 2030 targets.
Speakers/Panelists
- Introduction: Britt Groosman, Vice President of Climate-Smart Agriculture, EDF
- Keynote address: William Hohenstein, Director, Office of Energy and Policy, USDA
- Moderator: Amy Hughes, Senior Manager Climate-Smart Agriculture, EDF
- Melissa Ho, Senior Vice President Freshwater & Food, WWF-US
- Rita Hite, CEO & President, American Forest Foundation
- Freddie Davis, Director of Rural Training & Research Center, Federation of Southern Cooperatives
- Craig Hanson, Managing Director for Programs, WRI
- Steele Lorenz, Head of Sustainable Business, Farmers Business Network
- Kirsten Jaglo, Expert Consultant, Climate Change & Sustainability, ICF
- International Carbon Market and Article 6 Cooperation: Moving from Concept to Practice
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM ET
Experts and representatives from Pacific Northwest Laboratory, the government of Chile, World Resource Institute, Environmental Defense Fund, and IETA will discuss how equitable and effective cooperation can accelerate global decarbonization. Collaboration is key to achieving our global climate goals: research has demonstrated that cooperative action through Article 6 can significantly reduce the cost of implementation and increase ambition.
Speakers/Panelists
- Dirk Forrister, President & CEO, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
- Maisa Rojas, Minister of the Environment, Chile
- Sha Yu, Senior Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Maryland
- Karl Hausker, Senior Fellow, World Resource Institute (WRI)
- Why livestock productivity is key to boosting livelihoods while solving for agricultural methane
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Globally, more than one billion people derive some portion of their livelihood from raising livestock. Billions more depend on meat and dairy as a source of nutrition. Climate change threatens food security and smallholder livelihoods by making livestock production less efficient. At the same time, livestock production is the largest source of agricultural methane emissions globally. Fortunately, we don’t need to choose between supporting smallholder farmers and slowing climate change. Climate-smart livestock systems can make cattle and farms more resilient to climate impacts, while also reducing the climate impacts of animal agriculture. Join a panel of experts to discuss the vital need for more productive livestock systems — from both a socio-economic and climate perspective — as well as how to overcome key barriers to implementing regionally appropriate, climate-smart solutions.
- How to increase food security and adaptation on a climate-stressed planet
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Climate change is already affecting crop yields and overall farming and fishing productivity. In this session, global experts working at the intersection of agriculture, fisheries, climate change and food security will discuss what these changes mean for producer livelihoods, food supplies and food security. While the challenges are steep, solutions exist. Drawing upon their experiences in research and global development, as well as their lived experiences, the panelists will explore how climate-resilient agriculture and fisheries can help to scale up adaptation, especially for vulnerable people in developing countries. With enough political will, we can make food systems more resilient to climate shocks, while creating economic opportunity for smallholder producers and rural communities.
Speakers/Panelists
- Keynote speaker: Dr. Cary Fowler, US Special Envoy for Global Food Security, US Department of State
- Moderator: Angela Churie Kallhauge, Executive Vice President for Impact, EDF
- Jose Luis Chicoma, Senior Advisor, Food Systems, Former Minister of Production of Peru
- Jim Leape, William and Eva Price Senior Fellow, the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment & Co-Director, Center for Ocean Solutions
- Zitouni Ould-Dada, Deputy Director, Climate and Environment Division, FAO
- James Gerber, Principal Research Scientist, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
- Rahel Deribe Bekele, Research Scientist, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
- Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Associate Professor of Applied Economics and Policy, Cornell University
Thursday, September 22
- The Paris Agreement’s “Report Card”: How the Global Stocktake Can Raise Global Ambition
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Countries are evaluating global progress toward Paris Agreement goals through the UN’s Global Stocktake process, which is already underway and will conclude at next year’s COP28 in 2023. A successful stocktake can help countries implement their existing climate commitments and provide the information and impetus necessary to raise the ambition of their next round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs). At this event, speakers will make the case for a solutions-oriented approach to the Global Stocktake and suggest mitigation opportunities for policymakers to consider.
Speakers/Panelists
- Kaveh Guilanpour, Vice President for International Strategies, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- Angela Churie Kallhauge , Executive Vice President for Impact, EDF
- Sebastian Sebastian Oberthür, Professor for Environment and Sustainable Development at the IES
- Alexa Kleysteuber, Independent Consultant, Environmental Defense Fund
- Kate Larsen, Partner, Rhodium Group
- Marcelo Mena;, Former Minister for the Environment of Chile
- Cassie Flynn, Strategic Advisor on Climate Change and Head of the Climate Promise Meeting the Moment: How U.S Innovation Policy Can Accelerates a Cleaner, Stronger, and More Equitable Economy
Friday, September 23
- Natural Climate Solutions: the role of nature and people in delivering positive climate mitigation impacts
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
This event will be co-hosted by the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance (NCSA), which is convened by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBSCD), and the Wildlife Conservation Society's REDD+ Department (WCS).
Natural Climate Solutions are much more than climate mitigation projects. Unfortunately, in the current set up, the carbon credits generated from NCS projects/programs are traded and sold only based on their climate mitigation impacts. The NCS Alliance aims at promoting the need that nature and people must be part of any NCS project and program as they are effectively the pillars of successful NCS. As part of this effort, the NCS Alliance launched the NCS Lighthouse program was launched to create trust in the quality of NCS projects/programs that generate carbon credits but also positive impacts on nature and people. During this event the NCS Lighthouses leads will present their experiences and how the NCS voluntary carbon market has made a difference in their lives and ecosystems.
Speakers/Panelists
- Mark Moroge, Vice President of Natural Climate Solutions at EDF
- Dominic Waughray, Senior Advisor to the CEO, WBCSD
- Todd Stevens, Executive Director, Conservation Solutions at Wildlife Conservation Society