September 20-27, 2026

New York Climate Week 2026

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Event Details:

September 20-27, 2026
New York, NY

Media Inquiries:

Natalie Volk, Sr. Communications Manager, [email protected]

Troy Shaheen,
Vice President, Communications and Marketing,

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Event Inquiries: 

Mary Louks, Director, Events and Engagement, [email protected]

About the event

Clean Air Task Force (CATF) will bring its global expertise to New York Climate Week, convening policymakers, industry leaders, investors, researchers, and civil society to accelerate innovative solutions to the world’s most complex climate and energy challenges.

CATF experts will be on the ground throughout the week at the following events:  

How Philanthropy Accelerates Innovation in Next-to-Abate Sectors: From Ideas to Impact

• Date: Tuesday, September 22 | 8:30-10:00am ET 
• Location: Midtown Manhattan – specific location revealed at time of registration
• Speakers:
  • Fernanda Ferreira, Director, Agriculture Methane, Clean Air Task Force
  • Ben Grove, Director, Industrial Innovation, U.S., Clean Air Task Force
  • Charles Brooke, Program Director, Livestock Enteric Methane, Spark Climate Solutions
  • Bryan Fisher, Managing Director, Climate-Aligned Industries, RMI
  • Erika Reinhardt, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Spark Climate Solutions
  • ​Heather House, Principal, RMI
  • Lara Pierpoint, Managing Director, Trellis Climate (Prime Coalition)
• Attend: Request to join

Fusion in Today’s Geopolitical World 

• Date: Tuesday, September 22 | 12:00-2:00pm ET 
• Location: New York Marriott Marquis (Meeting Room: Odets, 4^th Fl), 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
• Speakers:
  • Sehila Gonzalez de Vicente, Global Director, Fusion Energy, Clean Air Task Force
  • Michael Teodori, U.S. Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Eni
  • Jennifer Ganten, Chief Global Affairs Officer, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
  • Chris Gadomski, Lead Analyst, Nuclear, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
  • Laura Holgate, President, LSHH International Advisors; Former U.S. Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency and U.N. International Organizations in Vienna 
  • Zabrina Johal, CEO, Zap Energy
• Attend: Register

From Finding to Fixing: Accelerating Action on Methane Super-Emitters

• Date: Tuesday, September 22 | 1:30-3:30pm ET 
• Location: Well& by Durst x 151 – 151 West 42nd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036 
• Speakers:
  • Jonathan Banks, Chief of Programs and Advocacy, Clean Air Task Force
• Attend: Request to join

Overcoming the Gap Between Biomass CDR Potential and Reality

• Date: Tuesday, September 22 | 3:30-5:00pm ET 
• Location: New York Marriott Marquis (Meeting Room: Odets, 4^th Fl), 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
• Speakers:
  • Kathy Fallon, Director, Land Systems Program, Clean Air Task Force
  • Steph Herbstritt, Associate Director, Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering, Clean Air Task Force
  • Eliza Sheff, Senior Program Manager, Industrial Innovation, Clean Air Task Force
• Attend: Register

Cocktails & Conversations: The Future of Energy Innovation

• Date: Tuesday, September 22 | 4:00-6:00pm ET 
• Location: Raines Law Room at The William, 24 East 39^th Street, New York, NY 10016
• Speakers:
  • Kasparas Spokas, Director, Electricity Program, Clean Air Task Force
  • Kelly Wallace, Chief Media/Brand Officer, TrailRunner and former CNN Journalist
  • Evan Polisar, Director of Government Affairs, General Atmocis
  • Kelly Trice, EVP, Global Services, Nuclear, AtkinsRéalis
  • Jim Creevy, VP of U.S. Government Relations & Public Affairs, ABB
• Attend: Register

The Hormuz Effect: Climate Action and Energy Security After the Iran War | Panel and Reception

• Date: Tuesday, September 22 | 5:30-8:00pm ET 
• Location: Midtown Manhattan – specific location revealed at time of registration
• Speakers:
  • Armond Cohen, Executive Director, Clean Air Task Force
  • Jon Fuller, CEO, Catalyse Europe
  • Dr. Zainab Usman, Managing Director for International Programs at the Energy Opportunity Lab, Columbia University
  • David Yellen, Director, Climate Policy Innovation, Clean Air Task Force (moderator)
• Attend: This event is by invitation only. For consideration, please contact [email protected]

Unlocking Market Mechanisms to Scale Livestock Methane Mitigation

• Date: Wednesday, September 23 | 9:00am-11:30am ET 
• Location: New York Marriott Marquis (Meeting Room: Odets, 4^th Fl), 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
• Speakers:
  • Parasto Hamidi, AgResults Secretariat – Deloitte Consulting
  • Chris Adamo, Danone
  • Leah Rosenzweig, Market Shaping Accelerator
  • Claire Mahony, Zero Net Emissions Agriculture CRC
  • Ruth Leary, AgriZeroNZ
  • Jeppe Juul Petersen, Consulate General of Denmark
• Attend: Request to join

Carbon Newbie Summit

• Date: Wednesday, September 23 | 9:00am-12:30pm 
• Location: Debevoise & Plimpton, 66 Hudson Blvd E, New York, NY 10001 
• Speakers:
  • Terra Rogers, Senior Director, Superhot Rock Geothermal, Clean Air Task Force
• Attend: Request to join

New York Energy Transition Roundtable: Evaluating Pathways for a Reliable, Affordable, Low-Carbon Grid

• Date: Thursday, September 24 | 1:30-3:30pm 
• Location: Cornell Midtown Campus 
• Speakers:
  • John Carlson, Clean Air Task Force, Senior Northeast Regional Policy Manager
• Attend: Request to join

Advancing Global Action on Agricultural Methane: Delivering for Farmers, Food Systems, and Climate

• Date: Thursday, September 24 | 2:00pm – 3:15pm ET 
• Location: Gramercy Park – specific location revealed at time of registration
• Speakers:
  • Kaveh Zahedi, Director, Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Environment, Food and Agriculture Organization, 
  • Malih Ole Kaunga, Alliance, Founder and Advisor, IMPACT, Pan African Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
  • Martina Otto, Head of Secretariat, Climate and Clean Air Coalition, United Nations Environment Programme
  • Samantha Werth, Executive Director, GEMIA
• Attend: Request to join

Taking Flight: A Path to Cleaner Aviation by Targeting SAF

• Date: Thursday, September 24 | 8:30-10:00am ET
• Location: New York Marriott Marquis (Meeting Room: Cantor/Jolson, 9^th Floor), 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
• Speakers:
  • Thomas Walker, Associate Director, Transportation Decarbonization, Clean Air Task Force
  • Lucía Maroto, Transportation Decarbonization Manager, Europe, Clean Air Task Force
  • John Schmitz, Senior Counselor, Environmental Defense Fund
  • Jonathan Lewis, Director, Transportation Decarbonization, Clean Air Task Force (moderator)
  • Additional speakers to be announced
• Attend: Register